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St Martin's Lane

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

[Starring] Charles Laughton
also starring Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison

Charles Saggers, a Cockney busker, falls for a beautiful young waif, but loses her when she is taken up by socialites and turned into a West End star.

In a career lasting over 30 years, Charles Laughton created an astonishing gallery of famous film characterisations, from Henry VIII to Captain Bligh. In tonight's film, produced by his own company in 1938, he gives one of his most moving performances as the busker who loses the girl he loves to the bright lights inside the theatre and returns to find his own happiness with his old friends in the theatre queue.
This Week's Films: page 11

Contributors

Screenplay:
Clemence Dane
Producer:
Erich Pommer
Director:
Tim Whelan
Charles:
Charles Laughton
Libby:
Vivien Leigh
Harley Prentiss:
Rex Harrison
Constantine:
Larry Adler
Gentry:
Tyrone Guthrie
Arthur:
Gus MacNaughton
Mr Such:
Edward Lexy
Mrs Such:
Maire O'Neill
Hackett:
David Burns
Temperley:
Ronald Ward
Duchesi:
Romily Lunge
Lady Selina:
Helen Haye
Source: Radio Times

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