Curtain Up 72 years old

Curtain Up

In a small town in the 1950's a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing written by the aunt of one of the theatre's directors. The producer doesn't try to hide his annoyance about it, and is further exercised when the authoress herself arrives to help. The cast have to try and sort out real-life problems that keep intruding as they wrestle with the play's dire dialogue.

Credits

Curtain Up Cast

Name Character
Lloyd Lamble He was 38, 94 years old when he died as Jackson
Joan Hickson She was 45, 92 years old when she died as Harry's Landlady
Robert Morley He was 43, 84 years old when he died as W.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker
Olive Sloane She was 55, 66 years old when she died as Maud Baron
Stringer Davis He was 52, 74 years old when he died as Vicar
Sam Kydd He was 37, 67 years old when he died as Ambulanceman
Margaret Rutherford She was 59, 80 years old when she died as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
Kay Kendall She was 24, 32 years old when she died as Sandra Beverley
Charlotte Mitchell She was 25, 85 years old when she died as Daphne Ray
Liam Gaffney He was 34, 76 years old when he died as Norwood Beverley
Michael Medwin He was 28, now 101 years old as Jerry Winterton
Joan Rice She was 22, 66 years old when she died as Avis
John Cazabon He was 37, 68 years old when he died as Mr Stebbins

Curtain Up Crew

Name Department
Desmond Davis as Clapper Loader. He was 25 (now 98) years old Camera
Jack Davies as Original Story. He was 38 (80) years old when He died Writing
Michael Pertwee as Original Story. He was 35 (74) years old when He died Writing
Ralph Smart as Director. He was 44 (93) years old when He died Directing
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Curtain Up (72 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 12, 1952
  • Runtime: 81 minutes