Tread Softly

Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a once derelict theatre.

Cast

Frances Day

as Madeleine Peters

Patricia Dainton

as Tangye Ward

John Bentley

as Keith Gilbert

John Laurie

as Angus McDonald

Olaf Olsen

as Philip Defoe

Nora Nicholson

as Mrs Mayne

Harry Locke

as Nutty Potts

Betty Baskcomb

as Olivia Winters

Robert Urquhart

as Clifford Brett

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

as Inspector Hinton

Reviews

dennyjt

Odd mix of light, frivolous musical and dark murder mystery. Bentley's new musical needs a theatre so he arranges to hire old lady Nicholson's disused hall. Trouble is, they find a body behind the stage. The cast aren't phased by this and carry on rehearsing their silly songs and dances while the g...

CinemaSerf

A complete cannibalisation of loads of other stories, but it's still quite a watchable little drama based on the BBC radio serial "The Show Must Go On". An actress (Frances Day) walks out on a production days before curtain up and Patricia Dainton is selected to fill her shoes. Next thing we know, f...

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