Give Me the Stars

Give Me the Stars
Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Screenplay by	Austin Melford Maclean Rogers
Based on	story by A. Hilarius & Rudolph Bernauer
Produced by	Frederic Zelnik
Starring	Leni Lynn Will Fyffe Jackie Hunter
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Donald Ginsberg
Music by	Kennedy Russell
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK)
Release date	14 May 1945 (1945-05-14) (UK)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Give Me the Stars is a 1945 British musical drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Leni Lynn, Will Fyffe, Jackie Hunter and Olga Lindo. American Toni Martin travels to Scotland and finds herself looking after her cranky grandfather Hector MacTavish, and even taking over his music hall act.

Cast

• Leni Lynn - Toni Martin
• Will Fyffe - Hector MacTavish
• Jackie Hunter - Lyle Mitchell
• Olga Lindo - Lady Hester
• Emrys Jones - Jack Ross
• Margaret Vyner - Patricia Worth
• Anthony Holles - Achille Lebrun
• Grace Arnold - Mrs Gossage
• Patric Curwen - Sir John Worth
• Robert Griffith - Dick Winter
• Johnnie Schofield - Ted James
• Janet Morrison - Secretary
• Hal Gordon - Taxi Driver
• Joss Ambler - George Burns
• Hilda Bayley - Mr Ross
• Ben Williams - Grant

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote, "While tolerably produced, Give Me the Stars rather resembles an elongated music hall sketch. But Will Fyffe was enormously popular, and the film brought in the shillings."

External links

• Give Me the Stars at IMDb