He Found a Star

(1941)

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| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | Musical | 1h 29min |
U
| Stars: Vic Oliver, Sarah Churchill, Evelyn Dall | Director: John Paddy Carstairs

A theatrical agent loses his star singer and thinks again about his secretary

‘Lucky’ Lyndon believes that he can recognise talent and so sets up his own agency in London’s Shaftesbury Avenue.

Established to give a break to the ‘little man’, the new venture struggles to turn a profit.

Lucky tries to romance a series of leading ladies, but is true love under his very nose?

Cast

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Vic Oliver
Lucky Lyndon
Sarah Churchill
Ruth ‘Ruthie’ Cavour
Evelyn Dall
Suzanne
Gabrielle Brune
Diane
J H Roberts
Mr Victor Cavour
Barbara Everest
Mrs Cavour
Cyril Chamberlain, Joan Greenwood (as Babe Cavour) and Jonathan Field (as Bob Oliphant) in a screenshot from He Found a Star (1941) (3)
Babe Cavour
David Evans
Jimmy Cavour
Robert Sansom
Dick Hargreaves
Jonathan Field
Bob Oliphant
Mignon O’Doherty
Mrs Miley
Peggy Novak
Madame
Robert Atkins
Frank Forrester
George Merritt
Max Nagel
Raymond Lovell
Nick Maurier
Uriel Porter
George Washington ‘Wash’ Brown
Peggy McCormack
Rose, Lucky’s date
Charles Victor
Ben Marsh
Cyril Chamberlain
Louie
Jack Kellaway
Jack
Sylvia Kellaway
Elsie
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Main title from He Found a Star (1941). A theatrical agent loses his star singer and thinks again about his secretary.

He Found a Star (1941) opening credits

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Main title from He Found a Star (1941). A theatrical agent loses his star singer and thinks again about his secretary.

Joan Greenwood, Barbara Everest, J. H. Roberts, David Evans, Sarah Churchill and Vic Oliver in a film clip from He Found a Star

Lucky meets the family

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Joan Greenwood, Barbara Everest, J. H. Roberts, David Evans, Sarah Churchill and Vic Oliver in a film clip from He Found a Star.

Cyril Chamberlain, Joan Greenwood and Jonathan Field in a film clip from He Found a Star

Babe’s suitors

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Pictures

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Sarah Churchill (as Ruth Cavour) and Vic Oliver (as Lucky Lyndon) in a screenshot from He Found a Star (1941) (5)
Vic Oliver (as Lucky Lyndon) in a screenshot from He Found a Star (1941) (4)
Cyril Chamberlain, Joan Greenwood (as Babe Cavour) and Jonathan Field (as Bob Oliphant) in a screenshot from He Found a Star (1941) (3)
David Evans (as Jimmy Cavour), Joan Greenwood (as Babe Cavour) and Vic Oliver (as Lucky Lyndon) in a screenshot from He Found a Star (1941) (2)
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Main title from He Found a Star (1941)

Production

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John Paddy Carstairs
Director
Austin Melford
Writer (additional dialogue)
Monica Ewer
Writer (novel)
Bridget Boland
Writer (screenplay)

Companies

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John Corfield Productions
Production company