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Fred Allen, born John Florence Sullivan, was an American comedian whose absurdist, pointed radio show made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the so-called classic era of American radio.
His best-remembered gag may be his long-running mock feud with friend and fellow comedian Jack Benny. Allen has been considered one of the more accomplished, daring and relevant humorists of his time. A master adlibber, he constantly battled censorship and developed routines the style and substance of which influenced future comic talents, notably Stan Freberg. Perhaps more than anyone else of his generation, Fred Allen wielded influence that outlived his contemporaries and transcended the medium that made him famous.
189 radio shows (in MP3 format) all on 1 data DVD!
(also available on 3 data CDs - select option at bottom before adding cart)
Numbers refer to production or broadcast dates (yymmdd) and series number when known:
321225 - 010 Mammouth Department Store
330122 - 014 Linit Bathclub Revue
340321 - 056 Court of Judge Allen - edited
340328 - 057 Norma Terris
340404 - 058 Marion Claire - edited
340411 - 059 The Movie Producer - edited
340418 - 060 This Bedlam News - edited
340425 - 061 McCellan Barclay - edited
351002 - 122 Once an Amateur
360115 - 138 Home on the Range - 1st half
360122 - 139 Amateur Show
360226 - 144 Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone
361007 - 161 Who Killed Rappaport
361028 - 164 Amateur Contest
370310 - 183 One Long Pan on Cruise Ship
370317 - 184 St Patricks Day Show
371222 - 205 Santa Will Not Ride Tonight - Jack Benny
380518 - 226 The House That Jack Built
380525 - 227 Alfred the Organ Grinder
380608 - 229 Ray Smith Fisherman and Hunter
380622 - 231 Guest Quiz Editor of Boston Evening American
390222 - 253 Murder at the Opera
390322 - 257 Murder at Madison Square
390621 - 270 A Crisis Boards the Show Boat
391004 - 272 Guest Ned Parks
391011 - 273 Bert Lahr - Satire on Surveys
391018 - 274 Edgar Rice Burroughs
391025 - 275 Guest Billy Rose
391108 - 277 The Doughnut Master
391227 - 284 Robert Benchley
400131 - 289 Joe Louis
400221 - 292 Baby Xylophonist - edited
400228 - 293 Life at the South Pole
400320 - 296 An Eagle Escapes Into the Audience
400325 - 297 Allens Reply To NBC About The Eagle Incident
400327 - 298 Guest T Hee - Reaction to Eagle Escape
400403 - 299 Empire State Bldg Window Cleaner - edited
400410 - 300 MS Garden Stage Manager - edited
400417 - 301 Life of Peter Van Steeden - edited
400424 - 302 Eddie Rochester Anderson - end missing
400501 - 303 Information Tease - edited
400508 - 304 Barber College
400522 - 306 Curse of Ra - edited
400529 - 307 Death Takes a Pretzel Baron - edited
400612 - 309 Jack Boyle - Hillbilly Court
400626 - 311 Last Show for Bristol Meyer - edited
401002 - 312 First Program for Texaco - edited
401016 - 314 Death Takes a Boniface - edited
401106 - 316 Story of Bramson Snide - edited
401113 - 317 Mountain Justice - edited
401120 - 318 The Eagle Teturns - edited
401127 - 319 Department Store Dilema - edited
401204 - 320 Fetlock Bones - edited
401211 - 321 Doc Allen Dentist - edited
401218 - 322 Paul Revere - edited
410101 - 324 Amateur of the Month Anthony Polimeni
410108 - 325 All That Is Not Gold That Glitters
410115 - 326 The Specialists Quandry
410122 - 327 Sand Hog James Gallagher
410129 - 328 A Stay-at-home Cruise
410205 - 329 June Brady Major Bowes Amateur
410212 - 330 Chief Nee Da Beh Indian Guide
410219 - 331 Lindy Lindemann Restauranteur
410226 - 332 Western Union
410305 - 333 Little Red Riding Hood
410312 - 334 Philanda Blank
410319 - 335 Nicotine Alley
410326 - 336 The Wedlock Society
410402 - 337 One Long Pan - Charlie Chans murder
410416 - 339 Richard Kroener Gargantuas Keeper
410423 - 340 Kenny Baker in the Circus
410507 - 342 Tribute to Jack with Amos n Andy
411210 - 360 Death Valley Days plus War News
420308 - 372 Maurice Evans - The Life of Fred Allen
420405 - 376 Form for Forlorn
420503 - 380 Freak Show Murder
420510 - 381 Marlene Dietrich
