Jack Benny – Carole Lombard’s Death. ep430, 420118

five jazz musicians silhouette playing on orange background.

This is a rare episode where Jack Benny does not appear. After the tragic passing of Carole Lombard, wife of Clark Gable and recent costar in Jack Benny’s latest film, he turns the show over to Don Wilson, Phil Harris and Dennis Day.

Amid a collection of mostly melancholy tunes played by Phil Harris and his band, Dennis sings a couple of familiar tunes.

Dennis sings, Madeleine.

Phil plays a couple of instrumental tunes which I don’t recognize, or I would list them here.

Dennis sings McNamara’s band.

After a couple more instrumentals by Phil Harris, the show wraps up.