The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Jack Oakie, Alice Faye and John Payne. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Plot
Impoverished roommates Rix Martin and Chuck Hadley have dreams of being the first to operate a coast-to-coastradio broadcast. They invest what little profit their small station makes into advanced equipment and finally get their wish when they bootleg the Jack Dempsey—Jess Willard 1919 heavyweight title fight from ringside.
Meanwhile, the station's band singer is surrounded by suitors—Payne, Oakie, and Chadwick, without
whose money the station could not operate.
Cast
- Alice Faye as Vicki Adams
- John Payne as Rix Martin
- Jack Oakie as Chuck Hadley
- Cesar Romero as Bruce Chadwick
- James Newill as Great American Broadcast Lead Singer
- The Ink Spots as themselves: Bill Kenny, Deek Watson, Charlie Fuqua, and Orville "Hoppy" Jones
- Bill Kenny as Song Specialty
- Orville "Hoppy" Jones as Song Specialty
- Charlie Fuqua as Song Specialty
- Deek Watson as Song Specialty
- The Nicholas Brothers as themselves:
- Fayard Nicholas as Railroad Station Dance Specialty
- Harold Nicholas as Railroad Station Dance Specialty
- The Wiere Brothers as themselves
- Harry Wiere as Chapman's Cheerful Chappies & The Stradivarians
- Herbert Wiere as Chapman's Cheerful Chappies & The Stradivarians
- Sylvester Wiere as Chapman's Cheerful Chappies & The Stradivarians
- Mary Beth Hughes as Secretary
- Eula Morgan as Madame Rinaldi
- William Pawley as Foreman
- Lucien Littlefield as Justice of the Peace
- Edward Conrad as Conductor
- Gary Breckner as Announcer
- M.J. Frankovich as Announcer
- Frank Orth as Counter Man
- Eddie Acuff as Jimmy
- Mildred Gover as Jennie
- Syd Saylor as Brakeman
- Milton Berle as Radio Announcer
- Jack Benny as Self
- Eddie Cantor as Self
- Kate Smith as Self
- Rudy Vallee as Self
- Paul Whiteman as Self
- Walter Winchell as Self