Gaiety George
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| Produced by | George King |
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| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Hugh Stewart |
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Production company | Embassy Pictures |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Gaiety George (also known as Showtime [1]) is a 1946 British historical musical film directed by George King and Leontine Sagan and starring Richard Greene, Ann Todd and Peter Graves.[1][2] It is set in the late Victorian music hall, when an Irish impresario arrives in London.
The film was inspired by the memory of George Edwardes.
Cast
[edit]- Richard Greene as George Howard
- Ann Todd as Katharine Davis
- Peter Graves as Henry Carter
- Morland Graham as Morris
- Hazel Court as Elizabeth Brown
- Charles Victor as Danny Collier
- Jack Train as Hastings
- Leni Lynn as Florence Stevens
- Ursula Jeans as Isobel Forbes
- Daphne Barker as Miss de Courtney
- Maire O'Neill as Mrs. Murphy
- Frank Pettingell as Grindley
- Phyllis Robins as Chubbs
- John Laurie as McTavish
- Frederick Burtwell as Jenkins
- Anthony Holles as Wade
- David Horne as Lord Mountsbury
- Patrick Waddington as Lt. Travers
- Claud Allister as Archie
- Graeme Muir as Lord Elstown
- Evelyn Darvell as Maisie
- Paul Blake as Lord Royville
- John Miller as Rosie
- Richard Molinas as Laurient
- Gerhard Kempinski as Muller
- Wally Patch as a commissionaire
- Carl Jaffe as kommandant
- Everley Gregg as landlady
- Roger Moore as a member of the audience
- Hugh Morton as King (on stage)
- Maxwell Reed as Prince (on stage)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gaiety George". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Harper p.179
Bibliography
[edit]- Harper, Sue. Picturing the Past: The Rise and Fall of the British Costume Film. British Film Institute, 1994.
- Murphy, Robert. Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain, 1939–1949. Routledge, 1989.
External links
[edit]- Gaiety George at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
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- 1946 films
- British historical musical films
- British black-and-white films
- 1940s historical musical films
- Films directed by George King
- Films set in London
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films scored by Jack Beaver
- Films set in the Victorian era
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s British films
- English-language musical films
- English-language historical films
- 1940s British film stubs
- Historical musical film stubs