The 1939 NBC Pinafore Broadcast
Sir Joseph Porter | John Cherry |
Captain Corcoran | Colin O'More |
Ralph Rackstraw | Ray Heatherton |
Dick Deadeye | Harry Donaghy |
Bill Bobstay | Walter Preston |
Josephine | Margaret Daum |
Little Buttercup | Alma Kitchell |
Hebe | Carol Deis |
Director: Thomas L. Riley
Stage Director: Ivy Scott
Conductor: Harold Sanford
This production appeared on NBC television on Sept 5, 1939, from 8:30-9:34 pm. A Pirates with the same actors and directors was shown about six months earlier. Since this predated the invention of the kinescope, it is unlikely we'll ever see it. Still, it's interesting as a piece of history. See the Pirates page for more information about how these productions came about.