Lilacs In The Spring(1954)

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London 1944.Carole(Anna Neagle)is a stage actress in love with ex soildier,Charles King(David Farrar)working with her.

After a V2 rocket hits, Carole is badly injured.Word gets to John Beaumont(Errol Flynn)her father,a big Hollywood actor/producer.

Charles goes to the nearest pub where he meets Kate(Kathleen Harrison)the owner who once worked for Caroles mom,Lilian Gray(Also Neagle)and she tells him of Lilian and John.

John was once a singer/actor in love with Lilian and helped her get her start.Soon,they fall in love and get married.WW1,breaks out and John signs up.At the end of the war John finds Lillian is a star,but the public has forgotten him..John decides to go to Hollywood,leaving Lilian and Carole behind.John becomes a first rate American actor.

John and Lilian still love each other and decide to try again.

Pretty good musical.American title was Lets Make Up.In England the film did well,in America it was a major disaster.

Keep an eye out for Stephen Boyd and Sean Connery.