Say It with Music (1932 film)
Say It with Music is a 1932 British musical film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Jack Payne, Percy Marmont and Evelyn Roberts. It was produced by Herbert Wilcox's British and Dominions Films at Elstree Studios.[1] It takes its title from the 1921 song Say It with Music by Irving Berlin which features in the soundtrack, and was an early example of a string of bandleader films produced during the decade.[2]
| Say It with Music | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Raymond |
| Written by | William Pollock |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Jack Payne Percy Marmont Evelyn Roberts |
| Cinematography | Osmond Borradaile |
| Music by | Lew Stone |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
A former pilot now working as a top bandleader helps a gifted composer recover from amnesia.
Cast
- Jack Payne as Jack Payne
- Percy Marmont as Philip Weston
- Evelyn Roberts as Dr. Longfellow
- Sybil Summerfield as Betty Weston
- Joyce Kennedy as Mrs. Weston
- BBC Dance Orchestra as Themselves
- Freddy Schweitzer as himself
- Anna Lee
- William Hartnell
References
- Wood p.76
- Wright p.51
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
- Wright, Adrian. Cheer Up!: British Musical Films 1929-1945. The Boydell Press, 2020.
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