It referenced several earlier hits of Neagle, including Nell Gwynn (1934) and Victoria the Great (1938). The film was made by Everest Pictures, a new production company from producer-director Herbert Wilcox. Wilcox had just made three films in collaboration with Republic Pictures, and hoped for them to finance films of two Ivor Novello musicals he had purchased.
It referenced several earlier hits of Neagle, including Nell Gwynn (1934) and Victoria the Great (1938).
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
reference
referenced
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Cmp
early
earlier
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Plur
hit
hits
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Neagle
Neagle
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
VERB
VBG
nmod
Number=Sing
Nell
Nell
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Gwynn
Gwynn
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1934
1934
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Victoria
Victoria
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
Great
Great
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1938
1938
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The film was made by Everest Pictures, a new production company from producer-director Herbert Wilcox.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
make
made
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Everest
Everest
PROPN
NNP
obl:agent
Number=Plur
picture
Pictures
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
production
production
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
company
company
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
producer
producer
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nmod
Number=Sing
director
director
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Herbert
Herbert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Wilcox
Wilcox
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Wilcox had just made three films in collaboration with Republic Pictures, and hoped for them to finance films of two Ivor Novello musicals he had purchased.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Wilcox
Wilcox
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
make
made
VERB
VBN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
film
films
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
collaboration
collaboration
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Republic
Republic
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
picture
Pictures
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hope
hoped
VERB
VBD
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
finance
finance
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
film
films
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
Ivor
Ivor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Novello
Novello
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
musical
musicals
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
purchase
purchased
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.