The Show Goes On is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Owen Nares and John Stuart.

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The Show Goes On
Directed by	Basil Dean
Written by	Basil Dean Anthony Kimmins Austin Melford
Produced by	Basil Dean
Starring	Gracie Fields Owen Nares John Stuart Horace Hodges
Cinematography	Jan Stallich
Edited by	Jack Kitchin
Music by	Ernest Irving
Production company	Associated Talking Pictures
Distributed by	ABFD
Release date	April 1937
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

The Show Goes On is a semi-biographical film about Sally Scowcroft (Gracie Fields) who is a mill worker who is plucked from obscurity and thrust towards fame and fortune by an ailing composer (Owen Nares) who needs a singer to perform his work.

Cast

• Gracie Fields as Sally Scowcroft
• Owen Nares as Martin Fraser
• John Stuart as Mack McDonald
• Horace Hodges as Sam Bishop
• Edward Rigby as Mr. Scowcroft, Sally's Father
• Amy Veness as Mrs. Scowcroft, Sally's Mother
• Arthur Sinclair as Mike O'Hara
• Cyril Ritchard as Jimmy
• Jack Hobbs as Nicholson
• Dennis Arundell as Felix Flack
• Billy Merson as Manager
• Frederick Leister as O.B. Dalton
• Patrick Barr as Designer
• Nina Vanna as Maniana
• Tom Payne as Professor Augustino
• Queenie Leonard as Lilith Henderson
• Frank Atkinson as Actor at O'Hara's Agency
• Warren Earl Fisk as Townsman
• Walter Fitzgerald as Soldier with His Family on Troopship
• Laurence Hanray as Waiter
• Mike Johnson as Busker
• Andreas Malandrinos as Finale Set Designer
• Jack Vyvian as Stage Manager at Pantomime

External links

• The Show Goes On at IMDb

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