Shooting Stars is the first film of Anthony Asquith (son of H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916), whose most celebrated work was the 1952 adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest. "Shooting Stars opens in a British movie studio in the 1920s. . . . It's a fascinating behind the-scenes glimpse and a searing comment on the shallowness of the star system. Demonstrably the original work of rising talent Anthony Asquith—his dynamic cinematographic style and professional approach to the design and lighting was a step change in the quality of British features"— Bryony Dixon. The BFI-commissioned score for 12-piece ensemble is composed by John Altman.