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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1335

Remote Control

193065 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 65:05
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Frank Butler, F. Hugh Herbert, and Jack Nelson · Public domain

Synopsis

A radio personality disguises instructions to bank robbers as advice from a clairvoyant. When a young broadcaster uncovers the code, the gang kidnaps him to protect the operation.

Cast

William Haines

Charles King (musical actor)

John Miljan

Polly Moran

J. C. Nugent

DirectorsNick Grinde Edward Sedgwick Malcolm St. Clair

Historical context

The comedy turns a new mass medium into a criminal command system. William Haines leads the cast in a story whose apparent supernatural messages conceal ordinary human planning.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

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William Haines — Unknown author · Public domain
Charles King (musical actor) — Charles King; http://www.stowevintage.com/gpage6.html · Public domain
John Miljan — Unknown author · Public domain
Polly Moran — The original uploader was Pikabruce at English Wikipedia .; Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. · Public domain
J. C. Nugent — trailer screenshot (Paramount Pictures); Give Me a Sailor trailer · Public domain

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