Martin Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 1 (1948)
We visit Martin Block at his studio desk at 11:30 AM at the height of his popularity as a disk jockey, when more than 400 radio stations carried his show. Block opens the show with Freddie Martin's first big hit, "Tonight We Love," an adaption of a Tchaikovsky piano concerto; he dedicates it to a listener in Wyoming, and we see her daydreaming as she listens. Then Keenan Wynn stops in for a chat, asking Block about being a DJ. Between bits of conversation with Wynn, Block plays three more Martin records, including "Cumana," and we see the band in action.
Director: Jack Scholl
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Martin Block as Self |
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Freddy Martin as Self |
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Freddy Martin Orchestra as Selves |
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Barclay Allan as Self—Pianist |
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Stuart Wade as Self—Vocalist |
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Keenan Wynn as Self |
| Directing | Jack Scholl | Director |
| Camera | Charles Salerno Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Newell P. Kimlin | Editor |
| Art | Harry McAfee | Art Direction |
| Sound | Bob Ballard | Music Arranger |