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The Great American Broadcast

MOVIE • 1941

The Great American Broadcast

THE GAYEST MUSICAL OF THEM ALL! 7 NEW SONG HITS!

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.

TMDB ★ 3.0/5Votes: 8
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Top Cast

Alice Faye

Alice Faye

Vicki Adams

Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

Chuck Hadley

John Payne

John Payne

Rix Martin

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Bruce Chadwick

James Newill

James Newill

Singer

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Charles Fuqua

Song Specialty

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Hoppy Jones

Song Specialty

Poppy Wilde

Poppy Wilde

Minor Role

Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas

Railroad Station Dancer

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

Railroad Station Dancer

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Don Ettlinger

Writer

Archie Mayo

Archie Mayo

Director

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Edwin Blum

Writer

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Richard Day

Art Direction

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Theatrical release date: May 9, 1941

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

May 9, 1941

Runtime

90 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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