Over She Goes
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Over She Goes is a 1938 British
musical
comedy film
directed by Graham Cutts
and starring Stanley Lupino
, Claire Luce, Gina Malo
and Max Baer. It was based on a play by Lupino. A music hall
star inherits a title and an estate, and invites his friends to stay with him where they are targeted by avaricous woman hoping for a rich marriage.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Graham Cutts
Graham Cutts
Graham Cutts was a British film director who was one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built on the back of his work. His daughter was actress Patricia Cutts...
and starring Stanley Lupino
Stanley Lupino
Stanley Lupino was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer.-Early career:Lupino began his career as an acrobat and made his stage debut in 1913 and first became known as a music hall performer and played in pantomimes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane...
, Claire Luce, Gina Malo
Gina Malo
Gina Malo was an American film actress, born Janet Flynn in Cincinnati, Ohio. She appeared in a number of British films in the 1930s, often playing an American.-Filmography:* In a Monastery Garden * A Tight Corner...
and Max Baer. It was based on a play by Lupino. A music hall
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
star inherits a title and an estate, and invites his friends to stay with him where they are targeted by avaricous woman hoping for a rich marriage.
Cast
- Stanley LupinoStanley LupinoStanley Lupino was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer.-Early career:Lupino began his career as an acrobat and made his stage debut in 1913 and first became known as a music hall performer and played in pantomimes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane...
- Tommy Teacher - Claire Luce - Pamela
- Gina MaloGina MaloGina Malo was an American film actress, born Janet Flynn in Cincinnati, Ohio. She appeared in a number of British films in the 1930s, often playing an American.-Filmography:* In a Monastery Garden * A Tight Corner...
- Dolly Jordan - Max Baer - Silas Morner
- Laddie Cliff - Billy Bowler
- Sally GraySally GrayConstance Vera Browne, Baroness Oranmore and Browne , commonly known as Sally Gray, was an English movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s....
- Kitty - Judy KellyJudy Kelly-Selected filmography:* Adam's Apple * Money Talks * Crime on the Hill * L'argent par les fenêtres * Hawley's of High Street * Their Night Out * The Love Nest...
- Alice Mayhill - John Wood - Lord Harry Drewsden
- Syd WalkerSyd Walker-Selected filmography:* Old Bill Through the Ages * Royal Cavalcade * Over She Goes * I Killed the Count * The Gang's All Here -External links:...
- Inspector Giffnock - Bertha BelmoreBertha Belmore-Early career:She was only eight when she made her first appearance on stage. She later toured the coast of America with Sir Philip Ben Greet's Shakespearean Players.-Selected filmography:* Happy * Keep It Quiet...
- Lady Drewsden - Richard MurdochRichard MurdochRichard Bernard Murdoch was a British comedic radio, film and television performer.Richard Bernard Murdoch attended Charterhouse School. He then appeared in Footlights whilst a student at Pembroke College, Cambridge...
- Sergeant Oliver - Fred Hearne - Lord Harry Drewsden
- Archibald Batty - Alfred