After the Ball

Plot

After the Ball is a well-mounted (if turgidly paced) filmed biography of legendary British music hall entertainer Vesta Tilley. You may not have heard of Ms. Tilley, but if you've seen Victor/Victoria, you'll have some inkling of the nature of her act. At the peak of her fame at the turn of the century, Vesta was a male impersonator who pretended to be a female impersonator. Pat Kirkwood acquits herself nicely as Ms. Tilley, while Laurence Harvey makes a good early impression as Lord Walter de Frece, Vesta's manager and devoted husband. Other famous showbiz personalities represented in After the Ball include Tony Pastor (played by George Margo), Oscar Hammerstein I (Peter Carlisle), Dan Leno Jr. (Terry Cooke) and George M. Cohan (impersonated by future Dr. Who Tom Baker). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Patricia Kirkwood - Vesta Tilley
• Laurence Harvey - Walter de Frece
• Jerry Stovin - Frank Tanhill
• Jerry Verno - Harry Ball
• Clive Morton - Henry de Frece

Marjorie Rhodes - Bessie; Leonard Sachs - Richard Warner; Ballard Berkeley - Andrews; David Hurst - Perelli; George Margo - Tony Pastor; June Clyde - Lottie Gilson; Mark Baker - George M. Cohan; Tom Gill - Manager; Charles Victor - Stagehand; Terry Cooke - Dan Leno, Jr.; Peter Carlisle - Oscar Hammerstein

Credit

Compton Bennett - Director, Peter Boita - Editor, Muir Mathieson - Composer (Music Score), Jack Asher - Cinematographer, Peter Rogers - Producer, Peter Blackmore - Screenwriter, Hubert Gregg - Screenwriter, Lady DeFrece - Book Author

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