O-Kay for Sound is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring the Crazy Gang troupe of comedians.[1] After falling on hard times the members of the Crazy Gang are busking on the streets of London. However, they are hired as extras on a film set.[2] After arriving at the studios they are mistaken for a group of potential investors and given free run of the studios, causing chaos.

O-Kay for Sound
Cover of Danish pressbook
Directed byMarcel Varnel
Written by
Produced byEdward Black
Starring
CinematographyJack E. Cox
Edited byR. E. Dearing
Music byLouis Levy
Production
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Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • 22 April 1937 (1937-04-22)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film was based on a stage work by Bert Lee and R. P. Weston.[3] It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures, with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky.[4]

Plot

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Main cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Okay for Sound (1940) - Marcel Varnel | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  2. ^ Mundy p.80
  3. ^ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "O-kay for Sound (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.

Bibliography

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  • Mundy, John. The British musical film. Manchester University Press, 2007.
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