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1937 British film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gang Show is a 1937 British musical film about a Boy Scout Troop who stage a variety show to raise funds, when the lease of their meeting place expires.
The Gang Show | |
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Directed by | Alfred J. Goulding |
Written by | Marjorie Gaffney (scenario), Ralph Reader |
Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
Starring | Ralph Reader, Gina Malo, Stuart Robinson |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
Edited by | Peggy Hennessy |
Music by | Gerald Walcan-Bright and Ralph Reader |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK), Syndicate Pictures (USA). |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film was a vehicle for material from Ralph Reader's Gang Shows that had been successful on the stage in London's West End since 1932;[1] the songs included the Gang Show anthem; "Crest of a Wave".[2] Shot at Pinewood Studios,[3] the film premiered at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 13 April 1937, the only occasion that the theatre was used as a cinema.[4] It was released in New York in December 1938 under the shortened title The Gang.[5]
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