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1. Nov. 2000 · The Great American Broadcast is Leonard Maltins insightful and affectionate look at the zenith of American radio. Maltins love of the medium is as great and possibly greater than his love of movies,if thats possible, and this is transmitted in every line of this well researched tome. Interviews with the radio stars, producers, writers and technicians of the time bring to life the magic of this ...
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The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 American musical comedy movie directed by Archie Mayo and starring Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie, Cesar Romero, James Newill, The Ink Spots. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox. Other websites. The Great American Broadcast on IMDb; The Great American Broadcast at the TCM Movie Database
Cast. 90 mins More at IMDb TMDb. After WWI two men go into radio. Failure leads the wife of one to borrow money from another; she goes on, after separation, to stardom. A coast-to-coast radio program is set up to bring everyone back together.
Chuck sends press releases to South America claiming sole responsibility for the idea, and his scheme succeeds in bringing Rix to New York on the night of the first coast-to-coast broadcast. Despite his initial suspicions, Rix is won over when Chuck gives him full credit for the idea on the air. Bruce gracefully bows out when Rix and Vicki are reunited, while Chuck finds romance with his ...
1. Jan. 1997 · 60 ratings7 reviews. The noted film critic brings to life the golden age of radio, profiling its great actors and characters--including Orson Wells, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and others--and offering behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the radio soap operas, variety shows, comedies, thrillers, and westerns that transformed American life.
Mayo’s 1941 films included The Great American Broadcast, an imaginative account of the rise of the radio industry, with Alice Faye and John Payne, and Charley’s Aunt (1941), which had Jack Benny in drag. Mayo took over for Fritz Lang on Moontide (1942), a downbeat but affecting tale in which a suicidal waitress ( Ida Lupino) is saved by a ...
The Great American Broadcast is based on hundreds of personal interviews and is filled with behind-the-scenes stories of some of the most colorful personalities of the era, from actors, directors, and writers to annoucers, producers, sponsors, and soud-effects wizards. It includes more than 100 black-and-white photographs and illustrations - many never before published."--BOOK JACKET.Title ...
