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Curtain Up
Curtain Up

Curtain Up

Genres

Comedy

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In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing written by the aunt of one of the theatre's directors. The producer doesn't try to hide his annoyance about it, and is further exercised when the authoress herself arrives to help. The cast have to try and sort out real-life problems that keep intruding as they wrestle with the play's dire dialogue.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

12 March 1952

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

W.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire

Kay Kendall

Kay Kendall

Sandra Beverley

Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

Jerry Winterton

Liam Gaffney

Liam Gaffney

Norwood Beverley

Olive Sloane

Olive Sloane

Maud Baron

Lloyd Lamble

Lloyd Lamble

Jackson

Charlotte Mitchell

Charlotte Mitchell

Daphne Ray

Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb

George

Constance Lorne

Constance Lorne

Sarah Stebbins

Maggie Hanley

Maggie Hanley

Mary

Stringer Davis

Stringer Davis

Vicar

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Harry's Landlady

John Cazabon

John Cazabon

Mr Stebbins

Diana Calderwood

Diana Calderwood

Set Painter

Joan Rice

Joan Rice

Avis

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Ambulanceman

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