London Town

London Town is a 1946 Technicolor musical film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Sid Field and Petula Clark, generally regarded as one of the biggest flops in the history of British cinema. Plot summary The screenplay by Sig Herzig, Val Guest, and Elliot Paul, based on a story by director Wesley Ruggles, revolves around comedian Jerry Sanford (Sid Field), who arrives in London believing he has been hired as the star of a major stage production, when in fact he is merely an understudy. Thanks to his daughter Peggy (Petula Clark, already a screen veteran at age fourteen), who sabotages the revue's star Charlie de Haven (Sonnie Hale), he finally gets his big break. The premise allows for a variety of musical numbers and comedy sketches performed by, among others, Kay Kendall in her film debut and Tessie O'Shea. Cast Sid Field as Jerry Sanford Greta Gynt as Mrs. Eve Barry Petula Clark as Peggy Sanford Kay Kendall as Patsy Sonnie Hale as Charlie de Haven Claude Hulbert as Belgrave, Charlie's dresser Mary Clare as Mrs. Gates Tessie O'Shea as herself Jerry Desmonde as George Beryl Davis as Paula Scotty McHarg as Bill W. G. Fay as Mike Reginald Purdell as Stage Manager Alfie Dean as Heckler Charles Paton as Novelty Shopkeeper Pamela Carroll as Street Singer Marion Saunders Obligato in 'Street Singer' Lucas Hoving as Dancer Jack Parnell as Drummer Sheila Bligh as London Town Dozen & One Girl Dorothy Cuff as London Town Dozen & One Girl Pat Hughes as London Town Dozen & One Girl Sheila Huntington as London Town Dozen & One Girl Pauline Johnson as London Town Dozen & One Girl Pamela Kay as London Town Dozen & One Girl Freda Lansley as London Town Dozen & One Girl Mary Midwinter as London Town Dozen & One Girl Giselle Morlais as London Town Dozen & One Girl Louise Newton as London Town Dozen & One Girl Enid Smeeden as London Town Dozen & One Girl Pauline Tyler as London Town Dozen & One Girl Jackie Watson as London Town Dozen & One Girl Stella Hamilton as Dancer (uncredited) James Kenney as Extra (uncredited) Wally Patch as Constable (uncredited) Susan Shaw as Extra (uncredited) Ann Sullivan as Singer, Street Scene (uncredited)