Ball at Savoy (1936 film)

Ball at Savoy (sometimes known as Ball at the Savoy) is a 1936 British operetta film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Conrad Nagel, Marta Labarr and Fred Conyngham. The film is based on the 1932 operetta Ball im Savoy by Paul Abraham, which had been turned into an Austrian film in 1935. It was made at Elstree Studios.[1]

Ball at Savoy
Directed byVictor Hanbury
Produced byJohn Stafford
Written byAlfred Grünwald
Fritz Löhner-Beda
Reginald Long
Ákos Tolnay
StarringConrad Nagel
Marta Labarr
Fred Conyngham
Aubrey Mather
Music byPaul Abraham
Jack Beaver
CinematographyJames Wilson
Edited byDavid Lean
Production
company
John Stafford Productions
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
18 November 1936
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom

A British diplomat falls in love with a famous singer when he meets her in Cannes.

Cast

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References

  1. Wood p.85

Bibliography

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


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