Sid Field Movies
- 1949
Veteran British music hall favorite Sid Field made his second and last film appearance in Cardboard Cavalier. Set during the 17th-century British Civil War, the film stars Field as vegetable vendor Sidcup Butterfield. Our hero is dragooned into delivering important documents on behalf of the anti-Cromwell forces. Somehow he winds up in the court of King Charles II (Anthony Hulme) and finds himself wooing royal courtesan Nell Gwynne (Margaret Lockwood). Nothing is sacred in this historical burlesque, which even manages to work a little pie-throwing into the proceedings. One of the scripters is Noel Langley, who in 1939 contributed to the screenplay of The Wizard of Oz. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood, (more)
- 1946
London Town was painstakingly planned as a huge box-office smash--even unto hiring several Hollywood leading lights to work on the film, including producer/director/writer Wesley Ruggles, Technicolor cinematographer Ernest Hiller, costume designer Orry-Kelly and songsmiths Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke. Veteran music-hall entertainer Sid Field plays a washed-up comedian who hopes to stage a comeback in a glittering new revue. Alas, Field is hired as merely an understudy and bit player. His faithful daughter Petula Clark (yes, Petula Clark) pulls a few fast ones in order to get her dad back on stage in a starring role. Making her film debut in a supporting part is Kay Kendall, who'd have to wait a decade or so for full stardom. Far from a hit, London Town was one of the most notorious flops in the history of the British cinema. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sid Field, Greta Gynt, (more)
- 1940
Although London Town is usually listed as the film debut of British music-hall favorite Sid Field, he actually made his screen bow in the 1939 "quota quickie" That's the Ticket. Field and his longtime stage foil Hal Walters play Ben and Nosey, a pair of inept hat-check boys in a posh nightclub. Somehow or other, our heroes come into possession of a set of blueprints for a new submarine, much coveted by a gang of foreign spies. The prints are hidden in a top hat, which Ben manages to pass off to the wrong owner?and then the fun begins. Virtually the entire film takes place in the nightclub, allowing for a steady stream of song numbers and specialty acts. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sid Field, Hal Walters, (more)
