Instead of selling it for cash, he enters the business of rags for riches and romance. Child tickets are valid for children 11 years and under. Maytime in mayfair 1949, anna neagle, michael wilding. A playboy inherits a dress salon and falls for the lady manager. Maytime in mayfair 1949 1h 34min musical, romance 14 september 1949 uk an english playboy gentleman is broke when he inherits londons leading dress store in the posh mayfair district. Leonard, and stars jeanette macdonald and nelson eddy. Penniless manabouttown michael gorebrown is delighted to hear he has been left a highclass mayfair fashion salon. Maytime tells the life story of soprano marcia mornay macdonald in a series of flashbacks. It is the third jeanette macdonald and nelson eddy operetta and often considered the best of their eight pairings. Maytime in mayfair anna neagle michael wilding peter graves 1949 the heir michael wilding to a dress shop woos its manager anna neagle and learns how a. Amc reserves the right to exercise special pricing options for unique intheatre experiences. When he finds out how the rival is doing it, the partners up and head for a vacation in the south of france.
The set, camera, music and costume stand out best in terms of the technical aspects, because the set is decent to. Experience your movie all digital on any of regal mayfaire stadiums 16 screens. Maytime in mayfair movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. It still sells news and periodicals along with many other items now. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better, some now shots. A tone of civilised urbanity is established as michael.
One of the topgrossing films of 1937, maytime is the poignant, glorious musical that has long been acknowledged as a supreme m. Anna neagle may have been a bit old for this sort of thing by 1949, but it is certainly a fun movie, as her fashion house is inherited by the rather silly mr gorebrown wilding and in competition with the even sillier darcy davenport peter graves not the one from mission impossible. Amc mayfair mall 18 movie times showtimes and tickets. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. In 1946, neagle and wilding were paired in their first film, piccadilly incident, directed by neagles husband, herbert wilcox. The mayfair family originated in donnelaith, scotland, and over the centuries has been enriched making america.
Maytime in mayfair is a 1949 british musical comedy film directed by herbert wilcox and starring anna neagle, michael wilding, nicholas phipps, and tom walls. Maytime in mayfair 1949 in 1949, actors anna neagle and michael wilding were two of the most popular stars and biggest box office draws in britain. When one of his saleswomen suspects somethings shady about a rival shop getting the hottest fashions before anyone else, the two decide to investigate and wind up falling in love. Maytime in mayfair 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Maytime in mayfair 1949 the heir michael wilding to a dress shop woos its manager anna neagle and learns how a rival peter graves has been stealing fashions. Director herbert wilcoxs 1949 romantic musical maytime in mayfair is the emptyheaded technicolor sequel to the hugely successful 1948 spring in park lane, though it sees the welcome return of anna neagle, michael wilding, nicholas phipps, peter graves and tom walls from the original. Mornay is a promising young singer at the paris opera when she comes under the control of theatrical impresario nikolai nazaroff barrymore, who begins to take over every aspect of the mornays life. Two of the leading emporia are located directly across the street from each other, one run by the lovely eileen grahame anna neagle and the. Every good movie doesnt have to have command decisions and panzer divisions. Maytime in mayfair, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 644827292325. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Maytime in mayfair by herbert wilcox anna neagle, michael. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.
Maytime in mayfair 1949 directed by herbert wilcox. To find a film presented in 3d, look for the digital 3d description. Maytime in mayfair 1949 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Maytime is a 1937 american musical romantic drama film produced by mgm. Read the maytime in mayfair movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. All 3d, imax, alternative content, and premium services are subject to additional surcharges. His intention is to sell it as quickly as possible, but on meeting ellen, chief designer and manager, he quickly changes his mind and turns his attention to courting her. View lyrics of the movie maytime in mayfair 1949 movie. Maytime in mayfair manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. Maytime in mayfair is concerned with englands highfashion set, especially those creatures whose designs set the tone for londons upper crust. Maytime in mayfair on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account to set recordings for the show when it airs. Maytime in mayfair is a 1949 british musical comedy film directed by herbert wilcox and starring anna neagle, michael wilding, nicholas phipps, and tom.
Anna neagle, michael wilding, nicholas phipps, thora hird, michael shepley, tom walls, mona washbourne, desmond walterellis, tom. Maytime in mayfair was released in june 1949, just after the ending of uk clothes rationing, which finally enabled london fashion houses to sell new designs to affluent customers. The film was the second most popular movie at the british box office in 1949. Featuring a selection of costumes designed by kitty foster. Overly simplistic but charming kitsch, helped along by technicolor shots of the fashions and sets. Like its predecessor, this film opens with scenes of elegant park lane, but this time in glorious technicolor. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of movie. Senior tickets are valid for adults 60 years and older. Its no secret that the hollywood comet loves musicals. The film was one of the most popular movies at the british box office in 1949. Find out when and where you can watch maytime in mayfair on tv with the full listings schedule at. Two of the leading emporia are located directly across the street from each other, one run by the lovely eileen grahame anna neagle and the other by the charming but scheming darcy davenport peter graves.
Directed by herbert wilcox and starring anna neagle, michael wilding vesves nicholas phipps. The screenplay was rewritten from the book for sigmund romberg s 1917 operetta maytime by rida johnson young, rombergs librettist. Maytime in mayfair manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Opening credits from britains most popular postwar romantic musical comedy. If you like elegant clothes and surrounds and a pleasant plot where you. This is virtually a remake of the previous years anna neaglemichael wilding smash hit spring in park lane. Maytime 1937 is a beautiful, enchanting classic romantic musical from the 1930s. The plot might remind neagle fans of an even earlier movie, irene, with its dressshop rivalry, once so fashionable and today so. His intention is to sell it as quickly as possible, but on meeting ellen, chief designer and manager, he quickly changes his. University of the state of new york, new york state education department, new york state library, new york state program for the conservation and preservation of.
Not all ticket types are available for all performances. Ravishingly shot in technicolor and with clothes that probably consumed much of the films budget. Excerpts from the maytime in mayfair 1949 with costar michael wilding. Choose from maytime sheet music for such popular songs as will you remember. Mayfair family is a line of powerful witches which story is told in the lives of the mayfair witches trilogy, although they also appear in some crossover with the vampire chronicles. These new look fashions were also seen in a colour path. The shot pans left to look west along shepherd market towards hertford street before a caption appears telling us that mayfair was founded in 1750 by thomas howard.