The story of a 19th century English music hall (vaudeville) performer and life behind the scenes.The story of a 19th century English music hall (vaudeville) performer and life behind the scenes.The story of a 19th century English music hall (vaudeville) performer and life behind the scenes.
Bill Shine
- Mogador Stage Manager
- (as Billy Shine)
Andreas Malandrinos
- Gatti
- (as Andrea Malandrinos)
Peter De Greef
- Lord Petersfield (His Son)
- (as Peter De Greeff)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Hazel Court, who had one line of dialogue.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: In the year of Grace 1860, two brothers set out from the mining village of Leybourne for London Town . . . .
- ConnectionsFeatured in Those British Faces: A Tribute to Stanley Holloway (1997)
- SoundtracksThe Man on the Flying Trapeze
(uncredited)
Music by Alfred Lee
Lyrics by George Leybourne
Arranged by Ernest Irving
Featured review
Entertaining insight into the jolly side of Victorian England.
Yes it is perhaps one of Ealing Studios forgotten films, but that really shouldn't surprise too much since it is a very acquired taste, and something of a curio piece to those not familiar with the source of the story. The film is a quaint look at mid Victorian musical halls and the people who frequented such establishments, it shows in earnest just what wonderful places they were for people to escape to. The songs come thick and fast and are all jolly numbers that can't help to lift the spirits, but chiefly central to the films above average rating is the rivalry between the two main players in the piece. Stanley Holloway and Tommy Trinder sing for different musical halls, and it is this story arc that makes for much fun culminating in a quite daft but delightful duel sequence.
The film came in for some criticism due to it not portraying the dank and miserable side of mid Victorian England, but as George Perry says on his introduction to the DVD of the film, "it really is all about escapism", not only for the people back then who sought fun there, but also for us the viewers, 7/10.
The film came in for some criticism due to it not portraying the dank and miserable side of mid Victorian England, but as George Perry says on his introduction to the DVD of the film, "it really is all about escapism", not only for the people back then who sought fun there, but also for us the viewers, 7/10.
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- hitchcockthelegend
- Mar 4, 2008
Details
- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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