George Sidney was an old time movie actor by the time he made "Radio Dough" and had previously worked in comedies with Mack Sennett. Charlie Murray was a Vaudevillian whose routines were often filled with Jewish humor. Here, Columbia Pictures brings the two together to make "Radio Dough".

Both George and Charlie want to become radio stars. Their little boys play a joke on them and pretend to be radio announcers. The fake announcers say that whoever brings chicken soup to a certain location will be given a chance to perform on the radio. Instead, the pair end up being recruited for a crook who wants to blow up a safe at the radio station. How will all this end up at the end?

The film is not filled with laughs. However, it's also inoffensive and mildly amusing...and gives you a chance to see what killed Vaudeville...it was probably these guys! If you do see it, pay attention to the drunk at the beginning..that's a young Walter Brennan.

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