Variety Hour

Variety Hour
Directed by	Redd Davis
Written by	Allison Booth
Produced by	Herbert Smith
Starring	Charles Clapham Bill Dwyer
Cinematography	Ronald Neame
Edited by	Reginald Beck
Production company	Twentieth Century Fox
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release date	23 August 1937 (1937-08-23)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Variety Hour is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Charles Clapham and Bill Dwyer. It is a revue show featuring a number of performers from radio and music hall.

It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director William Hemsley.

Plot

Cast

• Charles Clapham as Radio announcer
• Bill Dwyer as Radio announcer
• Brian Lawrance as Band Leader
• Jack Donohue as himself
• Helen Howard as Herself
• Kay Katya and Kay as Themselves
• The Norwich Trio as Themselves
• Raymond Newell as Singer in Finale
• The Music Hall Boys as Themselves
• Carson Robison and His Pioneers as Themselves
• The Wiere Brothers as Dancers

References

1. Chibnall p.297

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Variety Hour at IMDb