Mayor of the Town
Description
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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Showtimes
Original schedule
- 19427:00 PM ETNBC / WEAF New York · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19427:00 PM ETNBC / WEAF New York · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19429:30 PM ETCBS / WABC New York · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19449:00 PM ETCBS / WABC New York · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19478:30 PM ETCBS / WCBS New York · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19478:00 PM ETABC / WJZ New York · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19488:00 PM ETABC / WJZ New York · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19497:30 PM ETMutual Broadcasting System (MBS) · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Cast & Crew
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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“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.