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Britannia of Billingsgate

1933-01-01 Comedy 1hr 20m

The owner of a fish-and-chips shop in the Billingsgate area of London harbors a secret ambition: to become a movie star. It turns out that she has a beautiful singing voice, and when that fact comes to the attention of a movie studio, it begins to turn her and her family's lives upside down.

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Britannia of Billingsgate

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The owner of a fish-and-chips shop in the Billingsgate area of London harbors a secret ambition: to become a movie star. It turns out that she has a beautiful singing voice, and when that fact comes to the attention of a movie studio, it begins to turn her and her family's lives upside down.

  • Released
    1933-01-01
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 20m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Music, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

Crew

Sinclair Hill
Director
G.H. Moresby-White
Writer
Michael Balcon
Producer
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Cast

Violet Loraine

Violet Loraine
Bessie Bolton
Gordon Harker

Gordon Harker
Bert Bolton
Kay Hammond

Kay Hammond
Pearl Bolton
John Mills

John Mills
Fred Bolton
Drusilla Wills

Drusilla Wills
Mrs. Wigglesworth
Walter Sondes

Walter Sondes
Harold Hogarth
Glennis Lorimer

Glennis Lorimer
Maud
Anthony Holles

Anthony Holles
Guidobaldi
Joyce Kirby

Joyce Kirby
Joan
Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin
Westerbrook
Grethe Hansen

Grethe Hansen
Gwen
Wally Patch

Wally Patch
Harry
Ernest Sefton

Ernest Sefton
Publicity Man
Jane Cornell

Jane Cornell
Fay
Cecil Ramage

Cecil Ramage
Producer
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson
Dirt Track Rider
Gus Kuhn

Gus Kuhn
Dirt Track Rider
Colin Watson

Colin Watson
Dirt Track Rider
Tom Farndon

Tom Farndon
Dirt Track Rider
Claude Rye

Claude Rye
Dirt Track Rider
Arthur Warwick

Arthur Warwick
Dirt Track Rider
Roy Fox

Roy Fox
Bandleader
Ian Wilson

Ian Wilson
George Turner

George Turner
Pal

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-08-29

This is actually quite a cheery little feature that sees fish and chip shop owner "Bessie" (established theatre star Violet Loraine) aspire ... read more

This is actually quite a cheery little feature that sees fish and chip shop owner "Bessie" (established theatre star Violet Loraine) aspire to become a film star. Fat chance thinks you! Well, as it happens she has a decent enough singing voice and when she is "discovered" by a local studio, her life with family "Bert" (Gordon Harker), "Pearl" (Kay Hammond) and "Fred" (John Mills) is suddenly all topsy-turvy. What makes this a little more memorable is that it demonstrates to an audience just how films were put together then - the filming, audio, lighting - and film was expensive stuff so much of this was live! Harker and Loraine have a conviviality to their characters that lends well to the gentle comedy very much of it's time: an amiable English combination of stoicism and opportunity - with a solid supporting cast. It has a charm to it this. That doesn't make it memorable or really even very good, but it had a job to do in 1930s Britain and I suspect it did it well enough to pack out the houses for eighty minutes on a Saturday afternoon.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

This is actually quite a cheery little feature that sees fish and chip shop owner "Bessie" (established theatre star Violet Loraine) aspire to become a film star. Fat chance thinks you! Well, as it happens she has a decent enough singing vo...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-08-29

This is actually quite a cheery little feature that sees fish and chip shop owner "Bessie" (established theatre star Violet Loraine) aspire to become a film star. Fat chance thinks you! Well, as it ha...

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