Al Bowlly

The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

Going under cover, P.C. Mahoney passes for a gentleman to get into the notorious Moonstone Club. There he meets Clifford Tope, a ne'er do well who is love with cabaret star Cora Mellish. She in turn has run up steep gambling debts and has paid off the Club's blackmailing owner with a stolen necklace. As things heat up Cora seeks help from the easy-going Tope.

The life and times of Al Bowlly, first superstar in the history of British popular music.

'Stableboy buys ruined employer's horse and wins Derby.' (British Film Catalogue)

Bashful lawyer Henry cannot attend his fiancée's birthday party because of a business engagement. However, farcical circumstances find him mistaken for the dance partner of a professional lady hired to entertain a country house party at which his fiancée is a guest.

'Romance set around the famous air race in which a girl helps a nervous pilot to victory.' (British Film Institute)

The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.