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'''''Shipyard Sally''''' is a 1939 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Monty Banks]] and starring [[Gracie Fields]], [[Sydney Howard]], [[Norma Varden]], [[Morton Selten]] and Joan Cowick.<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/50474</ref> Sally, a failed [[music hall]] performer, and her father take over a [[public house|pub]] near the [[John Brown & Company]] shipyard at [[Clydebank]]. When the closure of the yard threatens to put many out of work she leads a campaign to persuade the government to reconsider the decision. Made shortly before the outbreak of the [[Second World War]], it was Fields' last British film.<ref>Shafer p.186</ref> The film is notable for the song ''[[Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye]]'' which became a major hit. |
'''''Shipyard Sally''''' is a 1939 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Monty Banks]] and starring [[Gracie Fields]], [[Sydney Howard]], [[Norma Varden]], [[Morton Selten]] and Joan Cowick.<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/50474</ref> Sally, a failed [[music hall]] performer, and her father take over a [[public house|pub]] near the [[John Brown & Company]] shipyard at [[Clydebank]]. When the closure of the yard threatens to put many out of work she leads a campaign to persuade the government to reconsider the decision. Made shortly before the outbreak of the [[Second World War]], it was Fields' last British film.<ref>Shafer p.186</ref> The film is notable for the song ''[[Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye]]'' which became a major hit. |
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Shipyard Sally is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard, Norma Varden, Morton Selten and Joan Cowick.[1] Sally, a failed music hall performer, and her father take over a pub near the John Brown & Company shipyard at Clydebank. When the closure of the yard threatens to put many out of work she leads a campaign to persuade the government to reconsider the decision. Made shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, it was Fields' last British film.[2] The film is notable for the song Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye which became a major hit.
Cast
- Gracie Fields - Sally Fitzgerald
- Sydney Howard - Major Fitzgerald
- Morton Selten - Lord Alfred Randall
- Norma Varden - Lady Patricia Randall
- Oliver Wakefield - Forsyth
- Tucker McGuire - Linda Marsh
- MacDonald Parke - Diggs
- Richard Cooper - Sir John Treacher
- Joan Cowick - Uncredited
Bibliography
- Shafer, Stephen C. British Popular Films 1929-1939:The Cinema of Reassurance. Rutledge, 1997.
References
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/50474
- ^ Shafer p.186
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