Love Is on the Air / You Can't Escape Forever

Two remakes of the 1934 comedy/drama "Hi, Nellie!" are featured on this double bill. First, Ronald Reagan (in his film debut) stars in the drama "Love Is on the Air" as a radio crime reporter who gets demoted after exposing a corrupt city official. Stuck hosting a kid's show, Reagan must find a way to get the goods on a ruthless gangster. With June Travis, Eddie Acuff, Ben Welden. And, in "You Can't Escape Forever," a newspaper editor (George Brent) is reduced to writing a love advice column when he angers a local mob boss, so he dedicates himself to taking the crook down and getting his old job back. Brenda Marshall, Gene Lockhart also star. 137 min. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.