First Technicolor movie shot in the British Isles, features Gypsies, horse racing, singing and romance.First Technicolor movie shot in the British Isles, features Gypsies, horse racing, singing and romance.First Technicolor movie shot in the British Isles, features Gypsies, horse racing, singing and romance.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Edward Underdown
- Don Diego
- (as Teddy Underdown)
R.C. Lyle
- Racing Commentator
- (as Captain R.C. Lyle)
Philip Frost
- Valentine - as a Youth (Prologue)
- (as Philip Sydney Frost)
Evelyn Ankers
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Frank Crawshaw
- Gypsy
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Harold D. Schuster
- Glenn Tryon(uncredited)
- Writers
- Dorothea Donn-Byrne
- Thomas J. Geraghty(uncredited)
- John Meehan(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHenry Fonda had just turned 31 when filming started. Annabella is supposed to be playing a character of around 20/21, who claims to be 23, but was in fact approaching 30, only one year younger than Fonda.
- GoofsWhen disguised as a male, Annabella's hair is cut short and unwaved; once her femininity is revealed, her hair immediately grows to a permanently-waved shoulder-length style, fresh from a non-existent salon.
- SoundtracksBelieve Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
(uncredited)
Traditional
Words by Thomas Moore
Performed by John McCormack
Featured review
Historically Valuable
Forget the plot, which is silly, but bask in the glorious 3-strip Technicolor-the first British colour film-which is very fine indeed, natural and delicate and not at all garish. I assume that the use of many different coloured props (dresses, fruits etc.) was deliberate to show off the process, but the result is beautiful; it must have been something of a sensation for the 1937 audiences.
Add to this cameos by the famous (ageing here) jockey Steve Donoghue; songs by the much-loved singer Count John McCormack; cameos by two well-known (in their day) racing commentators; and extremely rare footage in colour of Derby Day, and you have quite a valuable historical record of the times.
A young Henry Fonda (well-31 but only into his 3rd. Year of movies) is almost unrecognisable apart from his distinctive voice and hints of those pale blue eyes that became more piercing as he aged.
The print that UK's Talking Pictures channel showed (August 2022) is almost beyond criticism, maybe a little faded in places, but what a joy to view!
Add to this cameos by the famous (ageing here) jockey Steve Donoghue; songs by the much-loved singer Count John McCormack; cameos by two well-known (in their day) racing commentators; and extremely rare footage in colour of Derby Day, and you have quite a valuable historical record of the times.
A young Henry Fonda (well-31 but only into his 3rd. Year of movies) is almost unrecognisable apart from his distinctive voice and hints of those pale blue eyes that became more piercing as he aged.
The print that UK's Talking Pictures channel showed (August 2022) is almost beyond criticism, maybe a little faded in places, but what a joy to view!
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- nigel_hawkes
- Aug 18, 2022
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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