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Command Performance

Description

Variety radio revue brings comedy, music, and Hollywood stars to overseas troops by request, with sketches, songs, and sounds.

Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to overseas troops — but with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic U.S. radio stations.

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Cast & Crew

K

Kenneth 'Ken' Carpenter

Announcer

B

B. S. Pully

Cast

I

Imogen Carpenter

Cast

S

Suzanne Dalbert

Cast

Charles Laughton

Claudette Colbert

C

Connie 'Connee' Boswell

Cast

F

Fibber McGee and Molly

Radio Act

John Charles Thomas

J

Judy Holliday

The Revuers

Lionel Barrymore

Louis Armstrong

L

Louis G. Cowan

Creator

L

Lum and Abner

Radio Act

M

Marilyn 'Marvel' Maxwell

Cast

Marlene Dietrich

Paulette Goddard

References

Hickerson, Jay. The 4th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.

Paulson, Roger C. Archives of the Airwaves (7 Volumes). The Old Radio Times.

Lackmann, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Radio.

Dunning, John. On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Sperdvac Radiogram.

“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, October 6, 1929.

“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.

Links

Tracy and Hepburn on the Radio Marx Brothers on Radio by Jack French Theme - Introduction THE EDGAR BERGEN AND CHARLIE McCARTHY SHOW: AN EPISODE GUIDE AND BRIEF HISTORY by Martin Grams, Jr.Duffy's Tavern compiled and written by Martin Grams, Jr.Introduction/Theme Song The Marx Brothers - Radio shows and guest appearances Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs Library Files Wikipedia

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