| Trottie True | |
|---|---|
 Jean Kent in the film | |
| Directed by | Brian Desmond Hurst |
| Written by | Denis Freeman |
| Based on | a novel by S.J. Simon and Caryl Brahms |
| Produced by | Hugh Stewart |
| Starring | Jean Kent James Donald Hugh Sinclair |
| Cinematography | Harry Waxman |
| Edited by | Ralph Kemplen |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) Eagle-Lion Films (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Trottie True is a 1949 British musical comedy film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Jean Kent, James Donald and Hugh Sinclair.[1] It was known as The Gay Lady in the US, and is an infrequent British Technicolor film of the period. According to BFI Screenonline, "British 1940s Technicolor films offer an abundance of visual pleasures, especially when lovingly restored by the National Film Archive. Trottie True is not among the best known, but comes beautifully packaged, gift wrapped with all the trimmings."[2] The film is based on a novel by Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon, published in 1946.[3] The New York Times called it "a typical Gay nineties success story" that "amuses but never convulses the reader."[4]
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | TROTTIE TRUE (1948)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Trottie True (1948)". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Hale, Lionel (29 December 1946). "Red Plush". The Observer. [London (UK). p. 3.
- ^ Homer, Louise. (7 December 1947). "Razzle-Dazzle: TROTTIE TRUE. By Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon. 247 pp. Philadelphia, Pa.: J.B. Lippincott Co. $2.75". New York Times. p. 235.