Al Bowlly

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

A trombonist becomes mayor of a small town, but he struggles to cope with municipal issues.

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

'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.

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.