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.

Variety Hour
Directed byRedd Davis
Written byAllison Booth
Produced byHerbert Smith
StarringCharles Clapham
Bill Dwyer
CinematographyRonald Neame
Edited byReginald Beck
Production
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Twentieth Century Fox
Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • 23 August 1937 (1937-08-23)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.

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Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Chibnall p.297

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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