Are You Listening? 1932
Are You Listening?
WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial interludes that keep consumers buying and sponsors smiling. But one sponsor, a producer of plumbing supplies, isn’t happy. So WBLA scriptwriter Bill Grimes is bounced from his job, setting in motion this movie’s turn from comedic to darkly tragic. William Haines, two years removed from being Tinseltown’s top male star, plays Grimes in a melodrama noted for its glimpses of live radio production and for a Depression-era ethos that includes peroxide cuties eager to land a job, a sugar daddy or both.
WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial interludes that keep consumers buying and sponsors smiling. But one sponsor, a producer of plumbing supplies, isn’t happy. So WBLA scriptwriter Bill Grimes is bounced from his job, setting in motion this movie’s turn from comedic to darkly tragic. William Haines, two years removed from being Tinseltown’s top male star, plays Grimes in a melodrama noted for its glimpses of live radio production and for a Depression-era ethos that includes peroxide cuties eager to land a job, a sugar daddy or both.
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Full Cast & Crew... Bill Grimes
... Laura O'Neil
... Larry Barnes
... Alice Grimes
... Jack Clayton
... Larry Barnes
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Release Date:
Mar 21, 1932 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 13`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Are You Listening?
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Bill Grimes
... Laura O'Neil
... Larry Barnes
... Alice Grimes
... Jack Clayton
... Larry Barnes
... George Wagner
... Ted Russell
... Radio station sound effects man
... Mr. Carson
... Mrs. Peters
... Pierce
... Fred
... Performer entering radio station
... Honey O'Neil