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Britannia of Billingsgate
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Wikipedia article
'Britannia of Billingsgate' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film crew who are shooting there. It was based on the play 'Britannia of Billingsgate' by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes.Goble p.444
It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge.
Cast
* Violet Loraine as Bessie Bolton
* Gordon Harker as Bert Bolton
* Kay Hammond as Pearl Bolton
* John Mills as Fred Bolton
* Drusilla Wills as Mrs Wrigley
* Walter Sondes as Harold Hogarth
* Glennis Lorimer as Maud
* Anthony Holles as Guidobaldi
* Joyce Kirby as Joan
* Gibb McLaughlin as Westerbrook
* Grethe Hansen as Gwen
* Wally Patch as Harry
* Ernest Sefton as Publicity man
Speedway scenes
The motorcycle speedway scenes from the film were shot at Hackney Wick Stadium and featured some of the leading riders in Britain at the time; Colin Watson, Arthur Warwick, Gus Kuhn, Tom Farndon, Claude Rye and Ron Johnson.
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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