Love Is on the Air

Love is on the Air is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Nick Grinde, and starring Ronald Reagan (in his film debut), June Travis, Eddie Acuff, Robert Barrat, Raymond Hatton and Willard Parker. It was the first of three remakes of the 1933 Paul Muni picture Hi, Nellie!. (The later ones were You Can't Escape Forever (1942), with George Brent, and The House Across the Street (1949), with Wayne Morris.)^[1] It was ironic that, in his first movie, Reagan starred as a radio announcer, as he had just moved from Des Moines Iowa where for almost 5 years after graduating college, as a sports radio announcer he broadcast games for the Chicago Cubs, Big Ten football games and title fights from a play-by-play telegraph wire.

Love Is on the Air
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Directed by	Nick Grinde
Written by	Roy Chanslor
Screenplay by	Morton Grant George Bricker Pat C. Flick
Based on	Love Is on the Air (short story)
Produced by	Bryan Foy Hal B. Wallis Jack L. Warner
Starring	Ronald Reagan June Travis Eddie Acuff Ben Welden
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Edited by	Doug Gould
Music by	Howard Jackson
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	October 2, 1937 (1937-10-02)
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English