Give Me the Stars
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1945 British film by Maclean Rogers
| Give Me the Stars | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
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
[edit ]Allmovie 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".
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