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Command Performance (1937 film)

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'Command Performance' is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Arthur Tracy, Lilli Palmer and Mark Daly.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113222820/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/5428 BFI.org] It was based on a play by Stafford Dickens. Like 'The Street Singer' which was released the same year, it was designed as a vehicle for Tracy who performs a number of songs during the film. It was made at Pinewood Studios.Wood p.94

Plot



Growing tired of his life of fame, a singer runs away from a domineering manager and goes to live with a group of gypsies. A massive manhunt is whipped by the press to find him so that he can shoot the final scenes of his latest film.

Cast



* Arthur Tracy as Street Singer

* Lilli Palmer as Susan

* Mark Daly as Joe

* Rae Collett as Betty

* Finlay Currie as Manager

* Jack Melford as Reporter

* Stafford Hilliard as Sam

* Julian Vedey as Toni

* Phyllis Stanley as Olga

References





Bibliography



*Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

*Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 19271939'. British Film Institute, 1986.


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