Name: Radio Lover
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1937-04-05
Duration: 1 h 4 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Wylie Watson, Ann Penn, Betty Ann Davies

The BBC's light entertainment is going over like a rock, with such unpopular fair as folk songs of the Scilly Isles and the Bohemian State Orchestra playing 12-tone music. Meanwhile, Jack Melford discovers homeless Wylie Watson crooning to his expectant dog and hits on an idea. He busts their way into the offices of the corporation and pitches the idea of a radio lover, with Watson crooning the tunes. Through the usual series of misunderstandings that any comedy requires, Melford becomes the face while Watson sings the syrupy songs.

You may recall Watson as Mr. Memory in Hitchcock's 39 STEPS, which makes the whole idea risible. It's also an accurate statement about the blue noses that ran the BBC, who looked upon their remit as to educate and elevate the British listening public; many a popular performer found himself in hot water with the censors, or forced to change the lyrics of a song from "She sits among the cabbages and peas" to "She sits among the cabbages and leeks".

With Ann Penn, Betty Ann Davies, and Max Faber.

The comedy genre refers to a category of entertainment that aims to amuse and entertain audiences by using humor, wit, and comedic situations. Comedies are created with the primary intention of eliciting laughter and providing lighthearted enjoyment. They encompass a wide range of styles, tones, and themes, appealing to various tastes and audiences.

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Reggie Clifford (Jack Melford) masquerades as The Radio Lover a popular crooner, though the voice is actually that of Joe Morrison (Wylie Watson) whom is not considered to have the right kind of looks.

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