1939 was the year the country woke up to the horrific scale of the death to come on land, sea, and in the Air Seems obvious now, but at the time lots of people thought the first great war had been so terrible it could never happen again. I wish they had been right. The … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #112 – SoundScape 1939 part 2
1939 was the year the country woke up to the horrific scale of the death to come on land, sea, and in the Air Seems obvious now, but at the time lots of people thought the first great war had been so terrible it could never happen again. I wish they had been right. The … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #112 – SoundScape 1939 part 2
1939 was the year the country woke up to the horrific scale of the death to come on land, sea, and in the Air
Seems obvious now, but at the time lots of people thought the first great war had been so terrible it could never happen again. I wish they had been right.
The Soundscapes for 1939 series is the story of optimism to pessimism, of hope to resignation, compromise to confrontation through a tapestry of OTR clips.
Here is part 2, Curated clips broadcast chronologically January 12 to January 23, 1939. The early, hopeful days in 1939.
Highlights include
Do we have a free press or don’t we?
Better food with less kitchen time!
Mutiny on the Bounty descendants on Pitcairn island.
How Jack Benny saved Fred Allen’s life!
Featured Performers include:
America’s Town Hall of the Air
Orson Welles
Kenny Baker
Jack Benny
Mary Livingston
Don Wilson
Phil Harris Orchestra
Cecil B Demille
Fred MacMurray
Paulette Goddard
Floyd Gibbons
The Family Doctor
Artie Shaw Orchestra featuring Helen Forrest
Eddie Cantor
Fanny Brice
George Arliss
And more!
Click Here to Live Through January 12 – 23 1939 as Told by Old Time Radio!