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- Of Jessie Matthews in this film: Roger Phillip Mellor, in the Encyclopedia of British Cinema, notes "...the image of her in Sailing Along (d. Hale, 1938), in a white evening gown, with a gentleman's black top hat and walking cane, performing 'Souvenir of Love' in Lime Grove's art deco luxury sets, indelibly incarnates 1930s style."
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Sailing Along is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Sonnie Hale and starring Jessie Matthews, Barry MacKay, Jack Whiting, Roland Young, Frank Pettingell, Noel Madison and Alastair Sim. It includes many staged song and dance routines either on barges or on the dock edge.
With Jessie Matthews, Barry MacKay, Jack Whiting, Roland Young. A young orphan woman and a young man were brought up together. She is a 'genius' dancer and he is a 'genius' stockbroker.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Sonnie Hale
- 1938-04-15
Sailing Along. Directed by: Sonnie Hale. Starring: Jessie Matthews, Roland Young, Barry MacKay. Genres: Musical. Rated the #292 best film of 1938.
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- Jessie Matthews, Roland Young, Barry Mackay
- Sonnie Hale
- Sonnie Hale
May 28, 2014 · Sonnie Hale, who at the time of production was married to the film’s leading lady Jessie Matthews, directs 1938’s Sailing Along. This is the first film I’ve watched starring Jessie Matthews, and I must say, she’s absolutely delightful!
Sailing Along is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Sonnie Hale and starring Jessie Matthews, Barry MacKay, Jack Whiting, Frank Pettingell, Noel Madison and Alastair Sim. A barge-owner's adopted daughter falls in love with his son, and gives up her chances of stardom to be with him.
- Sonnie Hale
- Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Sailing Along ★★ 1938. British musical about a young starlet who sacrifices her career for true love. 80m/B VHS. GB Jessie Matthews, Barry Mackay, Jack Whiting, Roland Young, Noel Madison, Athene Seyler, Patrick Barr; D: Sonnie Hale.
Jessie Matthews was a gamine, graceful dancer, with a sweet, pure-toned singing voice, and waif-like sex appeal, who embodied 1930s style. One of 11 children of a Soho costermonger, Matthews enjoyed dancing from an early age, and elocution lessons created her distinctive "plummy" accent.
