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The Great American Broadcast

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Initial release May 9, 1941
Directors Archie Mayo
Composers Cyril J. Mockridge
Producers Darryl F. Zanuck
Screenplay Robert Ellis
Helen Logan
Don Ettlinger
Samuel Hoffenstein
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In 1919, electrician Chuck Hadley (Jack Oakie) befriends former pilot Rix Martin (John Payne), and the men become interested in developing radio as an entertainment tool. With Chuck's girlfriend, singer Vicki Adams (Alice Faye), the men arrange a broadcast -- but disaster strikes, and the event is a failure. Undaunted, the friends continue, airing a successful boxing broadcast with the help of a wealthy investor. But their success is threatened when Chuck discovers Vicki is in love with Rix. …

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