Mayor of the Town
Mayor of the Town was an American radio comedy-drama starring Lionel Barrymore as a small-town mayor.
Mayor of the Town is a radio comedy-drama in the United States. From September 6, 1942, to July 3, 1949, it was broadcast at various times on NBC, CBS, ABC and Mutual.
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Mayor of the Town. Radio program.
Original schedule
- 19427:00 PMNBC / WEAF New York · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19427:00 PMNBC / WEAF New York · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19429:30 PMCBS / WABC New York · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19449:00 PMCBS / WABC New York · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19478:30 PMCBS / WCBS New York · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19478:00 PMABC / WJZ New York · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19488:00 PMABC / WJZ New York · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19497:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System (MBS) · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
C
Carlton KaDell
Announcer
FFrank Martin
Announcer
Harlow Wilcox
Announcer
Ken Peters
Announcer
W
Warren Cook
Announcer
C
Carl Esmond
Cast
Lurene Tuttle
Cast
R
Rusty Morris
Cast
Vic Perrin
Cast
J
Jack Van Nostrand
Director
B
Bernard Katz
Musician
F
Frank Worth
Musician
G
Gordon Jenkins
Musician
Agnes Moorehead
Marilly
Claire Trevor
Mayor's Secretary
Conrad Binyon
Butch
GGloria McMillan
Sharlee
Lionel Barrymore
Cast
P
Priscilla Lyon
Holly Ann
C
Charles Tazewell
Writer
E
Erna Lazarus
Writer
H
Howard Blake
Writer
J
LJean Halloway
Writer
Leonard St. Clair
Writer
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