| Tread Softly | |
| Director: | David MacDonald |
| Based On: | BBC radio serial & novel The Show Must Go On by Gerald Verner[1] [2] |
| Producer: | Vivian Cox Donald Ginsberg |
| Starring: | Frances Day Patricia Dainton John Bentley |
| Cinematography: | Reginald H. Wyer |
| Editing: | Jean Barker |
| Music: | Ivor Slaney |
| Studio: | Albany Films |
| Distributor: | Apex Film Distributors |
| Runtime: | 70 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Tread Softly is a 1952 British crime film with musical overtones, directed by David MacDonald and starring Frances Day, Patricia Dainton and John Bentley.[3] [4] A chorus girl investigates a series of mysterious happenings at a derelict theatre.
It was made at Marylebone Studios and at the Granville Theatre in Fulham. While made as a second feature it also had aspirations to top the bill in some cinemas.[5]
Set in a theatre it allows an odd combination of light musical numbers with a murder crime story. It includes several elaborate dance routines.