The Smiths of Hollywood 28 Eps
"The Smiths of Hollywood," broadcast in 1947, was a syndicated situation comedy consisting of 27 episodes. The successful audition took place on September 20, 1946, and the program debuted on January 10, 1947, with the final episode airing on July 4, 1947.
The comedic role of Uncle Cecil was played by the very British actor, Arthur Treacher. Harry Von Zell and Brenda Marshall portrayed the nephew and niece with whom Uncle Cecil moves in. Music was provided by The Charles Hathaway Orchestra, and the program announcer was Tyler McVey.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
Chapters
| PILOT | 29:52 |
| Audition | 29:56 |
| Cecil's Auto Accident | 29:35 |
| Cecil Thinks Smiths Are Being Evicted | 28:24 |
| Cecil Distributes Counterfeit Money | 29:04 |
| Cecil Helps A Burglar | 28:50 |
| Rumour - Nancy has had 4 Babies | 29:45 |
| The Trailer | 29:09 |
| The Banquet | 27:35 |
| The 12th Wedding Anniversary | 29:51 |
| The Polecat | 29:59 |
| The Penalty System | 29:07 |
| Cecil's Screen Test | 28:06 |
| Bill Fights City Hall | 29:33 |
| Designs on Cecil's Affections | 29:57 |
| Nancy Has an Accident | 29:07 |
| Honesty and a Used Car | 29:19 |
| The Burgler | 27:09 |
| Telling a Joke | 28:59 |
| A Litter of Puppies | 29:10 |
| Nancy Wants to Get a Job | 29:15 |
| A Old College Chum Visits | 29:15 |
| Trying to Get Rid of Cecil | 29:22 |
| Bumps Has a Boyfriend | 29:10 |
| The Date | 29:12 |
| One Thousand Big Ones | 29:29 |
| Bill Ends up in Jail | 29:21 |
| Cecil's Party | 29:13 |
Reviews
Great show, but one episode...
PeterDM
I love this show, but episode #23 titled "The Date" has some serious issues. It sounds like a person fiddling with a tape recorder throughout the program. The original source material from which this recording was made appears to have been good quality, but the person making the recording from it just couldn't keep his hands off his recorder and the rattling and clumping and distorted audio (and even the person muttering to himself) keep coming back. It would be nice to have that quality recording re-recorded and re-posted here.