Rhythm Serenade
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| Directed by | Gordon Wellesley |
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| Edited by | Alan Jaggs |
| Music by | Harry Bidgood |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £67,010[1] |
Rhythm Serenade is a 1943 British musical film directed by Gordon Wellesley and starring Vera Lynn, Peter Murray-Hill and Julien Mitchell.[2][3][4]
It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis. It was made by the British subsidiary of Columbia Pictures.[5] George Formby, then under contract to Columbia, served as associate producer on the film.[6]
Plot
[edit]A teacher goes to work organising a nursery for a munitions factory. She establishes one at a cottage and has a romance with the owner.
Songs
[edit](all performed by Vera Lynn)
- Bye and Bye (Jimmy Wakely, Fred Rose and Johnny Marvin)
- I Love to Sing (Paul Misraki, with English lyrics by Michael Carr and Tommie Connor)
- It Doesn't Cost a Dime (Michael Carr and Tommie Connor)
- So it Goes On
- The Sunshine of Your Smile (Leonard Cooke and Lilian Ray)
- When We’re Home Sweet Home Again (Annette Mills and Fred Prisker)
- With All My Heart (Reginald King and Jack Popplewell)
Cast
[edit]- Vera Lynn as Ann Martin
- Peter Murray-Hill as John Drover
- Julien Mitchell as Mr. Jimson
- Charles Victor as Mr. Martin
- Jimmy Jewel as Jimmy Martin
- Ben Warriss as Ben Martin
- Joss Ambler as Mr. Preston
- Rosalyn Boulter as Monica Jimson
- Betty Jardine as Helen
- Irene Handl as Mrs. Crumbling
- Lloyd Pearson as Mr. Simkins
- Jimmy Clitheroe as Joey
- Joan Kemp-Welch as Bit part
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Vicar
- Leslie Phillips as Soldier
References
[edit]- ^ James Chapman ‘The Billings verdict’: Kine Weekly and the British Box Office, 1936–62' Journal of British Cinema and Television, Volume 20 Issue 2, Page 200-238, p 211
- ^ "Film Reviews". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 12, no. 30. Australia. 6 January 1945. p. 24. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 'Rhythm Serenade', Monthly Film Bulletin; Vol. 10, No. 109, (Jan 1, 1943): 88.
- ^ 'Rhythm Serenade ', (Columbia) Picture Show; Vol. 47, No. 1221, (Oct 9, 1943): 10.
- ^ Film Notes, Our Cinema Correspondent. The Irish Times, 17 Jan 1944: 3.
- ^ John Howard Reid. British Movie Entertainments (2010), p. 247
External links
[edit]- Rhythm Serenade at IMDb
- Rhythm Serenade at Letterbox DVD
- Rhythm Serenade at BFI
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