A musical biography of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Julie Andrews | ... |
Gertrude Lawrence
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| Richard Crenna | ... |
Richard Aldrich
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| Michael Craig | ... |
Sir Anthony Spencer
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| Daniel Massey | ... |
Noël Coward
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| Robert Reed | ... |
Charles Fraser
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| Bruce Forsyth | ... |
Arthur Lawrence
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| Beryl Reid | ... |
Rose
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| John Collin | ... |
Jack Roper
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| Alan Oppenheimer | ... |
Andre Charlot
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| Richard Karlan | ... |
David Holtzmann
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Lynley Laurence | ... |
Billie Carleton
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Garrett Lewis | ... |
Jack Buchanan
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| Anthony Eisley | ... |
Ben Mitchell
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Jock Livingston | ... |
Alexander Woollcott
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| J. Pat O'Malley | ... |
Dan
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| Harvey Jason | ... |
Bert
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Mathilda Calnan | ... |
Dorothy
(as Matilda Calnan)
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Peter Church | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Ian Abercrombie | ... |
Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
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Kenneth Adams | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Jenny Agutter | ... |
Pamela Roper (uncredited)
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Ruth Alexander | ... |
Woman at Shubert Alley (uncredited)
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Kathy Allen | ... |
Fox Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Leon Alton | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Don Ames | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Lionel Ames | ... |
Roman Officer (uncredited)
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| Richard Angarola | ... |
Cesare (uncredited)
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| Roger Arroyo | ... |
Dwarf (uncredited)
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Peter Ashton | ... |
Harry (uncredited)
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Wendy Atkin | ... |
Woman at Hyde Park (uncredited)
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Gay Autterson | ... |
Fox Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Harold Ayer | ... |
Man at Adelphi Theatre (uncredited)
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| Philip Bailey | ... |
Singing Soldier (uncredited)
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| Conrad Bain | ... |
Second Salesman at Cartier's (uncredited)
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| John Barclay | ... |
Elderly Tragedian (uncredited)
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| John Barrett | ... |
Speaker at Hyde Park (uncredited)
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| Linda Barrett | ... |
Woman, Bundles for Britain (uncredited)
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| James Beck | ... |
Drunken Soldier (uncredited)
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Roy Beck | ... |
Boy on a bike (uncredited)
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| Pat Becker | ... |
Mrs. Fraser (uncredited)
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Brenda Bennett | ... |
Fox Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Jan Bickmor | ... |
Web Girl (uncredited)
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Wally Bickmore | ... |
Web Man (uncredited)
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| Nick Borgani | ... |
Show Spectator (uncredited)
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| Paul Bradley | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Eric Brotherson | ... |
Elder Stateman (uncredited)
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| Edwin Brown | ... |
Fourth Speaker at Hyde Park (uncredited)
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| Buddy Bryan | ... |
'Limehouse Blues' Customer (uncredited)
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Jack Carol | ... |
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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Joseph Casstevens | ... |
Member of Flying Hillary's Trapeze Act (uncredited)
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Donald Chaffin | ... |
Show Spectator (uncredited)
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Charlie Charles | ... |
Wire Act (uncredited)
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Lisl Charles | ... |
Wire Act (uncredited)
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Ron Charles | ... |
Boatman (uncredited)
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Jean Christopher | ... |
Fox Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Haskell Coffin | ... |
Man at Noel's Party (uncredited)
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Thom Conroy | ... |
Man at Shubert Alley (uncredited)
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| Cathleen Cordell | ... |
Vendeuse (uncredited)
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Don Crichton | ... |
Gertrude's 'Limehouse Blues' Dance Partner (uncredited)
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Gwyneth Cullimore | ... |
Guest on Bus (uncredited)
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| Yutta D'Arcy | ... |
Vestel Virgin (uncredited)
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| Linda Dano | ... |
Charles' Wife (uncredited)
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| Michael Danvers-Walker | ... |
Lt. Martindale (uncredited)
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Charles Davis | ... |
Writ Server (uncredited)
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| Lisa Davis | ... |
Fox Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Danny Dee | ... |
Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
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| Roger Delgado | ... |
