Melody Club is a 1949 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy musical film directed by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman and starring Terry-Thomas, Gwynneth Vaughan and Michael Balfour.[2][3] It was written by Carl Nystrom and made at Kensington Studios.
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| Directed by | |
| Written by | Carl Nystrom |
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| Cinematography | Peter Newbrook |
| Edited by | Gerald Landau |
| Music by | Ralph Sharon |
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| Distributed by | Eros Films (UK) |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editDetective Freddy Forrester, chasing jewel thieves, traces them to a nightclub.
Cast
edit- Terry-Thomas as Freddy Forrester
- Gwynneth Vaughan as Jean
- Michael Balfour as Max Calypso
- Len Lowe as Tony
- Bill Lowe as Birdie
- Lilian Grey as Cora
- Arthur Gomez as Inspector Dodds
- Anthony Shaw as General Blitzem
- Sylvia Clarke as Susie
- Jack Mayne as Hector
- Ida Patlanski as Hector's wife
Reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Low-budget British comedy: worn-out gags."[4]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", writing: "Collection of well-worn jokes stitched together to make a plot."[5]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Melody Club". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Melody Club (1949)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Melody Club". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 16 (181): 162. 1 January 1949 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 230. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
External links
edit- Melody Club at IMDb
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