1939 British film
| Let's Be Famous | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Jimmy O'Dea |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | Ray Pitt |
| Music by | |
| Production company | Associated Talking Pictures |
| Distributed by | Associated British |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £21,393 |
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. The film's art direction was by the Austrian Oscar Werndorff, in his final production.
Cast
- 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
- Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 480.
- Wood p. 98
Bibliography
- 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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- 1939 films
- 1939 musical comedy films
- British musical comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- Associated Talking Pictures
- Films directed by Walter Forde
- Films set in London
- Films scored by Jack Beaver
- Films scored by Ernest Irving
- 1930s English-language films
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