''On the Air'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by

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and starring

Davy Burnaby George Davy Burnaby (7 April 1881 – 18 April 1949) was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film ''The Devil's Maze''. He die ...

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and

Betty Astell Betty Astell (23 May 1912 – 26 July 2005), born Betty Julia Hymans, was an English actress, best known for comedy and pantomime productions on stage, screen, and radio with her husband, Cyril Fletcher. She was one of the first performers t ...

. It was made by British Lion at

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. It was one of a number of

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films made by the company during the decade. The film's art direction was by Norman G. Arnold.

Cast

as Davy *

as Reggie *

as Betty * Anona Winn as Chambermaid * Max Wall as Boots * Hugh E. Wright as Vicar *

Derek Oldham Derek Oldham (29 March 1887 – 20 March 1968) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. After performing in concerts as a boy soprano and workin ...

as Derek Oldham *

Jane Carr Ellen Jane Carr (born 13 August 1950) is an English actress. She is well known for her first film role as Mary McGregor in drama '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969) and the voice role of " Pud'n" on the animated ''The Grim Adventures of ...

as Jane Carr * Eve Becke as Eve Becke *

Edwin Styles Edwin Styles (13 January 1899 – 20 December 1960) was a British stage comedian, pantomime actor, radio and TV performer and film actor. Partial filmography * ''Hell Below'' (1933) - Herbert Standish - Flight Comdr. * '' On the Air'' (1934) - Ed ...

as Edwin Styles * Mario de Pietro as Mario de Pietro *

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as Teddy Brown *

Harry Champion William Henry Crump (17 April 1865 – 14 January 1942), better known by the stage name Harry Champion, was an English music hall composer, singer and comedian, whose onstage persona appealed chiefly to the working class communities of Ea ...

as Harry Champion *

Roy Fox Roy Fox (October 25, 1901 – March 20, 1982) was an American-born British dance bandleader who was popular in Britain during the British dance band era. Early life and career Roy Fox was born in Denver, Colorado, United States. He and his ...

as Roy Fox * Jimmy Jade as Jimmy Jade * Clapham and Dwyer as Themselves *

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as Themselves *

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as Themselves * The

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Rhythm Girls as Themselves

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

External links

* 1934 films British musical films 1934 musical films Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios Films set in England Films directed by Herbert Smith British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{UK-musical-film-stub