Melody and Romance is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood and Jane Carr. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios with sets designed by Norman G. Arnold, and features an uncredited appearance by Charles Hawtrey reciting Hamlet's "To be, or not to be."
Plot summary
Two teenagers with aspirations to become stars fall in love.
Main cast
Hughie Green as Hughie Hawkins
Margaret Lockwood as Margaret Williams
Alastair Sim as Professor Williams
Jane Carr as Kay Williams
Garry Marsh as Warwick Mortimer
C. Denier Warren as Captain Hawkins
Julian Vedey as Jacob
Margaret Scudamore as Mrs Hawkins
Production
It was one of the earliest roles of Margaret Lockwood.
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.