S2 E2 “New Job”

Season 2, Episode 2: Ollie lands a transfer to the U.S. Army 834th Signal Corps unit; and is stunned by an article in the Los Angeles Times…

WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba

STARRING:

• Brian Stanton as Oliver Whelan

with…

• Alan Blumenfeld as Ted Geisel
• John Katona as Chuck Jones, Marine #2, Ray Harryhausen and LA Times Reporter #2
• Tania Verafield as Julie
• Caleb A. Fields as Marine #1
• Mike Uribes as the Zoot Suiter Leader
• Zane Acord as the Cook, Michael Curtiz and LA Times Reporter #2
• Jonah Weiland as the Assistant Director
• Tom O’Connor as Billy the projectionist
• Jim Coyle as Miller
• Mary Bomba as the Host

Produced under the auspices of a SAG/AFTRA Micro-Budget Podcast Agreement.

MUSIC:

• Martin Landström, Wicked Man.  Courtesy of Epidemic Sound.
• Ritchie Everett, The Devil’s Defiance.  Courtesy of Epidemic Sound.
• John Runefelt, Valentine Blues.  Courtesy of Epidemic Sound.

Thanks to the U.S. Government for the soundtrack of the trailer for Private Snafu, all episodes of which are in the public domain. 

SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly.

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/

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possilbe… and to these authers and books for their valuable information. 

• Brian Jay Jones, “Becoming Dr. Seuss”
• Martha Sigall, “Living Life Inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation”
• Agness Underwood, “Newspaperwoman.” 
• Sam Weller, “The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury”
• Ray Bradbury, “A Graveyard for Lunatics”
• Mauricio Mazón, “The Zoot Suit Riots: The Psychology of Symbolic Annihilation”
• And, of course, Wikipedia, YouTube and countless other informational websites. 

© Christopher Bomba 2026