Tread Softly (1952 film)
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Tread Softly is a 1952 British crime film with musical overtones, directed by David MacDonald and starring Frances Day, Patricia Dainton and John Bentley.[3][4] A chorus girl investigates a series of mysterious happenings at a derelict theatre.
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Tread Softly | |
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Directed by | David MacDonald |
Written by | Gerald Verner Donald Ginsberg Vivian Cox |
Based on | BBC radio serial & novel The Show Must Go On by Gerald Verner[1][2] |
Produced by | Vivian Cox Donald Ginsberg |
Starring | Frances Day Patricia Dainton John Bentley |
Cinematography | Reginald H. Wyer |
Edited by | Jean Barker |
Music by | Ivor Slaney |
Production company | Albany Films |
Distributed by | Apex Film Distributors (UK) |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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It was made at Marylebone Studios and at the Granville Theatre in Fulham. While made as a second feature it also had aspirations to top the bill in some cinemas.[5]
Set in a theatre it allows an odd combination of light musical numbers with a murder crime story. It includes several elaborate dance routines.