Radio Stars on Parade (1945)
- Starring:
- Wally Brown, Alan Carney, (more)
- Director(s):
- Leslie Goodwins
Synopsis of Radio Stars on Parade
Every so often, RKO Radio got the notion to launch a series of annual musical extravaganzas a la MGM's Broadway Melody and Paramount's Big Broadcast films. Despite the disappointing results of such earlier efforts as Radio City Revels and New Faces of 1937, RKO gamely tried again with 1945's Radio Stars on Parade. The film's ostensible leading actors are played by Abbott & Costello wannabes Wally Brown and Alan Carney, who play a couple of agents attempting to bestow radio stardom upon singer Sally Baker (Frances Langford). Along the way, our heroes stumble into a broadcast of Ralph Edwards' popular comedy quiz show Truth or Consequences, easily the film's highlight. With no budget for new songs, RKO dug up several compositions heard in previous films, notably McHugh-Loesser's "Can't Get Out of This Mood" and McHugh-Adamson's "Don't Believe Everything You Dream" and "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Radio Stars on Parade
- Wally Brown - Jerry Miles
- Frances Langford - Sally Baker
- Ralph Edwards
- Rufe Davis - Pinky
- Robert Clarke - Danny
- Ralph Peters - Steve
- Alan Carney - Mike Strager
- Sheldon Leonard - Maddox
- Tony Romano - Tony Romano
- Don Wilson - Himself
- Max Wagner - George
- Skinnay Ennis
- Director(s):
- Leslie Goodwins
- Writer(s):
- Robert Kent, Monte Brice, Robert Kent
- Producer(s):
- Benjamin Stoloff
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