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1936 British film

Three Maxims
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Directed by	Herbert Wilcox
Written by	Nicolas Farkas Anthony Kimmins Herman J. Mankiewicz Austin Melford E.G. Valentine
Produced by	Herbert Wilcox
Starring	Anna Neagle Tullio Carminati Leslie Banks Arthur Finn
Cinematography	Jan Stallich Freddie Young
Music by	Geraldo
Production company	Herbert Wilcox Productions
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release date	June 1936 (1936-06)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Three Maxims is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Tullio Carminati and Leslie Banks. It was released in the United States under the alternative title The Show Goes On. Separate French and German language versions were filmed 1935 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Wilcox's regular art director Lawrence P. Williams.

Premise

A love triangle causes major disruption to the harmony of a trapeze act.

Cast

Anna Neagle as Pat
Tullio Carminati as Toni
Leslie Banks as Mac
Arthur Finn as Hiram K. Winston
Olive Blakeney as Mrs Winston
Miki Hood as Valentine
Anthony Ireland as Val
Nicolas Koline as Niki
Gaston Palmer as Juggler
Leonard Snelling as Prodigy
Winifred Oughton as Prodigy's Mother
Beatrix Fielden-Kaye as Madame Thomas
Laurence Hanray as Thomas
Tarva Penna as Doctor
Vincent Holman as Cafe Proprietor
Henry Caine as Stage Manager
Horace Hodges as Mike

Other film versions

Variétés [fr] (1935) with Jean Gabin and Annabella
Variety (1935) with Hans Albers and Annabella

References

"The Three Maxims (1937) - Herbert Wilcox | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
"The Three Maxims (1936)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Three Maxims at IMDb

v t e Films by Herbert Wilcox
As director	Chu-Chin-Chow (1923) Southern Love (1924) Decameron Nights (1924) The Only Way (1926) Nell Gwyn (1926) London (1926) Tip Toes (1927) Madame Pompadour (1927) Mumsie (1927) Dawn (1928) The Bondman (1929) The Woman in White (1929) The Loves of Robert Burns (1930) The Chance of a Night Time (1931) Carnival (1931) The Blue Danube (1932) Goodnight, Vienna (1932) Money Means Nothing (1932) The Little Damozel (1933) Bitter Sweet (1933) Yes, Mr Brown (1933) The Queen's Affair (1934) Nell Gwyn (1934) Peg of Old Drury (1935) This'll Make You Whistle (1936) Three Maxims (1936) London Melody (1937) Limelight (1937) Victoria the Great (1937) Sixty Glorious Years (1938) Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) Irene (1940) No, No, Nanette (1940) Sunny (1941) They Flew Alone (1942) Forever and a Day (1943) Yellow Canary (1943) I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) Piccadilly Incident (1946) The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947) Spring in Park Lane (1948) Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948) Maytime in Mayfair (1949) Odette (1950) Into the Blue (1950) The Lady with a Lamp (1951) Derby Day (1952) Trent's Last Case (1952) Laughing Anne (1953) Trouble in the Glen (1954) Lilacs in the Spring (1954) King's Rhapsody (1955) My Teenage Daughter (1956) These Dangerous Years (1957) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) Wonderful Things! (1958) The Lady Is a Square (1959) The Heart of a Man (1959)
Producer only	The Wonderful Story (1922) Flames of Passion (1922) Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929) When Knights Were Bold (1929) Black Waters (1929) Splinters (1929) Rookery Nook (1930) Wolves (1930) Warned Off (1930) On Approval (1930) Plunder (1930) Tons of Money (1930) The Speckled Band (1931) Almost a Divorce (1931) Up for the Cup (1931) Mischief (1931) A Night Like This (1932) Life Goes On (1932) The Mayor's Nest (1932) Thark (1932) The Love Contract (1932) Leap Year (1932) The Flag Lieutenant (1932) Say It with Music (1932) The Barton Mystery (1932) The King's Cup (1933) Discord (1933) One Precious Year (1933) The Blarney Stone (1933) Lord of the Manor (1933) It's a King (1933) Summer Lightning (1933) Purse Strings (1933) That's a Good Girl (1933) Up for the Derby (1933) Just My Luck (1933) Trouble (1933) Night of the Garter (1933) Sorrell and Son (1933) Faces (1934) Lucky Loser (1934) It's a Cop (1934) General John Regan (1934) Girls, Please! (1934) Up to the Neck (1934) The King of Paris (1934) Lilies of the Field (1934) Brewster's Millions (1935) Escape Me Never (1935) Come Out of the Pantry (1935) Fame (1936) The Frog (1937) The Rat (1937) The Return of the Frog (1938) A Royal Divorce (1938) No Parking (1938) Blondes for Danger (1938) The Beggar's Opera (1953) Yangtse Incident (1957) The Navy Lark (1959)

