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1941 film by Archie Mayo
The Great American Broadcast
Alice Faye, John Payne and Jack Oakie
Directed byArchie Mayo
Written byDon Ettlinger
Erwin Blum
Robert Ellis
Helen Logan
Samuel Hoffenstein
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
StarringAlice Faye
John Payne
Jack Oakie
CinematographyJ. Peverell Marley
Leon Shamroy
Edited byRobert L. Simpson
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • May 9, 1941 (1941-05-09)
Running time90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Jack Oakie, Alice Faye and John Payne. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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

Cameo appearances by:

References

  1. "The Great American Broadcast – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast – AllMovie". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2011-05-21.

Bibliography

  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

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