Britannia of Billingsgate
Britannia of Billingsgate is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film crew who are shooting there.[1] It was based on the play Britannia of Billingsgate by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes.[2]
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| Directed by | Sinclair Hill |
| Written by | George Moresby-White Ralph Stock |
| Based on | Britannia of Billingsgate by Sewell Stokes and Christine Jope-Slade |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Violet Loraine Gordon Harker Kay Hammond John Mills |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum |
| Edited by | Frederick Y. Smith |
| Music by | Bretton Byrd Jack Beaver |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge.[1]
Cast
- Violet Loraine as Bessie Bolton
- Gordon Harker as Bert Bolton
- Kay Hammond as Pearl Bolton
- John Mills as Fred Bolton
- Drusilla Wills as Mrs Wrigley
- Walter Sondes as Harold Hogarth
- Glennis Lorimer as Maud
- Anthony Holles as Guidobaldi
- Joyce Kirby as Joan
- Gibb McLaughlin as Westerbrook
- Grethe Hansen as Gwen
- Wally Patch as Harry
- Ernest Sefton as Publicity man
Speedway scenes
The motorcycle speedway scenes from the film were shot at Hackney Wick Stadium and featured some of the leading riders in Britain at the time; Colin Watson, Arthur Warwick, Gus Kuhn, Tom Farndon, Claude Rye and Ron Johnson.[3]
References
- "Britannia of Billingsgate (1933)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
- Goble p.444
- "Britannia Of Billingsgate (1933)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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