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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.
Original Release
12/12/1934
Cast
Name | Character |
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Will Hay | William Garland |
Helen Chandler | Joan Garland |
Clifford Mollison | Jimmie Clare |
Davy Burnaby | Sir Ffrederick Ffotheringhay / Sir Frederick Fotheringhay |
Alfred Drayton | Carl Graham |
Billy Bennett | Commissionaire |
Lily Morris | Charlady |
Nellie Wallace | Charlady |
Teddy Joyce | Orchestra Leader |
Eve Becke | Self |
Directors
Writers
James Bunting, Jack Davis Jr., Paul Perez, Reginald Purdell, John Watt
Cast
Name | Character |
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Will Hay | William Garland |
Helen Chandler | Joan Garland |
Clifford Mollison | Jimmie Clare |
Davy Burnaby | Sir Ffrederick Ffotheringhay / Sir Frederick Fotheringhay |
Alfred Drayton | Carl Graham |
Billy Bennett | Commissionaire |
Lily Morris | Charlady |
Nellie Wallace | Charlady |
Teddy Joyce | Orchestra Leader |
Eve Becke | Self |
The Buddy Bradley Rhythm Girls | Dancers |
Fay Carroll | Self |
Charles Clapham | Reporter |
Peggy Cochrane | Self |
Fred Conyngham | Self |
Robert Coote | Executive |
Carlyle Cousins | Telephonists |
Claude Dampier | Piano Tuner |
Yvette Darnac | Self |
Bill Dwyer | Reporter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Walter C. Mycroft | Producer |