Episode 5: “Lunch With Father”

Episode # 5. SEASON FINALE.  Ollie introduces himself to a Dartmouth alumnus, receives a summons from his father, and visits the Hollywood Canteen to see Elle…   

WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba

STARRING…

• Brian Stanton as Oliver Whelan

with… 

• Dante Alexander as Toes
• Myk Price as Stump and Joe Louis
• Caleb A. Fields as Spoons
• Sufyan Mahmoud as Willy Boy
• Alan Blumenfeld as Ted Geisel
• Jonah Weiland (Why-land) as Assistant Director #1 and Canteen Soldier #2
• Gabriel Oliva as Ronald Reagan
• Tom O’Connor as the Chaplain
• Chris Bomba as Frank
• Zane Acord as Michael Curtiz and Canteen Soldier #1
• John Katona as Assistant Director #2 and the Canteen Guard
• Samara Frame as Elle
• Robbie Trombetta as Bet
• Chris Côté as Ollie’s father, Patrick Whelan
• Mary Bomba as the Host and Joan Leslie

MUSIC:

• Martin Landström, Wicked Man, courtesy of  www.epidemicsound.com
• Ritchie Everett, Devil’s Defiance, courtesy of  www.epidemicsound.com
• Ritchie Everett, Snooty Fox, courtesy of  www.epidemicsound.com
• Martin Landström, The Nightingale Is Singing Our Song, courtesy of  www.epidemicsound.com
• Golden Age Radio, One More For The Road, courtesy of  www.epidemicsound.com

SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound and Freesound

While On the Tinsel Front purports to tell a true story, all the characters are fictional except for the real-life personalities – some more recognizable than others — who actually served in the wartime positions they do here. For more information about these people, Hollywood during World War II, and the actors, visit the podcast website at https://onthetinselfront.com.

Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possible. 

© Christopher Bomba 2024