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Elstree Calling (1930)
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A series of 19 musical and comedy "vaudeville" sketches presented in the form of a live broadcast hosted by Tommy Handley (as himself)...
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charming period piece full of fun
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Gordon Begg | ... | Shakespeare |
| Teddy Brown | ... | Himself |
| Helen Burnell | ||
| Donald Calthrop | ||
| Bobbie Comber | ||
| Cicely Courtneidge | ... | Herself |
| Will Fyffe | ... | Himself |
| Tommy Handley | ... | Himself, Compere |
| Gordon Harker | ||
| Jack Hulbert | ... | Himself |
| Hannah Jones | ||
| John Longden | ||
| Ivor McLaren | ||
| Lily Morris | ... | Herself |
| Nathan Shacknovsky | ||
| John Stuart | ||
| Jameson Thomas | ||
| Anna May Wong | ... | Herself |
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86 min
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Black and White (Pathécolor)
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Featured in Shepperton Babylon (2005) (TV)
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Tain't No Sin (to Take Off Your Skin and Dance Around in Your Bones
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Ellstree Calling is a delightful revue film for those who can appreciate eras other than their own. Some of the highlights are: The Three Eddies, a top African American tap dance team that made a big success in the U.K.; they dance two numbers in this revue. Two numbers also by Lily Morris are great giggle ("Why Am I Always the Bridesmaid" is gem of character comedy.) Cicely Courtneidge closes the movie in a production number in color, doing an amusing song & eccentric dance. And Donald Calthrop interrupts the proceedings a number of times as an actor willing to do anything to get his moment in the spotlight. A couple of color production numbers are campy at best, but the film's strength is the individual 'turns' by its variety stars. Ellstree Calling was one of the most successful early talkies anywhere in the world: it was translated into 11 languages and made a fortune through the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other British outposts around the globe. -- Frank Cullen American Vaudeville Museum and Vaudeville Times quarterly