Fred Allen – the Life Of Fred Allen, With Maurice Evans. 420308.

Fred talks about Jack Benny’s show earlier in the evening, recorded at the San Diego Marine Base. The news Lowlights feature Hollywood accomplishments, and awards. Falstaff has a song, Academy Award Love Song. Kenny sings, ‘I’ll Follow My Secret Heart.

Portland and Kenny talks to Fred about this show being the first Sunday broadcast. Maurice Evans, famous Shakespearean actor arrives to help out with the rest of the script, and proves that serious actors can do humor. But can Shakespeare hold up to modern tastes such as is prevalent on radio today? Fred pokes fun at Jack Benny’s recent film, ‘To Be or Not to Be.’ Kenny sings, Ain’t Necessarily So.

Featured Amateur from a college campus, a tenor, is interviewed by Fred then sings, I Hear you Calling Me. The Texaco Players do a prison drama called, ‘Hardy Family in the Penitentiary, or Life with Father.’ The Life of Fred Allen.