Variety Hour is a 1937 British musical film 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.
Plot
Cast
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Charles Clapham as Radio announcer
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Bill Dwyer as Radio announcer
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Brian Lawrance as Band Leader
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Jack Donohue as himself
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Helen Howard as Herself
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Kay Katya and Kay as Themselves
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The Norwich Trio as Themselves
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Raymond Newell as Singer in Finale
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The Music Hall Boys as Themselves
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Carson Robison and His Pioneers as Themselves
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The Wiere Brothers as Dancers
Bibliography
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Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
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Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
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Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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