The Minstrel Boy (film)

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The Minstrel Boy
Directed by Sidney Morgan
Written by
Produced bySidney Morgan
Starring
Cinematography Francis Carver
Edited by Cecil H. Williamson
Music by Percival Mackey
Production
company
Dreadnought Films
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service
Release date
  • September 1937 (1937-09)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

The Minstrel Boy is a 1937 British musical film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Fred Conyngham, Chili Bouchier and Lucille Lisle. It was made at the M.P. Studios in Elstree. [1] Like many Butcher's Film Service productions of the era, it takes its title from a popular song "The Minstrel Boy".

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  1. Wood p.95

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