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THE FILMS
Stars On Parade(1936)(U) (Butcher Film Services, 82 minutes) Plot : This film, which featured some of the most popular variety acts of the time, including Lucan & McShane, was re-issued in cut form in 1940 and 1950 under the alternative title of Star Parade. Cast : Lucan & McShane, John Lawrence, Albert Whelan, Navarre, Syd & Max Harrison, Pat O' Brien, Jimmy James, Mabel Constanduros, The Act Superb, Sam Barton, John Rorke, Sherman Fisher Girls, Deroy Sommers & His Band and Horace Goldin. Producer & Director : Oswald Mitchell and Challis Sanderson. UK Film Brochure : Below are details of the plot and the players taken from the UK brochure for the film.The Players in the order of their appearance : Edwin Lawrence, Albert Whelan, Syd & Max Harrison, Pat O'Brien, Mabel Constanduros, John Rorke, Raymond Baird, Robb Wilton, "Dr Watson", Sam Barton,, Horace Goldin, Sherman Fisher Girls,Pat Hyde, A few poses from : The Act Superb, The Four Crotchets, Navarre, Jimmy James, Lucan & McShane, Delroy Summers and his band The Story : Star Parade is an important street where many famous people live, and in our screen play the famous people are Stars known throughout the contry, and in some cases throughout the world,by the Screen, Radio and Stage. The Sketch : Lucan and McShane performed their famous sketch 'Bridget's Night Out'. You can view it in full on youtube in two parts here and here Kathleen Mavoureen (1937)(U) (aka Kathleen (in USA)) (Argyle-British (Wardour), 77 minutes) Plot : A musical set in Ireland, in which a waitress rejects a rich man in favour of a singing stevedore
.The film is loosly based on the ballad "Kathleen Mavourneen". American actress Sally O'Neill stars as Kathleen O'Moore, who attracts the romantic attentions of
Michael Rooney (Tom Burke) and Dennis O'Dwyer (Jack Daly). The two love rivals team up to rescue Kathleen from her nasty aunt Hannah (Ethel Gryffies),
who has arranged a loveless but profitable marriage for the girl. Several prominent Irish stage actors, notably Sarry Allgood and Denis O'Neal, are cast in pivotal roles.
The story of "Kathleen Mavourneen" had previously been filmed several times.
Cast : Lucan & McShane only had minor roles in this film. Producer : John Argyle Director : Norman Lee
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