Music Hall is a 1934 British musical drama film directed by John Baxter and starring George Carney, Ben Field and Mark Daly. It was written by Baxter, H. Fowler Mear and Wallace Orton.
Contents
Cast
George Carney as Bill
Ben Field as Steve
Mark Daly as Scotty
Helena Pickard as Lou
Olive Sloane
Wally Patch as Fred
Derrick De Marney as Jim
Peggy Novak
Edgar Driver as Tich
C. Denier Warren as Bendini
Walter Amner
Eve Chapman
Wilson Coleman as Mr. Davis
Bertram Dench
G.H. Elliott as himself
Roddy Hughes
Raymond Newell
Gershom Parkington
The Sherman Fisher Girls as themselves
Debroy Somers as himself
Harry Terry as Flies
John Turnbull as Collins
Freddie Watts as Bert Catchpole
D.J. Williams
Production
The film was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie, with sets designed by James A. Carter.
Reception
The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Slender plot deals with rehabilitation of provincial vaudeville theatre by modern methods. Straightforward direction presents series of cockney interludes leading to replica of average twice nightly show, with Somers as highspot. Convincing back stage and characterisation are additional bids of picture that should prove good far for variety fans and the masses."
Kine Weekly wrote: "Slight story of a music-hall which has fallen on evil days and is brought back to success forms the introduction to a series of well-varied music-hall turns presented in a straightforward manner. The names of the artistes carry weight and should prove a draw in themselves. ... The opening, which shows the stage manager and hands depressed at the failure of the hall, is convincing in atmosphere, but it is very drawn out and over-dialogued. Characterisations are realistic, but the material with which the artistes have to work is distinctly thin."