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The Crooked Mile - Part 7
 
10 Reasons to salute The Crooked Mile
 
1. Peter Wildeblood's libretto
 
2. Peter Greenwell's music
 
3. Gordon Langford's orchestration
 
4. Its place as one of the 'Soho' musicals of the 1950s; probably the best
 
5. Its throwaway but telling treatment of the 'colour' question
 
6. Its attitude to prostitution
 
7. Its lack of romance
 
8. Its attitude to prison life
 
9. Its importance in the careers of its leading players
 
10. Bubble cars

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