Music Hall Parade
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Music Hall Parade is a 1939 British musical film directed by Oswald Mitchell.[1] The film featured Glen Raynham, Richard Norris (actor), and Charles Sewell. Sid Palmer also had a role. The story is about a daughter who works to keep her father's music hall going after his death.[1] It was written by Mitchell and Con West. The film was reissued in 1940 as Cavalcade of Variety.[2] The film was produced at the Walton on Thames studios.[3] Renown Pictures released a digitally remastered edition of the film in 2011.
Raynham also appeared in Hot News (1936 film). Sewell appeared in several films during the 1930s including Darby and Joan (1937 film) and Racing Romance (1937 film). Norris died during World War II in 1943.
TV Guide called it above average with a thin plot but fun acts.[4] Monthly Film Bulletin gave a similar assessment, praising the variety acts and noting the slim plot.[5]
Billy Cotton and his Band perform in the film.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Music Hall Parade (1939)". BFI.
- ^ Gifford, Denis (January 1, 1998). "Entertainers in British Films: A Century of Showbiz in the Cinema". Greenwood Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Motion Picture Herald". Quigley Publishing Company. February 26, 1939 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Music Hall Parade | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ Richards, Jeffrey (January 12, 2001). "The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema 1929-1939". I.B.Tauris – via Google Books.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (May 16, 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.