About this title: Based on a novel by J. B. Priestley, this British musical-comedy follows an unlikely trio as they try to revive the fortunes of a floundering touring theatrical troupe. Inigo Jolifant (John Gielgud) is a schoolteacher with a talent for songwriting, and Jess Oakroyd (Edmund Gwenn) is a man with theatrical ambitions who has just lot his job. ...
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Description: Jessie Matthews, Edmund Gwenn, John Gielgud, Mary Glynne, Percy Parsons, A.W. Baskcomb, Dennis Hoey, Viola Compton. New in new packaging. 1933 Run time: 110. Not your average backstage drama, this British musical has a strong plot and a stronger cast, including Shakespearean actor John Gielgud paired with stage star Jessie Matthews! Floundering concert performers are saved from financial ruin due to the combined efforts of a lonely spinster who invests cash in the operation, a schoolteacher who ... read more
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