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Variety Hour

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

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.

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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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