Keep 'em Rolling

Mapping out the wastes of the Western Desert

Office of Emergency Management-sponsored variety show to boost patriotism during the war.

This patriotic review (1942) includes dramatic radio plays, musical numbers, and practical information about how the listening public can aid in the war effort.

Stories

[Lincoln's Music]

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate. George F. Kaufman hosts. Dorothy Maynor sings. Morton Gould a...
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[French Resistance Fighter]

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate. Begins in the middle of a dramatization of a French resistance ...
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Jean Sablon, Morton Gould, Elisabeth Bergner

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate. Begins with war news report: the Japanese blitz on Singapore ha...
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Shake Hands With Your Air Raid Warden

A typical patriotic broadcast at a difficult time during World War II.
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