''Melody Club'' is a 1949 British

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Robert S. Baker Robert Sidney Baker (27 October 1916 – 30 September 2009) was a British film and television producer, who at times was also a cinematographer and director. Born in London and serving as an artillery man in the British Army, he was posted to Nor ...

and

Monty Berman Nestor Montague "Monty" Berman (16 August 1913 in Whitechapel, London, England – 14 June 2006 in London, England) was a British cinematographer and film and television producer. Early career Berman began his film career as a camera assistant a ...

and starring

Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; 10 July 19118 January 1990) was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of th ...

, Gwynneth Vaughan and Michael Balfour. It was made at Kensington Studios.Chibnall p.36

Cast

as Freddy Forrester * Gwynneth Vaughan as Jean * Michael Balfour as Max Calypso *

Len Lowe Leonard Lowe (born Leonard Alfred Smoothey; 17 December 1916 – 21 August 1999)England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, Register Number: 96B District and Subdistrict: 2321 Entry Number: 132 was an English comedian, actor, scriptwrite ...

as Tony * Bill Lowe as Birdie * Lilian Grey as Cora * Arthur Gomez as Inspector Dodds * Anthony Shaw as General Blitzem * Sylvia Clarke as Susie * Jack Mayne as Hector * Ida Patlanski as Hector's Wife

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

* 1949 films British musical comedy films 1949 musical comedy films Films set in England Films shot at Kensington Studios British black-and-white films Films directed by Monty Berman Films directed by Robert S. Baker 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{musical-comedy-film-stub