Tread Softly (1952)
Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a once derelict theatre.
- Date of release
- 1952-12-01
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Mystery
- Director
- David MacDonald
Casting
- Frances Day — Madeleine Peters
- Patricia Dainton — Tangye Ward
- John Bentley — Keith Gilbert
- John Laurie — Angus McDonald
- Olaf Olsen — Philip Defoe
- Nora Nicholson — Mrs Mayne
- Harry Locke — Nutty Potts
- Betty Baskcomb — Olivia Winters
- Robert Urquhart — Clifford Brett
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt — Inspector Hinton
- Michael Ward — Alexander Mayne
Interesting facts
Tread Softly is a 1952 British second feature ('B') crime film with musical overtones, directed by David MacDonald and starring Frances Day, Patricia Dainton and John Bentley. It was written by Gerald Verner based on his novel The Show Must Go On. A chorus girl investigates a series of mysterious happenings at a derelict theatre.
Production
It was made at Marylebone Studios and at the Granville Theatre in Fulham. While made as a second feature it also had aspirations to top the bill in some cinemas.
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