Music ·Comedy · United Kingdom · 1930 · 1h 23m

Elstree Calling

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Director
Alfred HitchcockJack HulbertPaul MurrayAndré CharlotAdrian Brunel
Cast
Tommy Handley as The Host Teddy Brown as Himself Donald Calthrop as Himself / Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew Jack Hulbert as Himself Helen Burnell as Herself The Three Eddies as Themselves
Crew
Claude Friese-Greene — Director of Photography A.C. Hammond — Editor Emile de Ruelle — Editor Val Valentine — Writer Walter C. Mycroft — Writer Adrian Brunel — Writer
Synopsis

A series of 19 musical and comedy "vaudeville" sketches presented in the form of a live television broadcast hosted by Tommy Handley (as himself).

Mood & Themes
tap dancingblack and whitevaudevilleblackfacerussian musicskitvariety showxylophone playermusic hall songromantic song
Key Collaborators
Alfred Hitchcock Director Jack Hulbert Director Paul Murray Director André Charlot Director Adrian Brunel Director Claude Friese-Greene Director of Photography A.C. Hammond Editor Emile de Ruelle Editor Val Valentine Writer Walter C. Mycroft Writer Adrian Brunel Writer
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