Eddie Cantor radio broadcasts
Overview
- Description
- Excerpts from "The Robinson Newscast" and "Bedtime Story" broadcast by Eddie Cantor on his radio show "It's Time To Smile" (the show was sponsored by a toothpaste manufacturer) broadcast on March 31, 1943. Apart from Cantor, the voices heard belong to Harry Von Zell (track 1) and Edward G. Robinson (track 2). This full broadcast was "dedicated" to Hitler (for details of the full broadcast, refer to www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/variety/eddie-cantor-its-time-to-smile/guest-edward-g-robinson-1943-03-31). Robinson played prominent role in the touring pageant "We Will Never Die," also in 1943 (see RG-91.0121).
- Date
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Broadcast:
1943 March 31
- Contributor
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Performer:
Eddie Cantor
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Radio broadcasts.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- Copyright Undetermined
- Conditions on Use
- Owner of copyright, if any, is undetermined. It is possible this is an orphan work. It is the responsibility of anyone interested in reproducing, broadcasting, or publishing content to determine copyright holder and secure permission, or perform a diligent Fair Use analysis.
Administrative Notes
- Recorded Sound Provenance
- David Weinstein, the author of "The Eddie Cantor Story: A Jewish Life in Performance and Politics," gave copies of the recordings to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.
- Recorded Sound Source
- David Weinstein
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:27:28
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn712216
