Melody and Romance explained

Melody and Romance is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood and Jane Carr.^[1] It was made at Beaconsfield Studios^[2] with sets designed by Norman G. Arnold, and features an uncredited appearance by Charles Hawtrey reciting Hamlet's "To be, or not to be."^{[1] [3]}

Plot summary

Two teenagers with aspirations to become stars fall in love.

Main cast

• Hughie Green as Hughie Hawkins
• Margaret Lockwood as Margaret Williams
• Alastair Sim as Professor Williams
• Jane Carr as Kay Williams
• Garry Marsh as Warwick Mortimer
• C. Denier Warren as Captain Hawkins
• Julian Vedey as Jacob
• Margaret Scudamore as Mrs Hawkins

Production

It was one of the earliest roles of Margaret Lockwood.

References

1. Web site: Melody and Romance (1937). 27 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022235904/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/42298. 22 October 2012. dead.
2. Wood p.95
3. Web site: Melody and Romance · British Universities Film & Video Council. bufvc.ac.uk.

Bibliography

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

External links

• • Melody and Romance at TCMDB