Sidewalks of London
St Martin's Lane, also known as Sidewalks of London, London After Dark, and Partners of the Night, is a 1938 British black-and-white comedy drama starring Charles Laughton as a busker or street entertainer who teams up with a talented pickpocket, played by Vivien Leigh. The film co-stars Rex Harrison and Tyrone Guthrie in a rare acting appearance. It also features Ronald Shiner as the barman (uncredited). It was produced by Laughton's Mayflower Pictures Corporation.
Plot
Charles Staggers is a London street performer, or busker, with his partners, Arthur Smith and Gentry.
More details
| author | Charles Laughton |
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| contentLocation | London |
| director | Tim Whelan |
| editor | Hugh Stewart Robert Hamer |
| genre | comedy-drama crime |
| keywords | arrest beg busk busker cigarette case cinema of the united states hollywood marriage proposal pickpocket runaway song writer street performer wait |
| musicBy | Arthur Johnston |
| producer | Charles Laughton Erich Pommer |
| productionCompany | Mayflower Pictures |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | romantic comedy |