Soho Conspiracy is a 1950 British 'B'[1] musical drama film directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring Jacques Labrecque, Zena Marshall and Peter Gawthorne.[2]
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| Directed by | Cecil H. Williamson |
| Written by | Ralph Dawson Cecil H. Williamson Mario Monicelli Stefano Vanzina |
| Produced by | Edwin J. Fancey |
| Starring | Zena Marshall Jacques Labrecque Peter Gawthorne John Witty |
| Cinematography | Ray Densham |
| Music by | Felice Montagnini |
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| Distributed by | DUK |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise
editA young man attempts to stage a charity concert in order to raise funds to refurbish a Soho church.
Production
editThe film incorporates footage from the 1948 Italian film Mad About Opera (Follie per l'opera) for the climactic concert performance.[1]
Cast
edit- Zena Marshall as Dora
- Jacques Labrecque as Carlo Scala
- Peter Gawthorne as Father Shaney
- John Witty as Guy
- Max Harrison as Gondotti brother
- Syd Harrison as Gondotti brother
- Gino Bechi as himself
- Beniamino Gigli as himself
- Tito Gobbi as himself
- Tito Schipa as himself
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Gay but amateurish film, whose main virtue is the singing by the Italian stars; this, however, appears to have been contrived by the wholesale lifting of excerpts from other (unnamed) films."[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Soho Conspiracy". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Soho Conspiracy". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 17 (193): 174. 1 January 1950 – via ProQuest.
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