Command Performance
1937 | 84m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Sinclair Hill |
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| Writer: | Michael Hankinson, George Pearson, Sinclair Hill |
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| Arthur Tracy and Lilli Palmer star in this 1930's British romantic drama. With his voice faltering due to nerves, celebrated stage performer "The Street Singer" (Tracy) parts company with the theatre and goes to live in a gypsy camp where he meets and falls in love with Susan (Palmer), an attractive young woman who is unaware of his fame. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 19, 1937 |
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| Director: | Sinclair Hill |
| Writer: | Michael Hankinson, George Pearson, Sinclair Hill |
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| Production Companies | Grosvenor Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Arthur Tracy | The Street Singer |
| Lilli Palmer | Susan |
| Mark Daly | Joe Penny |
| Finlay Currie | Al, Arthur's Manager |
| Jack Melford | The Journalist |
| Stafford Hilliard | Sam |
| Julian Vedey | Toni |
| Phyllis Stanley | Olga |
| Rae Collett | Betty |
| Peter Madden | Reporter |
| Andreas Malandrinos | Film Director |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Leslie Murray | Sound |
| Leslie Rowson | Director of Photography |
| Cyril Bristow | Director of Photography |
| Michael Hankinson | Screenplay, Editor |
| George Pearson | Screenplay |
| John Harlow | Assistant Director |
| C. Gentle | Sound Recordist |
| Louis Levy | Music Director |
| Sinclair Hill | Director, Original Story |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Essentially, this is a vehicle for the debonaire singing sensation Arthur Tracy ("The Street Singer") who leaves his career on the stage to take up with some travellers after his legendary voice begins to lose it's potency. He falls in love with the delightful Lilli Palmer ("Susan") and has a few ro ... mantic adventures. The songs, much as with the singer himself, are a bit tired - even the showstopper isn't really up to much. That said, it has a charm about it and the two stars actually gel quite well, aided by a not immediately recognisable Finlay Currie as his well meaning manager. Worth a watch, this - just not great.