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Saturday Cinema Double Bill

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on BBC Two England

Sunny Side Up
Starring Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell
The first of two films starring Janet Gaynor is a romantic musical in which she plays an East Side girl in love with a handsome New York socialite. Along with the title number, the songs include ' I'm a dreamer ', ' If I had a talking picture of you', and a spectacular version of ' Turn on the heat*.
Screenplay by B. G. DE SYLVA LEW BROWN. RAY HENDERSON Producer B. G. DE SYLVA Director DAVID BUTLER

and at 3.55
A Star Is Born
Starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March
Janet Gaynor plays Esther Blodgett - a movie-struck country girl convinced that Hollywood will bring her fame and fortune. But her public life is deeply affected when Norman Maine, a fading movie idol, falls in love with her.
Screenplay by DOROTHY PARKER ALAN CAMPBELL , ROBERT CARSON Director WILLIAM A. WELLMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Janet Gaynor
Unknown:
Charles Farrell
Unknown:
Janet Gaynor
Unknown:
B. G. de Sylva
Unknown:
Lew Brown.
Unknown:
Ray Henderson
Producer:
B. G. de Sylva
Director:
David Butler
Unknown:
Dorothy Parker
Unknown:
Alan Campbell
Unknown:
Robert Carson
Director:
William A. Wellman
Molly Carr:
Janet Gaynor
Jack Cromwell:
Charles Farrell
Eric Swenson:
El Brendel
Bee Nichols:
Marjorie White
Eddie Rafferty:
Frank Richardson
Jane Worth:
Sharon Lynn
Mrs Cromwell:
Mary Forbes
Joe VlttO JOE:
E Brown
Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester:
Janet Gaynor
Norman Maine:
Fredric March
Oliver Niles:
Adolphe Menjou
Lettie:
May Robson
Danny McGuire:
Andy Devine
Libby:
Lionel Stander
Anita Regis:
Elizabeth Jenns
Pop Randall:
Edgar Kennedy
Casey Burke:
Owen Moore
Theodore Smythe:
J C Nugent
Aunt Mattie:
Clara Blandick
Esther's brother:
A W Sweatt
Miss Phillips (clerk):
Peggy Wood
Source: Radio Times

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