Song of Soho
Encyclopedia
Song of Soho is a 1930 British
musical film
directed by Harry Lachman
and starring Carl Brisson
, Edna Davies
and Donald Calthrop
. An ex-French Foreign Legion
soldier comes to Soho
and ends up as a singer in a cafe.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
directed by Harry Lachman
Harry Lachman
Harry B. Lachman was an American artist, set designer, and film director.Born La Salle, Illinois, Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer by Charles...
and starring Carl Brisson
Carl Brisson
Carl Brisson , born Carl Frederik Ejnar Pedersen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 12 silent films between 1918 and 1935, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
, Edna Davies
Edna Davies
-Selected filmography:* Spanish Eyes * Song of Soho * Loose Ends * Sometimes Good * Side Street Angel...
and Donald Calthrop
Donald Calthrop
Donald Calthrop was an English stage and film actor. He starred as the title character in the hit musical The Boy in 1917. He then appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.He was born in London and died in Eton from a heart attack.He was the...
. An ex-French Foreign Legion
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion is a unique military service wing of the French Army established in 1831. The foreign legion was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces...
soldier comes to Soho
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...
and ends up as a singer in a cafe.
Cast
- Carl BrissonCarl BrissonCarl Brisson , born Carl Frederik Ejnar Pedersen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 12 silent films between 1918 and 1935, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
- Carl - Edna DaviesEdna Davies-Selected filmography:* Spanish Eyes * Song of Soho * Loose Ends * Sometimes Good * Side Street Angel...
- Camille - Donald CalthropDonald CalthropDonald Calthrop was an English stage and film actor. He starred as the title character in the hit musical The Boy in 1917. He then appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.He was born in London and died in Eton from a heart attack.He was the...
- Nobby - Henry VictorHenry VictorHenry Victor was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films...
- Henry - Lucienne Herval - Lucienne
- Antonia BroughAntonia Brough-Selected filmography:* The Farmer's Wife * Under the Greenwood Tree * Spanish Eyes * Song of Soho * Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn * Dandy Dick...
- Antonia - Charles FarrellCharles FarrellCharles Farrell was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor...
- Legionnaire - Andrea Nijinsky - Dancer