Comments on broadcastellan: Murder on the Cathedral Radio: Rudy Vallee and the...

Have you seen Vallee, anno 1942, sending up his ol...

2010-06-29T19:14:36.150+01:00

Have you seen Vallee, anno 1942, sending up his old persona in the delightful Palm Beach Story? Might be fun to catch up with that one using your Netflix account.

Nope, no nostalgia for the '20s, Harry. The V...

2010-06-28T14:30:12.493+01:00

Nope, no nostalgia for the '20s, Harry. The Vagabond Lover was still popular when I was growing up, well into the '40s and beyond. Made films after his singing voice was shot. Did a spoken word recording in the '60s.

Poor indeed, Doug. Meanwhile, established actors ...

2010-06-27T23:15:28.028+01:00

Poor indeed, Doug. Meanwhile, established actors who had already made a name for themselves may well have felt the act of putting that name on the relief rolls to be ignominious.

I don’t suppose you were listening to Rudy Vallee when you were a kid, Clifton. He belongs to another generation. Then again, the 1920s had sort of a comeback when you were a young man, didn’t they? I’m

No better example of a performer representing his ...

2010-06-26T15:28:33.529+01:00

No better example of a performer representing his time in history. The All-American college boy with his megaphone, adored by the All American college girls. I played my recording of his theme song, "My time is your time" and found it strangely appealing. I am a sick man.

The poor actor, taking so many names yet having to...

2010-06-26T13:24:00.729+01:00

The poor actor, taking so many names yet having to maintain their own.