The 1939 NBC Pinafore Broadcast

Cast
Sir Joseph Porter John Cherry
Captain Corcoran Colin O'More
Ralph Rackstraw Ray Heatherton
Dick Deadeye Harry Donaghy
Bill Bobstay Walter Preston
Josephine Margaret Daum
Little Buttercup Alma Kitchell
Hebe Carol Deis

Director: Thomas L. Riley
Stage Director: Ivy Scott
Conductor: Harold Sanford

This production appeared on NBC television on Sept 5, 1939, from 8:30-9:34 pm. A Pirates with the same actors and directors was shown about six months earlier. Since this predated the invention of the kinescope, it is unlikely we'll ever see it. Still, it's interesting as a piece of history. See the Pirates page for more information about how these productions came about.