Command Performance (1937 film)
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Command Performance is a 1937 British drama film
directed by Sinclair Hill
and starring Arthur Tracy
, Lilli Palmer
and Mark Daly
. It was based on a play by Stafford Dickens.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill was a British film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894...
and starring Arthur Tracy
Arthur Tracy
Arthur Tracy was an American vocalist, billed as The Street Singer. His performances in theatre, films and radio, along with his recordings, brought him international fame in the 1930s...
, Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer , born Lilli Marie Peiser, was a German actress. She won the Volpi Cup, the Deutscher Filmpreis three times, and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award.-Life and career:...
and Mark Daly
Mark Daly (actor)
Mark Daly was a British film actor.Mark Daly was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 23 August 1887 and died 27 September 1957 in England. He made his first stage appearance in Swansea, Wales in 1906 and his first London engagement at the Shaftesbury Theatre six years later...
. It was based on a play by Stafford Dickens.
Cast
- Arthur TracyArthur TracyArthur Tracy was an American vocalist, billed as The Street Singer. His performances in theatre, films and radio, along with his recordings, brought him international fame in the 1930s...
- Street Singer - Lilli PalmerLilli PalmerLilli Palmer , born Lilli Marie Peiser, was a German actress. She won the Volpi Cup, the Deutscher Filmpreis three times, and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award.-Life and career:...
- Susan - Mark DalyMark Daly (actor)Mark Daly was a British film actor.Mark Daly was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 23 August 1887 and died 27 September 1957 in England. He made his first stage appearance in Swansea, Wales in 1906 and his first London engagement at the Shaftesbury Theatre six years later...
- Joe - Rae Collett - Betty
- Finlay CurrieFinlay CurrieFinlay Jefferson Currie was a Scottish actor of stage, screen and television.Currie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1878. His acting career began on the stage. He and his wife Maude Courtney did a song and dance act in the US in the 1890s. He made his first film in 1931...
- Manager - Jack MelfordJack MelfordJack Melford was a British film and television actor. He was the brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford.-Selected filmography:* Find the Lady * Luck of the Turf * Scruffy...
- Reporter - Stafford Hilliard - Sam
- Julian VedeyJulian Vedey-Selected filmography:* Command Performance * The Green Cockatoo * Kicking the Moon Around * A Spot of Bother * What Would You Do, Chums? * Inspector Hornleigh * We'll Smile Again...
- Toni - Phyllis StanleyPhyllis Stanley-Selected filmography:* Too Many Millions * Command Performance * Sidewalks of London * There Ain't No Justice * The Law and the Lady * Take Me to Town * The Black Sleep...
- Olga