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. Details Casts Title The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan Release Date 1953-02-14 Runtime 01 Hours 49 Minutes Genres Drama Music Production Companies British Lion Films Production Countries United Kingdom Robert Morley William S. Gilbert Maurice Evans Arthur Sullivan Eileen Herlie Helen D'Oyly Carte Peter Finch Richard D'Oyly Carte Martyn Green George Grossmith Dinah Sheridan Grace Marston Isabel Dean Mrs. Gilbert Wilfrid Hyde-White Mr. Marston Muriel Aked Queen Victoria Michael Ripper Louis Bernadette O'Farrell Jessie Bond Frank Williams Singer Rehearsing