<description>&lt;p&gt;1942.  After washing out of flight school in Louisiana, Pvt. Oliver Whelan is assigned to an U.S. Army Air Forces base near Los Angeles, California.  He eagerly heads west only to find that there's been some kind of mistake...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;STARRING...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Brian Stanton as Oliver Whelan&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;with... &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Zane Acord&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;as the Flight Instructor, Hancock and the Conductor &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Gabriel Oliva&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;as Ben and Ronald Reagan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;John Katona&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;as Marine #1 and the Propman Soldier&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Jonah Weiland&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt; as Marine #2 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Myk Price&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;as the Porter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Samara Frame&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;as Elle&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Caleb A. Fields&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;as Flirting Soldier #1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Chris Bomba&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;as Flirting Soldier #2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;James Coyle as Miller&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Mary Bomba as the Host&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;MUSIC:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Martin Landstrom, &lt;em&gt;Wicked Man,&lt;/em&gt; courtesy of  &lt;a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/"&gt;www.epidemicsound.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Richie Everett, &lt;em&gt;The Devil's Defiance&lt;/em&gt;, courtesy of &lt;a href= "https://www.epidemicsound.com/"&gt;www.epidemicsound.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;B.G. DeSylva, Joseph Meyer, Al Jolson, &lt;em&gt;California, Here I Come!&lt;/em&gt;  Sung by Myk Price&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound, and Freesound.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;While &lt;em&gt;On the Tinsel Front&lt;/em&gt; 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. &lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;For more information about theses people, Hollywood during World War II, and the actors, visit the podcast website at &lt;a href= "https://onthetinselfront.com"&gt;https://onthetinselfront.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;© Christopher Bomba 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

On The Tinsel Front

Christopher Bomba

Ep #1: Washed Out

MAY 18, 202434 MIN
On The Tinsel Front

Ep #1: Washed Out

MAY 18, 202434 MIN

Description

1942.  After washing out of flight school in Louisiana, Pvt. Oliver Whelan is assigned to an U.S. Army Air Forces base near Los Angeles, California.  He eagerly heads west only to find that there's been some kind of mistake...

WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba

STARRING...

  • Brian Stanton as Oliver Whelan

with... 

  • Zane Acord as the Flight Instructor, Hancock and the Conductor 
  • Gabriel Oliva as Ben and Ronald Reagan
  • John Katona as Marine #1 and the Propman Soldier
  • Jonah Weiland as Marine #2 
  • Myk Price as the Porter
  • Samara Frame as Elle  
  • Caleb A. Fields as Flirting Soldier #1
  • Chris Bomba as Flirting Soldier #2
  • James Coyle as Miller
  • Mary Bomba as the Host

MUSIC:

  • Martin Landstrom, Wicked Man, courtesy of  www.epidemicsound.com
  • Richie Everett, The Devil's Defiance, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
  • B.G. DeSylva, Joseph Meyer, Al Jolson, California, Here I Come!  Sung by Myk Price

SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound, and Freesound.

While On the Tinsel Front 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. For more information about theses people, Hollywood during World War II, and the actors, visit the podcast website at https://onthetinselfront.com.

Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possible.

© Christopher Bomba 2024