Music Hall Parade

Music Hall Parade
Music Hall Parade
Directed by	Oswald Mitchell
Screenplay by	Oswald Mitchell; Con West
Produced by	Oswald Mitchell
Starring	Glen Raynham; Richard Norris; Charles Sewell
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by	Daniel Birt
Music by	Percival Mackey (musical director)
Production; company	Butcher's Film Service
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service (UK)
Release date	1939 (UK)
Running time	80 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Music Hall Parade is a 1939 British musical film directed by Oswald Mitchell.^[1] The film featured , , and . also had a role. The story is about a daughter who works to keep her father's music hall going after his death.^[1] 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.

Billy Cotton and his Band perform in the film.^[4]

Critical reception[]

TV Guide called it above average with a thin plot but fun acts.^[5] Monthly Film Bulletin gave a similar assessment, praising the variety acts and noting the slim plot.^[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. ISBN 9780313307201 – via Google Books.
^ "Motion Picture Herald". Quigley Publishing Company. February 26, 1939 – via Google Books.
^ McFarlane, Brian (May 16, 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – 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. ISBN 9781860646287 – via Google Books.

External links[]

Music Hall Parade at IMDb

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[bfi-1] "Music Hall Parade (1939)". BFI.

[2] Gifford, Denis (January 1, 1998). Entertainers in British Films: A Century of Showbiz in the Cinema. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313307201 – via Google Books.

[3] "Motion Picture Herald". Quigley Publishing Company. February 26, 1939 – via Google Books.

[4] McFarlane, Brian (May 16, 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.

[5] "Music Hall Parade | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.

[6] Richards, Jeffrey (January 12, 2001). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema 1929-1939. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781860646287 – via Google Books.

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