Prelude to Fame
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Director Fergus McDonell Story by Aldous Huxley Language English | 6.8/10 Genre Drama Duration Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writer Aldous Huxley , Robert Westerby , Bridget Boland Release date 2 May 1950 (UK)
9 November 1950 (US) Initial release May 2, 1950 (United Kingdom) Screenplay Bridget Boland, Robert Westerby Cast Jeremy Spenser (Guido Ferugia), Guy Rolfe (John Morell), Kathleen Ryan (Catherine Morell), Kathleen Byron (Anne Bondini), Henry Oscar (Mario Bondini), Rosalie Crutchley (Carlotta Ferugia)Similar movies A Womans Vengeance (1948) |
Prelude to Fame is a 1950 British drama film directed by Fergus McDonell and starring Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron and Kathleen Ryan. It is based on the 1924 story Young Archimides by Aldous Huxley, about a musical prodigy.
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Synopsis
While vacationing in Italy, Nick Morell (Robin Dowell), son of John Morell (Guy Rolfe), a famous English philosopher and amateur musician and his wife Catherine (Kathleen Ryan), becomes friendly with young Guido (Jeremy Spenser). Morell discovers the boy has an extraordinary instinct for orchestration and a phenomenal music memory. A neighboring couple, Signor and Signora Boudini (Henry Oscar and Kathleen Byron) become aware of the boy's talents, and the Signora appeals to Guido's parents to let her educate him musically. Torn by their love for their son and the duty they feel to let the world hear his talent, they consent.
Guido is tutored by Dr. Lorenzo (John Slater). Signora Bondini denies the boy all contact with his parents and everyone else except her. She also has neither sent his letters to his family, nor let him see the ones they've sent to him. He becomes phenomenally successful and makes the grand tour of Europe, while Signora Bondini is enraptured by the acclaim given her through her "discovery" of the boy. She prepares to take him to America and also prepares adoption papers.
Production
It was made at Pinewood Studios with sets designed by the art director Frederick Pusey. This was the last film produced in the Rank Organisation's "Independent Frame" production system, an attempt to innovate filmmaking.
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