What Do You Really Hear On The Wireless? (1932)

United States of America. Introductory intertitle reads: “Come behind the scenes of an American Broadcasting Station, and see (and hear) what really does happen.“ High angle shot of a group of people in a recording studio. They are holding scripts and making noises of sound effects. C/U of a woman holding a pillow to her face and making the noise of a baby crying. M/S of a man operating a device which makes the sound of a storm brewing - an excellent contraption! Sound of a telephone ringing, door opening and closing. There is a comedy American voiceover throughout and the actors put on funny voices and make jokes. This results in a manic, melodramatic view of the clichés of a radio play. It is a pastiche of a serious romantic drama where lots of unrelated and unpredictable things happen. Great C/U of three of the performers, one of the men makes the sound of horses hooves on the ground and a horse whinnying. They stand in front of a “.“ microphone (National Broadcasting Corporation).