Radio Parade of 1935

Radio Parade of 1935
Directed by Arthur B. Woods
Produced by Walter C. Mycroft
Written by Paul Perez
Starring Will Hay
Helen Chandler
Clifford Mollison
Davy Burnaby
Alfred Drayton
Music by Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography Cyril Bristow
Phil Grindrod
Edited by Edward B. Jarvis
Production
company
Distributed by Wardour Films
Release dates
  • 1934 (1934)
Running time
96 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Radio Parade of 1935 (1934), released in the US as Radio Follies, is a British comedy film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Will Hay, Clifford Mollison and Helen Chandler.

Plot

The film tells the story of the sophisticated Director General of the National Broadcasting Group (Will Hay) who promotes the ambitious Head of Complaints to Programmer Director (Clifford Mollison) in an attempt to stem the number of complaints he is receiving owing to the station's overly intellectual programming. In 1930's British slang, the acronym "NBG" stood for "no bloody good". The character played by Hay is clearly intended to be a satirical parody of Lord Reith, and the NBG the BBC.

Cast

Production background and preservation status

Two sequences in the film were filmed in Dufaycolor. The film is extant.

See also

References

  1. Name is spelled Garlon on door of character's office in the first few scenes but referred to in speech as Garland


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