Trottie True

1949 1h 36m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 3

MusicDramaComedy

Synopsis

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Tottie True is a gay-90s British music-hall performer who has her sights set on moving from rags to riches, who loses her heart to the pure-and-true blue balloonist, Sid Skinner, but continues her upward search on improving her social status. She finally settles for Lord Landon Digby who has lots of assets and a very-stiff upper lip. She gets a lot of the latter and very little of the former, and decides Sid might have been a better choice.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean Kent
Trottie True
James Donald
Lord Digby Langdon
Hugh Sinclair
Maurice Beckenham
Andrew Crawford
Sid Skinner
Bill Owen
Joe Jugg
Michael Medwin
Monty, Marquis of Maidenhead
Lana Morris
Bouncy Barrington
Christopher Lee
Hon. Bongo Icklesham

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Writers: S.J. Simon, Caryl Brahms, Denis Freeman
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, shot by Harry Waxman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Benjamin Frankel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph Kemplen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jean Kent and James Donald and Hugh Sinclair carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041989 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Brian Desmond Hurst directs. Harry Waxman behind the camera. Benjamin Frankel scores. Ralph Kemplen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

177 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, shot by Harry Waxman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Benjamin Frankel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ralph Kemplen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jean Kent and James Donald and Hugh Sinclair carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0041989 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.