The Lambeth Walk (film)
| The Lambeth Walk | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Albert de Courville |
| Written by | John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay) Clifford Grey Robert Edmunds |
| Based on | the musical by Noel Gay Douglas Furber Louis Arthur Rose |
| Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
| Starring | Lupino Lane Seymour Hicks Sally Gray |
| Cinematography | Francis Carver |
| Edited by | Lister Laurance Richard Best |
| Music by | Louis Levy (musical director) Jack Beaver |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date | 3 April 1939 (U.K.) |
Running time | 84 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Lambeth Walk is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Lupino Lane, Sally Gray and Seymour Hicks.[1] It was an adaptation of the 1937 musical Me and My Girl, and was released under that title in the U.S. The film takes its British title from the play's best known song, "The Lambeth Walk". The star of the musical, Lupino Lane, reprised his lead role in the film.[2]
Plot[edit]
Bill Snibson, a chancer from Lambeth Walk in South London, is informed that he has been discovered to be the long-lost heir to a title and castle which he can claim provided he is able to convince his new relations that he has enough aristocratic bearing. Things soon begin to go awry however, particularly when Sally, Bill's girlfriend from Lambeth, turns up.
Cast[edit]
- Lupino Lane as Bill Snibson
- Sally Gray as Sally Smith
- Sir Seymour Hicks as Sir John
- Norah Howard as The Duchess
- Enid Stamp-Taylor as Jacqueline
- Wallace Lupino as Parchester
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Lord Battersby
- May Hallatt as Lady Battersby
- Charles Heslop as Oswald
References[edit]
- ^ "The Lambeth Walk (1939) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "The Lambeth Walk (1940) - Albert de Courville | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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