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Radio Days

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.

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Cast:

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello
Rocco

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels
Biff Baxter

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow
Sally White

Seth Green

Seth Green
Joe

Robert Joy

Robert Joy
Fred

Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner
Mother

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton
New Year's Singer

Julie Kurnitz

Julie Kurnitz
Irene

Renée Lippin

Renée Lippin
Aunt Ceil

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars
Rabbi Baumel

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel
Abe

Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts
"Silver Dollar" Emcee

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn
Masked Avenger

Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker
Father

David Warrilow

David Warrilow
Roger

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest
Aunt Bea

Mike Starr

Mike Starr
Burglar

Paul Herman

Paul Herman
Burglar

Don Pardo

Don Pardo
"Guess That Tune" Host

Martin Rosenblatt

Martin Rosenblatt
Mr. Needleman

Helen Miller

Helen Miller
Mrs. Needleman

Danielle Ferland

Danielle Ferland
Child Star

Mick Murray

Mick Murray
Avenger Crook

William Flanagan

William Flanagan
Avenger Announcer

William Magerman

William Magerman
Grandpa

Leah Carrey

Leah Carrey
Grandma

Joy Newman

Joy Newman
Cousin Ruthie

Hy Anzell

Hy Anzell
Mr. Waldbaum

Judith Malina

Judith Malina
Mrs. Waldbaum

Fletcher Farrow Previn

Fletcher Farrow Previn
Andrew

Oliver Block

Oliver Block
Nick

Maurice Toueg

Maurice Toueg
Dave

Sal Tuminello

Sal Tuminello
Burt

Rebecca Nickels

Rebecca Nickels
Evelyn Goorwitz

Mindy Morgenstern

Mindy Morgenstern
"Show & Tell" Teacher

David Mosberg

David Mosberg
Arnold

Ross Morgenstern

Ross Morgenstern
Ross

Andrew B. Clark

Andrew B. Clark
Sidney Manulis

Lee Erwin

Lee Erwin
Roller Rink Organist

Roger Hammer

Roger Hammer
Richard

Terry Lee Swarts

Terry Lee Swarts
Nightclub Customer

Margaret Thomson

Margaret Thomson
Nightclub Customer

Tito Puente

Tito Puente
Latin Bandleader

Denise Dumont

Denise Dumont
Latin Singer

Dimitri Vassilopoulos

Dimitri Vassilopoulos
Porfirio

Larry David

Larry David
Communist Neighbor

Rebecca Schaeffer

Rebecca Schaeffer
Communist's Daughter

Belle Berger

Belle Berger
Mrs. Silverman

Guy Le Bow

Guy Le Bow
Bill Kern

Brian Mannain

Brian Mannain
Kirby Kyle

Stanley Burns

Stanley Burns
Ventriloquist

Todd Field

Todd Field
Crooner

Peter Lombard

Peter Lombard
Abercrombie Host

Martin Sherman

Martin Sherman
Mr. Abercrombie

Crystal Field

Crystal Field
Abercrombie Couple

Maurice Shrog

Maurice Shrog
Abercrombie Couple

Marc Colner

Marc Colner
Whiz Kid

Roberta Bennett

Roberta Bennett
Teacher with Carrot

Joel Eidelsberg

Joel Eidelsberg
Mr. Zipsky

Peter Castellotti

Peter Castellotti
Mr. Davis

Gina DeAngeles

Gina DeAngeles
Rocco's mother

Shelley Delaney

Shelley Delaney
Chekhov Actress

Dwight Weist

Dwight Weist
Pearl Harbor Announcer

Ken Levinsky

Ken Levinsky
USO Musician

Ray Marchica

Ray Marchica
USO Musician

J.R. Horne

J.R. Horne
Biff Announcer

Kuno Sponholtz

Kuno Sponholtz
German

Henry Yuk

Henry Yuk
Japanese

Sydney A. Blake

Sydney A. Blake
Miss Gordon

Kitty Carlisle

Kitty Carlisle
Radio Singer

Henry Cowen

Henry Cowen
Principal

Philip Shultz

Philip Shultz
Whistler

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl
Ad Man

Bruce Jarchow

Bruce Jarchow
Ad Man

Greg Gerard

Greg Gerard
Songwriter

David Cale

David Cale
Director

Ira Wheeler

Ira Wheeler
Sponsor

Hannah Rabinowitz

Hannah Rabinowitz
Sponsor's Wife

Edward S. Kotkin

Edward S. Kotkin
Diction Teacher

Ruby Payne

Ruby Payne
Diction Student

J.E. Beaucaire

J.E. Beaucaire
Diction Student

Paul Berman

Paul Berman
"Gay White Way" Announcer

Richard Portnow

Richard Portnow
Sy

Barbara Gallo

Barbara Gallo
Dance Palace Musician

Jane Jarvis

Jane Jarvis
Dance Palace Musician

Liz Vochecowizc

Liz Vochecowizc
Dance Palace Musician

Ivan Kronenfeld

Ivan Kronenfeld
On-the-Spot Newsman

Frank O'Brien

Frank O'Brien
Fireman

Yolanda Childress

Yolanda Childress
Polly's Mother

Artie Butler

Artie Butler
New Year's Bandleader

Gregg Almquist

Gregg Almquist
Radio Voice (voice)

Jackson Beck

Jackson Beck
Radio Voice (voice)

Wendell Craig

Wendell Craig
Radio Voice (voice)

William H. Macy

William H. Macy
Radio Voice (voice)

Ken Roberts

Ken Roberts
Radio Voice (voice)

Norman Rose

Norman Rose
Radio Voice (voice)

Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh
Radio Voice (voice)

Woody Allen

Woody Allen
Joe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)

David Bickford

David Bickford
Silver Dollar Assistant (uncredited)

Sandy Dell

Sandy Dell
Crying Woman (uncredited)

Marie Gabrielle

Marie Gabrielle
Young Sailor's Wife (uncredited)

Carson Grant

Carson Grant
Sailor in Coney Island Bumper Car (uncredited)

Zach Grenier

Zach Grenier
Audience Member (uncredited)

Ron Leir

Ron Leir
Radio Actor (uncredited)

J.P. McNeely

J.P. McNeely
Sailor (uncredited)

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed
Bradley (uncredited)

Ilana Rapp

Ilana Rapp
Counter Girl (uncredited)

Ruth Rugoff

Ruth Rugoff
Rita (uncredited)

Hester Schell

Hester Schell
Cafe Patron (uncredited)