The Show Goes On (film)

The Show Goes On
The Show Goes On
Directed by	Basil Dean
Written by	Basil Dean; Anthony Kimmins; Austin Melford
Produced by	Basil Dean
Starring	Gracie Fields; Owen Nares; John Stuart ; Horace Hodges
Cinematography	Jan Stallich
Edited by	Jack Kitchin
Music by	Ernest Irving
Production; company	Associated Talking Pictures
Distributed by	ABFD
Release date	April 1937
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Show Goes On is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Owen Nares and John Stuart.

Premise[]

The Show Goes On is a semi-biographical film about Sally Scowcroft (Gracie Fields) who is a mill worker who is plucked from obscurity and thrust towards fame and fortune by an ailing composer (Owen Nares) who needs a singer to perform his work.

Cast[]

Gracie Fields as Sally Scowcroft
Owen Nares as Martin Fraser
John Stuart as Mack McDonald
Horace Hodges as Sam Bishop
Edward Rigby as Mr. Scowcroft, Sally's Father
Amy Veness as Mrs. Scowcroft, Sally's Mother
Arthur Sinclair as Mike O'Hara
Cyril Ritchard as Jimmy
Jack Hobbs as Nicholson
Dennis Arundell as Felix Flack
Billy Merson as Manager
Frederick Leister as O.B. Dalton
Patrick Barr as Designer
Nina Vanna as Maniana
Tom Payne as Professor Augustino
Frank Atkinson as Actor at O'Hara's Agency
Warren Earl Fisk as Townsman
Walter Fitzgerald as Soldier with His Family on Troopship
Laurence Hanray as Waiter
Mike Johnson as Busker
Andreas Malandrinos as Finale Set Designer
Jack Vyvian as Stage Manager at Pantomime

External links[]

The Show Goes On at IMDb

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