Sidewalks of London (1938)
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57% of users liked it
(649 ratings)
After befriending talented dancer and pickpocket Libby (Vivien Leigh), street performer Charles (Charles Saggers) strikes up a partnership with the gifted young performer and invites Libby to join his act. With Libby's graceful moves steadily drawing an audience to Charles' dramatic act, the… More After befriending talented dancer and pickpocket Libby (Vivien Leigh), street performer Charles (Charles Saggers) strikes up a partnership with the gifted young performer and invites Libby to join his act. With Libby's graceful moves steadily drawing an audience to Charles' dramatic act, the performers soon catch the eye of theater magnate Harley (Rex Harrison), who is so mesmerized by the performance that he invites Libby and her fellow performers to a post-play party. When Libby arrives at the party alone, her career rapidly ascends, as Charles and the rest of the performers remain behind to toil amongst the famished masses. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tim Whelan
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 18, 1938 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It all seems hardly real.
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Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
... a lively street picture set in the intersection where struggling performers and hustlers meet high society and theater folk.
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Cast
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Charles Laughton
as Charles Saggers
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Vivien Leigh
as Libby
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Rex Harrison
as Harley Prentiss
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Larry Adler
as Constantine
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Tyrone Guthrie
as Gentry
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Gus McNaughton
as Arthur Smith
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Bartlett Cormack
as Strang
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Edward Lexy
as Mr. Such
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Maire O'Neill
as Mrs. Such
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Basil Gill
as Magistrate
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Clare Greet
as Old Maud
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David Burns
as Hackett
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Cyril Smith
as Blackface
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Ronald Ward
as Temperley
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Romilly Lunge
as Duchesi
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Phyllis Stanley
as Della Fordingbridge
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Jerry Verno
as Drunk
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Polly Ward
as Frankie
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Alf Goddard
as Doggie
- C. Gibbons Orchestra
- Carroll Gibbons
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Helen Haye
as Lady Selina
- The Luna Boys
