Mayfair Melody

Mayfair Melody
Mayfair Melody
Directed by	Arthur B. Woods
Written by	James Dyrenforth
Produced by	Irving Asher
Starring	Keith Falkner; Chili Bouchier
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Music by	Kenneth Leslie-Smith
Production; company	Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	2 March 1937;
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Mayfair Melody is a 1937 British musical film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring popular bass-baritone singer Keith Falkner in the first of his three screen performances.

It was produced at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.^[1] The film was a quota quickie production, starring Falkner as a factory hand whose exceptional singing voice is discovered by the daughter of the factory owner. She then helps him rise to fame and fortune as a professional singer. Mayfair Melody is now considered a lost film.^[2]

Cast

Keith Falkner as Mark
Chili Bouchier as Carmen
Bruce Lester as Dickie
Joyce Kirby as Brenda
Glen Alyn as Daphne
Aubrey Mallalieu as Dighton
George Galleon as Lord Chester
Louis Goodrich as Ludborough
Ian McLean as Collecchi
Vivienne Chatterton as Mme. Collecchi

References

^ Wood p.91
^ Missing Believed Lost British Pictures Article Archive.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Mayfair Melody at IMDb
Mayfair at BFI Film & TV Database

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[1] Wood p.91

[2] Missing Believed Lost British Pictures Article Archive.

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