The Gang Show
The Gang Show is a 1937 British musical film about a Boy Scout Troop who stage a variety show to raise funds, when the lease of their meeting place expires.
| The Gang Show | |
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| Directed by | Alfred J. Goulding |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by | Marjorie Gaffney (scenario), Ralph Reader |
| Starring | Ralph Reader, Gina Malo, Stuart Robinson |
| Music by | Gerald Walcan-Bright and Ralph Reader |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Peggy Hennessy |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK), Syndicate Pictures (USA). |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was a vehicle for material from Ralph Reader's Gang Shows that had been successful on the stage in London's West End since 1932;[1] the songs included the Gang Show anthem; "Crest of a Wave".[2] Shot at Pinewood Studios,[3] the film premiered at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 13 April 1937, the only occasion that the theatre was used as a cinema.[4] It was released in New York in December 1938 under the shortened title The Gang.[5]
Cast
- Ralph Reader as Skipper
- Gina Malo as Marie
- Stuart Robinson as Raydon
- Richard Ainley as Whipple
- Leonard Snelling as Len
- Syd Palmer as Syd
- Roy Emerton as the Proprietor
- Percy Walsh as McCulloch
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