Curtain Up

1h 21min

Comedy

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

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
Constance Lorne

Constance Lorne

Sarah Stebbins
Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Harry's Landlady
John Cazabon

John Cazabon

Mr Stebbins
Diana Calderwood

Diana Calderwood

Set Painter
Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Ambulanceman

Release date

12th Mar 1952

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English