Melody and Romance

Melody and Romance
Opening title card
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Maurice Elvey Leslie Howard Gordon L. du Garde Peach
Produced by	S.W. Smith
Starring	Hughie Green Margaret Lockwood Jane Carr
Cinematography	George Stretton
Music by	John Blore Borelli
Production company	British Lion Films
Distributed by	British Lion Films (UK)
Release date	December 1937 (1937-12)(UK)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Melody and Romance is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood and Jane Carr. ^[1] It was made at Beaconsfield Studios ^[2] with sets designed by Norman G. Arnold, and features an uncredited appearance by Charles Hawtrey reciting Hamlet's "To be, or not to be." ^{[1] [3]}

Plot summary

Two teenagers with aspirations to become stars fall in love.

Main cast

• Hughie Green as Hughie Hawkins
• Margaret Lockwood as Margaret Williams
• Alastair Sim as Professor Williams
• Jane Carr as Kay Williams
• Garry Marsh as Warwick Mortimer
• C. Denier Warren as Captain Hawkins
• Julian Vedey as Jacob
• Margaret Scudamore as Mrs Hawkins

Production

It was one of the earliest roles of Margaret Lockwood.

References

1. "Melody and Romance (1937)". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
2. Wood p.95
3. "Melody and Romance · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Melody and Romance at IMDb
• Melody and Romance at TCMDB