Calling the Tune

Calling the Tune (1936)

MusicDrama

Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and production methods. 'I predict that the gramophone will be the democratic entertainment of the future' states unscrupulous record label boss Mr Gordon (Sam Livesey), who finally gets his comeuppance after one dirty trick too far against his rivals. If the film's love story is perfunctory, the real interest comes with watching performers of the day, from Henry Wood and his orchestra to George Robey and Charles 'the laughing policeman' Penrose laying down their recordings direct to record. And something very like a prototype laser disc makes a crucial appearance too.

Directors: Reginald Denham, Thorold Dickinson.

Casts

	Adele Dixon as Julia Harbord
	Sally Gray as Margaret Gordon
	Clifford Evans as Peter Mallory
	Sam Livesey as Bob Gordon
	Donald Wolfit as Dick Finlay
	Eliot Makeham as Stephen Harbord
	Lewis Casson as John Mallory
	Ronald Simpson as Bramwell
	H.F. Maltby as Stubbins
	Robb Wilton as Jenkins
	Reginald Forsyth as Cameo appearance
	Charles Penrose as Cameo appearance
	George Robey as Cameo appearance
	Henry Wood as Cameo appearance
	Pat Fitzpatrick as Boy

Crew