Calling All Stars (1937 musical) explained

Calling All Stars
Director:	Herbert Smith
Producer:	Herbert Smith S.W. Smith
Music:	Carroll Gibbons
Cinematography:	George Stretton
Editing:	Brereton Porter
Studio:	British Lion Film Corporation
Distributor:	British Lion Film Corporation
Runtime:	79 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom

Calling All Stars is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Arthur Askey, Evelyn Dall and Max Bacon. The film is a revue, featuring a number of musical acts playing themselves. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios for release as a quota quickie.^[1] The film's art direction is by Norman G. Arnold.^[2]

Plot

After a set of master discs is dropped, the recording artists are gathered with each providing a portion of their composition.

Partial cast

• Arthur Askey as Waiter
• Bert Ambrose as Himself
• Carroll Gibbons as Himself
• Evelyn Dall as Herself
• Max Bacon as Himself
• Sam Browne as Himself
• Leon Cortez and His Coster Band

References

1. Chibnall p.288
2. Web site: Calling all Stars (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20210111125945/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7015af. dead. 11 January 2021. BFI.

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.