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Gaiety George (1946)

Gaiety George poster
Directed by
George King
Genre
musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In late Victorian London, an Irish impresario arrives to shake up the music hall scene. The film follows his efforts to bring new energy to the stage.

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What happens

Gaiety George (also known as Showtime) is a 1946 British historical musical film directed by George King and Leontine Sagan and starring Richard Greene, Ann Todd and Peter Graves. It was written by Peter Creswell, Richard Fisher, Katherine Strueby and Basil Woon and is set in the late Victorian music hall, when an Irish impresario arrives in London. The film was inspired by the memory of George Edwardes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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