Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.
Boris Karloff
- The Phantom
- (as Karloff)
Gene Austin
- Radio Artist
- (as Gene Austin with Candy and Coco)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBilly Barty (as the infant Gabney), along with Dick Elliott and Florence Enright as his parents, had their scenes cut before release.
- GoofsThe big mystery sketch and the doctor sketch both rely heavily on visual gags which would make them poor choices to be performed on the radio.
- Quotes
Phillip "Gift of Gab" Gabney: Why, your troubles are over. When I handle your liver, I'll bring home the bacon.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1995)
Featured review
Freund Directs a Decent Comedy
It's a movie 1: from Universal; 2: directed by Karl Freund; 3: with Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi. No, you're wrong, it's a comedy starring Edmund Lowe as a street hustler who works his way in as a radio announcer, sports caster, and event broadcaster, with the aid of Gloria Stuart. As his success increases, so does his ego, and as the audience, you're waiting for the inevitable crack-up and wondering if and how he'll manage his redemption.
It has three major variety segments, with musical acts -- some good, like the Downey Sisters, some great like Ethel Waters -- some comedy acts -- all cornball -- and some contemporary celebrity tie-ins. There are several fine screen comedians in support, like Sterling Holloway and Victor Moore, and Lowe is fine as the larger-than-life operator, but it's a typical decent Universal, budgeted at probably a third of what it would cost at MGM -- and why not, since the best cameraman on the lot was in the director's chair and not lensing it?
It has three major variety segments, with musical acts -- some good, like the Downey Sisters, some great like Ethel Waters -- some comedy acts -- all cornball -- and some contemporary celebrity tie-ins. There are several fine screen comedians in support, like Sterling Holloway and Victor Moore, and Lowe is fine as the larger-than-life operator, but it's a typical decent Universal, budgeted at probably a third of what it would cost at MGM -- and why not, since the best cameraman on the lot was in the director's chair and not lensing it?
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- boblipton
- Feb 12, 2018
Details
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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