Films by Herbert Wilcox

As director

Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
Southern Love (1924)
Decameron Nights (1924)
The Only Way (1926)
Nell Gwyn (1926)
London (1926)
Tip Toes (1927)
Madame Pompadour (1927)
Mumsie (1927)
Dawn (1928)
The Bondman (1929)
The Woman in White (1929)
The Loves of Robert Burns (1930)
The Chance of a Night Time (1931)
Carnival (1931)
The Blue Danube (1932)
Goodnight, Vienna (1932)
Money Means Nothing (1932)
The Little Damozel (1933)
Bitter Sweet (1933)
Yes, Mr Brown (1933)
The Queen's Affair (1934)
Nell Gwyn (1934)
Peg of Old Drury (1935)
This'll Make You Whistle (1936)
Three Maxims (1936)
London Melody (1937)
Limelight (1937)
Victoria the Great (1937)
Sixty Glorious Years (1938)
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
Irene (1940)
No, No, Nanette (1940)
Sunny (1941)
They Flew Alone (1942)
Forever and a Day (1943)
Yellow Canary (1943)
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
Piccadilly Incident (1946)
The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
Spring in Park Lane (1948)
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)
Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
Odette (1950)
Into the Blue (1950)
The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
Derby Day (1952)
Trent's Last Case (1952)
Laughing Anne (1953)
Trouble in the Glen (1954)
Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
King's Rhapsody (1955)
My Teenage Daughter (1956)
These Dangerous Years (1957)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
Wonderful Things! (1958)
The Lady Is a Square (1959)
The Heart of a Man (1959)

Producer only

The Wonderful Story (1922)
Flames of Passion (1922)
Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)
A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929)
When Knights Were Bold (1929)
Black Waters (1929)
Splinters (1929)
Rookery Nook (1930)
Wolves (1930)
Warned Off (1930)
On Approval (1930)
Plunder (1930)
Tons of Money (1930)
The Speckled Band (1931)
Almost a Divorce (1931)
Up for the Cup (1931)
Mischief (1931)
A Night Like This (1932)
Life Goes On (1932)
The Mayor's Nest (1932)
Thark (1932)
The Love Contract (1932)
Leap Year (1932)
The Flag Lieutenant (1932)
Say It with Music (1932)
The Barton Mystery (1932)
The King's Cup (1933)
Discord (1933)
One Precious Year (1933)
The Blarney Stone (1933)
Lord of the Manor (1933)
It's a King (1933)
Summer Lightning (1933)
Purse Strings (1933)
That's a Good Girl (1933)
Up for the Derby (1933)
Just My Luck (1933)
Trouble (1933)
Night of the Garter (1933)
Sorrell and Son (1933)
Faces (1934)
Lucky Loser (1934)
It's a Cop (1934)
General John Regan (1934)
Girls, Please! (1934)
Up to the Neck (1934)
The King of Paris (1934)
Lilies of the Field (1934)
Brewster's Millions (1935)
Escape Me Never (1935)
Come Out of the Pantry (1935)
Fame (1936)
The Frog (1937)
The Rat (1937)
The Return of the Frog (1938)
A Royal Divorce (1938)
No Parking (1938)
Blondes for Danger (1938)
The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Yangtse Incident (1957)
The Navy Lark (1959)

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