Remote Control (1930 film)

Remote Control
Remote Control
	Still from a magazine
Directed by	Nick Grinde; Edward Sedgwick; Malcolm St. Clair
Screenplay by	Frank Butler; F. Hugh Herbert; Jack Nelson
Based on	Remote Control; 1929 play; by Clyde North; Albert C. Fuller; Jack Nelson
Produced by	Edward Sedgwick
Starring	William Haines; Charles King; John Miljan; Polly Moran; J. C. Nugent
Cinematography	Merritt B. Gerstad
Edited by	Harry Reynolds
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 15, 1930;
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Remote Control is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Nick Grinde, Edward Sedgwick, and Malcolm St. Clair and written by, among others, Frank Butler, F. Hugh Herbert, and Jack Nelson.

The film stars William Haines, Charles King, John Miljan, Polly Moran, and J. C. Nugent. It was released on November 15, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1]^[2]

Plot summary

William J. Brennan, a music shop owner, dreams of becoming a radio announcer.^[1]

Cast

William Haines as William J. Brennan
Charles King as Sam Ferguson
Mary Doran as Marion Ferguson
John Miljan as Doctor Kruger
Polly Moran as Polly
J. C. Nugent as Smedley
Edward Nugent as Radio Engineer
Wilbur Mack as Chief of Police
James Donlan as Blodgett
Edward Brophy as Al
Warner Richmond as Max
Russell Hopton as Frank

References

^ ^a ^b "Remote Control (1930) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
^ "Remote Control". TV Guide. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

External links

Remote Control at IMDb
Remote Control at AllMovie
Remote Control at the TCM Movie Database
Remote Control at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[:0-1] "Remote Control (1930) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

[2] "Remote Control". TV Guide. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

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