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Sidewalks of London, also known as St Martin's Lane, London After Dark, and Partners of the Night, is a 1938 British black-and-white comedy drama starring Charles Laughton as a busker or street entertainer who teams up with a talented pickpocket, played by Vivien Leigh.
The Sidewalks of London: Directed by Tim Whelan. With Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Larry Adler. Pickpocket Libby gets support from street performer Charles, and her dancing leads to her invitation to theater patron Harley's party which in turn launches Libby's stage career while Charles keeps on struggling in the streets.
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- Comedy
- Tim Whelan
- 1940-02-15
Street performer Charles Staggers (Charles Laughton) befriends orphan and would-be dancer Libby (Vivien Leigh) and adds her to his act. When the group meets songwriter Harley Prentiss (Rex ...
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- Tim Whelan
- Comedy
- Charles Laughton
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Sidewalks of London (1938, aka St. Martin's Lane), a show business drama at the lowest rungs of the London entertainment ladder, is a Charles Laughton film. As star, co-producer (with Erich Pommer) and uncredited co-writer, he shaped this film around his gift for outsized characters, dramatic recitation, blustery sentimentality and quiet tragedy.
