Elstree Calling

February. 06,1930

Rating：

Genre：

Comedy Music

Keywords：

Black And White Vaudeville Tap Dancing

Trailer Synopsis Cast

A series of 19 musical and comedy "vaudeville" sketches presented in the form of a live television broadcast hosted by Tommy Handley (as himself).

Tommy Handley as The Host

Donald Calthrop as Himself / Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew

Jack Hulbert as Himself

Will Fyffe as Himself

Cicely Courtneidge as Herself

John Longden as Himself

Anna May Wong as Herself / Katherina in Taming of the Shrew

Gordon Harker as George

Hannah Jones as George's Wife

Jameson Thomas as

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