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Elstree Calling

5.0(23)19301h 23m1

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

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Released
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Language
English
  • tap dancing
  • black and white
  • vaudeville
  • blackface
  • russian music
  • skit
  • variety show
  • xylophone player
  • music hall song
  • romantic song

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU6 Feb 1930

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Elstree Calling was released on 6 February 1930.

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    CinemaSerf

    8/29/2022

    5/10

    A distinctly off-form Tommy Handley introduces this rather curious piece of cinematic entertainment that features a variety of stars from the British stage at the end of the 1920s. The mixture of musical, comedy and magical turns illustrates well just quite how a real pot-pourri of acts took to the stage in theatres up and down the UK - but there is no audience. Without the engagement, even applause, from those watch…

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