STATE THEATRE
ALL-BRITISH PICTURE A captivating all-British picture, “I’ll Be Your Sweetheart,” supplies delectable film fare an the new programme at the State Theatre. The story, which is dedicated to “ the great melody writers of yesterday,” and is set in the London of the early twentieth century, deals with the struggles of these men against the music pirates of the time, who sold their songs at 2d a copy, putting them out of business and often causing them to die in poverty though their songs were the musical hits of their day. Margaret Lockwood stars as tire music hall favourite of the time, with Vic Oliver also starred as a struggling song writer. Michael Rennie and Peter Graves are featured as rivals for Margaret Lockwood’s favours, and Moore Marriott appears as George Le Brunn, one of the leading song-writers of the early century. Music and dancing play a prominent part In this spectacular British musical film. Box plans are at the theatre and Begg's.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26245, 31 August 1946, Page 4
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164STATE THEATRE Otago Daily Times, Issue 26245, 31 August 1946, Page 4
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