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Understudy

Description

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. stars in this theatrical story, playing two different characters—a well-known actor and the person who fills in for him. What makes this otherwise ordinary drama interesting is watching Fairbanks Jr. talk to himself as he switches between the two roles.

Silver Theater was a radio dramatic anthology series in the United States. Originating in Hollywood, California, it was carried on CBS and on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. First broadcast October 3, 1937, its last broadcast was August 17, 1947.

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Sound Recordings

Sound Recording A29m45s

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Cast & Crew

D

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Cast

F

Felix Mills

Musician

T

True Boardman

Narrator

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The Silver Theater

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