Elstree Calling
Genres
Overview
A series of 19 musical and comedy "vaudeville" sketches presented in the form of a live television broadcast hosted by Tommy Handley (as himself).
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
83 min
Release Date
1930-02-06
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
20
Vote Average
5.1
Tommy Handley
The Host
Teddy Brown
Himself
Donald Calthrop
Himself / Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew
Jack Hulbert
Himself
Helen Burnell
Herself
The Three Eddies
Themselves
Lily Morris
Herself
Will Fyffe
Himself
Cicely Courtneidge
Herself
John Longden
Himself
Anna May Wong
Herself / Katherina in Taming of the Shrew
Bobbie Comber
Herself
Gordon Harker
George
Hannah Jones
George's Wife
Gordon Begg
Shakespeare
Lawrence Green
Ivor McLaren
Nathan Shacknovsky
Jameson Thomas
John Stuart
6.4
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8.0
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1962-01-01 | ja
7.7
Harvey
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1950-12-04 | en
7.9
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6.9
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7.3
Duck Soup
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6.5
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6.7
Er kanns nicht lassen
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7.4
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7.6
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6.2
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4.5
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8.2
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0.0
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6.7
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6.1
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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7.0
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