![]() ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’ is thought to be the first ever syndicated radio show: although it was broadcast on NBC for many years, it was also sold to independent stations and delivered on 78 rpm discs. There were a few “firsts” associated with this show’s radio and television history. ![]() Tim Moore, who played Kingfish and Spencer Williams who played Andy were coaxed out of retirement to play the lead rolls. Fortunately they had been smart enough to keep an eye out for the right characters to play the TV roles and had been taking notes on actors for four years.Īlvin Childress was cast as Amos, who was the original main character in 1928, but by the late ’30s, the Kingfish character had become the main character, along with Andy. In their hearts, they knew that a couple of white guys could not pull this off on television, but they gave it a try. They even considered voicing the main characters and letting the stage actors lip sync their parts. Gosden and Correll were very protective of their creation and wanted to play the roles on TV, but that was not in the cards. This was probably done at CBS Columbia Square studios in Hollywood. In the last few minutes of the reel, you can see them giving different profiles to the camera to see if they are convincing, which they are not. The rare video here is a 1950 kinescope recording of a screen test Charles Correll (Andy), and Freeman Gosden (Amos and Kingfish) were the creators and voices of all the characters…170 of them. ![]() A Real Rarity…’Amos ‘n’ Andy’ Television Screen Test, 1950īefore ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’ came to CBS Television in 1951, it had been a huge hit on radio and aired from Mato November 25, 1960. ![]()
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