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Bookmark this pageCurtain Up (1952)
Director: Ralph Smart
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From Time Out Film Guide
Intriguing potboiler set in the world of seaside rep (adapted from Philip King's play On Monday Next): Morley and Rutherford, two of the dottiest character actors in the British movie firmament, are given rare leading roles. He's a hectoring director, she's the equally stubborn playwright whose latest, quite atrocious work the company's mounting for purely mercenary reasons.Author: GM
Cast & crew
Director: Ralph Smart
Producer: Robert Garrett
Cast: Robert Morley, Margaret Rutherford, Olive Sloane, Kay Kendall, Michael Medwin, Liam Gaffney, Joan Rice full cast
Duration: 82 mins
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