London Town. Image shows from L to R: Eve Barry (Greta Gynt), Jerry Sandford (Sid Field). Copyright: Rank Organisation, Shutterstock
London Town
- 1946 film
Musical comedy about a comedian awaiting his big break on the London stage. Stars Sid Field, Greta Gynt, Claude Hulbert, Sonnie Hale, Mary Clare and more.
London Town. Image shows from L to R: Eve Barry (Greta Gynt), Jerry Sandford (Sid Field). Copyright: Rank Organisation, Shutterstock
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 1946
- Stars
- Sid Field, Greta Gynt, Claude Hulbert, Sonnie Hale, Mary Clare, Kay Kendall, Petula Clark, Beryl Davis and more
- Writers
- Elliot Paul, Sigfried Herzig and Wesley Ruggles
- Director
- Wesley Ruggles
- Producers
- Wesley Ruggles and Phil Brandon
- Company
Jerry, a comedian, has been promised a part in a London show, so he packs up and moves there with his daughter. However, on arriving, he discovers he is merely to play understudy to the chief comedian, Charlie.
He despairs as each night he watches Charlie win the applause from the crowd, until one night he is late and Jerry prepares to take the stage. At the last minute, Charlie arrives and determines that Jerry will never again have the chance to deputise. That is until Jerry's daughter, Peggy, decides to take matters into her own hands.
Additional details
- UK certificate
- U
- Duration
- 128 minutes
- UK release
- Monday 30th September 1946
- Distributors
- Also known as
-
- My Heart Goes Crazy (US title)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Original music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Burke.
Website links
Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Monday 1st May 2017 at 7:30am on London Live
- Saturday 29th April 2017 at 3:30pm on London Live
- Friday 3rd March 2017 at 2:55pm on London Live
Recording details
- Sound City Studios (Shepperton)