Elstree Calling (Original title)London Calling (Alternative title)
Date: 29 September 1930 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Adrian Brunel
Synopsis: A man tries to get his television set to work. In the meantime he misses all the music hall turns which are showing.Shotlist: MUSICAL. A revue including many British artistes famous at that time. r.1 Tommy Handley introducing the show (170-274). The preparations at Elstree Studios (400). Teddy Brown playing on the xylophone accompanied by his orchestra (504). Gordon Harker, dressed as an old man, fiddles with his new television set (544). Tommy Handley (597). The television goes wrong (680). Donald Caltrop tells of his coming Shakespearean act (692). The Three Eddies (914). r.2 Tommy Handley introduces (956). Helen Burnell and the Adelphi Girls sing "My Heart is saying" from the revue "The House that Jack built" (1494). Gordon Harker and his wife Hannah Jones inspect the workings of the television. Their neighbour comes in (1517). r.3 Donald Calthrop (1623). Lily Morris sings "Why am I always the bridesmaid" (1816). Tommy Handley (2035). Blank (2051). Jameson Thomas and John Longden in a comedy sketch "Thriller" (2216). Dancing revue by the Charlot Girls dressed as soldiers (2409). r.4 Tommy Handley (2485). Russian dancing by the Berkoffs (2757). The Balalaika Choral Orchestra sing (2943). Russian dancing (2997). r.5 The Balalaika Choral Orchestra sing (3164). Jack Hulbert and Ivor McLaren (3515). Jack Hulbert and Donald Calthrop in his Shakespearean costume (3544). r.6 Tommy Handley (3594). Will Fyffe tells jokes and sings (4058). A callboy knocks on a stage door and the Charlot Girls come out (4093). Calthrop, disguised in a beard to be a magician, performs tricks while reciting speeches from Shakespeare (4440). r.7 The Charlot Girls dance and sing "The Ladies maid is always in the know" (4663). Harker and the television (4704). Teddy Brown and his orchestra. He speaks and plays on the drums (4968). Blank (4979). Donald Calthrop (5071). Teddy Brown on his xylophone (5225). r.8 Tommy Handley (6222). Jack Hulbert with Bobby Comber, Ivor McLaren and Lawrence Green in a "Doubtful Quartet". McLaren sings a false note and is taken out and shot. This is repeated and just Comber and Hulbert are left. Comber too makes a mistake, Jack finishes it alone, is shot at and appears as a blackface minstrel (5645). Lily Morris sings "For he's only a working man" (5963). r.9 Tommy Handley (6035). Helen Burnell and Jack Hulbert sing "The Thought never entered my head" with tap dancing by Jack (6498). Gordon Harker, Hannah Jones and the man next door (6529). The Three Eddies sing and dance "Take off your skin" (6701). r.10 Tommy Handley (6765). "The Taming of the Shrew". Donald Calthrop enters on a motorbike. Anna May Wong, as Katherine throws furniture at him and her father. Gordon Begg enters as William Shakespeare (7065). Tommy Handley (7114). Cicely Courtneidge sings, accompanied by the full company, "I've fallen in love" (7585). Gordon Harker at last gets his picture as Tommy Handley says 'Goodnight' (7617). The End.
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Variety show
Subjects: Television sets, Television broadcasting, Vaudeville, Tap dancing, Television
Releases
Date: 08 February 1930Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour and Black and White - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 86 mins 18 secs - Length: 7767 FeetLanguage: English / Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Wardour Films
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v42 n502 November 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v83 n1232 14 May 1930
Title: [The Bioscope - v83 n1232 14 May 1930: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v82 n1219 12 Feb 1930
Title: [The Bioscope - v82 n1219 12 Feb 1930: no known title]Language: English
Date: 29 September 1930 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Adrian Brunel
Synopsis: A man tries to get his television set to work. In the meantime he misses all the music hall turns which are showing.Shotlist: MUSICAL. A revue including many British artistes famous at that time. r.1 Tommy Handley introducing the show (170-274). The preparations at Elstree Studios (400). Teddy Brown playing on the xylophone accompanied by his orchestra (504). Gordon Harker, dressed as an old man, fiddles with his new television set (544). Tommy Handley (597). The television goes wrong (680). Donald Caltrop tells of his coming Shakespearean act (692). The Three Eddies (914). r.2 Tommy Handley introduces (956). Helen Burnell and the Adelphi Girls sing "My Heart is saying" from the revue "The House that Jack built" (1494). Gordon Harker and his wife Hannah Jones inspect the workings of the television. Their neighbour comes in (1517). r.3 Donald Calthrop (1623). Lily Morris sings "Why am I always the bridesmaid" (1816). Tommy Handley (2035). Blank (2051). Jameson Thomas and John Longden in a comedy sketch "Thriller" (2216). Dancing revue by the Charlot Girls dressed as soldiers (2409). r.4 Tommy Handley (2485). Russian dancing by the Berkoffs (2757). The Balalaika Choral Orchestra sing (2943). Russian dancing (2997). r.5 The Balalaika Choral Orchestra sing (3164). Jack Hulbert and Ivor McLaren (3515). Jack Hulbert and Donald Calthrop in his Shakespearean costume (3544). r.6 Tommy Handley (3594). Will Fyffe tells jokes and sings (4058). A callboy knocks on a stage door and the Charlot Girls come out (4093). Calthrop, disguised in a beard to be a magician, performs tricks while reciting speeches from Shakespeare (4440). r.7 The Charlot Girls dance and sing "The Ladies maid is always in the know" (4663). Harker and the television (4704). Teddy Brown and his orchestra. He speaks and plays on the drums (4968). Blank (4979). Donald Calthrop (5071). Teddy Brown on his xylophone (5225). r.8 Tommy Handley (6222). Jack Hulbert with Bobby Comber, Ivor McLaren and Lawrence Green in a "Doubtful Quartet". McLaren sings a false note and is taken out and shot. This is repeated and just Comber and Hulbert are left. Comber too makes a mistake, Jack finishes it alone, is shot at and appears as a blackface minstrel (5645). Lily Morris sings "For he's only a working man" (5963). r.9 Tommy Handley (6035). Helen Burnell and Jack Hulbert sing "The Thought never entered my head" with tap dancing by Jack (6498). Gordon Harker, Hannah Jones and the man next door (6529). The Three Eddies sing and dance "Take off your skin" (6701). r.10 Tommy Handley (6765). "The Taming of the Shrew". Donald Calthrop enters on a motorbike. Anna May Wong, as Katherine throws furniture at him and her father. Gordon Begg enters as William Shakespeare (7065). Tommy Handley (7114). Cicely Courtneidge sings, accompanied by the full company, "I've fallen in love" (7585). Gordon Harker at last gets his picture as Tommy Handley says 'Goodnight' (7617). The End.
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Variety show
Subjects: Television sets, Television broadcasting, Vaudeville, Tap dancing, Television
Releases
Date: 08 February 1930Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour and Black and White - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 86 mins 18 secs - Length: 7767 FeetLanguage: English / Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Wardour Films
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Monthly Film Bulletin v42 n502 November 1975 Page: 246Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v42 n502 November 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v83 n1232 14 May 1930
Title: [The Bioscope - v83 n1232 14 May 1930: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v82 n1219 12 Feb 1930
Title: [The Bioscope - v82 n1219 12 Feb 1930: no known title]Language: English