Rose of Tralee (film)
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Rose of Tralee is a 1942 British
musical film
directed by Germain Burger
and starring John Longden
, Lesley Brook
and Angela Glynne
. An Irish singer heads to America to pursue their dream of stardom.
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 film
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...
directed by Germain Burger
Germain Burger
-Selected filmography:Cinematographer* The Penny Pool * Down Our Alley Director* Devil's Rock * Sheepdog of the Hills * Rose of Tralee * My Ain Folk...
and starring John Longden
John Longden
John Longden was a West Indian-born English film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1926 and 1964, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.-Biography:...
, Lesley Brook
Lesley Brook
-Selected filmography:* The Vulture * The Man Who Made Diamonds * The Viper * The Dark Stairway * The Nursemaid Who Disappeared * The Bells Go Down * When We Are Married...
and Angela Glynne
Angela Glynne
-Selected filmography:* Bank Holiday * Those Kids from Town * Rose of Tralee * Fortune Lane * The Happiest Days of Your Life * One Good Turn * The House Across the Lake -External links:...
. An Irish singer heads to America to pursue their dream of stardom.
Cast
- John LongdenJohn LongdenJohn Longden was a West Indian-born English film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1926 and 1964, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.-Biography:...
- Paddy O'Brien - Lesley BrookLesley Brook-Selected filmography:* The Vulture * The Man Who Made Diamonds * The Viper * The Dark Stairway * The Nursemaid Who Disappeared * The Bells Go Down * When We Are Married...
- Mary O'Brien - Angela GlynneAngela Glynne-Selected filmography:* Bank Holiday * Those Kids from Town * Rose of Tralee * Fortune Lane * The Happiest Days of Your Life * One Good Turn * The House Across the Lake -External links:...
- Rose O'Brien - Mabel ConstandurosMabel ConstandurosMabel Constanduros , birth name Mabel Tilling, was an English actress and screenwriter. She achieved fame playing Mrs.Buggins on the radio programme The Buggins Family, which ran from 1928 to 1948. She played Earthy Mangold in the popular Worzel Gummidge radio serial on the BBC Children's Hour...
- Mrs Thompson - Talbot O'Farrell - Tim Kelly
- Gus McNaughtonGus McNaughtonGus McNaughton was an English film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1930 and 1947.He was born in London and died in Castor, Cambridgeshire.-Selected filmography:* Children of Chance...
- Gleeson - George CarneyGeorge CarneyGeorge Carney was a British film actor.He worked in the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, in a furniture business, then in the Belfast shipping yards...
- Collett - Virginia Keiley - Jean Hale
- Iris Vandeleur - Mrs Crawley
- Morris HarveyMorris Harvey-Selected filmography:* Sunshine Susie * A Southern Maid * The Love Test * The Sky's the Limit * Let the People Sing * The Great Mr. Handel * Old Mother Riley Overseas -External links:...
- McIsaac