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Genre  Comedy, Musical
Cinematography  Bernard Knowles
Language  English
Director  Herbert Mason
Music director  Bretton Byrd
Duration  
Country  United Kingdom
Take My Tip movie poster
Writer  Francis de Croisset, Sidney Gilliat, Michael Hogan
Release date  7 May 1937 (1937-05-07) (London)
Cast  Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Frank Cellier, Harold Huth
Similar movies  Related Herbert Mason movies

Take My Tip is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Mason (who stage managed some musical revues in the past), produced by Michael Balcon and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Harold Huth and Frank Cellier. A pair of aristocrats adopt various disguises to unmask a confidence trickster.

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It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The film's sets were designed by art director Ernö Metzner. Songs featured include I Was Anything but Sentimental and I'm Like a Little Birdie out of My Cage.

Cast

  • Jack Hulbert as Lord George Pilkington
  • Cicely Courtneidge as Lady Hattie Pilkington
  • Harold Huth as Buchan
  • Frank Cellier as Paradine
  • Frank Pettingell as Willis
  • Philip Buchel as Dancing guest
  • Eliot Makeham as Digworthy
  • H.F. Maltby as Patchett
  • Paul Sheridan as Clerk in Hotel
  • Robb Wilton as Foreman

    • Critical reception

    Britmovie called the film a "hilarious rapid-fire musical farce."

    References

    Take My Tip Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Take My Tip IMDb