The Dancing Years (film)
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Directed byHarold French
Written byWarwick Ward
Jack Whittingham
Jack Whittingham
Based onthe play by Ivor Novello
Produced byWarwick Ward
| The Dancing Years | |
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| Directed by | Harold French |
| Written by | Warwick Ward Jack Whittingham |
| Based on | the play by Ivor Novello |
| Produced by | Warwick Ward |
| Starring | Dennis Price Gisèle Préville Patricia Dainton |
| Cinematography | Stephen Dade |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
| Music by | Ivor Novello Robert Farnon (orch) Louis Levy (MD) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £205,868 (UK)[1] |
The Dancing Years is a 1950 British musical film directed by Harold French and starring Dennis Price, Gisèle Préville and Patricia Dainton.[2] It was written by Warwick Ward and Jack Whittingham.
based on the musical by Ivor Novello.[3]
A pre-First World War love affair between a young composer and a star of the musical stage falters through a misunderstanding which causes her to leave him and marry a prince.[4]
Cast
- Dennis Price as Rudi Kleber
- Gisèle Préville as Maria Zeitler
- Patricia Dainton as Grete
- Anthony Nicholls as Prince Reinaldt
- Grey Blake as Franzel
- Muriel George as Hatti
- Olive Gilbert as Frau Kurt
- Martin Ross as tenor
- Gerald Case as Rudi's secretary
- Carl Jaffe as head waiter
- Jeremy Spenser as Maria's son
Production
Dennis Price was loaned by the Rank Organisation to ABPC to play the lead role.[5]
