Going Gay

Going Gay
Going Gay
	Opening titles
Directed by	Carmine Gallone
Written by	Selwyn Jepson ; K.R.G. Browne ; Jack Marks
Produced by	Frank Richardson ; Louis Whitman
Starring	Arthur Riscoe ; Naunton Wayne ; Magda Schneider
Cinematography	Willy Goldberger
Edited by	Thorold Dickinson
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Production; company	Windsor Films
Distributed by	Sterling Films
Release date	30 September 1933;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Going Gay (also known as Kiss Me Goodbye) is a 1933 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Arthur Riscoe, Naunton Wayne and Magda Schneider. It was written by Selwyn Jepson, K.R.G. Browne and Jack Marks and was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios. It was followed by a sequel For Love of You, also released the same year.

Plot

English friends in Vienna are rivals in love for a lady singer, but both unite in their attempts to make her a star of the opera.

Cast

Arthur Riscoe as Jack
Naunton Wayne as Jim
Magda Schneider as Grete, a Viennese girl
Ruth Maitland as mother
Victor Fairley as Grete's father
Richard Wydler as Grete's brother
Brenda Senton as Grete's sister
Wilfred Noy as Director of Opera Falkenheim
Grete Natzler as Director of Opera's daughter
Joe Hayman as impresario
Bertha Belmore as masculine lady at table ten

Reception

Kine Weekly wrote: "A happy, carefree piece of sentimental fooling, with occasional musical accompaniment, which ignores such considered essentials as a strong story and brisk continuity, yet nevertheless succeeds in providing delightful diversion."

The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Naive and slow-moving story ... Arthur Riscoe and Naunton Wayne hardly make good on the screen, and suffer from paucity of material at their command. Very good photography excellent shots of Vienna, and one or two tuneful musical numbers are principal points of appeal, but material is crude. Unsophisticated patrons may be mildly entertained in parts."

Picture Show wrote: "Musical romance with plenty of comedy, most of which falls on the capable shoulders of Arthur Riscoe. ... Charming Viennese settings, excellent acting which gives the film moments of gaiety."

References

1 2 "Going Gay". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
↑ "Going Gay (1934)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
↑ Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
↑ "For Love of You - BFI Filmography". filmography.bfi.org.uk.^{[dead link]}
↑ "Going Gay". Kine Weekly. 199 (1379): 15. 21 September 1933. ProQuest 2339769923.
↑ "Going Gay". The Daily Film Renter (2046): 7. 14 September 1933. ProQuest 3127086756.
↑ "Going Gay". Picture Show. 31 (785): 19. 19 May 1934. ProQuest 1880320103.

External links

Going Gay at IMDb

[BFIsearch-1] 1 2 "Going Gay". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 July 2026.

[2] "Going Gay (1934)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.

[3] Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.

[4] "For Love of You - BFI Filmography". filmography.bfi.org.uk.^{[dead link]}

[5] "Going Gay". Kine Weekly. 199 (1379): 15. 21 September 1933. ProQuest 2339769923.

[6] "Going Gay". The Daily Film Renter (2046): 7. 14 September 1933. ProQuest 3127086756.

[7] "Going Gay". Picture Show. 31 (785): 19. 19 May 1934. ProQuest 1880320103.