Are You Listening? 92 years old

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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.

Credits

Are You Listening? Cast

Name Character
William Haines He was 32, 73 years old when he died as Bill Grimes
Madge Evans She was 22, 71 years old when she died as Laura O'Neil
Murray Kinnell He was 42, 65 years old when he died as Mr. Carson
John Miljan He was 39, 67 years old when he died as Ted Russell
Joan Marsh She was 17, 86 years old when she died as Honey O'Neil
Karen Morley She was 22, 93 years old when she died as Alice Grimes
Jean Hersholt He was 45, 69 years old when he died as George Wagner
Charley Grapewin He was 62, 86 years old when he died as Pierce
Neil Hamilton He was 32, 85 years old when he died as Jack Clayton
Anita Page She was 21, 98 years old when she died as Larry Barnes
Lucien Littlefield He was 36, 64 years old when he died as Fred
Hattie McDaniel She was 36, 57 years old when she died as Performer entering radio station
Hank Mann He was 43, 83 years old when he died as Radio station sound effects man
Ethel Griffies She was 53, 97 years old when she died as Mrs. Peters
Wallace Ford He was 34, 68 years old when he died as Larry Barnes

Are You Listening? Crew

Name Department
Dwight Taylor as Novel. He was 30 (84) years old when He died Writing
Dwight Taylor as Writer. He was 30 (84) years old when He died Writing
Harry Beaumont as Director. He was 44 (78) years old when He died Directing
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Are You Listening? (92 years)

Don't touch that dial.

  • Release day: Monday, March 21, 1932
  • Runtime: 73 minutes