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Narrated by: Ginny Simms, Dale Evans, Old Time Radio

Unabridged — 9 hours, 45 minutes

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Overview

During the war years, blackouts, gas rationing and other constrictions kept citizens at home...and tuned in to their radios. It was in this moment that ventriloquist Edgar Bergen with his dummies Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and Effie Klinker, provided entertainment light enough to lift spirits and boost national morale.

And, this was no laughing matter. Bergen received a special commendation from the U.S. government for entertaining the troops. Indeed, Charlie was so popular with the s...