Trottie True
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Trottie True is a 1949 British musical comedy film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Jean Kent, James Donald and Hugh Sinclair.[1] Adapted from a play by Caryl Brahms and S. J. Simon, it tells the story of Trottie True, a Gaiety Girl of the 1890s who, after a brief romance with a balloonist, marries Lord Digby Landon, becoming Duchess of Wellwater when he succeeds to the dukedom.
Cast
- Jean Kent - Trottie True
- James Donald - Lord Digby Landon (later Duke of Wellwater)
- Hugh Sinclair - Maurice Beckenham
- Lana Morris - Bouncie Barrington
- Andrew Crawford - Sid Skinner
- Bill Owen - Joe Jugg
- Michael Medwin - Marquis of Maidenhead
- Joan Young - Mrs True
- Harold Scott - Mr True
- Anthony Halfpenny - Perce True
- Daphne Anderson - Bertha True
- Katharine Blake - Ruby Rubarto
- Philip Strange - Earl of Burney
- Darcy Conyers - Claude
- Josef Ramart - Monty's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Francis de Wolff - George Edwardes
- Campbell Cotts - Saintsbury, the butler
- Harcourt Williams - Duke of Wellwater (Digby's father)
- Mary Hinton - Duchess of Wellwater (Digby's mother)
Production
Production of the film was interrupted by a strike from crew members in protest over recent sackings of film workers.[2]
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/55372
- ↑ "FILM STRIKE.". Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 31 October 1948. p. 12 Section: The Sunday Times Sporting Section. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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