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'''''Shipyard Sally''''' is a 1939 British [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Monty Banks]] and starring [[Gracie Fields]], [[Sydney Howard]] and [[Norma Varden]]. 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 British [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Monty Banks]] and starring [[Gracie Fields]], [[Sydney Howard]] and [[Norma Varden]].<ref>http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b5bd3e3</ref> The film is notable for the song "[[Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye]]", which became a major hit.<ref>http://www.allmovie.com/movie/shipyard-sally-v109928</ref> |
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| Directed by | Monty Banks |
| Written by | Don Ettlinger Gracie Fields Thomas J. Geraghty Karl Tunberg Val Valentine |
| Produced by | Robert Kane |
| Starring | Gracie Fields Sydney Howard Norma Varden |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Edited by | R.E. Dearing Alfred Roome |
| Music by | Louis Levy |
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| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Shipyard Sally is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard and Norma Varden.[1] The film is notable for the song "Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye", which became a major hit.[2]
Synopsis
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.
Production
Made shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, it was Fields' last British film.[3] It was shot at Islington Studios with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky.[4]
Cast
- Gracie Fields as Sally Fitzgerald
- Sydney Howard as Major Fitzgerald
- Morton Selten as Lord Alfred Randall
- Norma Varden as Lady Patricia Randall
- Oliver Wakefield as Forsyth
- Tucker McGuire as Linda Marsh
- MacDonald Parke as Diggs
- Richard Cooper as Sir John Treacher
- Joan Cowick as Secretary
References
- ^ http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b5bd3e3
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/shipyard-sally-v109928
- ^ Shafer p.186
- ^ Wood p.101
Bibliography
- Shafer, Stephen C. British Popular Films 1929-1939:The Cinema of Reassurance. Rutledge, 1997.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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- 1939 films
- British musical comedy films
- English-language films
- 1930s musical comedy films
- Films directed by Monty Banks
- British films
- British comedy films
- Films set in Glasgow
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- 20th Century Fox films
- Islington Studios films
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s British film stubs
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