Take My Tip
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| Directed by | Herbert Mason |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Written by | Francis de Croisset (play) Sidney Gilliat Michael Hogan Jack Hulbert |
| Starring | Jack Hulbert Cicely Courtneidge Harold Huth Frank Cellier |
| Music by | Bretton Byrd |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Edited by | Charles Saunders |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Take My Tip is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Mason (who stage managed some musical revues in the past) and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Harold Huth and Frank Cellier.[1] A pair of aristocrats adopt various disguises to unmask a confidence trickster.[2] The film's sets were designed by art director Ernö Metzner. Songs featured include I Was Anything but Sentimental and I'm Like a Little Birdie out of My Cage. [3]
Cast
- Jack Hulbert - Lord George Pilkington
- Cicely Courtneidge - Lady Hattie Pilkington
- Harold Huth - Buchan
- Frank Cellier - Paradine
- Frank Pettingell - Willis
- Philip Buchel - Dancing guest
- Eliot Makeham - Digworthy
- H.F. Maltby - Patchett
- Paul Sheridan - Clerk in Hotel
- Robb Wilton - Foreman
Critical reception
Britmovie called it a "hilarious rapid-fire musical farce." [4]
References
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Bibliography
- Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Take My Tip at IMDb
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