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The Cruise of the Poll Parrot takes place in New Bedford, Massachusetts
during the year of 1858.
The show was launched in 1937, and sponsored by the International Shoe
Company, who purchased Poll Parrot Shoes from Paul Parrot in 1922. Since
they sold children’s shoes they thought that a children's radio show
seemed like a good idea to help sell their shoes. In addition, it would
help them compete against the leader in children's shoes at that time,
Buster Brown. Remember those Buster Brown shoes, I do, had a bunch of
them.
The main character for the show was a 24 year old man from St. Louis,
Missouri, named Marvin Miller. He was the voice for the main character,
Captain Roy Dalton, the Master of the ship Poll Parrot, and also the voice
of the parrot that was the pet of the Captain.
Some of the other characters were Ezra Grange who was the owner of the
Poll Parrot. His sister, Sue, and her friend Johnny Robbins. George
Wainwright, a one legged sailor named Old Dickson, a muteness crew member
named Red Mahooley, a ship keeper Breckenridge, and an agent for another
shipping company, El Testi
Other tidbits about Marvin Miller include: He was an announcer on many
more radio shows, in addition to acting in a number of films. Most notable
is Dead Reckoning, the 1947 film with Humphrey Bogart, in which he played
a crooked gambler's sadistic henchman named Krause.
What he was most famous for was his role as Michael Anthony, the man who
handed out the million dollar checks in one of my most favorite TV shows
of the 1950s, The Millionaire. Marvin Miller passed away in Los Angeles of
a heart attack in 1984 at the age of 71.
Sit back and enjoy listening to this great
talent and more in over seven hours and 39 episodes of The Cruise of the
Poll Parrot.
Your CD contains the following great shows.
1937 09 25 01 The Crew Is Hired
1937 10 02 02 Plans For The Voyage Are Discussed
1937 10 09 03 Johnny Is Captured By El Teste
1937 10 16 04 El Teste Holds Johnny Prisoner
1937 10 23 05 Johnny Is Captured
1937 10 30 06 Sue Stows Away
1937 11 06 07 Johnny and Sue Remain On Board The Ship
1937 11 13 08 Johnny and Sue Learn About Whaling
1937 11 20 09 Johnny and Sue Disappear
1937 11 27 10 Where Is El Teste Hiding
1937 12 04 11 El Teste Is Found
1937 12 11 12 Sue Is Captured
1937 12 18 13 Sue Is Rescued
1937 12 25 14 A Whale Is Killed
1938 01 01 15 El Teste Is A Problem
1938 01 08 16 Red Jumps Ship
1938 01 15 17 The Volcano Starts To Make Noise
1938 01 22 18 The Volcano Erupts
1938 01 29 19 It Starts To Rain
1938 02 05 20 The Treasure Is Uncovered
1938 02 12 21 Sue Is Shot By Dirk
1938 02 19 22 Dirk Learns About The Treasure
1938 02 26 23 Explosions Are Heard
1938 03 05 24 Captain Dalton Is Captured
1938 03 12 25 Dirk Tries To Sink The Poll Parrot
1938 03 19 26 The Treasure Of Diamonds Recovered
1938 03 26 27 Johnny and Sue Leave For Home On The Parrot
1938 04 02 28 Poll Parrot Runs Into A Storm
1938 04 09 29 The Poll Parrot Runs Aground
1938 04 16 30 Captain Dalton Disappears
1938 04 23 31 Johnny and Sue Overhear Plans
1938 04 30 32 Johnny and Sue Face The Leopard
1938 05 07 33 Annabelle Kidnapped By The Savages
1938 05 14 34 The Natives Are Restless
1938 05 21 35 Sue and Johnny In The Jungle
1938 05 28 36 Johnny and Sue Team Up With The Jaguar
1938 06 04 37 Poll Parrot Takeover Attempt
1938 06 11 38 Johnny Find The Treasures
1938 06 18 39 The Crew Gets Ready To Return Home
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