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London Town

  • 19461946
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
97
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London Town (1946)
ComedyMusical
An aging music-hall performer returns to London believing he's the star of a new show. When he discovers that he's only slated to be the understudy, his daughter sabotages the revue's star i... Read allAn aging music-hall performer returns to London believing he's the star of a new show. When he discovers that he's only slated to be the understudy, his daughter sabotages the revue's star in order to get him back into the spotlight.An aging music-hall performer returns to London believing he's the star of a new show. When he discovers that he's only slated to be the understudy, his daughter sabotages the revue's star in order to get him back into the spotlight.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
97
YOUR RATING
    • Wesley Ruggles
  • Writers
    • Elliot Paul(screenplay)
    • Sig Herzig(screenplay)
    • Val Guest(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Sid Field
    • Greta Gynt
    • Tessie O'Shea
    • Wesley Ruggles
  • Writers
    • Elliot Paul(screenplay)
    • Sig Herzig(screenplay)
    • Val Guest(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Sid Field
    • Greta Gynt
    • Tessie O'Shea
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Petula Clark and Sid Field in London Town (1946)
    London Town (1946)
    Kay Kendall in London Town (1946)
    Sid Field in London Town (1946)
    Sid Field in London Town (1946)
    London Town (1946)
    London Town (1946)
    Greta Gynt in London Town (1946)
    Pamela Carroll, Marion Saunders, and Ann Sullivan in London Town (1946)
    London Town (1946)
    London Town (1946)
    London Town (1946)

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    Sid Field
    • Jerry Sanford
    Greta Gynt
    Greta Gynt
    • Mrs. Eve Barry
    Tessie O'Shea
    • Self
    Claude Hulbert
    Claude Hulbert
    • Belgrave - Charlie's Dresser
    Sonnie Hale
    Sonnie Hale
    • Charlie de Haven
    Mary Clare
    Mary Clare
    • Mrs. Gates
    Petula Clark
    Petula Clark
    • Peggy Sanford
    Jerry Desmonde
    Jerry Desmonde
    • George
    Reginald Purdell
    • Stage Manager
    Lucas Hoving
    • Dancer
    • (as Lucas Hovinga)
    Marion Saunders
    • Obligato in 'Street Singer'
    Charles Paton
    Charles Paton
    • Novelty Shopkeeper
    Beryl Davis
    • Paula
    Scotty McHarg
    • Bill
    • (as 'Scotty' McHarg)
    W.G. Fay
    W.G. Fay
    • Mike
    Alfie Dean
    • Heckler
    Jack Parnell
    • Drummer
    Pamela Carroll
    • Street Singer
      • Wesley Ruggles
    • Writers
      • Elliot Paul(screenplay)
      • Sig Herzig(screenplay)
      • Val Guest(additional dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This film was Britain's first major Technicolor musical and also became the most notorious critical and box-office flop of the postwar British cinema and the largest bomb ever for its production company, the famed J. Arthur Rank Organisation.
    • Quotes

      Belgrave: [to Peggy] God help the male population when you grow up!

    • Crazy credits
      Closing credits: The characters depicted in this photoplay are fictional any similarity to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
    • Alternate versions
      UK premiere version (126 mins) UK theatrical release print (95 mins)(shortened, re-edited) US theatrical release print (75 mins)
    • Connections
      Featured in Saturday Live: Pilot (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      You Can't Keep a Good Dreamer Down
      (uncredited)

      Music by Jimmy Van Heusen

      Lyrics by Johnny Burke

      Performed by Sid Field

    User reviews8

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    6/10
    Better than reputation
    Now that the full film is finally available on DVD, complete with the deleted scenes restored in the right order, the film is no longer to be seen as such a turkey. It lost money, embarrassed it's backer's, affected careers, and was badly directed by Wesley Ruggles, brought in at Sid Fields request. It still suffers from a missing laughter track in some sketches, and due to his sudden demise, few know Sid Fields huge reputation as a top comic. Rank tore the film apart in efforts to get it through the US censor system, added the cost of the rebuild of Shepperton to the bills, and restricted the distribution to the UK at first. The film is not bad, just disjointed in places, with a poor story line, but the musical numbers work fine. Sid Fields routines are flat because there is no audience roaring with mirth at his every prat fall and joke. The 1980's issue made things worst, with numbers chopped and altered in order, making it a mess from start to finish. But now restored, even the joke apology ending, and re-ordered, it works as a fine nostalgic look at a 1940's review show, in excellent colour, and now very pristine look. Kay Kendal said it ruined her career, yes, but because it stalled at the US box office, not because it was bad, after all it did good business in the UK when new. She had been slated for stardom before the film, and lots of publicity was given , that backfired when they could not sell it to the US distributors, leaving her career in limbo.
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    • Release date
      • July 22, 1953 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Sound City, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Wesley Ruggles Productions
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    • 2 hours 6 minutes

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