The Boy Friend "Rko Radio Pictures"

The Boy Friend "Rko Radio Pictures"The star has injured an ankle, but the show and inexperienced stage assistant Polly Browne must go on. Break a leg, kid. And don't let the presence of Hollywood director and talent scout Mr. De Thrill add any pressure. And so begins this colorful tale of theater hopefuls with stars in their eyes and greasepaint in their veins, a work that, under the guidance of director Ken Russell, is not just an affectionate filmization of Sandy Wilson's London

like the orchestra at the film's antic conclusion

Skelton portrays Dodo Delwyn

ashamed of her leg withered by polio

David Livingston

Flora Talbot (Phyllis Thaxter)

Vincent Van Der Lyn (Henreid) escapes from the Netherlands to neutral Portugal

fabulously weird creatures

Blood will beget blood

a flighty actress (Eleanor Parker) invites him to spend his leave on the couch in her apartment

The Killer Leopard

Made in the hopeful post-World War II era that produced such classics of social conscience as Gentlemen's Agreement

based on the novel by Weldon Hill