British Vintage Music Films

British Films featuring entertainers and popular song, 1929-1949

this page first published by John Wright, 18 Sept 1997
last update 15 Dec 2006vintage@jabw.demon.co.uk

This page continues the list of British films that feature entertainers and music, probably a dance band heard but not seen on the screen.

If you can fill in any of the gaps or if you know of websites or books, dealing with entertainers in old movies, that might have useful information, then please e-mail me.

G - H

Recent updates on this page:

Updates from Terry Brown, July 1999

Updates from Talking Machine Review No. 100 article by Don Taylor (Spring 1999)

TV means has been shown on television

V is also available on video

Entertainers-Major Films G - H

FILM	DATE	FEATURING
Gaiety George	1946	Richard Greene Phyllis Robins Ann Todd Hazel Court Leni Lynn Jack Train Claude Alister SONGS Awake AwakeOne LoveThe Pretty Little Girl From Nowhere
The Gang Show	Dec '36	Ralph Reader Gina Marlo Stuart Robertson SONGS Crest Of A WaveChildren Of The New RegimeI’ve Got A Rainbow In My HeartBirds Of A FeatherWith A Twinkle In Your EyeThat Song In My Heart
Gangway	1938	Jessie Matthews Barry Mackay Nat Pendleton Alistair Sim SONGS GangwayWhen You Gotta SingLord And Lady WhoozisMoon or No Moon V
Gasbags	1940	Bud Flanagan Chesney Allen Jimmy Nervo Teddy Knox Charlie Naughton Jimmy Gold Moore Marriott Wally Patch SONGS Yesterday’s Dreams
Gay Love	May '34	Florence Desmond Sophie Tucker Howard Jacobs and his Orch Maurice Winnick and his Band SONGS Louisville Lady My Extraordinary ManMae TimeHotcha Joe
George and Margaret	1940	Marie Lohr Judy Kelly Oliver Wakefield John Boxer Gus McNaughton Irene Handel SONGS ?
George In Civvy Street	Feb '46	George Formby Ronald Shiner Rosalyn Boulter Johnny Claes and his Claepigeons SONGS Mad March HareYou Don't Need A Licence For That It Could BeI Was Christened With a Horse ShoeWe've Been A Long Time Gone
Gert And Daisy Clean Up	1942	Elsie and Doris Waters Joss Ambler Uriel Porter SONGS CoalingWe’ll Shout Hooray AgainSalvageHome Sweet Home AgainLittle Gypsy Of The Seven Seas
Gert And Daisy’s Weekend	1941	Elsie and Doris Waters John Slater Wally Patch SONGS I’ve Got SixpenceGoodnight Children EverywhereKiss Me Goodnight Sergeant MajorWon’t we Have a PartyShe’s A Lily But Only By Name
Get Cracking	1943	George Formby Dinah Sheridan Ronald Shiner Wally Patch Edward Rigby Harry Fowler SONGS Get CrackingUnder The Blasted OakHome Guard Blues
Get Off My Foot	Jul '35	Max Miller Chili Bouchier Jane Carr Norma Varden SONGS ?
The Ghost Of St Michael’s	1941	Will Hay Claude Hulbert Felix Aylmer Charles Hawtrey SONGS ?
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square	1947	Robert Morley Yvonne Arnaud Claude Hulbert Ernest Thesiger Marie Lohr Ronald Frankau Wilfred Hyde White Wally Patch Ronald Shiner SONGS ?
The Ghost Train	May '31	Jack Hulbert Cicely Courtneidge SONGS ?
The Ghost Train	1941	Arthur Askey Richard Murdoch Kathleen Harrison Betty Jardine Ann Todd Cyril Raymond Angela Baddelly a comedy with no songs
The Girl From Maxim’s	Dec '32	Leslie Henson Frances Day Stanley Holloway George Grossmith SONGS ?
The Girl In The Taxi	Feb '37	Frances Day Albert Whelan Lawrence Grossmith Henri Garat SONGS The Old Dog And The Young DogThe Sun Will ShineHere’s to You
