The Lady is a Square

Feb 3, 1959

1h 39m

★ 5.8

Overview

Neagle stars as Frances Baring, a socialite widow attempting to keep her late husband's symphony orchestra going. Reluctantly she enlists the help of a young pop singer (Frankie Vaughan) who has fallen for Baring's daughter Joanna, played by a young Janette Scott.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Herbert Wilcox Productions

The Lady is a Square Trailers

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Cast

Frances Baring

Anna Neagle

Johnny Burns

Frankie Vaughan

Joanna Baring

Janette Scott

Freddy

Anthony Newley

Charles

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Greenslade

Christopher Rhodes

Derek

Kenneth Cope

Mrs. Eady

Josephine Fitzgerald

Spolenski

Harold Kasket

Fergusson

John Le Mesurier

Harry Shuttleworth

Ted Lune

Mrs. Freddy

Mary Peach

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