GREAT AMERICAN BROADCAST, THE

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• Release Year: 1941
• Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
• Plot: In the Golden Age of Hollywood, Alice Faye was Twentieth Century Fox's Golden Girl. She combined her enduring charm with a sophisticated sensual sound that fans adored.; ; At the dawn of the Roaring Twenties, Rix Martin (Payne) is deperate to land a succesful business venture. He finds what he's looking for after meeting Chuck Hadley (Oaklie) and comely speakeasy singer Vicki Adams (Faye) who are experimenting with a bold new form of technology -- the radio! After joining forces, the trio embarks on a mission to bring this pioneering media to the masses...but there are many obstacles blocking their path to success, and it will take years of innovation and perseverence before they can finally achieve their goal and transmit the Great American Broadcast!
• Cast: Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie, Cesar Romero, James Newill, Charles Fuqua, Hoppy Jones, Bill Kenny, Deek Watson, Fayard Nicholas, Harold Nicholas, Harry Wiere, Herbert Wiere, Sylvester Wiere, Mary Beth Hughes, Eula Morgan, William Pawley, Lucien Littlefield, Eddie Conrad, Gary Breckner, M.J. Frankovich, Frank Orth, Eddie Acuff, Mildred Gover, Syd Saylor, Milton Berle, Kenneth Alexander, Fred Allen, Bettye Avery, Jack Benny, Tex Brodus, Bob Brossard, Eddie Cantor, Dick Cherney, Les Clark, Bud Cokes, John Collins, Henry Cordy, Robert Cornell, Andre Cuyas, Dorothy Dearing, Jack Dempsey, George Dobbs, Bruce Edwards, Lillian Eggers, Frank Erickson, Arno Frey, Nora Gale, Jimmy Grant, Jesse Graves, Herbert Gunn, Otto Han, Bunny Hartley, Herbert Heywood, Eddie Kane, Lee Kass, Patsy Mace, Sam McDaniel, Roseanne Murray, William H. O'Brien, Frank O'Connor, Roland Rego, Marion Rosamond, John Sinclair, Kate Smith, Charles Tannen, Fred 'Snowflake' Toones, Rudy Vallee, Dorothy Vernon, Fred Walburn, Basil Walker, Joyce Walsh, Cecil Weston, Paul Whiteman, Poppy Wilde, Bill Wilkus, Jess Willard, Walter Winchell, Al Winters, Archie Mayo
• Director: Archie Mayo
• Runtime: 1:30
• Company: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
• Media Format: movie