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British Musicals Of The 1930s - Volume 3

From playful romantic comedies to variety extravaganzas, the pre-war British musical films offered audiences a source of much-needed escapism throughout the decade haunted by the Great Depression and the growing menace of war. Often adapting much-loved hits of the music hall as well as serving as vehicles for the era's composers, performers and band leaders, they showcased home-grown talent alongside some of Hollywood's most bankable stars.

This ongoing, multi-volume collection makes available a wealth of rare gems from the very earliest days of the British talkies, many of which have remained unseen since their original release; each film is presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.

For The Love Of Mike (1932)
Broad humour and knockabout comedy characterise this high-spirited, rarely seen musical extravaganza.

Facing The Music (1933)
A joyful medley of farce, romance, song and slapstick starring Stanley Lupino as an impressionable youth whose pursuit of an opera singer's niece lands him in trouble!

My Song Goes Round The World (1934)
Set in Vienna, the touching, sometimes comic story of the love of a diminutive tenor (Joseph Schmidt) for a girl who has married his best friend.

Heart's Desire (1935)
Richard Tauber, the great Austrian tenor, features in the story of a singing peasant from a Vienna beer-garden who conquers London, but loses a lady's love...

Includes the comedies For The Love Of Mike, Facing The Music, and two additional musical adventures.

First released: Monday 12th January 2015

  • Distributor: Network
  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 2
  • Catalogue: 7954219

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