Command Performance (1937 film)

Command Performance is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Arthur Tracy, Lilli Palmer and Mark Daly.[1] 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.[2]

Command Performance
Directed bySinclair Hill
Written by
Produced byHarcourt Templeman
Starring
CinematographyCyril Bristow
Edited byMichael Hankinson
Music byLouis Levy
Production
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Grosvenor Films
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
  • 19 August 1937 (1937-08-19)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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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

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Wood p.94

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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