WPMT #109: Dick Tracy in B-Flat
Classic Musicals From The Golden Age of Radio - A podcast by Porchlight Music Theatre
Today’s WPMT premiere features some major stars - Bing Crosby as “Tracy,” funnyman Bob Hope as “Flattop,” Cass Daley as “Gravel Gertie,” at the time - teen heartthrob Frank Sinatra as “Shaky,” actress Dinah Shore as “Tess Trueheart,” Judy Garland as “Snowflake Falls,” The Andrews Sisters as “The Summer Sisters” (May, June and July), actor Frank Morgan as “Vitamin Flintheart,” comedian Jerry Colonna as “Chief Brandon,” Harry Von Zell as “Judge Hooper” and Jimmy Durante as “The Mole.” The original broadcast was performed at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on February 15, 1945 and is available to you, today!
