On The Tinsel Front

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...    WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING... Brian Stanton as Oliver Whelan with...  Dante Alexander as Toes Myk Price as Stump and Joe Louis Caleb A. Fields as Spoons Sufyan Mahmoud as Willy Boy Alan Blumenfeld as Ted Geisel Jonah Weiland as Assistant Director #1 and Canteen Soldier #2 Gabriel Oliva as Ronald

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...  WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING... Brian Stanton as Oliver Whelan with...  Robbie Trombetta as Lois Samara Frame as Elle Katherine James as Shelly James Coyle as Miller Tom O’Connor as Sipriani Dante Alexander as Toes Myk Price as Stump Caleb A. Fields as Spoons Sufyan Mahmoud as Willy Boy Zane Acord as

Episode # 3.  Ollie gets to know his housemates.  After receiving bad news that raises an upsetting suspicion, Ollie gets into hot water with Sgt. Bellows... WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING... Brian Stanton as Oliver Whelan with...  Robbie Trombetta as Lois Samara Frame as Elle Katherine James as Shelly Gabriel Oliva as Ronald Reagan Alan Blumenfeld as Bellows James Coyle as Miller Mary Bomba as the Host MUSIC: Martin Landström, Wicked Man, courtesy of

After putting in for a transfer, Ollie tries to fit in at the First Motion Picture Unit,  only he's qualified for nothing and finds himself in a miserable situation.  At his new home, he makes an exciting discovery... WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING... Brian Stanton as Oliver Whelan with...  James Coyle as Miller Gabriel Oliva as Ronald Reagan Alan Blumenfeld as Bellows Jonah Weiland as Bernard Vorhaus Robbie Trombetta as Lois Chris Bomba as sound editor Ray Katherine

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

This is the trailer for ON THE TINSEL FRONT, a scripted podcast series coming in Spring 2024. It is 1942.  Washed out of flight school and inexplicably assigned to the Army Air Forces "First Motion Picture Unit" in Culver City, California,  Private Oliver Whelan tumbles down the rabbit hole of World War II Hollywood.  A hilarious, fascinating and touching audio dramedy, much of which is based in fact. Written, produced and directed by Christopher Bomba Starring...   Brian Stanton, Samara Frame,