Marcel Varnel, master of cut-glass farce, directed Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyons in HI GANG!, based on their popular radio show, with sidekick Vic Oliver credited as "The Pest with Ideas" who keeps getting them into scrapes. They're a married couple and news broadcasters on competing radio networks in America. Eventually Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt show up and they wind up broadcasting in Britain.
Miss Daniels had certainly changed since she had played Dorothy Gale in 1910's THE WIZARD OF OZ and Mr. Lyons since he had appeared in HELL'S ANGELS. Their movie careers were about over, but they were certainly popular in Great Britain, and there are occasional bits that still work. Each sings some good songs (most of whose lyrics were written by co-screenwriter Val Guest). It's the sort of episodic mishmash that Varnel excelled at. The modern viewer will probably find it forced, but it's a fun piece of fluff.
Miss Daniels had certainly changed since she had played Dorothy Gale in 1910's THE WIZARD OF OZ and Mr. Lyons since he had appeared in HELL'S ANGELS. Their movie careers were about over, but they were certainly popular in Great Britain, and there are occasional bits that still work. Each sings some good songs (most of whose lyrics were written by co-screenwriter Val Guest). It's the sort of episodic mishmash that Varnel excelled at. The modern viewer will probably find it forced, but it's a fun piece of fluff.