The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast
	Alice Faye, John Payne and Jack Oakie
Directed by	Archie Mayo
Written by	; ; 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]

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]
as Song Specialty [member of The Ink Spots]
as Song Specialty [member of The Ink Spots]
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
as Madame Rinaldi
William Pawley as Foreman
Lucien Littlefield as Justice of the Peace
[billed as Edward Conrad] as Conductor
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]
as Waiter [uncredited]

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