Love Is on the Air (1937)
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The first of three remakes of the 1933 Paul Muni picture Hi, Nellie, Love is on the Air is historically important as the screen debut of Ronald Reagan. In the original Hi, Nellie, a Winchellesque newspaper reporter is demoted to writing the "advice to the lovelorn" column when he steps on too many important toes. In the remake, reckless radio commentator Andy McLeod (Reagan) gets into hot water when he attacks a corrupt city government (a portent for the future, perhaps?), whereupon his boss disciplines McLeod by forcing him to host an innocuous kiddie program. While advising his youthful audience to eat their spinach and drink their milk, our hero manages to dig up enough dirt to expose the crooks once and for all. In his maiden film effort, Ronald Reagan is pretty good, though some distance removed from The Great Communicator. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Ronald Reagan - Andy McLeod
- Robert H. Barrat - J.D. Harrington
- Willard Parker - Lee Quimby
- Tommy Bupp - Mouse
- June Travis - Jo Hopkins
- Addison Richards - E.E. Nichols
- William Hopper - Eddie Gould
- Harry Hayden - Mr. Butler
- Georgie Billings - Pee-Wee
- John Pirrone - Curly
- Edwin Stanley - Mr. Brown
- Lynne Roberts - Mrs. Copelin
- Lee Shumway
- Sonny Bupp - Billie
- Eddie Acuff - Dunk Glover
- Raymond Hatton - Weston
- Spec O'Donnell - Pinky
- Jack Mower - Lang
- Ben Welden - Nicey Carter
- Dick Jones - Bill
- Herbert Rawlinson - Mr. Copelin
- Fern Barry - Girl
- John Elliott - Mr. McKenzie
- Jerry Tucker - Youngster
- Anne Howard - Brunette Girl
- Cliff Saum - Cop
- John Harron - Clerk
- Director(s):
- Nick Grinde
- Writer(s):
- Morton Grant
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