Paramount is on the Air
Hollywood studios used the radio to advertise upcoming films featuring songs and scenes from the films without giving away the plot.
33 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 5 hours, 52 min)
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Before Old Time Radio was "Old Time", the networks and the big Hollywood studios got along like peas and carrots. "Talking Pictures" were still a somewhat new technology as radio entered its Golden Age, and the people that listeners wanted to hear talk were movie stars.
Adolph Zukor of Paramount was a driving force in the Hollywood "Star System", and Paramount was never afraid to put movie stars on the radio (or radio stars in the movies!) While you could argue whether the talking or the picture was the most important element of a talking picture, the simple fact is that fans might scrape together the money to go to their local movie palace every other week or so, but radios were playing all the time. When movie night came around, you can bet that Zukor wanted them to want to see a Paramount Picture!
Paramount began producing weekly "electronically transcribed" movie previews for broadcast on radio as early as The Big Broadcast of 1932. Since the film was about radio and starred radio stars like Bing Crosby , George Burns and Gracie Allen , pushing it on the Radio was a natural. The same was true when Jack Benny joined the series for The Big Broadcast of 1937. Jack is also featured in Artists and Models .
The previews feature songs and scenes from the films, but with a 15 minute format they did not "give away" as much as the movie anthology programs like Lux Radio Theater or Academy Award Theater , but they did give listeners enough of a taste to bring them into the movie house.
See also: Radio Fillers , Movie Previews , Leo is on the Air , and Hollywood is on the Air.
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total playtime 5 hours, 52 min
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Filenames of old time radio shows which are dated as yy-mm-dd. For example:
This episode from the series "Fort Laramie" was broadcast on February 5, 1956 with the episode title "Squaw Man"
Paramount Air Trailer 400000 Buck Benny Rides Again.mp3 Paramount Air Trailer 400000 Love Thy Neighbor.mp3 Paramount Air Trailer 410000 Louisana Purchase.mp3 Paramount Air Trailer 420000 Holiday Inn.mp3 Paramount Air Trailer 440000 Stork Club.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 320000 Big Broadcast Of 1932.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 330000 Too Much Harmony.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 330000 Torch Singer.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 340000 College Rhythm.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 370000 Artists And Models.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 370000 Big Broadcast Of 1937.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 370000 Double Or Nothing.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 370000 High Wide And Handsome.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 370000 This Way Please.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 390000 Man About Town.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 460000 Blue Dahlia.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 460000 Monsieur Beaucaire.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 470000 Golden Earrings.mp3 Paramount Movie Parade 330000 Duck Soup 1.mp3 Paramount Movie Parade 330000 Duck Soup 2.mp3 Paramount Movie Parade 340000 Belle Of 90s 1.mp3 Paramount Movie Parade 340000 Belle Of 90s 2.mp3 Paramount Pictures Presents 450000 Bring On Girls.mp3 Paramount Pictures Presents 470000 Golden Earrings.mp3 Paramount Radio Recording 380000 Rosalie.mp3 Paramount Radio Recording 420000 Road To Morocco.mp3 Paramount Radio Recording 420000 Star Spangled Rhythm.mp3 Paramount Radio Recording 450000 Bring On Girls.mp3 Paramount Radio Recording 460000 Blue Skies.mp3 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 1.mp3 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 2.mp3 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 3.mp3 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 4.mp3
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Filenames of old time radio shows which are dated as yy-mm-dd. For example:
This episode from the series "Fort Laramie" was broadcast on February 5, 1956 with the episode title "Squaw Man"
Paramount Air Trailer 400000 Buck Benny Rides Again.mp3 Paramount Air Trailer 400000 Love Thy Neighbor.mp3 Paramount Air Trailer 410000 Louisana Purchase.mp3 Paramount Air Trailer 420000 Holiday Inn.mp3 Paramount Air Trailer 440000 Stork Club.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 320000 Big Broadcast Of 1932.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 330000 Too Much Harmony.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 330000 Torch Singer.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 340000 College Rhythm.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 370000 Artists And Models.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 370000 Big Broadcast Of 1937.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 370000 Double Or Nothing.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 370000 High Wide And Handsome.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 370000 This Way Please.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 390000 Man About Town.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 460000 Blue Dahlia.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 460000 Monsieur Beaucaire.mp3 Paramount Is On Air 470000 Golden Earrings.mp3 Paramount Movie Parade 330000 Duck Soup 1.mp3 Paramount Movie Parade 330000 Duck Soup 2.mp3 Paramount Movie Parade 340000 Belle Of 90s 1.mp3 Paramount Movie Parade 340000 Belle Of 90s 2.mp3 Paramount Pictures Presents 450000 Bring On Girls.mp3 Paramount Pictures Presents 470000 Golden Earrings.mp3 Paramount Radio Recording 380000 Rosalie.mp3 Paramount Radio Recording 420000 Road To Morocco.mp3 Paramount Radio Recording 420000 Star Spangled Rhythm.mp3 Paramount Radio Recording 450000 Bring On Girls.mp3 Paramount Radio Recording 460000 Blue Skies.mp3 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 1.mp3 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 2.mp3 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 3.mp3 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 4.mp3
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33 recordings on 6 Audio CDs
total playtime 5 hours, 52 min
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Paramount is on the Air Disc A001
Paramount Is On Air 320000 Big Broadcast Of 1932 Paramount Is On Air 330000 Too Much Harmony Paramount Is On Air 330000 Torch Singer Paramount Movie Parade 330000 Duck Soup 1 Paramount Movie Parade 330000 Duck Soup 2 Paramount Is On Air 340000 College Rhythm Paramount Movie Parade 340000 Belle Of 90s 1 Paramount Movie Parade 340000 Belle Of 90s 2
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Paramount is on the Air Disc A002
Paramount Is On Air 370000 Artists And Models Paramount Is On Air 370000 Big Broadcast Of 1937 Paramount Is On Air 370000 Double Or Nothing Paramount Is On Air 370000 High Wide And Handsome Paramount Is On Air 370000 This Way Please
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Paramount is on the Air Disc A003
Paramount Radio Recording 380000 Rosalie Paramount Is On Air 390000 Man About Town Paramount Air Trailer 400000 Buck Benny Rides Again Paramount Air Trailer 400000 Love Thy Neighbor Paramount Air Trailer 410000 Louisana Purchase
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Paramount is on the Air Disc A004
Paramount Air Trailer 420000 Holiday Inn Paramount Radio Recording 420000 Road To Morocco Paramount Radio Recording 420000 Star Spangled Rhythm Paramount Air Trailer 440000 Stork Club Paramount Pictures Presents 450000 Bring On Girls
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Paramount is on the Air Disc A005
Paramount Radio Recording 450000 Bring On Girls Paramount Is On Air 460000 Blue Dahlia Paramount Is On Air 460000 Monsieur Beaucaire Paramount Radio Recording 460000 Blue Skies
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Paramount is on the Air Disc A006
Paramount Is On Air 470000 Golden Earrings Paramount Pictures Presents 470000 Golden Earrings Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 1 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 2 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 3 Paramount Radio Spot 480000 Paleface 4
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