The Gang Show is a 1937 British musical film about a Boy Scout Troop who stage a variety show to raise funds, when the lease of their meeting place expires.
| The Gang Show | |
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| Directed by | Alfred J. Goulding |
| Written by | Marjorie Gaffney (scenario), Ralph Reader |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Ralph Reader, Gina Malo, Stuart Robinson |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Peggy Hennessy |
| Music by | Gerald Walcan-Bright and Ralph Reader |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK), Syndicate Pictures (USA). |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was a vehicle for material from Ralph Reader's Gang Shows that had been successful on the stage in London's West End since 1932;[1] the songs included the Gang Show anthem; "Crest of a Wave".[2] Shot at Pinewood Studios,[3] the film premiered at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 13 April 1937, the only occasion that the theatre was used as a cinema.[4] It was released in New York in December 1938 under the shortened title The Gang.[5]
Cast
edit- Ralph Reader as Skipper
- Gina Malo as Marie
- Stuart Robinson as Raydon
- Richard Ainley as Whipple
- Leonard Snelling as Len
- Syd Palmer as Syd
- Roy Emerton as the Proprietor
- Percy Walsh as McCulloch
References
edit- ^ Ralph Reader tells the History of the Gang Show
- ^ British Vintage Music Films 1929-1949
- ^ The Gang (1938) - Filming & production - IMDb, retrieved 6 December 2023
- ^ "It's Behind You - The Lyceum Theatre and The Melvilles". www.its-behind-you.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ The Gang (1938) - Release info - IMDb, retrieved 6 December 2023
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