Stardust
Directed byMelville W. Brown
Written byJohn E. Harding
John Meehan
John Meehan Jr.
Produced byWilliam Rowland
StarringLupe Velez
Ben Lyon
Wallace Ford
CinematographyErwin Hillier
Edited byJulian Caunter
Music byLarry Ceballos
Production
company
Morgan Productions
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Grand National Pictures (US)
Release date
25 March 1938
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Stardust is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and starring Lupe Velez, Ben Lyon and Wallace Ford. Production began in November 1936 at the Rock Studios in Elstree.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis. It is also known by the alternative titles Mad About Money and He Loved an Actress.

Synopsis

In order to grab some headlines a rumba dancer pretends to be a South American heiress. She takes in an aspiring independent film producer who tries to persuade her to invest in his first screen production. As each bluffs the other film moves towards completion.

Cast

References

  1. Wood p.92

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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