Trottie True ( The Gay Lady )

Trottie True (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Gay Lady
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1949 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Brian Desmond Hurst

Written By:
S.J. Simon
Caryl Brahms

Actors:
Jean Kent ..... Trottie True
James Donald ..... Lord Digby Landon
Hugh Sinclair ..... Maurice Beckenham
Lana Morris ..... Bouncie Barrington
Andrew Crawford ..... Sid Skinner
Bill Owen ..... Joe Jugg
Michael Medwin ..... Monty, Marquis of Maidenhead
Joan Young ..... Mrs. True
Harold Scott ..... Mr. True
Anthony Halfpenny ..... Perce True
Daphne Anderson ..... Bertha True
Carole Lesley ..... Clare as a child
Carol Leslie ..... Clara as a child
Dilys Laye ..... Trottie as a Child
David Lines ..... Perce as a child

Synopsis:

British screen legend Jean Kent stars in this exuberant comedy-drama about a showgirl who marries a lord. After making her name in the music halls, Trottie True (Kent) is recruited to join the legendary Gaiety theatre in London. As a 'Gaiety Girl', she attracts the attention of some very well-bred admirers, including love-struck Lord Digby Landon (James Donald), who she marries. But can an aristocrat really be happy with a young lady who comes from the theatre? Their love is soon put to the test... Brilliantly directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and featuring early appearances by Bill Owen, Hattie Jacques, Christopher Lee and Roger Moore, Trottie True is a delightful treat.

Tottie True is a gay-90s British music-hall performer who has her sights set on moving from rags to riches, who loses her heart to the pure-and-true blue balloonist, Sid Skinner, but continues her upward search on improving her social status. She finally settles for Lord Landon Digby who has lots of assets and a very-stiff upper lip. She gets a lot of the latter and very little of the former, and decides Sid might have been a better choice.

In the 1890s Trottie True moves from bit theatre parts to stardom and from balloonist Sid Skinner to more prominent men. Later on she wonders if Sid wasn't better after all and seeks to find out.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 September, 2011.

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