Premiere (film)
For the opening performance of a film, see Premiere.
| Premiere | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Summers |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Written by |
Friedrich Dammann Max Wallner F. McGrew Willis |
| Starring |
John Lodge Judy Kelly Joan Marion Hugh Williams |
| Music by |
Dénes Buday Szabolcs Fényes |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Edited by | Lionel Tomlinson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British |
Release dates | 1938 |
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premiere is a 1938 British musical mystery film directed by Walter Summers and starring John Lodge, Judy Kelly, Joan Marion, Hugh Williams. In Paris a leading theatre impresario is murdered on opening night, shoftly after replacing his leading lady. A police Inspector in the audience takes over the investigation.[1]
The film was shot at Elstree Studios.[2] It was a close remake of the 1937 Austrian film Premiere and re-used a number of musical scenes from the original which were dubbed into English.
Cast
- John Lodge as Inspector Bonnard
- Judy Kelly as Carmen Daviot
- Joan Marion as Lydia Lavalle
- Hugh Williams as Nissen, Rene
- Edward Chapman as Lohrmann
- Steven Geray as Frolich
- Edmund Breon as Morel
- Wallace Geoffrey as Renoir
- Geoffrey Sumner as Captain Curry
- Joss Ambler as Spectator
- Jack Lambert as Stage manager
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46996
- ↑ Wood p.99
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Premiere at the Internet Movie Database
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