Are You Listening? (1932)

Are You Listening? (1932)

Don't touch that dial. 1932-03-21 United States of America 73 Min. PG-13
5 4 votes

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.

Cast

William Haines is Bill Grimes
Bill Grimes
Madge Evans is Laura O'Neil
Laura O'Neil
Anita Page is Larry Barnes
Larry Barnes
Karen Morley is Alice Grimes
Alice Grimes
Neil Hamilton is Jack Clayton
Jack Clayton
Wallace Ford is Larry Barnes
Larry Barnes
Jean Hersholt is George Wagner
George Wagner
John Miljan is Ted Russell
Ted Russell
Hank Mann is Radio station sound effects man
Radio station sound effects man
Murray Kinnell is Mr. Carson
Mr. Carson
Ethel Griffies is Mrs. Peters
Mrs. Peters