Quiet Please – Rain on New Years Eve. ep30, 471229
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ROTR Diary 24 Betty Hutton, Part 1, 1921-1942. (retro554)
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,…
Burns and Allen – Ida Lupino Plays a Housewife. 431207
Performing live for troops at Terminal Island. We first look in at the office of a Hollywood producer, and Ida Lupino complaining about the part in a play. Elsewhere, Gracie admires her big, strong, dream man, George. Is she buttering him up to soften the blow about a fender bender she kinda had in the car? Will she be giving away any secrets when Ida arrives to ask for advice in being a housewife? Gracie gives a talk on the birds and the bees. Bill Goodwin shows up to help with the advanced training for Ida. That means he's going to lay on the sponsor message.
Abbott and Costello – Trip To Palm Springs with Veronica Lake 431202
Opens with Lou telling about a run in with the law, and running over Ken and Mrs Niles. The boys do the U-Drive routine. They are to meet Veronica Lake…
Command Performance – Gene Tierney. ep7, 420412 (retro548)
At the request of soldiers in the tropics of Panama, the show is hosted by Gene Tierney. Betty Hutton sings, Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry. Sports news…
Phil Harris – Talented Childrens Screen Test. 491120.
In the Harris household, Phil and Alice discuss her movie career, which she gave up to have a family. When a tallent scout approaches Phillus, will it make little Alice…
Lum and Abner – So This is Washington, 1943 (Audio Soundtrack, retro543)
The movie was released around the time the story on the radio was wrapping up. They are different stories, but there are a lot of elements that are the same.…
Jack Benny – Father’s Day – Leaving for Waukegan. 390618 (RV33, retro541)
Don introduces that daddy to a polar bear, Jack Benny. Will he be taking Carmichael on a trip to Skagway to visit relatives soon? Topics include fat jokes, and Jack's…
Lux Radio Theater – Major And The Minor. 430531
Features Ray Milan, and Ginger Rogers. Ginger Rogers is a secretary who has become disillusioned by the big city. Ginger gets fired and leaves her lecherous boss. On the way…
Burns and Allen – Skits – from the Big Broadcast of 1932
The Big Broadcast of 1932 was a film that featured many of the top entertainers of the day, which included these moments of the best of that hot new comedy…