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Bob Hope (Preview) Partial Rehearsal for 12-12 Taking Peter to Toyland – (racy unedited.) 391210

By Keith August 21, 2017Bob Hope, Comedy

Rehearsals, or previews as the shows are commonly labeled, are a 60 minute presentation with plenty of jokes that won't make the final script. This clip is the last 30…

Bob Hope (Pepsodent) Guest – Olivia DeHavilland. ep2, 381004

By Keith August 14, 2017Bob Hope, Comedy

Bob reviews how nervous he was at his first show last week. How did others feel about the show... the sponsor? Relatives? Bill Goodwin and Skinny Ennis crack wise, but…

Bob Hope (Pepsodent) Betty Grable. 390411

By Keith August 7, 2017Bob Hope, Comedy

The Easter parade is the target of jokes as Bob opens the show. Topics include colorful fashions, socks, hats, and others. The Six Hits and a Miss sing, Cuckoo in…

Bob Hope (Pepsodent Show) Guest: Chico Marx. 381108

By Keith July 10, 2017Bob Hope, Comedy

With election returns looming, Bob jokes are flavored with politics, and politicians of the day. Promises, polls, voters, and more. In 1938, the elections would be for congressmen, not the…

Bob Hope (Pepsodent Show) Martha Ray. 381101

By Keith July 3, 2017Bob Hope, Comedy

Bob jokes about Halloween, and the pranks he pulls on kids. Once Bill Goodwin makes an appearance the party jokes turn to a more grown up slant. Topics also include…

Bing Crosby Double Feature, 1934 to 1946 (retro574)

By Keith June 26, 2017Bing Crosby, Music, Retro Original

Not quite a Retro Diary, just a lot of Bing Crosby. Presenting a couple of firsts... sort of... An early radio show, and the earliest I can find at the…

Command Performance – Bob Hope, Ann Rutheford. 450607.

By Keith June 7, 2017Command Performance, Music

Announced by Ken Carpenter, and Ann Rutheford acts as host to call on the performers. Lineup includes: The King Sisters who sing, Out of the Blue. Bob Hope puts his…

Bob Hope – Constance Bennet. 3809273

By Keith June 5, 2017Bob Hope, Comedy

A brand new sponsor, a brand new cast, and a brand new show for Bob Hope. Bob jokes about his relatives, the American Legion, women's upswept hair-dos, Hoop skirts, and…

Betty Hutton circa 1947. A black and white photograph of the American actress and singer Betty Hutton. She is shown from the waist up, facing the camera with a bright smile on her face. Her curly hair is styled in a short, voluminous cut, and she is wearing a sleeveless, sequined dress with a plunging neckline. The image captures her vibrant personality and confident stage presence, as she gazes directly at the viewer with a twinkle in her eye.

ROTR Diary 24 Betty Hutton, Part 1, 1921-1942. (retro554)

By Keith January 7, 2017Comedy, Retro Original1 Comment

Presenting part 1 of a feature on singer, actress, and entertainment personality, Betty Hutton. Enjoy this blend of her history, with sound bites of her early performances. Born in 1921,…

Bob Hope (AFRS) From Yuma Army Base Arizona, with the Andrews Sisters, 450102 – Plus a Lionel Hampton Remote.

By Keith December 23, 2016Bob Hope, Comedy

Two shows in one. First a presentation with commercials chopped out for AFRS, followed by a short remote of Lionel Hampton performing live.