He Found a Star

He Found a Star

Directed by	John Paddy Carstairs
Produced by	John Corfield
Written by	Screenplay: Bridget Boland Additional Dialogue Austin Melford
Based on	The Novel: Ring O' Roses by Monica Ewer
Starring	Vic Oliver Sarah Churchill
Music by	Ben Frankel
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Michael C. Chorlton
Production company	John Corfield Productions
Distributed by	General Film Distributors (U.K.)
Release dates	20 September 1941 (U.K.)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

He Found a Star is a 1941 British musical film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Vic Oliver, Sarah Churchill and Evelyn Dall.^[1] Its plot concerns a frustrated stage manager who quits his job and sets up a theatrical agency with the help of his secretary. Songs include Waitin' (Manning Sherwin & Harold Purcell) and Salome (Sarah Churchill).^[2]^[1]

The film's sets were designed by Alfred Junge.^[1]

Plot

Theatrical agent Lucky Lyndon (Vic Olive) and his loyal secretary Ruth Cavour (Sarah Churchill) use their talent agency to discover unknowns. In his search for the next "big star," Lyndon attempts to promote ungrateful nightclub singer Suzanne (Evelyn Dall). Meanwhile, Ruth, who is madly in love with Lyndon, makes an unexpected impression when she turns singer to cover for the increasingly difficult Suzanne.

Cast

Vic Oliver as Lucky Lyndon
Sarah Churchill as Ruth 'Ruthie' Cavour
Evelyn Dall as Suzanne
Gabrielle Brune as Diane
J.H. Roberts as Mr. Victor Cavour
Barbara Everest as Mrs. Cavour
Joan Greenwood as Babe Cavour
David Evans as Jimmy Cavour
Robert Sansom as Dick Hargreaves
Jonathan Field as Bob Oliphant
Mignon O'Doherty as Mrs. Miley
Peggy Novak as Madame
Robert Atkins as Frank Forrester
George Merritt as Max Nagel
Raymond Lovell as Nick Maurier
Uriel Porter as George Washington 'Wash' Brown
Peggy McCormack as Rose, Lucky's date
Charles Victor as Ben Marsh
Cyril Chamberlain as Louie
Jack Kellaway as Jack
Sylvia Kellaway as Elsie
Eileen Bennett as Sleepy
Peter Saunders as Raymond Alvarez

Critical reception

Allmovie noted, "An average subject at best." ^[3]

References

1 2 3 "BFI | Film & TV Database | HE FOUND A STAR (1941)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
↑ http://www.tvguide.com/movies/he-found-a-star/125640/
↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/he-found-a-star-v126112

External links

He Found a Star at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by John Paddy Carstairs

Paris Plane (1933)
Holiday's End (1937)
Double Exposures (1937)
Night Ride (1937)
Missing, Believed Married (1937)
Incident in Shanghai (1938)
Lassie from Lancashire (1938)
The Saint in London (1939)
Meet Maxwell Archer (1940)
The Second Mr. Bush (1940)
Spare a Copper (1940)
He Found a Star (1941)
Dancing with Crime (1947)
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
Fools Rush In (1949)
The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
Tony Draws a Horse (1950)
Talk of a Million (1951)
Treasure Hunt (1952)
Made in Heaven (1952)
Top of the Form (1953)
Trouble in Store (1953)
Up to His Neck (1954)
One Good Turn (1955)
Man of the Moment (1955)
Jumping for Joy (1956)
Up in the World (1956)
Just My Luck (1957)
The Big Money (1958)
The Square Peg (1959)
Tommy the Toreador (1959)
Sands of the Desert (1960)
A Weekend with Lulu (1961)
The Devil's Agent (1962)

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