''Going Gay'' is a 1933 British musical film directed by

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and starring

Arthur Riscoe Arthur Riscoe MC (1896–1954) was a British stage and film actor. Early life He was born Arthur Charles Boorman on 19 November 1896 in Sherburn-in-Elmet near Leeds, but at the age of 15 moved to Tasmania as a farm worker. When 18, he joined ...

Naunton Wayne Naunton Wayne (born Henry Wayne Davies, 22 June 1901 – 17 November 1970), was a Welsh character actor, born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. He was educated at Clifton College. His name was changed by deed poll in 1933. Stage actor His firs ...

and

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. It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios. It was followed by a sequel ''

For Love of You ''For Love of You'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Arthur Riscoe, Naunton Wayne and Franco Foresta. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios.Wood p.77 It is the sequel to '' Going Gay ...

'', also released the same year.

Plot

English friends in Vienna are rivals in love for a lady singer, but both unite in their attempts to make her a star of the opera.

Cast

as Jack *

as Jim *

as Grete, a Viennese Girl *

Ruth Maitland Ruth Maitland (born Emma Christian Ruth Erskine; 3 February 1880 – 12 March 1961) was an English actress. She is known for her roles in '' The Faithful Heart'' (1922), '' The Farmer's Wife'' (1928), '' The Only Girl'' (1933), and '' At the Vill ...

as Mother *

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as Grete's Father * Richard Wydler as Grete's Brother * Brenda Senton as Grete's Sister *

Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and producer of the silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard.Eforgan, Estel. Leslie Howard: The Los ...

as Director of Opera Falkenheim *

Grete Natzler Grete Natzler (19 June 1906 – 10 June 1999) was an Austrian actress and operatic soprano. Born in Vienna, she was the daughter of actress Lilli Meißner and actor and opera singer Leopold Natzler (1860–1926). Two of her younger sisters w ...

as Director of Opera's Daughter * Joe Hayman as Impresario *

Bertha Belmore Bertha Belmore (22 December 1882 – 14 December 1953) was an English stage and film actress. Part of the Belmore family of British actors through her marriage to actor Herbert Belmore, she began her career as a child actress in British pantomim ...

as Masculine Lady at TableTen

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1933 films 1933 musical comedy films Films directed by Carmine Gallone British musical comedy films Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree British black-and-white films 1930s British films {{musical-comedy-film-stub