Britannia of Billingsgate is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film crew who are shooting there.[1] It was based on the play Britannia of Billingsgate by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes.[2]
It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge.[1]
Cast
- Violet Loraine as Bessie Bolton
- Gordon Harker as Bert Bolton
- Kay Hammond as Pearl Bolton
- John Mills as Fred Bolton
- Drusilla Wills as Mrs Wrigley
- Walter Sondes as Harold Hogarth
- Glennis Lorimer as Maud
- Anthony Holles as Guidobaldi
- Joyce Kirby as Joan
- Gibb McLaughlin as Westerbrook
- Grethe Hansen as Gwen
- Wally Patch as Harry
- Ernest Sefton as Publicity man
Speedway scenes
The motorcycle speedway scenes from the film were shot at Lea Bridge Stadium.[3] It featured some of the leading riders in Britain at the time; Colin Watson, Arthur Warwick, Gus Kuhn, Tom Farndon, Claude Rye and Ron Johnson.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Britannia of Billingsgate (1933)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
- ^ Goble p.444
- ^ "Old Vienna". Nottingham Evening Post. 12 December 1933. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Britannia Of Billingsgate (1933)". YouTube. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Britannia Of Billingsgate". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
Britannia of Billingsgate at IMDb