Shipyard Sally

77 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Shipyard Sally is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard and Norma Varden.^[1] The film is notable for the song "Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye", which became a major hit.^[2]

Plot

Sally, a failed music hall performer, and her father take over a pub near the John Brown & Company shipyard at Clydebank. When the closure of the yard threatens to put many out of work she leads a campaign to persuade the government to reconsider the decision.

Production

Made shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, it was Fields' last British film.^[3] It was shot at Islington Studios with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky.^[4]

Cast

• Gracie Fields as Sally Fitzgerald
• Sydney Howard as Major Fitzgerald
• Morton Selten as Lord Alfred Randall
• Norma Varden as Lady Patricia Randall
• Oliver Wakefield as Forsyth
• Tucker McGuire as Linda Marsh
• MacDonald Parke as Diggs
• Richard Cooper as Sir John Treacher
• Joan Cowick as Secretary
• Monty Banks as Marsh’s doctor (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

• Shafer, Stephen C. British Popular Films 1929–1939:The Cinema of Reassurance. Rutledge, 1997.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Shipyard Sally at IMDb