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Ill Be Your Sweetheart
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Amusing musical drama set in the early 1900 s when the Music Hall scene reached its peak of popularity and superbly directed by Val Guest.
At the turn of the 20th Century Bob Fielding (MichaeI Rennie) arrives in London determined to make it as a song pubIisher. He visits a music hall where he hears Edie Story (Margaret Lockwood) singing Oh Mr Porter and immediateIy falls for her. He acquires the rights to the song l'lI Be Your Sweetheart and asks Edie to perform it, onIy to find that rivaI publisher, the sauve Jim Knight (Peter Graves) also claims the rights. Despite Jim's claim, Bob turns the song into a huge success and begins to realise his dream of being a successful pubIisher.
However when music publishing pirates threaten Bob's business he has to fight back and onIy when a new copyright Iaw is passed into law does he have a chance to rebuild his fortunes both as a music publisher and as Edie's partner.
The fiIm includes performances of the famous music hall songs, 'Mary-Anne', 'The HoneysuckIe and The Bee', 'Oh Mr Porter', 'I Wouldn't Leave My Little Wooden House For You'. |
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