Calling the Tune (1936)
1936 · Feature film · 80 min · dir. Thorold Dickinson
- Music
- Drama
Synopsis
Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and production methods. 'I predict that the gramophone will be the democratic entertainment of the future' states unscrupulous record label boss Mr Gordon (Sam Livesey), who finally gets his comeuppance after one dirty trick too far against his rivals. If the film's love story is perfunctory, the real interest comes with watching performers of the day, from Henry Wood and his orchestra to George Robey and Charles 'the laughing policeman' Penrose laying down their recordings direct to record. And something very like a prototype laser disc makes a crucial appearance too.
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Details
- Director
- Thorold Dickinson
- Writer
- Basil Mason
- Cinematography
- Franz Weihmayr
- Studio
- Independent Film Producers (IFP), Phoenix Films
- Released
- 1936-06-30
- Running time
- 80 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Reginald Denham
- Ealing Studios
- Rarities Collection
Cast & crew
Thorold Dickinson Director
Adele Dixon
Sally Gray
Clifford Evans- Sam Livesey
Donald Wolfit
Eliot Makeham
Lewis Casson- Ronald Simpson