Soho Conspiracy
1950 British film by Cecil H. Williamson
- October 1950 (1950-10)
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Soho Conspiracy is a 1950 British 'B'[1] musical drama film directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring Jacques Labrecque, Zena Marshall and Peter Gawthorne.[2]
Premise
A young man attempts to stage a charity concert in order to raise funds to refurbish a Soho church.
Production
The film incorporates footage from the 1948 Italian film Mad About Opera (Follie per l'opera) for the climactic concert performance.[1]
Cast
- Zena Marshall as Dora
- Jacques Labrecque as Carlo Scala
- Peter Gawthorne as Father Shaney
- John Witty as Guy
- Max Harrison as Gondotti brother
- Syd Harrison as Gondotti brother
- Gino Bechi as himself
- Beniamino Gigli as himself
- Tito Gobbi as himself
- Tito Schipa as himself
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Gay but amateurish film, whose main virtue is the singing by the Italian stars; this, however, appears to have been contrived by the wholesale lifting of excerpts from other (unnamed) films."[3]
References
- ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Soho Conspiracy". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Soho Conspiracy". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 17 (193): 174. 1 January 1950 – via ProQuest.
External links
- Soho Conspiracy at IMDb
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