Carnival

A melodrama about a 19th-century ballet dancer who makes an unfortunate career move by marrying a taciturn Cornish farmer. She soon longs for the bright lights of the big city and for the arms of her artist lover. Unfortunately, her husband is all too aware of this.

Cast

Sally Gray

as Jenny Pearl

Michael Wilding

as Maurice Avery

Stanley Holloway

as Charlie Raeburn

Bernard Miles

as Trewhella

Jean Kent

as Irene Dale

Catherine Lacey

as Florry Raeburn

Nancy Price

as Mrs. Trewhella

Hazel Court

as Mae Raeburn

Michael Clarke

as Fuzz

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"Miss Pearl" is not so good, not so bad! That's how she is described when she takes to the boards as a ballet dancer. This ambitious, enthusiastic, lass (Sally Gray) comes from an ordinary family who struggle to make ends meet whilst she tries to make a success on the stage. Her relationship with he...

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