Movie Description
Are You Listening?
(1932)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
Cast
Bill Grimes
Laura O'Neil
Sally O'Neil
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
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Facts
Original TitleAre You Listening?
Status Released
Release Information
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1932-03-21
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 13m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Drama
- Crime
