Command Performance (1937 film)

Command Performance
Directed by	Sinclair Hill
Written by	Stafford Dickens (play) Michael Hankinson George Pearson Sinclair Hill
Produced by	Harcourt Templeman
Starring	Arthur Tracy Lilli Palmer Mark Daly Finlay Currie
Cinematography	Cyril Bristow
Edited by	Michael Hankinson
Music by	Louis Levy
Production company	Grosvenor Films
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release date	19 August 1937 (1937-08-19)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Command Performance is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Arthur Tracy, Lilli Palmer and Mark Daly.[1] It was based on a play by Stafford Dickens. Like The Street Singer, which was released the same year, it was designed as a vehicle for Tracy who performs a number of songs during the film. It was made at Pinewood Studios.[2]

Plot

Growing tired of his life of fame, a singer runs away from a domineering manager and goes to live with a group of gypsies. A massive manhunt is whipped by the press to find him so that he can shoot the final scenes of his latest film.

Cast

• Arthur Tracy as Street Singer
• Lilli Palmer as Susan
• Mark Daly as Joe
• Rae Collett as Betty
• Finlay Currie as Manager
• Jack Melford as Reporter
• Stafford Hilliard as Sam
• Julian Vedey as Toni
• Phyllis Stanley as Olga

References

1. BFI.org
2. Wood p.94

Bibliography

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

External links

• Command Performance at IMDb