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Jack Armstrong, The All-American Boy
Description
Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy was a long-running radio adventure serial popular from 1933 to 1951. Centered on the heroic student athlete Jack Armstrong, it became one of radio's best-known juvenile adventure programs.
Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy was a radio adventure series which maintained its popularity from 1933 to 1951. The program originated at WBBM in Chicago on July 31, 1933, and was later carried on CBS, then NBC and finally ABC.
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Cast & Crew
B
Bob McKee
Announcer
Ed Prentiss
Announcer
FFranklyn MacCormack
Announcer
JJack Lester
Announcer
JJim Campbell
Announcer
N
Norman Kraft
Announcer
Paul Douglas
Announcer
TTom Shirley
Announcer
TTruman Bradley
Announcer
A
Arthur 'Art' Hern
Cast
B
Betty Carol Ito
Cast
Bret Morrison
Cast
C
FCornelius 'Corny' Peeples
Cast
Fred Howard
Cast
H
Herbert 'Herb' Nelson
Cast
H
Howard Hoffman
Cast
K
LKathleen Claypool
Cast
Leo Curley
Cast
L
MLouis 'Lou' Krugman
Cast
Marvin Miller
Cast
RRye Billsbury
Cast
Tyrone Power
Cast
W
William 'Bill' Green
Cast
W
William 'Bill' Rath
Cast
D
David Owen
Director
E
Edwin H. 'Ed' Morse
Director
J
James Jewell
Director
P
Pat Murphy
Director
T
Ted MacMurray
Director
A
AAl Revere
Vocalist (The Norsemen)
Ann Shepherd
Betty Fairfield (1933)
A
BArthur Van Slyke
Coach Hardy
Bob Graham
Sound effects
CCharles Flynn
Jack Armstrong (1939-43; 1944-51)
C
Curtis Mitchell
Sound effects
Dick York
Billy Fairfield (postwar years)
Don Ameche
Captain Hughes
E
Ed Joyce
Sound effects
E
Ed Lindstrom
Vocalist (The Norsemen)
E
Edward Davison
Coach Hardy
Frank Behrens
Jack Armstrong (ca.1938); also:Babu
FFrank Dane
Captain Hughes
H
Harry Bubeck
Sound effects
H
Herbert 'Herb' Butterfield
Weissoul; also: Lorenzo
J
Jack Doty
Captain Hughes
J
James 'Jim' Goss
Uncle Jim Fairfield
J
James Peterson
Pianist, Arranger (The Norsemen)
J
Jim Ameche
Jack Armstrong (1933-38)
J
John Gannon
Billy Fairfield (1933-43)
Ken Christy
Talia-San; also: Sullivan Lodge
K
Kenneth 'Ken' Griffin
Vic Hardy
K
Kenneth Schon
Vocalist (The Norsemen)
Les Tremayne
Coach Hardy
L
Loretta Poynton
Betty Fairfield (Oct.1941-1942)
Mel Torme
Cast
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Michael Romano
Lal Singh
M
Michael Rye
Jack Armstrong
M
Miton Guion
Billy Fairfield
M
Murray McLean
Billy Fairfield
N
Naomi May
Betty Fairfield (1943-1945)
Audio Clips
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References
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“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.