Variety Hour Explained

Variety Hour
Director:	Redd Davis
Producer:	Herbert Smith
Starring:	Charles Clapham Bill Dwyer
Cinematography:	Ronald Neame
Editing:	Reginald Beck
Studio:	Twentieth Century Fox
Distributor:	Twentieth Century Fox
Runtime:	66 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom

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.

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.