The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Biography of popular English composer Leslie Stuart (Robert Morley), who rose to fame through performances of his songs by the tenor Ellaline Terriss (Dorothy Hyson). The peak of Stuart's success in the early 1900s is followed by poverty and obscurity with the arriving Jazz Age. In debtor's prison, Stuart is rescued by friends from happier times, and achieves a comeback in British music halls shortly before his death.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Christopher MorleyWriter
- Lydia HaywardWriter
- Sewell StokesWriter
- Jack RaymondDirector
Cast
- Robert MorleyTom Barrett / Leslie Stuart
- Emlyn WilliamsBob Slater
- Dorothy HysonEllaline Terriss
- Tom E. FinglassEugene Stratton
- Nicholas PhippsEarl of Potter
- Gertrude MusgrovePolly Potter
- Charles LefeauxMr. Carr
- Allan JeayesSignor Folli
- Charles VictorPat Barrett
- Maire O'NeillMrs. Barrett
- Maurice KellyYoung Tom Barrett
- Roddy McDowallYoung Bob Slater