The Gang Show is a 1937 British musical film about a Boy Scout Troop who stage a variety show to raise funds, when the lease of their meeting place expires.
The film was a vehicle for material from Ralph Reader's Gang Shows that had been successful on the stage in London's West End since 1932;[1] the songs included the Gang Show anthem; "Crest of a Wave".[2] Shot at Pinewood Studios,[3] the film premiered at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 13 April 1937, the only occasion that the theatre was used as a cinema.[4] It was released in New York in December 1938 under the shortened title The Gang.[5]
Cast
- Ralph Reader as Skipper
- Gina Malo as Marie
- Stuart Robinson as Raydon
- Richard Ainley as Whipple
- Leonard Snelling as Len
- Syd Palmer as Syd
- Roy Emerton as the Proprietor
- Percy Walsh as McCulloch
References
- ^ Ralph Reader tells the History of the Gang Show
- ^ British Vintage Music Films 1929-1949
- ^ The Gang (1938) - Filming & production - IMDb, retrieved 6 December 2023
- ^ "It's Behind You - The Lyceum Theatre and The Melvilles". www.its-behind-you.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ The Gang (1938) - Release info - IMDb, retrieved 6 December 2023
