Out of the Blue (1931 film)

Out of the Blue

Jessie Matthews sings the title song
Produced by John Maxwell
Screenplay by Bert Lee
Frank Miller
R.P. Weston
Based on Play "Little Tommy Tucker" by Desmond Carter and Caswell Garth
Starring Gene Gerrard
Jessie Matthews
Kay Hammond
Music by Vivian Ellis
Cinematography Arthur Crabtree
Ernest Palmer
Edited by Edward B. Jarvis (as E.B. Jarvis)
Production
company
British International Pictures
Distributed by Pathé Pictures International (UK)
Release dates
  • 1931
Running time
88 mins
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Out of the Blue is a 1931 British musical film directed by Gene Gerrard and starring Gerrard, Jessie Matthews and Kay Hammond.[1] It was Matthew's first major film role. [2] A baronet's daughter falls in love with a radio star who is engaged to marry her sister. The film was not a success, but led to Matthews being cast in There Goes the Bride.[3] John Orton served as a supervising director.

Cast

Critical reception

Britmovie called the film "lightweight." [4]

References

  1. "Out of the Blue (1931) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  2. MacNab p.74
  3. MacNab p.74
  4. "Out of the Blue | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Retrieved 2014-07-24.

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