Prelude to Fame (1950)
- Starring:
- Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron, (more)
- Director(s):
- Fergus McDonell
Synopsis of Prelude to Fame
Guy Rolfe is top-billed in the British Prelude to Fame, but the critics' attention was directed at young newcomer Jeremy Spencer. This is the story of a poverty-stricken boy named Guido (Spencer) who turns out to be a musical prodigy. Prodded into fame by a wealthy, childless patroness of the arts (Kathleen Ryan), Guido rises to the uppermost rungs of the musical world -- and loses his childhood in the process. Star Rolfe is cast as John Morrell, the philosophy professor who discovers Guido's genius, only to regret what happens to the boy afterward. Best scene: Jeremy Spencer leading the London Philharmonic without adult assistance. Released in America by Universal-International, Prelude to Fame is based on a story by Aldous Huxley. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Prelude to Fame
- Guy Rolfe - John Morell
- Kathleen Ryan - Catherine Morell
- Rosalie Crutchley - Carlotta
- Robert Rietty - Guiseppe
- Hugo Schuster - Dr. Freihaus
- Christopher Lee - Newsman
- Jeremy Spenser - Guido
- Leonard Trolley
- Kathleen Byron - Signora Bondini
- Henry Oscar - Signor Bondini
- John Slater - Dr. Lorenzo
- Robin Dowell - Nick
- Michael Balfour - Lucio
- James Robertson Justice - Sir Arthur Harold
- Ben Williams - Car Driver
- Ferdinand "Ferdy" Mayne - Carlo
- Director(s):
- Fergus McDonell
- Writer(s):
- Robert Westerby
- Producer(s):
- Donald B. Wilson
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