The Lambeth Walk (1939)
Bill Snibson, a chancer from Lambeth Walk in South London, is informed that he has been discovered to be the long-lost heir to a title and castle which he can claim provided he is able to convince his new relations that he has enough aristocratic bearing. Things soon begin to go awry however, particularly when Sally, Bill's girlfriend from Lambeth, turns up.
- Date of release
- 1939-04-03
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Music, Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Albert de Courville
Casting
- Lupino Lane — Bill Snibson
- Sally Gray — Sally
- Seymour Hicks — Sir John Tremayne
- Norah Howard — The Duchess
- Enid Stamp-Taylor — Jacqueline
- Wallace Lupino — Parchester
- Wilfrid Hyde-White — Lord Battersby
- May Hallatt — Lady Battersby
- Mark Lester — Sir Roger
- Charles Heslop — Oswald
Interesting facts
The Lambeth Walk is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Lupino Lane, Sally Gray and Seymour Hicks. It was written by John Paddy Carstairs, Clifford Grey and Robert Edmunds, adapted from the 1937 musical Me and My Girl, The film takes its title from the play's best known song, "The Lambeth Walk". The star of the musical, Lupino Lane, reprised his lead role in the film.
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