Curtain Up

Ralph Smart
1952-03-12


7.7
81 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Robert Morley W.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker Unowned
Margaret Rutherford Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire Unowned
Kay Kendall Sandra Beverley Unowned
Michael Medwin Jerry Winterton Unowned
Liam Gaffney Norwood Beverley Unowned
Olive Sloane Maud Baron Unowned
Lloyd Lamble Jackson Unowned
Charlotte Mitchell Daphne Ray Unowned
Charles Lamb George Unowned
Constance Lorne Sarah Stebbins Unowned
Maggie Hanley Mary Unowned
Stringer Davis Vicar Unowned
Joan Hickson Harry's Landlady Unowned
John Cazabon Mr Stebbins Unowned
Diana Calderwood Set Painter Unowned
Joan Rice Avis Unowned
Sam Kydd Ambulanceman Unowned