Kicking the Moon Around
| Kicking the Moon Around | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | Thomas J. Geraghty (story), Michael Hogan |
| Produced by | Herbert Wynne |
| Cinematography | Francis Carver |
| Edited by | Derek N. Twist |
Production company | Vogue Film Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Kicking the Moon Around is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bert Ambrose, Evelyn Dall and Harry Richman.[1] The film marked Maureen O'Hara's screen debut; she appeared very briefly, speaking one line.
Plot summary
[edit]Millionaire Bobbie Hawkes is engaged to Flo, a singer and aspiring actress who hopes to move to Hollywood. He becomes concerned when his friend Mark points out that Flo seems mostly interested in Bobbie's money. In an effort to discover whether she is a gold digger, Bobbie pretends to have lost his fortune on the stock market and she ends their engagement.
Disguised as an ordinary laborer, he befriends a shopgirl named Pepper who performs for customers. He is impressed by Pepper's voice and decides to help her start a singing career. A jealous Flo sabotages Pepper's audition with popular bandleader Bert Ambrose and tricks her into signing a contract with the store owner, Mr. Stoker. However, Bobbie outsmarts Flo by arranging a second audition for Pepper. Undeterred, Flo ruins Pepper's debut performance by painting Bobbie as a villain and plying her with alcohol; in the ensuing chaos, everyone in the club is arrested and brought before a magistrate. The magistrate sentences Flo to seven days in jail for assaulting Mark, ruining her chance of a Hollywood contract. Meanwhile, Pepper and Bobbie are free to go and start their life together.
Cast
[edit]- Bert Ambrose and his orchestra as Themselves
- Evelyn Dall as Pepper Martin, a singing shopgirl
- Harry Richman as Harry, a successful vocalist
- Florence Desmond as Flo Hadley, an ambitious actress
- Hal Thompson as Bobbie Hawkes, an eccentric millionaire
- C. Denier Warren as Mark Browd, a talent manager
- Leslie Carew as Streamline
- Julian Vedey as Herbert Stoker, the owner of the store where Pepper works
- Max Bacon as Gus
- Davy Burnaby as Magistrate
- George Carney as Constable Truscott
- Edward Rigby as Professor Scattlebury
- Maureen O'Hara as Secretary
Production
[edit]The film was shot in Pinewood Studios and distributed by General Film Distributors.[2]
Release
[edit]In 1942, the film was rereleased in theatres with the new title of Millionaire Merry-Go-Round. It was titled The Play Boy in the US.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kicking the Moon Around". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ Geoff Brown (1977). Walter Forde. British Film Institute. p. 37. ISBN 9780851700625.
- ^ Marching to the Canon. University of Rochester Press. 2014. p. 176. ISBN 9781580464383.
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