The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

Sidney Gilliat
1953-02-14


4
109 min

The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.

Cast

Name Character Team
Robert Morley William S. Gilbert Unowned
Maurice Evans Arthur Sullivan Unowned
Eileen Herlie Helen D'Oyly Carte Unowned
Peter Finch Richard D'Oyly Carte Unowned
Martyn Green George Grossmith Unowned
Dinah Sheridan Grace Marston Unowned
Isabel Dean Mrs. Gilbert Unowned
Wilfrid Hyde-White Mr. Marston Unowned
Muriel Aked Queen Victoria Unowned
Michael Ripper Louis Unowned
Bernadette O'Farrell Jessie Bond Unowned
Frank Williams Singer Rehearsing Unowned