Around the Town explained

Around the Town
Director:	Herbert Smith
Producer:	Herbert Smith
Starring:	Vic Oliver Irene Ware Finlay Currie
Music:	John Blore Borelli
Cinematography:	George Stretton
Studio:	British Lion Film Corporation
Distributor:	British Lion Film Corporation
Runtime:	68 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Around the Town is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Vic Oliver, Irene Ware and Finlay Currie.^[1] It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios outside London and distributed by British Lion Films.^[2]

Synopsis

Struggling theatrical agent Ollie shows the American Norma Wyngold around the British songwriting scene.

Cast

• Vic Oliver as Ollie
• Irene Ware as Norma Wyngold
• Finlay Currie as Sam Wyngold
• Jimmy Kennedy as Jimmy
• Michael Carr as Michael
• Leslie Carew as Specialty Act
• Al Garvet as Specialty Act
• Bib Garvet as Specialty Act
• Pat McCormack as Specialty Act
• Elisabeth Welch as Elisabeth
• Maurice Winnick as Specialty Act

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
• Wright, Adrian. Cheer Up!: British Musical Films 1929-1945. The Boydell Press, 2020.

Notes and References

1. Wright p.232
2. Wood p.94