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Curtain Up
Curtain Up is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Ralph Smart and starring Robert Morley, Margaret Rutherford and Kay Kendall. Written by Jack Davies and Michael Pertwee it is based on the play On Monday Next by Philip King. It was shot at Isleworth Studios in London with the exterior of the nearby Richmond Theatre standing in for that of Drossmouth. The film's sets were designed by the art director Geoffrey Drake.
Plot
In an English provincial town, Drossmouth, a second-rate repertory company assembles at the Theatre Royal on Monday morning to rehearse the following week's play, a melodrama titled Tarnished Gold.
Cast
More details
author | Jack Davies |
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director | Ralph Smart |
editor | Douglas Robertson |
genre | comedy |
keywords | act fall morning period piece repertory wait west widow young girl |
musicBy | Malcolm Arnold |
producer | Robert Garrett |
productionCompany | Constellation Films |
publisher | General Film Distributors |
theme | melodrama |