Looking at this body of talent as they prepare to go on the air, I wondered what it might have been like to be a kid working in the station that day --- you know, running errands, getting coffee, that sort of thing. You’d be in and out of the room as these powerhouse names got ready for their show. Imagine the conversations that went on. So what did they talk about? How well would Gale Sondergaard and Dick Powell have known each other, if at all? Some of these folks may have crossed paths at other broadcasts or benefits, but not in a movie studio. Anyway --- what a thrill it would have been just to eavesdrop that day. From left to right (standing), we have Walter Abel, Ralph Bellamy, Hugh Herbert, Gale Sondergaard, James Cagney, Henry Fonda,Joan Blondell, and Dick Powell. Seated from left to right are Gloria Dickson, Patricia Morrison, and Lionel Barrymore. The date is unknown, but I’m guessing 1941 or 1942.
"40605. Federal Theatre Special Broadcast. June 26, 1939. NBC net. Sustaining. A program presented by the Screen Actor's Guild, the Screen Director's Guild, and the Writer's Guild. Donald Duck and Clara Cluck sing, "Ciribiribin." The program features "The Florida Wheel" written by Victor Young, Gordon Jenkins conducting. This program urges the preservation of the Federal Arts Projects, which is just about to be repealed by the Senate. Al Jolson, Dick Powell, Gale Sondergaard, Gloria Dickson, Gordon Jenkins (composer, conductor), Henry Fonda, Hugh Herbert, James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Lionel Barrymore, Patricia Morrison, Ralph Bellamy (narrator), Robert Benchley, Victor Young (composer), Walter Abel. 29:37. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete."
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Permit me to suggest the following possibility:
"40605. Federal Theatre Special Broadcast. June 26, 1939. NBC net. Sustaining. A program presented by the Screen Actor's Guild, the Screen Director's Guild, and the Writer's Guild. Donald Duck and Clara Cluck sing, "Ciribiribin." The program features "The Florida Wheel" written by Victor Young, Gordon Jenkins conducting. This program urges the preservation of the Federal Arts Projects, which is just about to be repealed by the Senate. Al Jolson, Dick Powell, Gale Sondergaard, Gloria Dickson, Gordon Jenkins (composer, conductor), Henry Fonda, Hugh Herbert, James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Lionel Barrymore, Patricia Morrison, Ralph Bellamy (narrator), Robert Benchley, Victor Young (composer), Walter Abel. 29:37. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete."
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