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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

Feb 14, 1953
1h 49m
★ 5.0

Overview

The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.

Genres

Drama
Music

Production Companies

British Lion Films

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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan Trailers

Cast

Robert Morley

William S. Gilbert

Robert Morley

Maurice Evans

Arthur Sullivan

Maurice Evans

Eileen Herlie

Helen D'Oyly Carte

Eileen Herlie

Peter Finch

Richard D'Oyly Carte

Peter Finch

Martyn Green

George Grossmith

Martyn Green

Dinah Sheridan

Grace Marston

Dinah Sheridan

Isabel Dean

Mrs. Gilbert

Isabel Dean

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Mr. Marston

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Muriel Aked

Queen Victoria

Muriel Aked

Michael Ripper

Louis

Michael Ripper

Bernadette O'Farrell

Jessie Bond

Bernadette O'Farrell

Frank Williams

Singer Rehearsing

Frank Williams