O-Kay for Sound

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O-Kay for Sound
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Cover of Danish pressbook
Directed by Marcel Varnel
Written by
Produced by Edward Black
Starring
Cinematography Jack E. Cox
Edited by R. E. Dearing
Music by Louis Levy
Production
company
Distributed by Gaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • 22 April 1937 (1937-04-22)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

O-Kay for Sound is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring the Crazy Gang troupe of comedians. [1] After falling on hard times the members of the Crazy Gang are busking on the streets of London. However, they are hired as extras on a film set. [2] After arriving at the studios they are mistaken for a group of potential investors and given free run of the studios, causing chaos.

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The film was based on a stage work by Bert Lee and R. P. Weston. [3] It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures, with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. [4]

Plot

Main cast

Production

The film was one of several comedies made by Gainsborough under Ted Black. [5]

References

  1. "Okay for Sound (1940) - Marcel Varnel | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  2. Mundy p.80
  3. Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN   9781317740636 via Google Books.
  4. "O-kay for Sound (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
  5. Vagg, Stephen (1 December 2024). "Forgotten British Film Moguls: Ted Black". Filmink. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

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