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London Town. Image shows from L to R: Eve Barry (Greta Gynt), Jerry Sandford (Sid Field). Copyright: Rank Organisation, Shutterstock
London Town

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.

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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

J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors

Eagle-Lion 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.

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • 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)

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