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St. Martin's Lane. (film) Sidewalks of London, also known as St Martin's Lane, London After Dark, and Partners of the Night, [1] 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 film co-stars Rex Harrison and Tyrone ...
- Erich Pommer, Charles Laughton (uncredited)
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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- Eva Ionesco
- Approved
- Tim Whelan
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.
- Tim Whelan, Philip Brandon
- Charles Laughton
MARTIN'S LANE captures the feeling and mood of the time so well. The performances are outstanding. In one film you have 3 of the centurie's greatest actors Rex Harrison, Vivian Leigh, and Charles Laughton. Vivian Leigh was never more fetching,gutsy or charming.not even in Gone with the wind or waterloo bridge.
On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and ...
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 film co-stars Rex Harrison and Tyrone Guthrie in a rare acting appearance. It also features Ronald Shiner as the barman ...
Synopsis. A Heart-Stirring Drama of Peace-Time London! On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew ...