A Girl In A Million	1946	Basil Radford Naughton Wayne Joan Greenwood Wylie Watson Gwen Clark (Jane Hylton) SONGS ?
Girls Please !	Mar '34	Sydney Howard Jane Baxter SONGS ?
Give Me The Stars	1944	Jackie Hunter, Leni Lynn, Will Fyffe SONGS I Can Give You The Stars
Give Us The Moon	1944	Peter Graves Margaret Lockwood Vic Oliver Max Bacon Roland Culver Irene Handel SONGS ?
Glamorous Night	Feb '37	Mary Ellis Barry Mackay Trefor Jones Harry Acres, MD SONGS Glamorous NightsThe Gypsy PlayedFold Your Wings Of Love Around MeShine Through My DreamsMy ShipEach Night I Make A Song For You
Glamour	Jan' 31	Seymour Hicks Margot Grahame Ellaline Terriss Beverley Nicholls SONGS ?
Going Gay	Aug '33	Arthur Riscoe Naughton Wayne SONGS ?
Good Companions	1933	Jessie Matthews John Gielgud Edmund Gwenn Max Miller SONGS Three WishesLet Me Give My Happiness To YouLuck For Me
Good Morning Boys	Oct '36	Will Hay Lili Palmer Graham Moffat SONGS ?
Goodnight Vienna	1933	Jack Buchanan, Anna Neagle Lew Stone, MD SONGS Living In CloverGoodnight ViennaJust HeavenDear Little WaltzMarching Song
The Good Old Days	Nov '38	Max Miller Hal Walters SONGS ?
The Goose Steps Out	1942	Will Hay Julien Mitchell Anne Firth Charles Hawtrey Peter Ustinov SONGS ?
Greek Street	May '30	William Freshman Sari Maritza Bert Coote Stanelli Max River’s Trocadero Girls SONGS Undress Parade
Green For Danger	1946	Alistair Sim Sally Gray Judy Campbell Rosamund John Moore Marriott Trevor Howard Hattie Jacques SONGS ?
Happidrome	1943	Leslie Hutchinson Harry Korris Robbie Vincent Cecil Frederick Lisa Lee Bunty Meadows Bombardier Billy Wells The Cairoli Brothers SONGS Nobody Discovers MeCome To The HappidromeWe ThreeLet Me Tell YouYou Are My Love SongTake The World Exactly As You Find It
Happy	Oct '33	Stanley Lupino Laddie Cliffe, Will Fyffe Harry Tate Harry Acres, MD SONGS HappyThere’s So Much I’m Wanting To Tell YouDancing Through Life
Happy Ever After	May '32	Jack Hulbert Cicely Courtneidge Sonnie Hale SONGS Keep on the Bright Side
Harmony Heaven	1930	Stuart Hall Polly Ward Jack Raine Percy Standing Harry Acres and John Reynders, MD SONGS I’m In Harmony HeavenRaggedy RompPrehistoric Blues
Hawleys Of High Street	Jan '33	Leslie Fuller Moore Marriot Judy Kelly SONGS ?
Head Over Heels	1936	Jessie Matthews Robert Fleming Louis Borell SONGS Head Over Heels In LoveMay I Have The Next Romance With YouLooking Around CornersThere's That Look In Your Eyes Again V
Heads We Go	Mar '33	Constance Cummings Frank Lawton Binnie Barnes Claude Hulbert Fred Duprez Gus McNaughton Iris Ashley Emilio Colombo’s Tzigane Band SONGS She’s Everybody’s Sweetheart NowWhistling Under The Moon
Hearts Of Humanity	Nov '36	Wilfred Walter Stanley Kirkby Teddy Joyce and his Band SONGS I'm Gonna Wash My Hands Of You
Heatwave	May '35	Lecuona Cuban Boys, Les Allen SONGS If Your Father Only KnewSan Felipe
He Found A Star	1941	Evelyn Dall Vic Oliver Sarah Churchill Robert Sansom Uriel Porter SONGS SalomeCosta RhumbaWaiting
Hello Sweetheart	Feb '35	Carroll Gibbons (piano only) Claude Hulbert The Three Ginx Johnnie Nit (tap dancer)
Helter Skelter	1949	David Tomlinson Carol Marsh Mervyn Johns Richard Hearne Henry Kendall Jon Pertwee Terry Thomas Jimmy Edwards Zena Marshall Harry Secombe Wilfred Hyde White Glynis Johns Dennis Price Valentine Dyall SONGS ?
