Soho Conspiracy
{{Short description|1950 British film by Cecil H. Williamson}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Soho Conspiracy
| image = Soho_Conspiracy_(1950_film).jpg
| caption =
| director = Cecil H. Williamson
| producer = Edwin J. Fancey
| writer = Ralph Dawson
Cecil H. Williamson
Mario Monicelli
Stefano Vanzina
| starring = Zena Marshall
Jacques Labrecque
Peter Gawthorne
John Witty
| music = Felice Montagnini
| cinematography = Ray Densham
| editing =
| studio = E.J. Fancey Productions
| distributor = DUK
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1950|10}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Soho Conspiracy is a 1950 British 'B'{{Cite book |last=Chibnall |first=Steve |title=The British 'B' Film |last2=McFarlane |first2=Brian |publisher=BFI/Bloomsbury |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-8445-7319-6 |location=London |pages=118}} musical drama film directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring Jacques Labrecque, Zena Marshall and Peter Gawthorne.{{Cite web |title=Soho Conspiracy |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150044854 |access-date=30 January 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}
Premise
A young man attempts to stage a charity concert in order to raise funds to refurbish a Soho church.
Production
The film incorporates footage from the 1948 Italian film Mad About Opera (Follie per l'opera) for the climactic concert performance.
Cast
- Zena Marshall as Dora
- Jacques Labrecque as Carlo Scala
- Peter Gawthorne as Father Shaney
- John Witty as Guy
- Max Harrison as Gondotti brother
- Syd Harrison as Gondotti brother
- Gino Bechi as himself
- Beniamino Gigli as himself
- Tito Gobbi as himself
- Tito Schipa as himself
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Gay but amateurish film, whose main virtue is the singing by the Italian stars; this, however, appears to have been contrived by the wholesale lifting of excerpts from other (unnamed) films."{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1950 |title=Soho Conspiracy |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305818858/9355FF6FBC2C4110PQ/1 |journal=The Monthly Film Bulletin |volume=17 |issue=193 |pages=174 |via=ProQuest}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0279426}}
Category:British musical drama films
Category:1950s musical drama films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:English-language musical drama films
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