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  • History Repeats Itself (1939)
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    Short | 10 min | Short, Comedy
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History Repeats Itself (1939)
Approved
Short | 10 min | Short, Comedy
An inventor announces he has a device which enables him to "tune in" on any historical event since the beginning of time. But the invention is a fake, so he hires The Radio Rogues to hide behind a screen and imitate the requested "voices."...See moreAn inventor announces he has a device which enables him to "tune in" on any historical event since the beginning of time. But the invention is a fake, so he hires The Radio Rogues to hide behind a screen and imitate the requested "voices." During the demonstration, observed by the local District Attorney who suspects the invention is a fake, the Rogues imitate the voices of Jimmy Durante, Ned Sparks, Fanny Brice as "Baby Snooks", Lionel Barrymore, Edward G. Robinson, Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Jack Benny, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Ben Bernie and Charles Laughton. The hoax is exposed when an auto crashes into the room and knocks down the screen the Rogues are behind. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Lloyd French
Writers
Eddie Bartell (additional material) | Burnet Hershey (story) | Jimmy Hollywood (additional material) | Henry Taylor (additional material) | Cyrus Wood (story) (as Cyrus D. Wood)
Producer
Samuel Sax (as Sam Sax)
Cinematographer
Edwin B. DuPar (as E.B. DuPar)
Editor
Bert Frank
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Release date
Oct 10, 1939 (United States)

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The Radio Rogues's primary photo
The Radio Rogues
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Jimmy Hollywood
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