...9}} The film's sets were designed by [[Ernő Metzner]]. It is part of the [[operetta film]] genre that was popular during the era. ...ok | ref = {{sfnref|Wood}} | last = Wood | first = Linda | title = British Films, 1927–1939 | publisher = British Film Institute | year = 1986 | location

...atre stars in London in the 1920s and 1930s, able to sing leading roles in operetta as well as musicals, and she was popular as a [[principal boy]] in [[pantom ...ty in ''My Nieces'' (1921), Helen in the London production of ''[[Katinka (operetta)|Katinka]]'' (1923), ''Puppets'' and ''The Odd Spot'' (both 1924).<ref name

...he Secret Policeman's Other Ball]]''. Besides making cameo appearances in films such as ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (1967) and ''[[Rent ...ted working on a new version of his much-revised [[operetta]] ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]''. The author of the original book, [[Hugh Wheeler]], had died,

...peared in at least ten films for London Film Productions Ltd., among other films, in the 1930s. He produced ''[[The Land of Smiles]]'' and ''[[Cavalcade (pl ...f name=Ganzl/> During a brief sojourn in Hollywood, he appeared in several films produced at the Fox Studios, including ''[[Women Everywhere]]'' (1930), for

...e specially-written comedies on similar lines, and there were also serious films, particularly later in Walls's career. ...yed Coquenard in a revival of [[André Messager|Messager]]'s ''[[Véronique (operetta)|Veronique]]''; between then and 1921 he appeared in nine other musical com

...ghter]]'' alongside [[Herman's Hermits]].<ref name="BFI: Mrs Brown" /> His films in the early 1970s included ''[[The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]]'', '' | An adaption of a German operetta "Lady Hamilton" (1926). Written by Arthur Wimperis with music composed by

...ter]]'', ''[[w:Brief Encounter|Brief Encounter]]'' and ''[[w:Bitter Sweet (operetta)|Bitter Sweet]]''.{{sfn|Morley|2005|pp=43, 83 and 94}}|group=n}} Their ago ...ok later confirmed that the sketches were essentially send-ups of the Bond films, the first one was titled "The Spy Who Came in With a Cold", ''à la'' [[w:

...ate=13 November 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> He also appeared in propaganda films, debuting in ''[[One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]]'' (1942), in which he was ...film ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]''. He also worked on several films as writer and occasionally director, including ''[[The Way Ahead]]'' (1944)