Aunt Sally

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Aunt Sally - 1933 | 84 mins | Comedy | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Tim Whelan.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Tim Whelan, Guy Bolton, Austin Melford and A.R. Rawlinson. (from a story by Tim Whelan)
Cinematography: Charles Van Enger.
Editing: Derek N. Twist.
Art Direction: Alex Vetchinsky.
Costume Design: Gordon Conway.
Sound Department: H. Hand.
Original Music: Harry M. Woods.

The Cast

Cicely Courtneidge - Sally Bird and Mademoiselle - Zaza
Sam Hardy - Michael 'King' Kelly
Phyllis Clare - Queenie Mills
Billy Milton - Billy
Hartley Power - 'Gloves' Clark
Ben Welden - Casino
Enrico Naldi - Little Joe
Ann Hope - Joan

Plot Synopsis

Boisterous musical-comedy with Cicely Courtneidge well to the fore as Sally, an aspiring cabaret artist, who by posing as a French ‘star’ Zaza, wangles her way into a job at Chicago-born impresario Mike Kelly’s nightclub. On the opening night, Sally is kidnapped by American gangsters who are associates of Kelly (Sam Hardy), intent on blackmailing him and taking over his club.