Champagne Charlie (1944)
August 25, 1944Release Date
Champagne Charlie (1944)
August 25, 1944Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Tommy Trinder
George Leybourne (Champagne Charlie)
Stanley Holloway
The Great Vance
Betty Warren
Bessie Bellwood
Austin Trevor
The Duke
Jean Kent
Dolly (Bessie's Daughter)
Robert Wyndham
Duckworth (Chairman of the Mogador)
Harry Fowler
'Orace
Drusilla Wills
Bessie's Dresser
Joan Carol
Cora (Mogador Barmaid)
Bill Shine
Mogador Stage Manager
Guy Middleton
Tipsy Swell
Frederick Piper
Learoyd
Alberto Cavalcanti
Director
Austin Melford
Writer
Andreas Malandrinos
Gatti
John Dighton
Writer
Paul Bonifas
Targetino
Angus MacPhail
Writer
Peter De Greeff
Lord Petersfield
Michael Balcon
Producer
Norman Pierce
Landlord of Elephant & Castle
Charles Hasse
Editor
Eddie Phillips
Tom Sayers
Leslie Clarke
Fred Saunders (Leybourne's Brother)
Eric Boon
Clinker
Joey Carr
Bit Part (uncredited)
Hazel Court
Tipsy Champagne Drinker (uncredited)
Monti DeLyle
Bit Part (uncredited)
Vernon Greeves
Bit Part (uncredited)
Richard Harrison
(uncredited)
George Hirste
Bit Part (uncredited)
Vida Hope
Rosie the Barmaid (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 25, 1944
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
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Champagne Charlie is a 1944 British musical film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and loosely based on the rivalry between the popular music hall performers George Leybourne (born Joe Saunders), who was called "Champagne Charlie" because he was the first artist to perform the song of that title, and Alfred Vance, who was known as "The Great Vance".
Leybourne and Vance, portrayed by Tommy Trinder and Stanley Holloway, were London's big music hall stars of the 1860s and 1870s, of the kind called lions comiques. In the film, they are "top of the bill" at their respective music halls. The film's female leads are a music hall owner and her daughter, portrayed by Betty Warren and Jean Kent.
Champagne Charlie opens with a sing-along in a pub, and follows the rise of Leybourne as a music hall singer. The highlight of the film is a singing competition between the two protagonists. Leybourne sings "Ale Old Ale" and Vance replies with "Gin, Gin, Gin"; the competition continues, with the scene finally ending with the song of the title. The film is notable for its realistic approach to showing details of the audiences, venues and staff, with copious quantities of food and drink providing a vicarious delight for wartime audiences. In 1944, Champagne Charlie was typical of feature films designed to raise morale and generate goodwill.