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Variety Jubilee (1943)

Variety Jubilee poster
Directed by
Maclean Rogers
Genre
musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This musical follows life in a London music hall from 1892 through World War Two. It shows the performers and the changing times in the venue.

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What happens

Variety Jubilee is a 1943 British historical musical film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Reginald Purdell, Ellis Irving and Lesley Brook. It was written by Kathleen Butler based on a story by Mabel Constanduros, and depicts life in a London music hall from 1892 to the Second World War. It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The film was re-released in 1945, to capitalise on the popularity of Ealing's Champagne Charlie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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