Give Me the Stars is a 1945 British musical drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Leni Lynn, Will Fyffe, Jackie Hunter and Olga Lindo.[1] American Toni Martin travels to Scotland and finds herself looking after her cranky grandfather Hector MacTavish, and even taking over his music hall act.
| Give Me the Stars | |
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| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Screenplay by | Austin Melford Maclean Rogers |
| Based on | story by A. Hilarius & Rudolph Bernauer |
| Produced by | Frederic Zelnik |
| Starring | Leni Lynn Will Fyffe Jackie Hunter |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Donald Ginsberg |
| Music by | Kennedy Russell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Leni Lynn - Toni Martin
- Will Fyffe - Hector MacTavish
- Jackie Hunter - Lyle Mitchell
- Olga Lindo - Lady Hester
- Emrys Jones - Jack Ross
- Margaret Vyner - Patricia Worth
- Anthony Holles - Achille Lebrun
- Grace Arnold - Mrs Gossage
- Patric Curwen - Sir John Worth
- Robert Griffith - Dick Winter
- Johnnie Schofield - Ted James
- Janet Morrison - Secretary
- Hal Gordon - Taxi Driver
- Joss Ambler - George Burns
- Hilda Bayley - Mr Ross
- Ben Williams - Grant
Critical reception
editAllmovie wrote, "While tolerably produced, Give Me the Stars rather resembles an elongated music hall sketch. But Will Fyffe was enormously popular, and the film brought in the shillings."[2]
References
edit- ^ "Give Me the Stars (1944)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ^ "Give Me the Stars (1944) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
External links
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