The Trojan Brothers (film)

The Trojan Brothers is a 1946 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Patricia Burke, David Farrar and Bobby Howes. It is an adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same title by Pamela Hansford Johnson.

The Trojan Brothers
Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Written by	Irwin Reiner Maclean Rogers
Based on	The Trojan Brothers by Pamela Hansford Johnson
Produced by	Louis H. Jackson
Starring	Patricia Burke David Farrar Bobby Howes
Cinematography	Moray Grant Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Paul Capon
Music by	Hans May
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release date	4 February 1946 (1946-02-04)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Synopsis

The two halves of a London music hall act performing together as a pantomime horse have a sharp falling out when one of them begins a relationship with an attractive society woman.

Cast

• Patricia Burke as Betty Todd
• David Farrar as Sid Nichols
• Bobby Howes as Benny Castelli
• Barbara Mullen as Margie Castelli
• Lesley Brook as Ann Devon
• David Hutcheson as Cyril Todd
• Finlay Currie as W.H. Maxwell
• Wylie Watson as Stage Manager
• Joan Hickson as Ada
• Gus McNaughton as Frank
• George Robey as Old Sam
• Bransby Williams as Tom Hockaby
• Annette D. Simmonds as Charlie
• Roma Milne as Lorna
• Hugh Dempster as Tommy
• Grace Arnold as Mrs. Johnson
• Joyce Blair as Beryl Johnson
• Shirley Renton as Connie Johnson
• Carol Lawton as Sandra
• H. F. Maltby as Colonel Robbins
• Vincent Holman as P.C. Graves
• Vi Kaley as Mrs. Hopkins
• Doorn Van Steyn as Mrs. Hopkins' sister #1
• Joy Frankau as Mrs. Hopkins' sister #2
• Patricia Fox as Autograph hunter #1
• Olive Kirby as Autograph hunter #2
• Anders Timberg as Arnold Dench

Bibliography

• Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute, 2006.

External links

• The Trojan Brothers at IMDb