Soho Conspiracy Explained

Soho Conspiracy
Director:	Cecil H. Williamson
Producer:	Edwin J. Fancey
Starring:	Zena Marshall Jacques Labrecque Peter Gawthorne John Witty
Music:	Felice Montagnini
Cinematography:	Ray Densham
Studio:	E.J. Fancey Productions
Distributor:	DUK
Runtime:	85 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Soho Conspiracy is a 1950 British 'B'^[1] musical drama film directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring Jacques Labrecque, Zena Marshall and Peter Gawthorne.^[2]

Premise

A young man attempts to stage a charity concert in order to raise funds to refurbish a Soho church.

Production

The film incorporates footage from the 1948 Italian film Mad About Opera (Follie per l'opera) for the climactic concert performance.

Cast

• Zena Marshall as Dora
• Jacques Labrecque as Carlo Scala
• Peter Gawthorne as Father Shaney
• John Witty as Guy
• Max Harrison as Gondotti brother
• Syd Harrison as Gondotti brother
• Gino Bechi as himself
• Beniamino Gigli as himself
• Tito Gobbi as himself
• Tito Schipa as himself

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Gay but amateurish film, whose main virtue is the singing by the Italian stars; this, however, appears to have been contrived by the wholesale lifting of excerpts from other (unnamed) films."^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Chibnall, Steve . The British 'B' Film . McFarlane . Brian . . 2009 . 978-1-8445-7319-6 . London . 118.
2. Web site: Soho Conspiracy . 30 January 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
3. 1 January 1950 . Soho Conspiracy . . 17 . 193 . 174 . ProQuest.