In depression-era Saskatchewan, families took refuge in the magic world of radio. When Grandad's old Marconi is short-circuited by the stingy power company, so begins "the great electrical revolution," and a good-natured comedy that pits the working class against the capitalists.
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Larry Bauman Director · Ken Mitchell Writer Rob Bryanton Composer
Budget $323K · First release January 1, 1990 · Produced in Canada
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$322,641
Production
Regina Motion Picture
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ONF | NFB
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Canada
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
Canada · January 1, 1990
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No release date listed for United States.
Canada
December 23, 1990 · TV · Global
United Kingdom
December 24, 1991 · TV · Channel 4
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