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Take My Tip (1937)

Take My Tip poster
Directed by
Herbert Mason
Genre
musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British musical comedy about a couple who try to trick a wealthy man into giving them money for a holiday. The scheme does not go as planned and leads to amusing complications.

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What happens

Take My Tip is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Mason (who stage managed some musical revues in the past), produced by Michael Balcon and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Harold Huth and Frank Cellier. It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The film's sets were designed by art director Ernö Metzner. Songs featured include "I Was Anything but Sentimental" and "I'm Like a Little Birdie out of My Cage". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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