Song of Soho

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Song of Soho
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Directed by Harry Lachman
Written by Randall Faye
Harry Lachman
Frank Launder
Val Valentine
Arthur Wimperis
Produced by John Maxwell
Starring Carl Brisson
Edna Davies
Donald Calthrop
Cinematography Claude Friese-Greene
Production
company
Distributed by First National-Pathé Pictures
Release date
14 March 1930
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Song of Soho is a 1930 British musical film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Carl Brisson, Edna Davies and Donald Calthrop. [1] It was produced by British International Pictures at the company's Elstree Studios outside London.

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Plot

An ex-French Foreign Legion soldier comes to Soho and ends up as a singer in a cafe.

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References

  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | SONG OF SOHO (1930)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2013.