Here Comes The Sun	1945	Bud Flanagan Chesney Allen Joss Ambler Horace Kenney Elsa Tee Gus MaNaughton Iris Kirkwhite Dancers Dudley and his Midgets SONGS Here Comes The SunTomorrow Is A Beautiful DayHome TownLinger A WhileThere’s A Part Of AmericaYou Never Miss Your Mother
Here Come The Huggetts	1948	Jack Warner Kathleen Harrison Jane Hylton Diana Dors Petula Clark Jimmy Handley SONGS Try Walking Backwards
Her First Affaire	Sep '32	Ida Lupino Arnold Riches George Curzon Harry Tate Melville Gideon SONGS When Love Comes My Way
He Snoops To Conquer	1944	George Formby Robertson Hare Elizabeth Allan SONGS Unconditional SurrenderHill Billy WillyGot To Get your Photo In The PressWhen The Water Works Caught Fire
Hey! Hey! USA	May '38	Will Hay Edgar Kennedy Fred Duprez Louis Levy, MD SONGS ?
Hi Gang	1941	Bebe Daniels Ben Lyon Sam Browne Three Green Sisters Vic Oliver Jay Wilbur and his Band SONGS Hi-Gang(BL/3GS)We Chose The Air Force(SB)My Son(BD/BL)I Am Singing To A Million(BD) The Lady Known As Sal(BD)Its A Small World(BD)Hi-Gang Symphony(JW Orch) Note: Thanks to Denis King for the information on this film. Denis also reports that background music heard from a radio includes Down and Out Blues by Al Bowlly/Sid Colin and Lew Stone Orch., and also Moonglow by Benny Goodman Trio
Highland Fling	Mar '36	Naughton and Gold Eve Foster SONGS ?
High Society	May '32	Florence Desmond William Austen Syd Crossley SONGS ?
The Hills Of Donegal	1947	Dinah Sheridan John Bently James Etherington Moore Marriott SONGS The Hills of DonegalThe Low Backed CarThe Harp That Once Through Tara’s HallsEileen MavourneenThose Endearing Young Charms
His Lordship	1932	Jerry Verno Polly Ward SONGS ?
His Lordship Regrets	May '38	Claude Hulbert Gina Malo SONGS ?
His Wife’s Mother	Jul '32	Jerry Verno Molly Lamont SONGS ?
Holiday Camp	1947	Jack Warner Kathleen Harrison Flora Robson Dennis Price Esma Cannon Jimmy Handley Hazel Court Jane Hylton Alfie Bass Diana Dors Charlie Chester SONGS Bobbing Up And Down Like ThisSong Of The Farmer’s Boy
Holidays With Pay	1948	Frank Randle Sally Barnes Sonny Burke Dan Young Bert Tracey Tessie O’Shea Joseph Locke Pat Heywood and her Troupe SONGS Strolling Along By the SeasideHe Isn’t Much To Look AtI’ll Take You Home Again KathleenMoonlight And A Prairie SkyThe Natural Thing To Do
Hold My Hand	1938	Stanley Lupino, Sally Grey Fred Emney Syd Walker orch. Harry Acres SONGS Turn On The LovelightHold My HandAs Long As I Can Look At YouWedding Ring Song
Home From Home	Nov '38	The Five Harmonica Rascals The Gaillard Brothers Sandy Powell
Home Sweet Home	1945	Frank Randle Nicolette Roeg Tony Pendrell Cecil Fredericks Stan Little, Bunty Meadows Lily Lapidus SONGS Little Sprig Of Shamrock
Honeymoon Merry Go Round	1936	Claude Hulbert Monte Banks Princess Pearl SONGS ?
Hoots Mon	Jun '39	Max Miller Florence Desmond SONGS Mary From The DairyThe Charabanc Song
Hot Heir	1931	Bobbie Comber .
Hot News	Nov '36	Lupino Lane Phyllis Claire The Dorchester Girls SONGS ?
Hue and Cry	1947	Alistair Sim Jack Warner Valerie White Harry Fowler SONGS ?
The Huggetts Abroad	1949	Jack Warner Kathleen Harrison Hugh McDermot Petula Clark Jimmy Handley Dinah Sheridan SONGS Toodle Oodle AyHouse In The Sky
Hyde Park Corner	Sep '35	Eric Portman Binnie Hale Gordon Harker Harry Tate SONGS Did You Get That Out Of A BookYou Don’t Know The Half Of It
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