''Song of Soho'' is a 1930 British

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

Harry Lachman Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and bo ...

and starring

Carl Brisson Carl Brisson (24 December 1893 – 25 September 1958), born Carl Frederik Ejnar Pedersen, was a Danish film actor and singer. He appeared in 13 films between 1918 and 1935, including two silent films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In the 1934 ...

Edna Davies Edna Davies (1905–1969) was a British stage and film actress. Selected filmography * ''The Hate Ship'' (1929) * '' Spanish Eyes'' (1930) * ''Song of Soho'' (1930) * '' Loose Ends'' (1930) * ''Sometimes Good'' (1934) * '' Side Street Angel'' ...

and

Donald Calthrop Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London, Calthrop was educated at St Paul's School and made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age at the Comedy Theatr ...

. The screenplay concerns an ex-

French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion (french: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, Armoured Cavalry Arm, cavalry, Military engineering, engineers, Airborne forces, airborne troops. It was created ...

soldier who comes to

Soho Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century. The area was develop ...

and ends up as a singer in a cafe.

Cast

- Carl *

- Camille *

- Nobby *

Henry Victor Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English-born character actor who had his highest profile in the film silent era, he appeared in numerous film roles in Britain, before emigrating to the US in 1939 where he continued ...

- Henry * Lucienne Herval - Lucienne *

Antonia Brough Antonia Brough (May 18, 1897 – November 4, 1937) British actress born in Chelsea, London, England; Died in Kensington, England. Selected filmography * ''The Farmer's Wife'' (1928) * ''Under the Greenwood Tree'' (1929) * '' Spanish Eyes'' (1930) ...

- Antonia *

Charles Farrell Charles David Farrell (August 9, 1900 – May 6, 1990) was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor. Farrell is probably best recalled for his onscreen romances with actress Janet Gaynor ...

- Legionnaire * Andrea Nijinsky - Dancer

References

External links

* 1930 films 1930 musical films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Harry Lachman British black-and-white films British musical films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{UK-musical-film-stub