Music Hall Parade Explained

Music Hall Parade
Director:Oswald Mitchell
Producer:Oswald Mitchell
Screenplay:Oswald Mitchell
Con West
Starring:Glen Raynham
Richard Norris
Charles Sewell
Music:Percival Mackey (musical director)
Cinematography:Geoffrey Faithfull
Editing:Daniel Birt
Studio:Butcher's Film Service
Distributor:Butcher's Film Service
Runtime:80 min.
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Music Hall Parade is a 1939 British musical film directed by Oswald Mitchell.[1] The film featured Glen Raynham, Richard Norris (actor), and Charles Sewell. Sid Palmer also had a role. The story is about a daughter who works to keep her father's music hall going after his death.[1] The film was reissued in 1940 as Cavalcade of Variety.[2] The film was produced at the Walton on Thames studios.[3] Renown Pictures released a digitally remastered edition of the film in 2011.

Billy Cotton and his Band perform in the film.[4]

Critical reception

TV Guide called it above average with a thin plot but fun acts.[5] Monthly Film Bulletin gave a similar assessment, praising the variety acts and noting the slim plot.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Music Hall Parade (1939). https://web.archive.org/web/20170531040656/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b102f47. dead. 31 May 2017. BFI.
  2. Book: Gifford, Denis. Entertainers in British Films: A Century of Showbiz in the Cinema. January 1, 1998. Greenwood Press. 9780313307201. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Motion Picture Herald. February 26, 1939. Quigley Publishing Company. Google Books.
  4. Book: McFarlane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. May 16, 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111968. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Music Hall Parade | TV Guide. TVGuide.com.
  6. Book: Richards, Jeffrey. The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema 1929-1939. January 12, 2001. I.B.Tauris. 9781860646287. Google Books.