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Release Date:
December 12, 1934
Original Title:
Radio Parade of 1935
Alternate Titles:
Radio Follies
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Romance
Production Companies:
British International Pictures
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 96
One of the first screen outings for Will Hay. Hay plays the Director General of the National Broadcasting Group (NBG) who hides away in his office unaware that the general feeling about his programming is that it is too high-brow and the public are not happy. However, when he discovers this he decides to take action and promotes Jimmy, his Head of the Complaints Department, to Programme Director. Jimmy decides that a series of variety spectaculars are what the public want and sets about hiring the acts. But obstacles are put in his way and he discovers that the NBG has its own cluster of wannabe variety stars.
Art Direction:
David Rawnsley
Assistant Director:
John R. Sloan
Camera Operator:
Ronald Neame
Choreographer:
Buddy Bradley
Director:
Arthur B. Woods
Director of Photography:
Phil Grindrod
Cyril Bristow
Editor:
Edward B. Jarvis
Music Director:
Benjamin Frankel
Original Music Composer:
Benjamin Frankel
Producer:
Walter C. Mycroft
Screenplay:
James Bunting
Jack Davis Jr.
Set Dresser:
David Rawnsley
Clarence Elder
Sound:
Cecil Thornton
Writer:
Paul Perez
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