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'''''A Girl Must Live''''' is a 1939 British romantic comedy film directed by [[Carol Reed]] that stars [[Margaret Lockwood]], [[ ...aumont British Deals Block-Booking a Lusty Blow By Announcing 12 "Class A" Films for Sale Singly: British Producing Company Stresses Quality Rather Than Qua

'''''The Ghost Goes West''''' is a 1935 British [[romantic comedy]]/[[fantasy film|fantasy]] film directed by [[René Clair]] and star This was the first of two films Clair made in England following a deal he made with producer [[Alexander Ko

'''''A Yank at Oxford''''' is a 1938 [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Jack Conway (film-maker)|Jack Conway]] and starring [[ ...e this film, Taylor was seen as the "romantic love interest" and thus as a 1930s equivalent to [[Rudolph Valentino]], with men therefore starting to doubt T

...singly prominent roles in musicals and [[revue]]s, including the secondary romantic lead to [[Jack Buchanan]]'s star, in ''Stand up and Sing'' (1932),<ref>[htt ...e of humour that sets the other going".<ref>"From 'The Band Waggon' to the Films", ''The Observer'', 4 December 1938, p. 11</ref> The stars featured in a fi

...one Company|Columbia]] and [[HMV|HMV]], returning to the stage in the late 1930s. During the [[Second World War|Second World War]], Courtneidge entertained Having discovered that she seemed more suited to comedy than romantic leads, Courtneidge continued to perform in variety and made her debut in [[

...f>{{cite book |last=Fellner |first=Chris |title=The Encyclopedia of Hammer Films |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IVGfDwAAQBAJ&q=Adrienne+Riccoboni+bo ...hakespearean roles and in Hammer horror movies, as well as such well-known films as Dr Zhivago |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/28/adrienne-co

...ay developed a following for the recordings of his many monologues. By the 1930s, he was in demand to star in [[variety show|variety]], [[pantomime|pantomim ...war, he appeared in the film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' and made a series of films for Ealing Studios, including ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'', ''[[The Lavender

...936-7cdf-11ef-980d-341a84fdff8f_story.html |title=A list of Maggie Smith's films |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> and g ...2012}}</ref> Greg Ferrara wrote that the film "is one of the best British films of the decade. It is as captivating today as it was upon its release and it

...with ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' (1978), a 1930s-set drama serial featuring [[Bob Hoskins]] as a sheet music salesman (Hoski ...Britain|Arts Council]], Potter invested £500,000 in the production; [[BBC Films]] provided the rest of the capital. The film was not given a cinema release

...oped the Tramp persona and attracted a large fan base. He directed his own films and continued to hone his craft as he moved to the [[Essanay Studios|Essana ...ve the U.S. and settle in Switzerland. He abandoned the Tramp in his later films, which include ''[[Monsieur Verdoux]]'' (1947), ''[[Limelight (1952 film)|L