The Street Singer (1937 film)
| The Street Singer | |
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.jpg) Lobby card of Margaret Lockwood & Arthur Tracy | |
| Directed by | Jean de Marguenat |
| Screenplay by | Reginald Arkell |
| Story by | Jean de Marguenat Paul Schiller |
| Produced by | Dora Nirva |
| Starring | Arthur Tracy Arthur Riscoe Margaret Lockwood |
| Cinematography | Henry Harris |
| Edited by | Douglas Myers |
| Music by | Rawicz and Landauer Lew Stone (musical director) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British Picture Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Street Singer (aka, Interval for Romance) is a 1937 British musical film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Arthur Tracy, Margaret Lockwood and Arthur Riscoe.[1] The screenplay concerns a famous musician who is mistaken for a street singer. It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf.
Plot
Richard, a famous musicial comedy star, is mistaken for a beggar by an orphan, Jenny.
Cast
- Arthur Tracy as Richard King
- Arthur Riscoe as Sam Green
- Margaret Lockwood as Jenny Green
- Hugh Wakefield as Hugh Newman
- Emile Boreo as Luigi
- Ellen Pollock as Gloria Weston
- Wally Patch as Policeman
- Ian McLean as Police Inspector
- John Deverell as James
- Rawicz and Landauer as Specialty Act
- Lew Stone and His Band
Production
The film was produced by a woman, Dora Nirva, making her the first woman to be credited as producer of a British film.[2]
The movie was devised as a vehicle for Arthur Tracy. Margaret Lockwood was borrowed from Gainsborough to play the female lead. Her biographer wrote "Margaret’s role reduced her to little more than a ‘feed’ for Tracy as a girl busker who mistakes him for a tramp and takes him under her wing."[3]
The movie was known as Interval for Romance and was filmed in late 1936.[4] It was the first in a series of productions for British National.[5]
Reception
Variety called it "a Prince Charming story which should have considerable appeal to the populace."[6]
Picturegoer called it "an unpretentious British musical."[7]
References
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ "WOMAN FILM PRODUCER". The Age. No. 25, 818. Victoria, Australia. 15 January 1938. p. 6 (THE AGE HOME SECTION). Retrieved 15 August 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Tims, Hilton (1989). Once a wicked lady : a biography of Margaret Lockwood. W.H. Allen. p. 64.
- ^ "Tracy in reverse". Picturegoer. 19 December 1936. p. 17.
- ^ "29, and serious". Sunday Dispatch. 29 November 1936. p. 12.
- ^ "The Street Singer". Variety. 24 March 1937. p. 16.
- ^ "The Street Singer". Picturegoer. 13 November 1937. p. 26.
External links
- The Street Singer at IMDb
- The Street Singer at TCMDB
- The Street Singer at Britmovie
- Review of film at Variety