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London Town (1946)
Approved | 126 min | Comedy, Musical | 22 July 1953 (USA)

An aging music hall performer returns to London believing he's the star of a new show. When he discovers that he's only slated to be the understudy, his daughter sabotages the revue's star in order to get him back into the spotlight.

Director: Wesley Ruggles

Writers: Val Guest (additional dialogue), Sig Herzig (as Siegfried Herzig)

Stars: Sid Field, Greta Gynt, Petula Clark
Transcript
00:00♪
00:19My old man said, follow the band, don't dilly-dally on the way
00:25Off with the band with me, I'm packed in it I've followed on with me, I'm cuddled in it
00:32I dilly-da-dally, dally-dun-da-dilly Lost my way and don't know where to run
00:38Ah, you can't trust suspicions like the old-time poppers when you can't find your way home
00:44My old man said, follow the band, don't dilly-dally on the way
00:51Off with the band with me, I'm packed in it I've followed on with me, I'm cuddled in it
00:58I dilly-da-dally, dally-dun-da-dilly Lost my way and don't know where to run
01:04Ah, you can't trust suspicions like the old-time poppers when you can't find your way home

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