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18/01/1943 Drama, Music, War 1h 24m
70
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Overview

A young dancer trying to make it in London during World War II discovers that people like her singing voice, too. Although she's at first reluctant to sing, she finally does and becomes a star. She hooks up with a young musician who composes classical music and turns his nose up at this vulgar "popular" music, but she believes he can be a success at it and sets out to turn him around.

  1. Philip Brandon

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Vera Lynn

    Peggy Brown

  2. Betty Jardine

    Miss Bohne

  3. Frederick Leister

    Mr. Hastropp

  4. Patricia Roc

    Ruth Cole

  5. Geraldo

    Gerry

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-26
Made slap bang in the middle of WWII, this rather clunky and stodgy romantic musical features forces sweetheart Vera Lynn as an aspiring dancer ("Peggy") who just happens to have a bit of a voice too. After a bit of an internal mis-hap at the BBC, a recording she made with her composer pal "Frank" (Ronald Ward) hits the airways and soon she is a talk of the town, and with the help of successful bandleader "Gerry" (Geraldo), a star of radio. It's very much a simple vehicle for a couple of fine numbers from the star; the plot is pretty much join-the-dots with a little humour and all in all we ha...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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