The Mikado: Celluloid Savoy
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The legendary Gilbert and Sullivan troupe the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company joined forces with Hollywood for this 1939 Technicolor version of the beloved comic opera The Mikado, the first work by the famed duo to be adapted for the screen. Directed by musician and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Victor Schertzinger, it is a lavish cinematic retelling of the British political satire set in exotic Japan, with such enduringly popular numbers as “A Wand’ring Minstrel I” and “Three Little Maids from School,” and featuring American singer Kenny Baker as well as a host of renowned D’Oyly Carte performers, including Martyn Green and Sydney Granville.
| Nanki-Poo | Kenny Baker |
| Ko-Ko | Martyn Green |
| Pooh-Bah | Sydney Granville |
| The Mikado | John Barclay |
| Pish-Tush | Gregory Stroud |
| Yum-Yum | Jean Colin |
| Katisha | Constance Willis |
| Pitti-Sing | Elizabeth Paynter |
| Peep-Bo | Kathleen Naylor |
| Director | Victor Schertzinger |
| Based upon the opera by | W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan |
| By arrangement with | Rupert D’Oyly Carte |
| Adapted, conducted, and produced by | Geoffrey Toye |
| Production manager | Phil C. Samuel |
| Associate producer | Josef Somlo |
| Decor by | Vertés |
| Recorded by | The London Symphony Orchestra and the chorus of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company |
| Technicolor photography | William V. Skall |
| Cameraman | Bernard Knowles |
| Art director | Ralph Brinton |
By March 29, 2011
As the only film of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera brought to the screen with the participation . . . Read more »
By March 29, 2011
As the only film of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera brought to the screen with the participation . . . Read more »
By March 29, 2011
As the only film of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera brought to the screen with the participation . . . Read more »