Stay Connected1942. Washed out of flight school and Inexplicably assigned to the Army Air Forces “First Motion Picture Unit,” Private Oliver Whelan tumbles down the rabbit hole of World War II Hollywood. A hilarious, fascinating and touching audio comedy based in fact.
SEASON TWO COMING IN AUGUST 2026!!!!
Copyright: © Christopher Bomba 2024
The trailer for SEASON 2 of the popular full cast audio comedy-drama about a young soldier stuck in Hollywood during World War II.
SEASON 2 will be released in August, 2026.
Written, produced and directed by Christopher Bomba.
Season 2 Cast:
Starring Brian Stanton as Pvt. Oliver Whelan
with (in alphabetical order)...
... Zane Acord, Dante Alexander, Alan Blumenfeld, Mary Bomba, James Coyle, Warren Davis, Caleb A. Fields, Samara Frame, Katherine James, John Katona, Tom O'Connor, Gabriel Oliva, Myk Price, Leda Siskind, Robbie Trombetta, Michael Uribes, Tania Verafield, Natalie Wachen and Jonah Weiland.
Produced under the auspices of a SAG/AFTRA Micro-Budget Podcast Agreement.
Trailer music: Roy Edwin Williams, VIPER MAN (Instrumental), courtesy of Epidemic Sound.
Sound Effects courtesy of Soundly.
Visit the podcast website: https://onthetinselfront.com/
Subscribe to its Substack: https://onthetinselfront.substack.com/
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...
with...
MUSIC:
SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound and Freesound
While On the Tinsel Front purports to tell a true story, all the characters are fictional except for the real-life personalities – some more recognizable than others -- who actually served in the wartime positions they do here. For more information about these people, Hollywood during World War II, and the actors, visit the podcast website at https://onthetinselfront.com.
Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possible.
© Christopher Bomba 2024
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...
with...
MUSIC:
SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound and Freesound
While On the Tinsel Front purports to tell a true story, all the characters are fictional except for the real-life personalities – some more recognizable than others -- who actually served in the wartime positions they do here. For more information about these people, Hollywood during World War II, and the actors, visit the podcast website at https://onthetinselfront.com.
Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possible.
© Christopher Bomba 2024
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...
with...
MUSIC:
SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound and Freesound.
While On the Tinsel Front purports to tell a true story, all the characters are fictional except for the real-life personalities – some more recognizable than others -- who actually served in the wartime positions they do here. For more information about these people, Hollywood during World War II, and the actors, visit the podcast website at https://onthetinselfront.com.
Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possbile.
© Christopher Bomba 2024
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...
with...
MUSIC:
SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound, and Freesound.
While On the Tinsel Front purports to tell a true story, all the characters are fictional except for the real-life personalities – some more recognizable than others -- who actually served in the wartime positions they do here. For more information about these people, Hollywood during World War II, and the actors, visit the podcast website at https://onthetinselfront.com.
Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possible.
© Christopher Bomba 2024
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...
with...
MUSIC:
SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound, and Freesound.
While On the Tinsel Front purports to tell a true story, all the characters are fictional except for the real-life personalities – some more recognizable than others -- who actually served in the wartime positions they do here. For more information about theses people, Hollywood during World War II, and the actors, visit the podcast website at https://onthetinselfront.com.
Thanks to everyone who made this podcast possible.
© Christopher Bomba 2024
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, Gabriel Oliva, Alan Blumenfeld, Katherine James, James Coyle, Dante Alexander, Robbie Trombetta, Chris Côté, Mary Bomba, Zane Acord, John Katona, Jonah Weiland, Myk Price, Caleb A. Fields, Sufyan Mahmud and Tom O'Connor.
Music for the trailer: Richie Everett, The Devil's Defiance, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Visit the website: https://onthetinselfront.com
Series will launch soon with first two episodes. "Follow" it now wherever you get your podcasts.
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