1945 Eddie Cantor & Tom Breneman Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This candid black and white postcard captures a lively moment between two comedy legends, Eddie Cantor and Tom Breneman, during a radio broadcast. Known for his wide "banjo eyes" and high-energy performances, Cantor was one of the era's biggest stars of stage, screen, and radio. Here, he is pictured mid-sentence as Breneman holds a classic 1940s microphone, likely during one of Cantor’s guest appearances on the hit morning show. This image highlights the cross-promotion between major Hollywood entertainers that helped make Breakfast in Hollywood a national sensation.

Details

Era: Linen Era (1940s, no linen texture, but of the era)
City: Hollywood
State: California
Country: USA
Topic: Entertainment / Radio History
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: Unposted
Address Side: Divided
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Uncredited (Publicity Photographer)
Publisher: Kellogg Co.
Printer: Unknown
Print Type: Halftone Lithograph (Grayscale)

Additional Information

This card is part of the fifteen-card promotional souvenir set copyrighted in 1945 by Kellogg Co. Eddie Cantor was a pioneer of the variety show format and a massive draw for any program, especially given his own long-running show sponsored by Chase and Sanborn. The specific microphone pictured was the industry-standard equipment for ABC network broadcasts during the mid-1940s. These cards were highly effective promotional tools for Kellogg's Pep cereal, the primary sponsor of the program.