Rent British Musicals of the 1930's: Vol.5 (1937)
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5h 11min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
From playful romantic comedies to variety extravaganzas, the pre-war British musical films offered audiences a source of much-needed escapism throughout the decade haunted by the Great Depression and the growing menace of war. Often adapting much-loved hits of the music hall as well as serving as vehicles for the era's composers, performers and band leaders, they showcased home-grown talent alongside some of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
Happy (1934)
A young musician invents an anti-theft device for cars, but works as a jazz conductor while waiting for his invention to be successful.
Invitation to the Waltz (1935)London, 1804: as the threat of Napoleonic invasion looms ever closer, a German duke and potential ally of England falls for a pretty ballerina...
Glamorous Night (1937)
Based on Ivor Novello's hit stage play: an opera singer and her gypsy friends try to rescue their king from the clutches of a would-be dictator.
Let's Make a Night of It (1937)
Unbeknown to each other, a husband and wife acquire separate nightclubs in the same London street; however, both clubs are on the brink of bankruptcy...- Actors:
- Lilian Harvey, Wendy Toye, Carl Esmond, Harold Warrender, Richard Bird, Esme Percy, Eric Stanley, Alexander Field, Anton Dolin, Hay Petrie, Charles Carson, Hal Gordon, Gus McNaughton, Cicely Paget-Bowman, Mary Ellis, Otto Kruger, Victor Jory, Barry MacKay, Trefor Jones, Maire O'Neill
- Directors:
- Paul Merzbach, Brian Desmond Hurst, Graham Cutts, Friedrich Zelnik
- Producers:
- Walter C. Mycroft, Frederic Zelnik
- Writers:
- Roger Burford, Clifford Grey, Eric Maschwitz, Paul Merzbach, Ivor Novello, Dudley Leslie, Hugh Brooke, William Freshman, Henrik Ege, F. McGrew Willis, Jacques Bachrach, Alfred Hahm, Frank Launder, Stanley Lupino, Austin Melford, Károly Nóti, Arthur B. Woods
- Aka:
- Happy / Invitation to the Waltz / Glamorous Night / Let's Make a Night of It
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
