Elstree Calling

Elstree Calling

1930•1h 23m•5.1/10

MusicComedy

Ratings

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5.1/10(22)

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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Production

British International Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tommy Handley

Tommy Handley

The Host

Teddy Brown

Himself

Donald Calthrop

Donald Calthrop

Himself / Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew

Jack Hulbert

Jack Hulbert

Himself

Helen Burnell

Herself

The Three Eddies

Themselves

Lily Morris

Lily Morris

Herself

Will Fyffe

Will Fyffe

Himself

Cicely Courtneidge

Cicely Courtneidge

Herself

John Longden

John Longden

Himself

Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong

Herself / Katherina in Taming of the Shrew

Bobbie Comber

Bobbie Comber

Herself

Gordon Harker

Gordon Harker

George

Hannah Jones

Hannah Jones

George's Wife

Gordon Begg

Shakespeare

Lawrence Green

Ivor McLaren

Nathan Shacknovsky

Jameson Thomas

Jameson Thomas

John Stuart

John Stuart

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