Shipyard_Sally

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Shipyard Sally

1939 British film


Shipyard Sally is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard and Norma Varden.[1] The film is notable for the song "Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye", which became a major hit.[2]

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Plot

Sally, a failed music hall performer, and her father take over a pub near the John Brown & Company shipyard at Clydebank. When the closure of the yard threatens to put many out of work she leads a campaign to persuade the government to reconsider the decision.

Production

Made shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, it was Fields' last British film.[3] It was shot at Islington Studios with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky.[4]

Cast


References

  1. "Shipyard Sally (1939)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2017.
  2. Shafer p.186
  3. Wood p.101

Bibliography

  • Shafer, Stephen C. British Popular Films 1929–1939:The Cinema of Reassurance. Rutledge, 1997.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.



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