Music Hath Charms

Music Hath Charms is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley, Walter Summers, Arthur B. Woods and Alexander Esway. It stars Henry Hall with the BBC Dance Orchestra, Carol Goodner and Arthur Margetson. It was given a trade show in October 1935 and went on full release in March the following year.

Music Hath Charms
Directed by	Thomas Bentley Alexander Esway Walter Summers Arthur B. Woods
Written by	Courtney Terrett Jack Davies L. du Garde Peach
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Henry Hall Carol Goodner Arthur Margetson Lorna Hubbard
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox Claude Friese-Greene Otto Kanturek Bryan Langley Ronald Neame Horace Wheddon
Edited by	J. Corbett
Music by	Benjamin Frankel (arranger)
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	2 March 1936 (1936-03-02)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Musical numbers

• "Music Hath Charms"—the theme tune is performed twice, first with Dan Donovan on vocals at the beginning of the film, and later at the end with a harmony quartet and mixed chorus.
• "I'm Feeling Happy"—performed when Henry Hall goes to the recording studio. Dan Donovan provides the vocals.
• "There Is No Time Like the Present"—performed at a rehearsal.
• "Honey-Coloured Moon"—performed with vocals by Hildegarde.
• "Many Happy Returns Of The Day"—performed during a montage of Henry Hall's "birthday parade", after which the band-members go missing. This song should not be confused with the Burke-Dubin song of the same name, published in 1931.
• "Just Little Bits and Pieces"—the orchestra is still missing by 5.15, so Henry begins the programme with a piano improvisation, during which his musicians appear one by one.
• "(Serenading A) Big Ship"—featuring Dan Donovan on vocals, the action turns to an African outpost, where a man (probably the Governor) is too distracted by the music to defend himself from an incoming horde of cannibals.

Cast

• Henry Hall - Himself
• W.H. Berry - Basil Turner
• Carol Goodner - Mrs. Norbray
• Arthur Margetson - Alan Sterling
• Lorna Hubbard - Marjorie Turner
• Antoinette Cellier - Joan
• Billy Milton - Jack Lawton
• Aubrey Mallalieu - Judge
• Wallace Douglas - George Sheridan
• Edith Sharpe - Miss Wilkinson
• Gus McNaughton - Goodwin
• Hugh Dempster - Tony Blower
• Cyril Smith as BBC Producer

See also

• Music Hath Harms, 1929 American comedy film
• The Melancholy Dame

External links

• Music Hath Charms at IMDb