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Mayfair Melody is a 1937 British musical film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring popular bass-baritone singer Keith Falkner in the first of his three screen performances.

Mayfair Melody
Directed by	Arthur B. Woods
Written by	James Dyrenforth
Produced by	Irving Asher
Starring	Keith Falkner Chili Bouchier
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Music by	Kenneth Leslie-Smith
Production company	Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	2 March 1937
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.[1] The film was a quota quickie production, featuring Falkner as a factory hand whose wonderful singing voice is discovered by the daughter of the factory owner. She then guides him up the ladder to fame and fortune as a professional singer. Mayfair Melody is now classed as a lost film.[2]

Cast

• Keith Falkner as Mark
• Chili Bouchier as Carmen
• Bruce Lester as Dickie
• Joyce Kirby as Brenda
• Glen Alyn as Daphne
• Aubrey Mallalieu as Dighton
• George Galleon as Lord Chester
• Louis Goodrich as Ludborough
• Ian McLean as Collecchi
• Vivienne Chatterton as Mme. Collecchi

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Mayfair Melody at IMDb
• Mayfair at BFI Film & TV Database

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