French Ambassador (uncredited)
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| Paula Dell | ... |
Utility Acrobat (uncredited)
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Trevor Doughty | ... |
Host (uncredited)
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Andrew Downie | ... |
Drunken Soldier (uncredited)
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Ted Dudomaine | ... |
English Roue (uncredited)
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Marilyn England | ... |
Dwarf (uncredited)
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| Max Faulkner | ... |
Corp. Cooper (uncredited)
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Carol Ferges | ... |
Utility Acrobat (uncredited)
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Darryl Ferges | ... |
Tumbler (uncredited)
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Daphne Field | ... |
Guest on Bus (uncredited)
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| Harry Fielder | ... |
Audience Patron (uncredited)
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Alex Finlayson | ... |
Guest on Bus (uncredited)
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Jerry Fitzgerald | ... |
Harold (uncredited)
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Peter Forester | ... |
Guest in Gertie's Dressing Room (uncredited)
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| Bernard Fox | ... |
Assistant to Lord Chamberlain (uncredited)
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Suzanne France | ... |
Choreographer (uncredited)
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Penny Francis | ... |
Young Gertie (uncredited)
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Stanley Fraser | ... |
Man at Hyde Park (uncredited)
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Mike Freeman | ... |
Man at Adelphi Theatre (uncredited)
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| Chris Gannon | ... |
Third Speaker at Hyde Park (uncredited)
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Jan Gernat | ... |
Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Bobby Gilbert | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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Josephine Gillick | ... |
Young Gertie (uncredited)
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Ray Girardin | ... |
Young Reporter (uncredited)
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Bob Gordon | ... |
Web Man (uncredited)
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Austin Green | ... |
Ring Master (uncredited)
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Seymour Green | ... |
Divorce Judge (uncredited)
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Shelah Hackett | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Paul Harris | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Sally Harrison | ... |
Young Gertie (uncredited)
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| Joan Haythorne | ... |
Italia Conti (uncredited)
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Eric Heath | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Robert Hitchcock | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ann Hubbell | ... |
Beryl, a Daffodil Girl (uncredited)
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| Robin Hughes | ... |
Third Hyde Park Speaker (uncredited)
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Judy Jacobs | ... |
Web Girl (uncredited)
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| Frank Jarvis | ... |
First Soldier at St. James Palace (uncredited)
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| Dick Johnstone | ... |
Show Spectator (uncredited)
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Gwen Watts Jones | ... |
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
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| Charlott Knight | ... |
Woman in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
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| Pamela Kosh | ... |
Guest on Bus (uncredited)
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Jeanette Landis | ... |
Eph, a Daffodil Girl (uncredited)
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| Monte Landis | ... |
Julian Brooke-Taylor (uncredited)
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Ruggera Lauber | ... |
Iron Jaw Act (uncredited)
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| Anna Lee | ... |
Hostess (uncredited)
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Albert Leon | ... |
Charlot's Assistant (uncredited)
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| Queenie Leonard | ... |
Grand Dam (uncredited)
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John Levingston | ... |
Man at Hyde Park (uncredited)
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Irene Linsley | ... |
Guest in Gertie's Dressing Room (uncredited)
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| Tony Lo Bianco | ... |
New York Reporter (uncredited)
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| Damian London | ... |
Jerry Paul (uncredited)
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Lewis Loughran | ... |
Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
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Ysabel MacCloskey | ... |
Guest in Gertie's Dressing Room (uncredited)
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Sean MacGregor | ... |
Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
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Barry Macollum | ... |
Dan (uncredited)
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Jean MacRae | ... |
Woman at Noel's Party (uncredited)
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| Laura Mason | ... |
Woman at Noel's Party (uncredited)
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| Murray Matheson | ... |
Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
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| Lester Matthews | ... |
Lord Chamberlain (uncredited)
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Kim McCarthy | ... |
Young Gertie (uncredited)
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Winnie McCarthy | ... |
Woman in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
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Bernard McDonald | ... |
Ron James (uncredited)
