Let the People Sing (1942)
An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.
- Date of release
- 1942-08-11
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- John Baxter
Casting
- Alastair Sim — Professor Ernst Kronak
- Fred Emney — Sir George Denberry-Baxter
- Edward Rigby — Timmy Tiverton
- Oliver Wakefield — Sir Reginald Foxfield
- Patricia Roc — Hope Ollerton
- Annie Esmond — Lady Foxfield
- Marian Spencer — Lady Shepshod
- Olive Sloane — Daisy Barley
- Maire O'Neill — Mrs. Mitterley
- Gus McNaughton — Ketley
- Charles Hawtrey — Young Orton
- Peter Gawthorne — Major Shiptonthorpe
Interesting facts
Let the People Sing is a 1942 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Alastair Sim, Fred Emney and Edward Rigby. It was written by Baxter, based on the 1939 novel Let the People Sing by J. B. Priestley.
Production
The film's sets were designed by R. Holmes Paul. It was made at Elstree Studios.
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