The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast (1941)

  • 43% of users liked it
    (47 ratings)

On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of commercial radio, 20th Century-Fox cooked up the pageantlike entertainment The Great American Broadcast. Opening with clips of such airwaves favorites as Dick Powell and Fred Allen (courtesy of earlier Fox films like Thanks a Million), the picture gets… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Archie Mayo
Written By
Edwin Blum, Robert Ellis
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
May 9, 1941 Wide
On DVD
Oct 7, 2008
Twentieth Century Fox Film Cor

Critic Reviews

  • David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com

    It barely works, plot-wise, although the chemistry of the three leads is so sharp that we grant the story much forgiveness.

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  • jay n


    Some fine singing by Alice and some quality performances by specialty acts plus a good contribution from Jack Oakie make this pleasant enough but it remans a minor musical.

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