Wake Up and Live

Wake Up and Live

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NR 1937 · 91 min · ★ 6.2 · Music

Satire on radio, built around the supposed feud between bandleader Ben Bernie and journalist Walter Winchell.

Directed by Sidney Lanfield · Written by Jack Yellen

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