Calling the Tune

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Calling the Tune
Directed by Reginald Denham
Written by Basil Mason
Reginald Denham
Produced by Hugh Perceval
Starring
Cinematography Franz Weihmayr
Edited by Thorold Dickinson
Ray Pitt
Production
company
Phoenix Films
Distributed byAssociated British Film Distributors
Release date
7 July 1936
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Calling the Tune was a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Reginald Denham and Thorold Dickinson and starring Adele Dixon, Sally Gray and Sam Livesey. It was based on a play written by the Irish MP and novelist, Justin Huntly McCarthy first published in 1913. It was made at Ealing Studios [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director R. Holmes Paul.

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  1. Wood p.85

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