Spring Song (film)
Encyclopedia
Spring Song is a 1946 British
drama film
directed by Montgomery Tully
and starring Peter Graves
, Carol Raye
and Lawrence O'Madden. The film follows the history of a brooch
after it is given as a present by a man to a woman in 1911.
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...
drama film
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 Montgomery Tully
Montgomery Tully
Montgomery Tully was an Irish film director and writer. Born in Dublin, Tully worked on low-budget British films, mostly crime dramas. One of his efforts, No Road Back, featured a young Sean Connery in a very early role...
and starring Peter Graves
Peter Graves
Peter Graves may refer to:* Peter Graves , American actor* Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves , English actor and peer* Peter Graves , English cricketer...
, Carol Raye
Carol Raye
Carol Raye is an Australian-based theatre and television actress and comedienne.Trained as a ballet dancer, Raye was discovered by choreographer Freddie Carpenter at age 16. She played lead roles in many musicals and television programs in the UK...
and Lawrence O'Madden. The film follows the history of a brooch
Brooch
A brooch ; also known in ancient times as a fibula; is a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold but sometimes bronze or some other material...
after it is given as a present by a man to a woman in 1911.
Cast
- Peter GravesPeter GravesPeter Graves may refer to:* Peter Graves , American actor* Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves , English actor and peer* Peter Graves , English cricketer...
- Tony Winster - Carol RayeCarol RayeCarol Raye is an Australian-based theatre and television actress and comedienne.Trained as a ballet dancer, Raye was discovered by choreographer Freddie Carpenter at age 16. She played lead roles in many musicals and television programs in the UK...
- Janet Hill/Janet Ware - Lawrence O'Madden - Johnnie Ware
- Leni LynnLeni Lynn-Selected filmography:* Babes in Arms * Angels with Broken Wings * Heaven Is Round the Corner * Give Me the Stars * Gaiety George * Spring Song...
- Vera Dale - Netta Westcott - Lady Norchester
- Diana Calderwood - Mary Norchester
- David HorneDavid Horne (actor)-Biography:British actor and playwright David Horne began his film career in the 1930s, after a distinguished early career in the theatre. He was generally seen portraying pompous, self-satisfied characters...
- Sir Anthony - 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...
- Cobb - Alan WheatleyAlan WheatleyAlan Wheatley was a radio announcer who turned to stage and screen acting in the 1930s and was much seen in British films, being a television actor during the black and white era....
- Menelli - Peter Penn - Carrington
- Maire O'NeillMaire O'Neill-External links:**...
- Dresser - Gerhard KempinskiGerhard Kempinski-Selected filmography:* The Day Will Dawn * Lady from Lisbon * Thursday's Child * Beware of Pity * Spring Song * Gaiety George * Woman to Woman * White Cradle Inn...
- Hotel Manager - Jack Billings - Dancer