Command Performance (1937)
Arthur Tracy and Lilli Palmer star in this 1930's British romantic drama. With his voice faltering due to nerves, celebrated stage performer "The Street Singer" (Tracy) parts company with the theatre and goes to live in a gypsy camp where he meets and falls in love with Susan (Palmer), an attractive young woman who is unaware of his fame.
- Date of release
- 1937-08-19
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Director
- Sinclair Hill
Casting
- Arthur Tracy — The Street Singer
- Lilli Palmer — Susan
- Mark Daly — Joe Penny
- Finlay Currie — Al, Arthur's Manager
- Jack Melford — The Journalist
- Stafford Hilliard — Sam
- Julian Vedey — Toni
- Phyllis Stanley — Olga
- Rae Collett — Betty
- Peter Madden — Reporter
- Andreas Malandrinos — Film Director
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Pinewood Studios
Command Performance is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Arthur Tracy, Lilli Palmer and Mark Daly. It was based on a play by Stafford Dickens. Like The Street Singer, which was released the same year, it was designed as a vehicle for Tracy who performs a number of songs during the film. It was made at Pinewood Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.
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