Aunt Sally (Original title)Along Came Sally (Alternative title)
Date: 05 March 1934 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Tim Whelan
Synopsis: COMEDY. Sally, posing as a French cabaret star 'Zaza' gets a job at Mike Kelly's nightclub. On the opening night she is kidnapped by gangsters but escapes in time to rescue Mike from blackmailers.Synopsis: Disguised as 'Mademoiselle Zaza', a French nightclub singer, Sally Bird manages to top the bill and becomes involved with American gangsters.
Genres: Comedy, Musical
Releases
Date: 1933Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 80 mins Length: 7620 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v1 n1 February 1934: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: The Picturegoer v3 n145 3 Mar 1934 Page: 24
Title: [The Picturegoer - v3 n145 3 Mar 1934: no known title]Language: English
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Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7739 FeetBFI identifier: C-218168
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Date: 05 March 1934 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Tim Whelan
Synopsis: COMEDY. Sally, posing as a French cabaret star 'Zaza' gets a job at Mike Kelly's nightclub. On the opening night she is kidnapped by gangsters but escapes in time to rescue Mike from blackmailers.Synopsis: Disguised as 'Mademoiselle Zaza', a French nightclub singer, Sally Bird manages to top the bill and becomes involved with American gangsters.
Genres: Comedy, Musical
Releases
Date: 1933Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 80 mins Length: 7620 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(20)
A Gainsborough Picture: Gainsborough Pictures, Presents: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, Controlled by: Gaumont British Distributors Ltd., [Producer]: Michael Balcon, Unit Production Manager: Herbert Mason, Screen Play: Guy Bolton, Written by: Tim Whelan, Adaptation & Additional Dialogue: Austin Melford, A.R. Rawlinson, Photography: C. Van Enger, Editor: D. Twist, Art Direction: A. Vetchinsky, Costumes: Gordon Conway, [Costumes]: Norman Hartnell, Music: Harry Woods, Dances: Edward Royce, [Sound] Recording: H. Hand, Recorded on: British Acoustic Film, Recorded at: Gainsborough Studios
Cast
(17)
Cicely Courtneidge (Sally Bird/Mademoiselle Zaza), Sam Hardy (Michael 'King' Kelly), Phyllis Clare (Queenie Mills), Billy Milton (Billy Kelly), Hartley Power ('Gloves' Clark), Ben Welden (Casino), Enrico Naldi (Little Joe), Ann Hope (Joan), Ivor McLaren (Madison), Rex Evans (Percy, the pianist), Tubby Cipen (Tubby), Leslie Holmes (night club singer), The Carlyle Cousins (night club singers), Debroy Somers and his Band (night club band), The Gainsborough Chorus (.), The Three Admirals ([night club singers]), Val Rosing ([uncredited])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Monthly Film Bulletin v1 n1 February 1934 Page: 9Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v1 n1 February 1934: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: The Picturegoer v3 n145 3 Mar 1934 Page: 24
Title: [The Picturegoer - v3 n145 3 Mar 1934: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7739 FeetBFI identifier: C-218168
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 52.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-638380
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-636485
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-636485
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(3)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231862
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 52.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-638379
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 52.26 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-638380
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(10)
Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-218169
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-62289
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-62284
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7623 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-62290
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7623 FeetBFI identifier: C-62291
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7624 FeetBFI identifier: C-62288
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: C-62287
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MixedLength: 900 FeetStock date: 1933BFI identifier: C-62285
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-62286
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7739 FeetBFI identifier: C-218168
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)