Tread Softly
1952 | 70m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | David MacDonald |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Gerald Verner |
| Staring: |
| Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a once derelict theatre. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1952 |
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| Director: | David MacDonald |
| Writer: | Gerald Verner |
| Genres: | Mystery |
| Keywords | british noir |
| Production Companies | Albany Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 08, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frances Day | Madeleine Peters |
| Patricia Dainton | Tangye Ward |
| John Bentley | Keith Gilbert |
| John Laurie | Angus McDonald |
| Olaf Olsen | Philip Defoe |
| Nora Nicholson | Mrs Mayne |
| Harry Locke | Nutty Potts |
| Betty Baskcomb | Olivia Winters |
| Robert Urquhart | Clifford Brett |
| Ronald Leigh-Hunt | Inspector Hinton |
| Michael Ward | Alexander Mayne |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David MacDonald | Director |
| Gerald Verner | Novel, Screenplay |
| Philip Leakey | Makeup Artist |
| Dorothy Sinclair | Costume Supervisor |
| Shirley Barnes | Continuity |
| Jean Barker | Editor |
| Reginald H. Wyer | Director of Photography |
| Ernest Morris | Assistant Director |
| Laurie Clarkson | Sound Recordist |
| Dudley Lovell | Camera Operator |
| John Hollingsworth | Music Director |
| Stanley Adams | Art Direction |
| Jean Bear | Hairdresser |
| Ivor Slaney | Music |
| Donald Ginsberg | Additional Dialogue |
| Vivian Cox | Additional Dialogue |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Vivian Cox | Producer |
| Donald Ginsberg | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trending Position
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 ... ruff cops investigate. After another murder, things get serious, but not much. A decidedly second-rate movie with a second-league cast of no distinction., only the backstage setting is of interest.
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 ... olks start dropping like flies (including Day) and John Bentley and Ronald Leigh-Hunt get their investigating caps on. We soon discover that 40 years ago, there was a murder in the same theatre...might it be a ghost? It is as well it is set in a theatre, as there are at least half a dozen, decently performed full-length theatrical or nightclub numbers.