Music Hall Parade

1939 British film
  • 1939 (1939)
(UK)
Running time
80 min.CountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

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] 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

  1. ^ a b "Music Hall Parade (1939)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
  2. ^ Gifford, Denis (1 January 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. 26 February 1939 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 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 (12 January 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 Edit this at Wikidata


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