Summary
Let the People Sing is a British film comedy first released in 1942,
directed by John Baxter.
The film is based on a novel by J.B. Priestley and stars Alastair Sim, Fred Emney, Edward Rigby, Oliver Wakefield and Patricia Roc.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: John Baxter
- Script: John Baxter, Barbara K. Emary, Geoffrey Orme, J.B. Priestley (novel)
- Photo: James Wilson
- Music: Kennedy Russell
- Cast: Alastair Sim (The Professor), Fred Emney (Sir George Denberry-Baxter), Edward Rigby (Timmy Tiverton), Oliver Wakefield (Sir Reginald Foxfield), Patricia Roc (Hope Ollerton), Annie Esmond (Lady Foxfield), Marian Spencer (Lady Shepshod), Olive Sloane (Daisy Barley), Maire O’Neill (Mrs. Mitterley), Gus McNaughton (Ketley), Charles Hawtrey (Orton), Peter Gawthorne (Major Shiptonthorpe), Aubrey Mallalieu (Commander Spofforth), G.H. Mulcaster (Inspector), Wally Patch (Sam), Horace Kenney (Walter), Morris Harvey (Jim Flagg), Ida Barr (Katie), Spencer Trevor (Colonel Hazelhead), Robert Atkins (Hassock), Diana Beaumont, Syd Crossley (Uncle Alfred), A. Bromley Davenport (Agent), Charles Doe, Alexander Field, Ian Fleming, Richard George, Leopold Glasspoole, Michael Martin Harvey (Handover), David Keir, Eliot Makeham, George Merritt, Mignon O’Doherty (Dr. Buckler), Stan Paskin, Peter Ustinov (Cameo), H Victor Weske
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 105 min; B&W
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