February 10, 2012

Films

Command Performance – 1937 | 84 mins | Drama | B&W

Plot Synopsis

Command Performance

In this sentimental romantic drama, a renowned stage singer known as ‘The Street Singer’ (Arthur Tracy) leaves the theatre to become a gypsy after his voice weakens. The breakdown of his voice is caused by nerves; in the gypsy camp he continues to sing on the street. In camp, he falls for the beautiful Susan (Lilli Palmer), a naive gypsy girl who doesn’t know that he is famous. When Susan’s little sister follows him back to London, a car knocks her down. He sings to her on the radio before rushing to her bedside, and is reunited with Susan.

Production Team

Sinclair Hill: Director
Cyril Bristow: Cinematography
Harcourt Templeman: Producer
Michael Hankinson: Script
Sinclair Hill: Script
George Pearson: Script

Cast

Arthur Tracy: Street Singer
Lilli Palmer: Susan
Mark Daly: Joe
Rae Collett: Betty
Finlay Currie: Manager
Jack Melford: Reporter
Stafford Hilliard: Sam
Julian Vedey: Toni
Phyllis Stanley: Olga



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