The Melody-Maker

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The Melody-Maker
Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Produced by Irving Asher
Starring Lester Matthews
Joan Marion
Evelyn Roberts
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
  • March 1933 (1933-03)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Melody-Maker is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Lester Matthews, Joan Marion and Evelyn Roberts . [1] The film was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.

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Production

The Melody-Maker was filmed at Warner Brothers First National Studios, Teddington, Middlesex by Warner Brothers First National. [2]

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References

  1. "The Melody Maker (1933)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. Hiscott, Leslie S. (1 March 1933), The Melody-Maker , retrieved 29 July 2016

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