420524 - 383 Vaudville
420607 - 385 English Radio Spoof
420621 - 387 Mountain Justice
420628 - 388 Judy Canova - Last Show of Season
421004 - 389 Guest Charles Laughton Andrews Sisters
421011 - 390 Guest Roland Young
421018 - 391 Les Miserables
421025 - 392 Roy Rogers - Courting of Jenny Sugs
421101 - 393 Trouble Listening
421115 - 395 BBC Take It Or Leave It
421129 - 397 New Suit
421206 - 398 George Jessel - First Allens Alley
421220 - 400 Risa Stevens - Santa Claus Sits Down
430103 - 402 Long Pan Versus Mr. Moto
430110 - 403 Jack Benny
430131 - 406 Guest Oscar Levant
430207 - 407 Claude Rains
430228 - 410 Guest Phil Baker
430307 - 411 with Judy Canova
430321 - 413 With Richard Haydn
430404 - 415 Looking For Umbriago
430425 - 418 With Bela Lugosi
430516 - 421 Frank Sinatra
430523 - 422 Freds Biography
431212 - 428 Lauritz Melchior - Getting a Radio Job
440102 - 431 Hillbilly Band
440109 - 432 Hit On the Head
440123 - 434 Jimmy Durante
440213 - 437 With Louella Parsons
440319 - 442 Ted Lewis
440326 - 443 Buying Liquor
440402 - 444 Radio vs. TV
440409 - 445 Fetlock Bones
440416 - 446 Leo Durocher
440423 - 447 Oscar Levant
440528 - 452 Portland Hoffas Birthday
440604 - 453 Peter Lorre
440611 - 454 South Dakota
451007 - 457 Charlie McCarthy - New Partner
451021 - 459 Hillbilly
451028 - 460 Court Case with Edgar Bergan
451104 - 461 Mash Notes
451111 - 462 Mob Buster
451118 - 463 Guest Boris Karloff
451125 - 464 Leo Durocher - Brooklyn Pinafore
451216 - 467 Lauritz Melchior - Getting a Radio Job
451230 - 468 American Radio Shows in Russia
460106 - 469 Take It or Leave It with Phil Baker
460113 - 470 Maurice Evans-Carmen
460120 - 471 A Movie On Freds Life
460203 - 473 Picadilly
460210 - 474 Edward Everett Horton
460224 - 476 Hillbilly Drama
460303 - 477 Orson Welles - Les Miserables - AFRS
460310 - 478 Guest Carmen Miranda
460317 - 479 Doc Rockwell - last half
460324 - 480 Ray Milland - first half
460414 - 483 Guest Leo Durocher
460428 - 485 Racing Form Trial
460505 - 486 Guest Tallulah Bankhead
460512 - 487 The Fat Man
460526 - 489 King for a Day
460623 - 493 Guest Oscar Levant
461006 - 495 With Lowell Thomas Tony Martin
461013 - 496 Tony Martin - The Radio Mikado
461027 - 498 Breakfast Show
461110 - 500 Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy
461113 - NBC Anniversary Show
470202 - 512 Getting Lauritz a Radio Job
470302 - 516 Murder in the Penhouse
470316 - 518 Picadilly
470323 - 519 Sued by Rogers and Hammerstein
470406 - 521 With Gregory Ratoff George Jessel
470511 - 526 Bing Crosby - Hollywood Mikado - poor
470525 - 528 Rudy Vallee and His Megaphone
470608 - 530 Rochester is Guest
470615 - 531 Renting the Room
471019 - 536 The Perfect Crime
471026 - 537 Jack Haley - Selling Life Stories
471214 - 544 New Years Eve Plans
471221 - 545 New Years Eve at the Carnival
471228 - 546 Returning a Cuckoo Clock
480104 - 547 Psychopathic Spectacular
480328 - 559 Husband and Wife Radio Show
480411 - 561 Guest Basil Rathbone
480418 - 562 The Author Meets His Match
480425 - 563 Scalping Baseball Tickets
480502 - 564 J P Morgan Court of Human Relations
480509 - 565 Break The Contestant - MissingClose
480523 - 567 Fred Wants to Do Bings Life Story
480606 - 569 Jack Eigan Whats Wrong with Radio
480627 - 572 Jack Benny - Stop the Music
481024 - 576 Dale Carnegie Breakfast Worries
481107 - 578 Arthur Treacher - Sam Shovel
481114 - 579 Helen Traubel
481128 - 581 Fred Tries to Get Into the Roxy Theater Free
481205 - 582 TV Commercials
481226 - 585 Guest Doc Rockwell - CBC Broadcast
490109 - 587 Book Revue
490123 - 589 Guest Jack Haley
490130 - 590 Howdy Doody
490206 - 591 Planning a TV Show
490213 - 592 Guest Doc Rockwell
490320 - 597 Victor Moore - Mister Mob Buster
490424 - 602 One Long Pan
490501 - 603 Jamaica Race Track with Bert Lahr
490522 - 606 Babysitting
490626 - 611 Last Show Jack Benny Henry Morgan
Baloney Stuffer - Metro Univ
Doc Rockwell - Senator Allens Dilema - edited
Jack Benny - Million Dollar Smile
Jerry Siegal - Sea Buzzard
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