Royal Cavalcade

Royal Cavalcade
George Robey, Arthur Prince and Harry Tate
Directed by	Thomas Bentley Herbert Brenon W. P. Kellino Norman Lee Walter Summers Marcel Varnel
Written by	Marjorie Deans Eric Maschwitz Val Gielgud
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft David Horne Roy Goddard
Starring	Marie Lohr Hermione Baddeley Owen Nares
Cinematography	James Corbett
Edited by	Jack E. Cox Phil Grindrod Bryan Langley Leslie Rowson Horace Wheddon
Music by	Idris Lewis
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films Film Alliance of the United States
Release date	4 April 1935 (1935-04-04) (London)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Royal Cavalcade (also known as Regal Cavalcade and Jubilee Cavalcade) is a 1935 British black-and-white drama film with six directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and Marcel Varnel. The film stars many entertainers, including Marie Lohr, Hermione Baddeley, Owen Nares, Robert Hale, Austin Trevor, James Carew, Edward Chapman and Ronald Shiner. It was written by Marjorie Deans, Eric Maschwitz and Val Gielgud, and presented by Associated British Pictures Corporation. It was made to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the succession of George V to the throne.

Synopsis

The film is a dramatised pastiche of great events that occurred during the reign of George V. A newly minted 1911 penny coin passes from hand to hand, and each person has a story to tell about the events of our time.

Cast

Reception

Kine Weekly wrote: "British International has given the screen a fitting tribute to celebrate the Jubilee of King George V. It is not a question of to whom it is going to appeal, but rather who there can possibly be who does not want to see it. In other words, there has never been a picture which represents such cast-iron box-office appeal ... .It is an almost impossible task to put on paper in a short space the incidents covered by this unique production."

The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Inspiring cavalcade of His Majesty's s wonderful twenty-five years' reign, with 1911 penny forming ingenious continuity device. Producers have re-staged historic incidents with uncanny realism, combining them with occasional news reel shots, result being fascinating mosaic of quarter of a century of progress. Film leaves fiction 'at the post' by virtue of absorbing human interest, mighty drama and regal pageantry, while cast is veritable 'Who's Who' of stage and film worlds."

References

External links

• Royal Cavalcade at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• Royal Cavalcade at IMDb