O-Kay for Sound
| O-Kay for Sound | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marcel Varnel |
| Produced by | Edward Black |
| Written by |
Bert Lee (play) R.P. Weston (play) Marriott Edgar Val Guest |
| Starring |
The Crazy Gang Fred Duprez Graham Moffatt Enid Stamp Taylor |
| Music by | Louis Levy |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Edited by | R.E. Dearing |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
O-Kay for Sound is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring the Crazy Gang troupe of comedians.[1] After falling on hard times the members of the Crazy Gang are busking on the streets of London. However, they are hired as extras on a film set.[2] After arriving at the studios they are mistaken for a group of potential investors and given free run of the studios, causing chaos.
The film was based on a stage work by Bert Lee and R.P. Weston. It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky.
Main cast
- Jimmy Nervo as Cecil
- Teddy Knox as Teddy
- Bud Flanagan as Bud
- Chesney Allen as Ches
- Charlie Naughton as Charlie
- Jimmy Gold as Jimmy
- Patricia Bowman as Dancer
- Peter Dawson as Singer
- Fred Duprez as Hyman Goldberger
- Jan Gotch as All-In Wrestler
- H.F. Maltby as John Rigby
- Meinhart Maur as Guggenheimer
- Graham Moffatt as Albert, the page boy
- Louis Pergantes as All-In Wrestler
- The Sherman Fisher Girls as Dancers
- Enid Stamp-Taylor as Jill Smith, secretary
- Louis Levy as Conductor
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44832
- ↑ Mundy p.80
Bibliography
- Mundy, John. The British musical film. Manchester University Press, 2007.
External links
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