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Britannia of Billingsgate( 1933)

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Overview

The owner of a fish-and-chips shop in the Billingsgate area of London harbors a secret ambition: to become a movie star. It turns out that she has a beautiful singing voice, and when that fact comes to the attention of a movie studio, it begins to turn her and her family's lives upside down.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Violet Loraine

      Bessie Bolton

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      Gordon Harker

      Bert Bolton

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      Kay Hammond

      Pearl Bolton

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      John Mills

      Fred Bolton

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      Drusilla Wills

      Mrs. Wigglesworth

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      Walter Sondes

      Harold Hogarth

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      Glennis Lorimer

      Maud

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      Anthony Holles

      Guidobaldi

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      Joyce Kirby

      Joan

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      Gibb McLaughlin

      Westerbrook

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      Grethe Hansen

      Gwen

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      Wally Patch

      Harry

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      Ernest Sefton

      Publicity Man

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      Jane Cornell

      Fay

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      Cecil Ramage

      Producer

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      Ron Johnson

      Dirt Track Rider

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      Gus Kuhn

      Dirt Track Rider

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      Colin Watson

      Dirt Track Rider

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      Tom Farndon

      Dirt Track Rider

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      Claude Rye

      Dirt Track Rider

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      Arthur Warwick

      Dirt Track Rider

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      Roy Fox

      Bandleader

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      Ian Wilson

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      George Turner

      Pal

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Aug 29 2022
    This is actually quite a cheery little feature that sees fish and chip shop owner "Bessie" (established theatre star Violet Loraine) aspire to become a film star. Fat chance thinks you! Well, as it happens she has a decent enough singing voice and when she is "discovered" by a local studio, her life with family "Bert" (Gordon Harker), "Pearl" (Kay Hammond) and "Fred" (John Mills) is suddenly all topsy-turvy. What makes this a little more memorable is that it demonstrates to an audience just how films were put together then - the filming, audio, lighting - and film was expensive stuff so much of...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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