Rhythm Serenade
1943 British film
- Basil Woon
- Marjorie Deans
- Margaret Kennedy
- Edward Dryhurst
- George Formby
- Ben Henry
- Vera Lynn
- Peter Murray-Hill
- Julien Mitchell
- Geoffrey Faithfull
- Erwin Hillier
Production
company
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Columbia British Productions
Release date
- 11 October 1943 (1943-10-11)
Running time
Rhythm Serenade is a 1943 British musical film directed by Gordon Wellesley and starring Vera Lynn, Peter Murray-Hill and Julien Mitchell.[1][2][3]
It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis. It was made by the British subsidiary of Columbia Pictures.[4] George Formby, then under contract to Columbia, served as associate producer on the film.[5]
Plot
A teacher goes to work organising a nursery for a munitions factory. She establishes one at a cottage and has a romance with the owner.
Songs
(all performed by Vera Lynn)
- Bye and Bye (Jimmy Wakely, Fred Rose and Johnny Marvin)
- I Love to Sing (Paul Misraki, with English lyrics by Michael Carr and Tommie Connor)
- It Doesn't Cost a Dime (Michael Carr and Tommie Connor)
- So it Goes On
- The Sunshine of Your Smile (Leonard Cooke and Lilian Ray)
- When We’re Home Sweet Home Again (Annette Mills and Fred Prisker)
- With All My Heart (Reginald King and Jack Popplewell)
Cast
- Vera Lynn as Ann Martin
- Peter Murray-Hill as John Drover
- Julien Mitchell as Mr. Jimson
- Charles Victor as Mr. Martin
- Jimmy Jewel as Jimmy Martin
- Ben Warriss as Ben Martin
- Joss Ambler as Mr. Preston
- Rosalyn Boulter as Monica Jimson
- Betty Jardine as Helen
- Irene Handl as Mrs. Crumbling
- Lloyd Pearson as Mr. Simkins
- Jimmy Clitheroe as Joey
- Joan Kemp-Welch as Bit part
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Vicar
- Leslie Phillips as Soldier
References
- ^ "Film Reviews". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 12, no. 30. Australia. 6 January 1945. p. 24. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 'Rhythm Serenade', Monthly Film Bulletin; Vol. 10, No. 109, (Jan 1, 1943): 88.
- ^ 'Rhythm Serenade ', (Columbia) Picture Show; Vol. 47, No. 1221, (Oct 9, 1943): 10.
- ^ Film Notes, Our Cinema Correspondent. The Irish Times, 17 Jan 1944: 3.
- ^ John Howard Reid. British Movie Entertainments (2010), p. 247
External links
- Rhythm Serenade at IMDb
- Rhythm Serenade at Letterbox DVD
- Rhythm Serenade at BFI
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