| The Great American Broadcast | |
|---|---|
 Alice Faye, John Payne and Jack Oakie | |
| Directed by | Archie Mayo |
| Written by | Don Ettlinger Erwin Blum Robert Ellis Helen Logan Samuel Hoffenstein |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Alice Faye John Payne Jack Oakie |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley Leon Shamroy |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | May 9, 1941 |
Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 comedy film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Jack Oakie, Alice Faye and John Payne.[1]
Plot
Impoverished roommates Rix Martin and Chuck Hadley have dreams of being the first to operate a coast-to-coast radio broadcast. They invest what little profit their small station makes into advanced equipment and finally get their wish when they bootleg the Jack Dempsey--Jess Willard 1919 heavyweight title fight from ringside.
Meanwhile, the station's band singer is surrounded by suitors---Payne, Oakie, and Chadwick, without whose money the station could not operate.
Cast
- Alice Faye as Vicki Adams
- John Payne as Rix Martin
- Jack Oakie as Chuck Hadley
- Cesar Romero as Bruce Chadwick
- James Newill as Great American Broadcast Lead Singer
- The Ink Spots as themselves: Bill Kenny, Deek Watson, Charlie Fuqua, and Orville "Hoppy" Jones
- Bill Kenny as Song Specialty [member of The Ink Spots]
- Orville "Hoppy" Jones as Song Specialty [member of The Ink Spots]
- Charlie Fuqua as Song Specialty [member of The Ink Spots]
- Deek Watson as Song Specialty [member of The Ink Spots]
- The Nicholas Brothers as themselves: [Fayard and Harold Nicholas]
- Fayard Nicholas as Railroad Station Dance Specialty [member of The Nicholas Brothers]
- Harold Nicholas as Railroad Station Dance Specialty [member of The Nicholas Brothers]
- The Wiere Brothers as themselves [Harry Wiere, Herbert Wiere & Sylvester Wiere]
- Harry Wiere as Chapman's Cheerful Chappies & The Stradivarians [member of The Wiere Brothers]
- Herbert Wiere as Chapman's Cheerful Chappies & The Stradivarians [member of The Wiere Brothers]
- Sylvester Wiere as Chapman's Cheerful Chappies & The Stradivarians [member of The Wiere Brothers]
- Mary Beth Hughes as Secretary
- Eula Morgan as Madame Rinaldi
- William Pawley as Foreman
- Lucien Littlefield as Justice of the Peace
- Edward Conrad as Conductor
- Gary Breckner as Announcer
- M.J. Frankovich [billed as Mike Frankovich] as Announcer
- Frank Orth as Counter Man
- Eddie Acuff as Jimmy
- Mildred Gover as Jennie
- Syd Saylor as Brakeman
Cameo appearances by:
- Milton Berle as Radio Announcer [scenes deleted]
- Jack Benny as Self [uncredited appearance in Opening Montage, taken from archive footage]
- Eddie Cantor as Self [uncredited appearance in Opening Montage, taken from archive footage]
- Kate Smith as Self [uncredited appearance in Opening Montage, taken from archive footage]
- Rudy Vallee as Self [uncredited appearance in Opening Montage, taken from archive footage]
- Paul Whiteman as Self [uncredited appearance in Opening Montage, taken from archive footage]
- Walter Winchell as Self [uncredited appearance in Opening Montage, taken from archive footage]
References
- ^ "The Great American Broadcast - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
External links
- The Great American Broadcast at IMDb
- The Great American Broadcast at the TCM Movie Database
- The Great American Broadcast at AllMovie
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