Soldiers of the King (film)
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | Douglas Furber Jack Hulbert W. P. Lipscomb J. O. C. Orton |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Cicely Courtneidge Edward Everett Horton Anthony Bushell Dorothy Hyson |
| Cinematography | Percy Strong Leslie Rowson |
| Edited by | R. E. Dearing Ian Dalrymple |
| Music by | Louis Levy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date | March 1933 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Soldiers of the King is a 1933 British
historical comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Edward Everett Horton and Anthony Bushell.[1] It was Courtneidge's fourth film, and the first she appeared in without her husband Jack Hulbert.[2] Courtneidge plays the matriarch of a music hall family, in a plot that switches between the Victorian era
and the 1930s present.
Filming began in August 1932. It was shot at
art direction is by Alex Vetchinsky
. It was popular enough to be re-issued in 1939.
Cast
- Cicely Courtneidge as Jenny Marvello / Maisie Marvello
- Edward Everett Horton as Sebastian Marvello
- Anthony Bushell as Lieutenant Ronald Jamieson
- Dorothy Hyson as Judy Marvello
- Frank Cellier as Colonel Philip Markham
- Leslie Sarony as Wally
- Bransby Williams as Dan Marvello
- Albert Rebla as Albert Marvello
- Herschel Henlere as Mozart Marvello
- Ivor McLaren as Harry Marvello
- Olive Sloane as Sarah Marvello
- Arty Ash as Doug
- O. B. Clarence as Tom
- David Deveen as Frank Marvello
- André Rolet as Marvello Adagio Troupe member
- Betty Semsey as Marvello Adagio Troupe member
- William Pardue as Marvello Adagio Troupe member
- Ian Wilson as Customer at Coffee Stall
Critical reception
In 1933, Plaza Theatre."[4]
References
- ^ "Soldiers of the King (1933)". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.
- ^ Sutton p.202
- ^ Wood p.76
- ^ "Film Reviews -". Trove. 14 August 1933.
Bibliography
- Harper, Sue. Picturing the Past: The Rise and Fall of the British Costume Film. British Film Institute, 1994.
- Sutton, David R. A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
- Wood, Linda. British Films 1929-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Soldiers of the King at IMDb
