Hollywood on the Radio #24: Breakfast in Hollywood

Breakfast in Hollywood aired on the Blue Network from 1941 to 1948. The show originated daily from Tom Brenneman's restaurant in Hollywood and featured Brenneman walking through the restaurant, chatting up the mostly female, and frequently tourist patrons.

In 1946, Harold Schuster made a film of the same name, using the show (and Brenneman) as a backdrop for a series of intertwined melodramatic stories. I found the film in the Archive Classic Movies podcast feed, but you can also download it from the Internet Archive.

In 1948, Breakfast in Hollywood ended soon after Brenneman's untimely death.

As I mentioned on this week's show, my information about Breakfast in Hollywood is spotty. It has no listing in John Dunning's Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, nor is it to be found in many radio log lists I consulted. If you have more information, please drop me a line.