Music Hall Parade is a 1939 British

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film directed by

Oswald Mitchell Oswald Albert Mitchell (1890 - April 27, 1949) was a British film director who directed several of the Old Mother Riley series of films.

. The film featured Glen Raynham, Richard Norris (actor), and Charles Sewell. Sid Palmer also had a role. The story is about a daughter who works to keep her father's music hall going after his death. The film was reissued in 1940 as ''Cavalcade of Variety''. The film was produced at the

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studios.

Renown Pictures Renown Pictures Corporation is a British film distributor founded by producer George Minter in 1938. Releases Renown's releases include: * '' Scrooge'' (1951) * ''Grand National Night'' (1953) * ''Dance, Little Lady'' (1954) * ''Svengali'' (1 ...

released a digitally remastered edition of the film in 2011.

Billy Cotton William Edward Cotton (6 May 1899 – 25 March 1969) as Billy Cotton was an English band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the British dance band era. Cotton is now mainly remembered as a 1950s and 1960s radio a ...

and his Band perform in the film.

Critical reception

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'' called it above average with a thin plot but fun acts. ''

Monthly Film Bulletin ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 to April 1991, when it merged with ''Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those with a ...

'' gave a similar assessment, praising the variety acts and noting the slim plot.

References

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* 1939 films British musical films 1939 musical films British black-and-white films Films scored by Percival Mackey Films directed by Oswald Mitchell 1930s British films {{UK-musical-film-stub