Forty-five Minutes from Broadway

Aired on Omnibus , Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway is a three-act musical by George M. Cohan written about the town of New Rochelle, New York. The title refers to the 45-minute train ride from New Rochelle to Broadway. The story concerns a romance between a maid who stands to inherit a fortune and an unpopular out-of-towner. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1906 and was briefly revived in 1912. Broadcast live on television on March 15, 1959.

• Release date
• March 15, 1959
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Romance, Drama
• Director
• Gower Champion

Cast

Larry Blyden Kid Burns

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Michael Clarke-Lawrence Butler Tammy Grimes Mary Jane Jenkins

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Russell Nype Tom Bennet Howard St. John James Blake