''Television Talent'' is a 1937 British

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directed by Robert Edmunds and starring Richard Goolden,

Hal Walters Henry Paul "Hal" Walters (29 January 1892 – 7 September 1940) was a British actor. He was best known for his role in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). He was killed by a bomb in an air raid during the London Blitz. Selected filmography * ''Just ...

and Polly Ward. The film was a

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.Chibnall p.Chibnall p.297 The plot concerns a

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who takes part in a talent contest.

Cast

* Richard Goolden as Professor Langley * Gene Sheldon as Herbert Dingle *

as Steve Bagley * Polly Ward as Mary Hilton

References

Bibliography

*Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. *Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1937 films 1937 comedy films British comedy films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub