- Source: Mayfair Melody
Mayfair Melody is a 1937 British musical film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring popular bass-baritone singer Keith Falkner in the first of his three screen performances.
It was produced at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers. The film was a quota quickie production, starring Falkner as a factory hand whose exceptional singing voice is discovered by the daughter of the factory owner. She then helps him rise to fame and fortune as a professional singer. Mayfair Melody is now considered a lost film.
Cast
Keith Falkner as Mark
Chili Bouchier as Carmen
Bruce Lester as Dickie
Joyce Kirby as Brenda
Glen Alyn as Daphne
Aubrey Mallalieu as Dighton
George Galleon as Lord Chester
Louis Goodrich as Ludborough
Ian McLean as Collecchi
Vivienne Chatterton as Mme. Collecchi
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
Mayfair Melody at IMDb
Mayfair at BFI Film & TV Database
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