Play Up the Band

Play Up the Band is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Stanley Holloway, Betty Ann Davies and Leslie Bradley.

Play Up the Band
Frank Atkinson, Betty Ann Davies and Stanley Holloway in a nightclub scene.
Directed byHarry Hughes
Written by
Produced by
  • Basil Humphrys
  • Eric Donaldson
Starring
CinematographyJames Wilson
Edited byPaul Capon
Music byEric Spear
Production
company
City Films
Distributed byAssociated British Film Distributors
Release date
November 1935
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film was made at Ealing Studios by the independent company City Films.[1] The film's sets were designed by art director R. Holmes Paul. Location shooting took place at the Crystal Palace, which burnt down the following year.

Synopsis

The brass band of the Northern town of Hechdyke travel south to London to compete in a national contest. In the capital Sam Small becomes mixed up in a series of adventures including a plot to steal Lady Heckdyke's pearls and the romantic relationship between Heckdyke's son and Small's cousin Betty. Mistakenly arrested for the theft of the pearls, Small has to race to reach The Crystal Palace in time for the competition.

Cast

References
  1. Perry p.175

Bibliography
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.
  • Sutton, David R. A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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