After meeting Main Street eccentrics, Allen presides over an intentionally absurd murder trial presented as a parody of prestigious theater broadcasts.
This The Fred Allen Show broadcast aired on December 26, 1948. It is listed as episode 587 in the archive. NBC Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, The De Marco Sisters, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, and Doc Rockwell.
The surviving recording runs about 28 minutes. The broadcast is also associated with Ford of Canada.
Long-running topical comedy-variety vehicle for Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa under multiple historical titles.
Listeners can expect comedy, variety show in format, and satirical and humorous in tone.
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