1940's Radio Hour

Written by Walton Jones

A different time is evoked in this marvelously theatrical and winning show, a live broadcast of a The Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade from the Hotel Astor’s Algonquin Room on December 21, 1942. The spirit of that bygone era when the world was at war and pop music meant ‘‘Strike Up the Band’’ and ‘‘Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy’’ (both are in this show) is accurately captured as the harassed producer copes with a drunk lead singer, the delivery boy who wants a chance in front of the mike, the second banana who dreams of singing a ballad, and the trumpet-playing sound effects man who chooses a fighter plane over Glenn Miller.

The Cast of 1940's Radio Hour (1994)

“Pops” Bailey - Sean Norris
Stanley Taylor - Bob Fuller
Bonnie Cavanaugh - Patricia Curtis
Clifton Feddington - David Vail
Zoot Doubleman - Brent Hubbell
Wally Ferguson - Steffan Ziegler
Lou Cohn - Gene McLendon
Johnny Cantone - Fred Nauer
Ginger Brooks - Candy Smith
Connie Miller - Debbie McLendon
B.J. Gibson - Bobby Boyd
Neal Tilden - Craig Millard
Ann Collier - Joan Hackmann
Geneva Lee Brown - Lorie Pittman
Biff Baker - Sam Flint

1940's Fun (1994)

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