Are You Listening?
Don't touch that dial.
WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial interludes that keep consumers buying and sponsors smiling. But one sponsor, a producer of plumbing supplies, isn’t happy. So WBLA scriptwriter Bill Grimes is bounced from his job, setting in motion this movie’s turn from comedic to darkly tragic. William Haines, two years removed from being Tinseltown’s top male star, plays Grimes in a melodrama noted for its glimpses of live radio production and for a Depression-era ethos that includes peroxide cuties eager to land a job, a sugar daddy or both.
Directed by Harry Beaumont · Written by Dwight Taylor
Cast
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William Haines Bill Grimes -
Madge Evans Laura O'Neil -
Anita Page Sally O'Neil -
Karen Morley Alice Grimes -
Neil Hamilton Jack Clayton -
Wallace Ford Larry Barnes -
Jean Hersholt George Wagner -
John Miljan Ted Russell -
Hank Mann Radio station sound effects man -
Murray Kinnell Mr. Carson -
Ethel Griffies Mrs. Peters -
Charley Grapewin Pierce
Make it a double feature
2h 33m together
Are You Listening?
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