Let's Be Famous is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jimmy O'Dea, Betty Driver and Sonnie Hale. It was made by Associated Talking Pictures, with shooting beginning in November 1938.[1] The film's art direction was by the Austrian Oscar Werndorff, in his final production.
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Directed by | Walter Forde |
Written by | |
Produced by | Michael Balcon |
Starring | Jimmy O'Dea |
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Edited by | Ray Pitt |
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Distributed by | Associated British |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Cast
edit- Jimmy O'Dea as Jimmy Houlihan
- Betty Driver as Betty Pinbright
- Sonnie Hale as Finch
- Patrick Barr as Johnny Blake
- Basil Radford as Watson
- Milton Rosmer as Albert Pinbright
- Lena Brown as Polly Pinbright
- Henry Hallett as Grenville
- Garry Marsh as BBC Official
- Franklyn Bellamy as Ali Benali (as Franklin Bellamy)
- Hay Plumb as Announcer
- Alf Goddard as Battling Bulger
- Raymond Huntley as Singer in trio (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ Wood p. 98
Bibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.
- Sutton, David R. A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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