Remote Control (1930 film)

1930 film

November 15, 1930 (1930-11-15)

Running time

65 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Remote Control is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Nick Grinde, Edward Sedgwick and Malcolm St. Clair and written by 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]^[3]

Plot

A nefarious criminal genius, Doctor Kruger (John Miljan) directs bank robberies from his radio studio, where he poses as a clairvoyant host offering platitudinous advice to listeners. His gang de-codes these broadcast messages and successfully rob designated banks. William Haines (William J. Brennan) discovers the ruse and in turn is kidnapped by the crooks, who are determined to silence him. After a climatic chase, William escapes and Kruger and his gang are exposed and arrested.^[1]^[4]

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

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Remote Control (1930) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
^ "Remote Control". TV Guide. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 218: Filmography
^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 218: Filmography, plot synopsis.

References

Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948. The Scarecrow Press, Lantham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-2709-3

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

Films directed by Nick Grinde

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Beyond the Sierras (1928)
Morgan's Last Raid (1929)
The Desert Rider (1929)
Good News (1930)
Remote Control (1930)
This Modern Age (1931)
Shopworn (1932)
Vanity Street (1932)
Menu (1933)
Stone of Silver Creek (1935)
Border Brigands (1935)
How to Sleep (1935)
Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
Lucky Fugitives (1936)
Jailbreak (1936)
The Captain's Kid (1936)
Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
Public Wedding (1937)
White Bondage (1937)
Love Is on the Air (1937)
Exiled to Shanghai (1937)
Delinquent Parents (1938)
Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938)
Federal Man-Hunt (1938)
King of Chinatown (1939)
A Woman Is the Judge (1939)
Sudden Money (1939)
Million Dollar Legs (1939)
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Scandal Sheet (1939)
The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
Before I Hang (1940)
Convicted Woman (1940)
Friendly Neighbors (1940)
Girls of the Road (1940)
Mountain Moonlight (1941)
Hitler - Dead or Alive (1942)
Road to Alcatraz (1945)

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Films directed by Edward Sedgwick