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Calling the Tune
Calling the Tune
Directed by	Reginald Denham
Written by	Basil Mason ; Reginald Denham
Produced by	Hugh Perceval
Starring	Adele Dixon; Sally Gray; Sam Livesey;
Cinematography	Franz Weihmayr
Edited by	Thorold Dickinson ; Ray Pitt
Production; company	Phoenix Films
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors
Release date	7 July 1936;
Running time	80 minutes
Land	Vereinigtes Königreich
Sprache	Englisch

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Calling the Tune was a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Reginald Denham and Thorold Dickinson and starring Adele Dixon, Sally Gray and Sam Livesey. It was based on a play written by the Irish MP and novelist, Justin Huntly McCarthy first published in 1913. It was made at Ealing Studios^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director R. Holmes Paul.

Plot

Cast

Adele Dixon as Julia Harbord
Sally Gray as Margaret Gordon
Sam Livesey as Bob Gordon
Eliot Makeham as Stephen Harbord
Donald Wolfit as Dick Finlay
Clifford Evans as Peter Mallory
Lewis Casson as John Mallory
Ronald Simpson as Bramwell
H. F. Maltby as Stubbins
Robb Wilton as Jenkins
Reginald Forsyth as himself
Charles Penrose as himself
George Robey as himself
Students of the R.A.D.A. as Themselves
Sir Henry Wood as himself
Pat Fitzpatrick as Boy
Cedric Hardwicke as himself

References

^ Wood p.85

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Calling the Tune at IMDb

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[1] Wood p.85

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+'''''Calling the Tune''''' was a 1936 British [[musical film|musical]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Reginald Denham]] and [[Thorold Dickinson]] and starring [[Adele Dixon]], [[Sally Gray]] and [[Sam Livesey]]. It was based on a play written by the Irish MP and novelist, Justin Huntly McCarthy first published in 1913. It was made at [[Ealing Studios]]<ref>Wood p.85</ref> The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[R. Holmes Paul]].
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-* [[ Adele Dixon]] as Julia Harbord
+* [[Adele Dixon]] as Julia Harbord
 * [[Sally Gray]] as Margaret Gordon
 * [[Sam Livesey]] as Bob Gordon
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 * [[Lewis Casson]] as John Mallory
 * [[Ronald Simpson (actor)|Ronald Simpson]] as Bramwell
-* [[H.F. Maltby]] as Stubbins
+* [[H. F. Maltby]] as Stubbins
 * [[Robb Wilton]] as Jenkins
-* [[Reginald Forsyth]] as Himself
+* [[Reginald Forsyth]] as himself
-* [[Charles Penrose (entertainer)|Charles Penrose]] as Himself
+* [[Charles Penrose (entertainer)|Charles Penrose]] as himself
-* [[George Robey]] as Himself
+* [[George Robey]] as himself
 * Students of the [[R.A.D.A.]] as Themselves
-* [[Sir Henry Wood]] as Himself
+* [[Sir Henry Wood]] as himself
-* [[Pat Fitzpatrick]] as Boy
+* Pat Fitzpatrick as Boy
-* [[Cedric Hardwicke]] as Himself
+* [[Cedric Hardwicke]] as himself
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-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Reginald Denham]]
 [[Category:Ealing Studios films]]
 [[Category:Films set in London]]
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