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Ed Wynn Show - 1932 OTR

(4 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)

Ed Wynn hosted a popular radio show for most of the 1930s, heard in North America on Tuesday nights, sponsored by Texaco gasoline. He was often seen wearing a fireman's helmet, as the "Texaco Fire Chief". During this time, Wynn was offered the part of The Wizard in MGM's adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, but he turned down the role. The part later went to Frank Morgan. Wynn founded his own short-lived radio network, the Amalgamated Broadcasting System, which lasted only five weeks in 1933. Wynn always worked "clean," making his shows suitable for the entire family. Audio Sourced: Ed Wynn Show - Old Time Radio

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

Texaco Fire Chief Eddie Duchin-Graham Mac Namee

30:12

Unknown

29:05

The Prince Goes To School

28:24

Trial By Jury

26:44

When You Were 8 and I was 9

25:48

Tolstoys Redemption

30:18

Dorothy Burnhan of Haddon Hall

29:21

Poor House Behind The Hill

29:01

When Hicking Ignorance is Blisters

24:56

Home Sweet Home

30:25

A Wife in Every Port

30:06

Bewertungen

Valuable Historic Value

(4 Sterne)

Thank you for uploading these Ed Wynn Audio Files. Many younger users (2021) may recognize Ed Wynn from B&W TV shows from the 1950-70s such as Twilight Zone. He also had a very recongizable voice, however I was unaware of his early radio shows, so thanks for uploading. Note that actor Keenan Wynn was Ed Wynns son. Keenan was just as unique as his father and is easily recongnizable in 1950-70 TV and movies. The audio quality of these files is suprisingly good. Like most "live stage" recordings, the artists "yell" or "project" at a loud volumn. Some internet sources claim there were no saved recodingings of Ed Wynns "Texaco Radio Show". Not sure if this is the same program to which they are referring or if these shows were uncovered recently ?

Some background

(4 Sterne)

Ed Wynn hosted a popular radio show for most of the 1930s, heard in North America on Tuesday nights, sponsored by Texaco gasoline. He was often seen wearing a fireman's helmet, as the "Texaco Fire Chief". During this time, Wynn was offered the part of The Wizard in MGM's adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, but he turned down the role. The part later went to Frank Morgan. Wynn founded his own short-lived radio network, the Amalgamated Broadcasting System, which lasted only five weeks in 1933. Wynn always worked "clean," making his shows suitable for the entire family. -taken in part from Wikipedia