Walter Pidgeon

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Walter Pidgeon hosts another episode of this series designed to entertain the armed forces during the war. Pidgeon reads letters from servicemen and engages in banter with the cast, which includes Mary Martin, Johnny Weissmuller, the Mills Brothers, and the Merrymacs. Comedy skits feature Marlene Dietrich and Pidgeon in a Hollywood drive-in, and a travel lecture on England by Ms. Verave.

Walter Pidgeon leads another show made to entertain soldiers during wartime. Pidgeon shares letters from military men and talks with his cast members, including Mary Martin, Johnny Weissmuller, the Mills Brothers, and the Merrymacs. Funny scenes show Marlene Dietrich and Pidgeon at a Hollywood drive-in restaurant, plus Ms. Verave gives a travel talk about England.

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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