Gangway (Sparkles)

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Release date: Aug 20, 1937

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Movie Info

In this musical, a plucky London newspaper journalist boards a transatlantic ocean liner in hopes of interviewing a prominent Hollywood starlet. She is followed by a Scotland Yard inspector who is looking for the jewel thief he knows is on board. Unfortunately, the inspector doesn't know the actual identity of the thief and his prime suspect becomes the hapless reporter who also finds herself pursued by a determined gangster who has made the same assumption. Before the boat docks in New York, the reporter is kidnapped and forced to work for the gangster's boss. Fortunately, the inspector finally discovers the thief's true identity and brings her to justice. The plot is based on a Dwight Taylor story. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama, Musical & Performing Arts
Directed By:

Sonnie Hale
Written By:

Lesser Samuels, Sonnie Hale
In Theaters:

Aug 20, 1937 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 26, 2013
Runtime:

90 minutes
Studio:

VCI Entertainment

Cast

Jessie Matthews
as Pat Wayne

Barry MacKay
as Inspector Bob Deering

Olive Blakeney
as Nedda Beaumont

Liane Ordeyne
as Greta Brand

Patrick Ludlow
as Carl Freemason

Nat Pendleton
as "Smiles" Hogan

Noel Madison
as Mike Otterman

Alastair Sim
as Taggett

Doris Rogers
as Mrs. Van Tuyl

Lawrence Anderson
as Tracy

Blake Dorn
as Benny the Gent

Graham Moffatt
as Joe

Peter Gawthorne
as Assistant Commissioner

Henry Hallatt
as Smithers

Warren Jenkins
as Foreign Dancer

Bennie Dorn

Danny Green
as Shorty

Edmon Ryan
as Red Mike

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Critic Reviews for Gangway (Sparkles)

All Critics (1)

The slight story is amusingly developed, the dialogue is good, Jessie Matthews herself gives a very good light comedy performance and the film as a whole scores on its comedy, and on its burlesque of American gangsters rather than on its music.

Jan 31, 2018 | Full Review…

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