Movie: Radio Parade of 1935

Top 9 Billed Cast

Will Hay
Will Hay

William Garland

Helen Chandler
Helen Chandler

Joan Garland

Clifford Mollison
Clifford Mollison

Jimmie Clare

Davy Burnaby
Davy Burnaby

Sir Frederick Fotheringhay

Alfred Drayton
Alfred Drayton

Carl Graham

Billy Bennett
Billy Bennett

Commissionaire

Lily Morris
Lily Morris

Charlady

Nellie Wallace
Nellie Wallace

Charlady

Teddy Joyce
Teddy Joyce

Orchestra Leader

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    One of the first screen outings for Will Hay. Hay plays the Director General of the National Broadcasting Group (NBG) who hides away in his office unaware that the general feeling about his programming is that it is too high-brow and the public are not happy. However, when he discovers this he decides to take action and promotes Jimmy, his Head of the Complaints Department, to Programme Director. Jimmy decides that a series of variety spectaculars are what the public want and sets about hiring the acts. But obstacles are put in his way and he discovers that the NBG has its own cluster of wannabe variety stars.

  • Release Date

    1934-12-12

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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    English
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