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John Hugh McKnight | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| William Mervyn | ... |
General (uncredited)
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Eric Micklewood | ... |
Guest on Bus (uncredited)
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Barry P. Mitchell | ... |
Member of Flying Hillary's Trapeze Act (uncredited)
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Roy Monsell | ... |
Guest in Gertie's Dressing Room (uncredited)
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| Ralph Montgomery | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Mike Morelli | ... |
Show Spectator (uncredited)
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| Clive Morton | ... |
Army Officer Outside Window (uncredited)
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Olive Morton | ... |
General (uncredited)
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Justus Motter | ... |
Web Man (uncredited)
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Wesley Murphy | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Francis Napier | ... |
Singing Soldier (uncredited)
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Jo Ann Norvell | ... |
Dwarf (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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William O'Toole | ... |
Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
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Barbara Ogilvie | ... |
Mary (uncredited)
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| Brian Peck | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Linda Peck | ... |
Actress (uncredited)
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Lynn Perry | ... |
Man at Noel's Party (uncredited)
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Gerald Peters | ... |
Guest in Gertie's Dressing Room (uncredited)
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Ellen Plasschaert | ... |
Moo, a Daffodil Girl (uncredited)
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| Joe Ploski | ... |
Show Spectator (uncredited)
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John Ramirez | ... |
Dwarf (uncredited)
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| Walter Reed | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Danny Rees | ... |
Juggler (uncredited)
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| Leoda Richards | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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| Robert Rietty | ... |
French Ambassador (uncredited)
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| Dar Robinson | ... |
Utility Acrobat (uncredited)
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Robert Robinson | ... |
Show Spectator (uncredited)
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| Edwin Rochelle | ... |
Stage Manger (uncredited)
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| Dinah Anne Rogers | ... |
Molly, a Daffodil Girl (uncredited)
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Clark Ross | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Betty Russell | ... |
Woman Reporter (uncredited)
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Rai Sanders | ... |
Acrobatic Act (uncredited)
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Barbara Sandland | ... |
Mavis, a Daffodil Girl (uncredited)
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Jill Sanzo | ... |
Fox Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Audrey Saunders | ... |
Web Girl (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Stage Manager (uncredited)
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| Mildred Shay | ... |
Woman Reporter (uncredited)
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| Frank Singuineau | ... |
African Ambassador (uncredited)
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Elizabeth St. Clair | ... |
Jeannie Banks (uncredited)
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Geoffrey Steele | ... |
Englishman at Noel's Party (uncredited)
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Gilchrist Stuart | ... |
Footman (uncredited)
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| Grady Sutton | ... |
First Salesman at Cartier's (uncredited)
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Patricia Tidy | ... |
Woman in Hyde Park (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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John Trevor | ... |
Noel Coward as a Child (uncredited)
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| Anna Turner | ... |
Mrs. Klasen (uncredited)
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Terence Vliet | ... |
Julian Brooke-Taylor (uncredited)
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Barbara Ann Warkmeister | ... |
Member of Flying Hillary's Trapeze Act (uncredited)
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Mel Warkmeister | ... |
Member of Flying Hillary's Trapeze Act (uncredited)
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Ruth Warshawsky | ... |
Woman at Noel's Party (uncredited)
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Paul Weber | ... |
Maitre d' Cotton Club (uncredited)
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H.E. West | ... |
Man at Noel's Party (uncredited)
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Monty Whitney | ... |
Call Boy 'Red Peppers' (uncredited)
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| Dick Wilson | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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Cicley Wolper | ... |
Englishwoman at Noel's Party (uncredited)
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Merri Wood-Taylor | ... |
Woman at Adelphi Theatre (uncredited)
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Steve Woodman | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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| John Woodnutt | ... |
Second Speaker, Hyde Park Corner (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Robert Wise | ||
Written by
| William Fairchild | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Saul Chaplin | ... | producer |
| Robert Wise | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Lennie Hayton | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Ernest Laszlo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William Reynolds | ||
Production Design by
| Boris Leven | ||
Set Decoration by
| Howard Bristol | ||
