
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.
Release Date: 1953-02-14
Drama
Music
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Casts

Robert Morley
as William S. Gilbert

Maurice Evans
as Arthur Sullivan

Eileen Herlie
as Helen D'Oyly Carte

Peter Finch
as Richard D'Oyly Carte

Martyn Green
as George Grossmith

Dinah Sheridan
as Grace Marston

Isabel Dean
as Mrs. Gilbert

Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Mr. Marston

Muriel Aked
as Queen Victoria

Michael Ripper
as Louis