Melody and Romance
- Synopsis
- Musical comedy. A young man (Green) aspires to a career as a radio star. Along the way, the falls in love with a scientist’s daughter (Lockwood). He then adds several talented friends to his act and eventually finds success. On the night of their big radio performance, fire erupts and he ends up saving the scientist’s daughter. In one scene, in an uncredited role, Charles Hawtrey auditions for a part by reciting Hamlet’s ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1937
- Duration
- 71 mins
Credits
- Director
- Maurice Elvey
- Producer
- Herbert Smith
- Cinematographer
- George Stretton
- Screenplay
- L duGuard Peach; Leslie Howard Gordon; Maurice Elvey
- Cast
Charles Hawtrey Hamlet Alistair Sim Professor Williams Hughie Green Hughie Hawkins Margaret Lockwood Margaret Williams
Additional Details
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Auditions
Notes
- Notes
- The BFI National Archive holds preservation material only; no viewing copy (3/2007).
Production Company
Archive
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Melody and Romance". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67912 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)