Lilacs in the Spring
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Lilacs in the Spring is a 1954 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Errol Flynn and David Farrar. The film was made at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director William C. Andrews. Shot in Trucolor it was distributed in Britain by Republic Pictures. It was the first of two films Neagle and Flynn made together, the other being King's Rhapsody. It was released in the United States as Let's Make Up.
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Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
Based on | The Glorious Days by Harold Purcell and Robert Nesbitt |
Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
Starring | Errol Flynn Anna Neagle David Farrar Kathleen Harrison |
Cinematography | Max Greene |
Edited by | Reginald Beck |
Music by | Robert Farnon |
Production company | Everest Pictures |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures United Artists (US) |
Release date | 21 December 1954 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £297,746[1] |
The script was based on the stage musical The Glorious Days written by Harold Purcell and Robert Nesbitt, which had been a big success for Neagle, running for two years and 467 performances.[2] It referenced several earlier hits of Neagle, including Nell Gwynn (1934) and Victoria the Great (1937).