''Radio Lover'' is a 1936 British

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directed by Paul Capon and

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and starring

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, Ann Penn and

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.Wood p.92

Cast

as Joe Morrison * Ann Penn as Miss Oliphant *

as Wendy Maradyck *

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as Reggie Clifford * Cynthia Stock as Miss Swindon * Gerald Barry as Sir Hector * Max Faber as Brian Maradyck * Eric Pavitt as Boy

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

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