Premiere (1938 film)

Premiere
Directed by	Walter Summers
Written by	Friedrich Dammann Max Wallner F. McGrew Willis
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	John Lodge Judy Kelly Joan Marion Hugh Williams
Cinematography	Otto Kanturek
Edited by	Lionel Tomlinson
Music by	Dénes Buday Szabolcs Fényes
Production company	Associated British
Distributed by	Associated British
Release date	October 1938 (1938-10)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premiere is a 1938 British musical mystery film directed by Walter Summers and starring John Lodge, Judy Kelly, Joan Marion, Hugh Williams. In Paris a leading theatre impresario is murdered on opening night, shortly after replacing his leading lady. A police Inspector in the audience takes over the investigation.^[1]

The film was shot at Elstree Studios.^[2] It was a close remake of the 1937 Austrian film Premiere and re-used a number of musical scenes from the original which were dubbed into English.

Cast

• John Lodge as Inspector Bonnard
• Judy Kelly as Carmen Daviot
• Joan Marion as Lydia Lavalle
• Hugh Williams as Nissen, Rene
• Edward Chapman as Lohrmann
• Steven Geray as Frolich
• Edmund Breon as Morel
• Wallace Geoffrey as Renoir
• Geoffrey Sumner as Captain Curry
• Joss Ambler as Spectator
• Jack Lambert as Stage manager

References

1. BFI.org
2. Wood p.99

Bibliography

• Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Premiere at IMDb