by Christopher Bomba
1942. Washed out of flight school and Inexplicably assigned to the Army Air Forces "First Motion Picture Unit," Private Oliver Whelan tumbles down the rabbit hole of World War II Hollywood. A hilarious, fascinating and touching audio comedy based in fact. SEASON TWO COMING IN AUGUST 2026!!!!
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July 3, 2026
Christopher Bomba previews Season 2 of his audio comedy-drama, "On The Tinsel Front," featuring Brian Stanton and a full cast.
June 8, 2024
<p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Episode # 5. SEASON FINALE. Ollie introduces himself to a Dartmouth alumnus, receives a summons from his father, and visits the Hollywood Canteen to see Elle... </span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba</span></p> <p>STARRING...</p> <ul> <li>Brian Stanton as Oliver Whelan</li> </ul> <p>with... </p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Dante Alexander as Toes</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Myk Price as Stump and Joe Louis</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Caleb A. Fields as Spoons</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Sufyan Mahmoud as Willy Boy</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Alan Blumenfeld as Ted Geisel</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Jonah Weiland as Assistant Director #1 and Canteen Soldier #2</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Gabriel Oliva as Ronald Reagan</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Tom O’Connor as the Chaplain</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Chris Bomba as Frank</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Zane Acord as Michael Curtiz and Canteen Soldier #1</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">John Katona as Assistant Director #2 and the Canteen Guard</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Samara Frame as Elle</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Robbie Trombetta as Bet</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Chris Côté as Ollie’s father, Patrick Whelan</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Mary Bomba as the Host and Joan Leslie</span></li> </ul> <p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">MUSIC:</span></p> <ul> <li>Martin Landström, <em>Wicked Man,</em> courtesy of <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/">www.epidemicsound.com</a></li> <li>Ritchie Everett, <em>Devil's Defiance</em>, courtesy of <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/">www.epidemicsound.com</a></li> <li><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ritchie Everett, <em>Snooty Fox</em>, courtesy of <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/">www.epidemicsound.com</a></span></li> <li><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Martin Landström, <em>The Nightingale Is Singing Our Song</em>, courtesy of <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/">www.epidemicsound.com</a></span></li> <li>Golden Age Radio, <em>One More For The Road</em>, courtesy of <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/">www.epidemicsound.com</a></li> </ul> <p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound and Freesound</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">While <em>On the Tinsel Front</em> 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. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">For more information about these people, Hollywood during World War II, and the actors, visit the podcast website at <a href= "https://onthetinselfront.com/">https://onthetinselfront.com</a>.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possible. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">© Christopher Bomba 2024</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
June 1, 2024
<p>Episode #4: On the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank for the production of THIS IS THE ARMY, Ollie makes some friends. A date with Elle takes an unexpected turn... </p> <p>WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba</p> <p>STARRING...</p> <ul> <li>Brian Stanton as Oliver Whelan</li> </ul> <p>with... </p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Robbie Trombetta as Lois</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Samara Frame as Elle</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Katherine James as Shelly</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">James Coyle as Miller</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Tom O’Connor as Sipriani</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Dante Alexander as Toes</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Myk Price as Stump</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Caleb A. Fields as Spoons</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Sufyan Mahmoud as Willy Boy</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Zane Acord as Michael Curtiz</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Mary Bomba as the Host</span></li> </ul> <p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">MUSIC:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Martin Landström, <em>Wicked Man,</em> courtesy of <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/">www.epidemicsound.com</a></span></li> <li><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Martin Landström, Hot Piece For Sale, courtesy of <a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/">www.epidemicsound.com</a></span></li> </ul> <p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound and Freesound</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">While <em>On the Tinsel Front</em> 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. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">For more information about these people, Hollywood during World War II, and the actors, visit the podcast website at <a href= "https://onthetinselfront.com/">https://onthetinselfront.com</a>.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possible.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">© Christopher Bomba 2024</span></p>
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