Biography of popular English composer Leslie Stuart (Robert Morley), who rose to fame through performances of his songs by the tenor Ellaline Terriss (Dorothy Hyson). The peak of Stuart's success in the early 1900s is followed by poverty and obscurity with the arriving Jazz Age. In debtor's prison, Stuart is rescued by friends from happier times, and achieves a comeback in British music halls shortly before his death.
Directed by Jack Raymond
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Cast
Robert Morley
Tom Barrett / Leslie Stuart
Emlyn Williams
Bob Slater
Dorothy Hyson
Ellaline Terriss
Tom E. Finglass
Eugene Stratton
Nicholas Phipps
Earl of Potter
Gertrude Musgrove
Polly Potter
Charles Lefeaux
Mr. Carr
Allan Jeayes
Signor Folli
Charles Victor
Pat Barrett
Maire O'Neill
Mrs. Barrett
Maurice Kelly
Young Tom Barrett
Roddy McDowall
Young Bob Slater
Muriel George
Landlady (Manchester)
Mary Merrall
Landlady (London)
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