Rent Elstree Calling (1930)
2.8 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 23min
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- Synopsis:
- Released in 1930 by British International Pictures in response to the lavish revues being produced by the major Hollywood studios, 'Elstree Calling' was Britain's first musical film. This all-star vaudeville show features performers drawn from some of the era's most popular London productions, including Cicely Courtneidge, Anna May Wong, John Longden, and music-hall veterans Will Fyffe and Lily Morris. Compèred by Tommy Handley, the film presents nineteen comedy and musical sketches in the guise of a 'live' television broadcast; Alfred Hitchcock - then under contract to BIP - was responsible for creating the sketches and linking material.
- Actors:
- Tommy Handley, Gordon Begg, Teddy Brown, Helen Burnell, Donald Calthrop, The Charlot Girls, Bobbie Comber, Cicely Courtneidge, Will Fyffe, Lawrence Green, Gordon Harker, Jack Hulbert, Hannah Jones, John Longden, Ivor McLaren, Lily Morris, Nathan Shacknovsky, John Stuart, Jameson Thomas, Anna May Wong
- Directors:
- André Charlot, Jack Hulbert, Paul Murray, Alfred Hitchcock
- Producers:
- John Maxwell
- Writers:
- Adrian Brunel, Walter C. Mycroft, Val Valentine
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 1, A Brief History of Film...
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Reviews (1) of Elstree Calling
Worth it for about three minutes of Hitchcock - Elstree Calling review by LE
Firstly there is egregious animal abuse, racism and antisemitism in this film. The only saving grace is a three minute short by Hitchcock called "I'm In The Wrong Flat". It's brilliant and basically like one of his feature films in microcosm. Pure distilled Hitchcock. This film is definitely worth seeing for that short scene if you are a Hitchcock completist like me. But the bad stuff mentioned above will put you off the rest.
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