Charles Laughton sings?! The 1930 musical time capsule nobody asked for but history delivered.
A Musical Revue featuring a number of prominent vaudeville and theatrical British artists of the day in songs, dances, dramatic and musical sketches.
Acting
Pre-fame Laughton and Lanchester before Hollywood claimed them.
Production
Primitive early sound recording as its own accidental aesthetic.
Director
Sasha Geneen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This captures British variety theatre at its 1930 peak, months before the Great Depression and war would transform popular entertainment entirely.
Laughton and Lanchester married in 1929; this is essentially their newlywed home movie with professional lighting. They'd divorce in 1962 after his affairs became public.
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