| Walter M. Scott | ||
Costume Design by
| Donald Brooks | ||
Makeup Department
| William Buell | ... | makeup artist |
| Hal Saunders | ... | hair stylist: Ms. Andrews |
| William Turner | ... | makeup artist |
| Willard Buell | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Lorraine Roberson | ... | hair stylist: Ms. Andrews (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Saul Wurtzel | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ridgeway Callow | ... | assistant director |
| Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Al Murphy | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| David Tringham | ... | first assistant director: UK (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Dennis J. Parrish | ... | property master (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Bernard Freericks | ... | sound |
| Murray Spivack | ... | sound |
| Douglas O. Williams | ... | sound |
| Frank Meadows | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Gerald Endler | ... | mechanical effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| L.B. Abbott | ... | special photographic effects |
| Art Cruickshank | ... | special photographic effects |
| Emil Kosa Jr. | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
| Paula Dell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Russell Saunders | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Keith Blake | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
| Ron Pearce | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Donald C. Rogers | ... | photographer: second unit (uncredited) |
| Ronald Vidor | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Adele Balkan | ... | wardrober |
| Ed Wynigear | ... | wardrober |
| Bill Hargate | ... | Donald Brooks' assistant costume designer (uncredited) (uncredited) |
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Lennie Hayton | ... | conductor / music arranger |
| Michael Kidd | ... | dances and musical numbers staged by |
| Robert Tracy | ... | music editor |
| Jay Thompson | ... | composer: dance music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Shelah Hackett | ... | dance assistant |
| Maurice Zuberano | ... | production associate |
| Mary Fielder | ... | film extra (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1968) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1968) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1969) (France) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1974) (United States) (tv) (original airing) (pan/scan)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2016) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cartier (jewelry furnished by)
- Lee Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- Lighting by Al Reiners (theatrical lighting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Semi-fictional account of the life of British actress and singer Gertrude Lawrence (Dame Julie Andrews). It's 1940 and approximately two decades into Gertrude's so far highly successful stage career. Gertrude is watching a just completed newsreel of her life compiled by Jerry Paul (Damian London), who has asked for her critique and input, which leads to her reminiscing about her life. It tells of Gertrude's humble beginnings in Clapham, and her early career working with her vaudeville performing father. At that time, she did whatever was required to stand out from the crowd. She worked in the chorus of stage revues for impresario Andre Charlot (Alan Oppenheimer), with whom she had a love/hate professional relationship. An opportunity eventually led to starring roles, fame in Britain and ultimately in the United States on Broadway. But the want always to be "on" and to have all the world be her stage led to issues in her personal life, including some financial difficulties, and being a largely absent mother to her only child, Pamela Roper (Jenny Agutter). She had relationships with several men over her life including stage manager Jack Roper (John Collin), nobleman Sir Anthony Spencer (Michael Craig), actor Charles Fraser (Robert Reed), financier Ben Mitchell (Anthony Eisley), and banker Richard Aldrich (Richard Crenna), only one of whom probably understood and thus could handle her temperamental nature. Arguably the most important symbiotic relationship she had was with actor, Writer, and Director Noël Coward (Daniel Massey), a life-long friend, and the person who would ultimately create many of her professional opportunities. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | The Love Affair of the Century - Between a Woman, and the World! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $14,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $21,800,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Daniel Massey played Noël Coward, his own godfather. Massey made his theatrical movie debut as a young boy, playing Noël Coward's son in the wartime drama, In Which We Serve (1942). See more » |
| Goofs | In the number "Burlington Bertie" the banana skin thrown onstage by Gertie disappears. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in STAR! The Sound of a Legend (1968). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Piccadilly See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The only credits seen at the beginning of the film are those for a fictional black-and-white short subject about Gertrude Lawrence. The film's real credits all appear at the end. However, the Twentieth-Century Fox logo is shown only in black-and-white, and with tinny 1940's-style sound recording, as part of that fictional newsreel. We never see the logo in color and stereophonic sound, although Twentieth-Century Fox released "Star!" See more » |
| Quotes |
Noel Coward:
The nasty part about the really good parties is when they end. Gertrude Lawrence: [sighs] I'm not sure. Noel Coward: You used to be. You said so. 'Why go third class when you can go first?' 'I want to be lots of different people.' 'Beware of wishing for anything in youth, because you will get it in middle age.' So said Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. Gertrude Lawrence: Whoever he was, he wasn't born in Clapham. Noel Coward: 'You'll never decide what you want, until you've decided who you are.' So says Noel Coward. Better? Gertrude Lawrence: I'm an actress. Noel Coward: Unfortunately, my darling, you can't take a whole audience home to bed without being accused of immorality on rather a grand scale. See more » |