Query: Films that are about the radio, but not mass media people
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Alexander Popov (film)
The Jackpot
Outermost Radio
Open House (1987 film)
WBCN and the American Revolution
Pirate Radio USA
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
The Next Voice You Hear...
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song
Aakashavaani
99.9 FM (film)
Born in Flames
The Hucksters
Professional Sweetheart
Evidence from documents: Alexander Popov (film): '''''Alexander Popov''''' () is a 1949 biographical film directed by Herbert Rappaport about the life and work of Alexander Stepanovich Popov, who was the notable physicist and electrical engineer, and early developer of radio communication.
The Jackpot: '''''The Jackpot''''' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang, with James Stewart and Barbara Hale in the lead roles. It features a young Natalie Wood.


The screenplay was based on a John McNulty article, "The Jackpot", in ''The New Yorker'' (February 19, 1949), about the true experiences of James P. Caffrey of Wakefield, Rhode Island who won $24,000 worth of merchandise on August 28, 1948 from the CBS radio quiz program, ''Sing It Again''.
Outermost Radio: Films: a feature-length documentary
that are about the radio, but not mass media people: takes an intimate look at a community on the tip of Cape Cod, far from the mainland and out of the mainstream, committed to keeping their alternative non-profit community radio station WOMR on the air through adversity.
Open House (1987 film): '''''Open House''''' is a 1987 American slasher film written and directed by Jag Mundhra, and co-written by David M. Evans, and starring Joseph Bottoms, Adrienne Barbeau and Mary Stavin.
A teenage girl who was molested by her father calls David Kelley, a radio psychologist working for KDRX, and shoots herself on the air. Later, a real estate broker shows off a house to prospective buyers, and discovers the decomposing remains of another realtor in the washroom, the fourth victim of a psychopath dubbed the "Open House Killer". Outside Grant Real Estate, which David's girlfriend Lisa runs, someone digs through the trash, and takes discarded Seller Listings. The vagabond goes to one of the listed houses, and murders the realtor and buyer inside with a plunger that has had razor blades attached to it. The Open House Killer (who gives his name as "Harry") then calls David at KDRX, and opines that his victims deserved their fates.
WBCN and the American Revolution: ''''WBCN and The American Revolution''''' is a feature-length documentary film that chronicles progressive rock radio station WBCN-FM in Boston, during the years 1968 to 1974, through the original sights, sounds and stories, and examines the station's role in both covering and promoting the dramatic social, political and cultural changes that took place during that era. The film was produced and directed by Bill Lichtenstein with the Peabody Award-winning Lichtenstein Creative Media.
Pirate Radio USA: '''''Pirate Radio USA''''' is a 2006 documentary film written and directed by Jeff Pearson, with musical director Mary Jones. Its running time is 82 minutes.
The film showcases illegal radio, or pirate radio in America. DJs Him and Her (Pearson and Jones respectively) travel throughout the country meeting and interviewing radio pirates, taking action against the FCC and the World Trade Organization's 1999 Seattle conference.
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight: who runs his own pirate radio station and becomes an underground cult hit.
The Next Voice You Hear...: The voice of God is heard on the radio, preempting all programming throughout the world and causing widespread hope and alarm.
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song: Films that are about the radio: '''''I've Got to Sing a Torch Song''''' is a 1933 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film
Films that are about the radio, but not mass media people: The cartoon is a series of gags featuring characters all singing and dancing to the song "I've Got to Sing a Torch Song" and/or reacting to radio broadcasts.
Aakashavaani: The film tells the story of tribal people in a remote location of Andhra Pradesh who treat a radio as a talking God.
99.9 FM (film): '''99.9 FM''' is a 2005 Indian film directed by Sanjay Bhatia and produced under the banners of 2 Gram Films and P.R Films. The film stars Shawar Ali, Raima Sen and Dipannita Sharma in lead roles. The film follows the plot of a radio jockey (Shawar), despite being married, gets entangled in a love triangle with an air-hostess.
Born in Flames: '''''Born in Flames''''' is a 1983 documentary-style feminist fiction film by Lizzie Borden that explores racism, classism, sexism, and heterosexism in an alternative United States socialist democracy. The title comes from the song "Born in Flames" written by a member of Art & Language, Mayo Thompson of the band Red Krayola.


The plot concerns two feminist groups in New York City, each voicing their concerns to the public by pirate radio. One group, led by an outspoken white lesbian, Isabel (Adele Bertei), operates Radio Ragazza. The other group, led by a soft-spoken African-American, Honey (Honey), operates Phoenix Radio. The local community is stimulated into action after a world-traveling political activist, Adelaide Norris (Jean Satterfield), is arrested upon arriving at a New York City airport, and suspiciously dies while in police custody. Also, there is a Women's Army led by Hilary Hurst (Hilary Hurst) and advised by Zella (Flo Kennedy) that initially both Honey and Isabel refuse to join. This group, along with Norris and the radio stations, are under investigation by a callous FBI agent (Ron Vawter). Their progress is tracked by three editors (Becky Johnston, Pat Murphy, Kathryn Bigelow) for a socialist newspaper, who go so far that they get fired.
The Hucksters: '''''The Hucksters''''' is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by Jack Conway starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, and Edward Arnold. The movie is based on the novel ''The Hucksters'' by Frederic Wakeman, Sr., a skewering of the post-World War II radio advertising industry with Gable's character alternating in pursuit of Kerr and Gardner.
Professional Sweetheart: '''''Professional Sweetheart''''' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy directed by William A. Seiter from a screenplay by Maurine Watkins. It starred Ginger Rogers in her first film with RKO Radio Pictures, with Norman Foster, ZaSu Pitts, and Frank McHugh. The film is a satire of the radio industry.