Harold Teen (radio program)
Genre | Teenage comedy |
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Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Harold Teen is a teenage comedy old-time radio program in the United States. It was broadcast initially on WGN in Chicago, Illinois, and a decade later was heard nationally on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Format
Based on the Harold Teen comic strip, the program's episodes centered around the adventures of the title character and his friends. The WGN version was broadcast in 1931-1932, and the Mutual version in 1941-1942.
WGN
Characters and the actors who portrayed them included those shown in the table below.
Character | Actor |
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Harold Teen | William Farnum |
Lilacs | Wally Colbath |
Bezie | Jack Spencer |
Giggles | Ireene Wicker |
Lillums | Eunice Yankee |
Source: Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows[1]
The supporting cast included Eddie Firestone Jr., Charles Flynn, Rosemary Garbell, Bob Jellison, Marvin Miller, Loretta Poynton, Beryl Vaughn and Willard Waterman. Writers were Blair Walliser and Fred Kress. [1]