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Variety Hour
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Wikipedia article
'Variety Hour' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Charles Clapham and Bill Dwyer. It is a revue show featuring a number of performers from radio and music hall.
It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox.Chibnall p.297 The film's sets were designed by the art director William Hemsley.
Cast
* Charles Clapham as Radio announcer
* Bill Dwyer as Radio announcer
* Brian Lawrance as Band Leader
* Jack Donohue as Himself
* Helen Howard as Herself
* Kay Katya and Kay as Themselves
* The Norwich Trio as Themselves
* Raymond Newell as Singer in Finale
* The Music Hall Boys as Themselves
* Carson Robison and His Pioneers as Themselves
* The Wiere Brothers as Dancers
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve. 'Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film'. British Film Institute, 2007.
* Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 1927-1939'. British Film Institute, 1986.
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