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The RKO Gang

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

1/2. Blondes, Redheads and Painted Specs. In its comparatively short and turbulent history, RKO Radio Pictures made some of the greatest films ever to merge from Hollywood. But there is one area of RKO story that has been largely forgotten - the short comedy film. Comedy writer Glenn Mitchell presents a profile of these films and reveals the often bizarre stories behind the collection of comedy actors who
PPeared in them. Producer Stephen Garner

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Glenn Mitchell
Producer:
Stephen Garner
Source: Radio Times

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