Treasury Star Parade

Amos 'n' Andy Special

English · Radio, War & Military

Treasury Star Parade was a wartime radio series created to support the U.S. Treasury’s efforts to promote the sale of war bonds. This installment features Amos 'n' Andy, the comedy duo whose characters and familiar conversational style had made them a major presence on American radio.

The program brought popular radio performers to short dramatic and comic presentations connected with the war effort. In this special, listeners can hear Amos 'n' Andy in a patriotic broadcast shaped for the Treasury’s bond campaign, combining entertainment with an appeal to support the country during wartime.

The result is a compact piece of radio history: a glimpse of a celebrated comedy act taking part in a public-service program, with the direct, earnest tone characteristic of wartime broadcasts.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.