Carnival (1946)
1h 33m
Running Time
December 2, 1946Release Date
Plot.
A melodrama about a 19th-century ballet dancer who makes an unfortunate career move by marrying a taciturn Cornish farmer. She soon longs for the bright lights of the big city and for the arms of her artist lover. Unfortunately, her husband is all too aware of this.
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Cast & Crew.
Sally Gray
Jenny Pearl Raeburn
Michael Wilding
Maurice Avery
Stanley Holloway
Charlie Raeburn
Jean Kent
Irene Dale
Bernard Miles
Zachary Trewhella
Catherine Lacey
Florry Raeburn
Stanley Haynes
Director
Nancy Price
Mrs. Trewhella
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Wiki.
Carnival is a 1946 British drama film about a ballet dancer of the Edwardian era, directed by Stanley Haynes and starring Sally Gray, Michael Wilding, Stanley Holloway and Jean Kent. It is based on the 1912 novel of the same name by Compton Mackenzie, which had previous been made into a 1932 film version Dance Pretty Lady by Anthony Asquith. It was shot at Denham Studios with sets designed by the art director Carmen Dillon.
The title of the film is not explained as there is no carnival in the story.