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Al Jolson (Kraft Music Hall) Thanksgiving with Dorothy Lamour. 471127

By Keith June 27, 2023Al Jolson, Music

Telling about his Thanksgiving wishes, Al gets into his first song. Playlist California Here I Come. (Al Jolson) Oscar LaVant talks politics, and his wife wanting to run for office.…

Container of popcorn on a table with a film reel.

Lux Radio Theater – She Loves Me Not (Bing Crosby, Joan Blondel). ep149, 371108

By Keith May 15, 2023Drama, Lux

Features Bing Crosby, who is to play a law student, and Joan Blondelle is his love interest. In a dance hall, a mobster shoots another. Worried about cops picking her…

Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone and Don Wilson posing for a photo in 1938.

Jack Benny – Behind the Scenes of Man About Town. ep333, 390423

By Keith April 23, 2023Comedy, Jack Benny

Or: Guests Binnie Barns, And Mark Sandrich. Since Phil and Jack are busy with their film, Don and Kenny proclaim to take over, but the scene fades to Jack and…

Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone on the set of their radio show in 1942.

Jack Benny – From St Albans Naval Hospital In New York. 450204

By Keith April 16, 2023Comedy, Jack Benny

The Naval hospital is another base near New York. Jack brags about being from Waukegan, and his education. Being a Naval base, he also jokes about being drafted into the…

Jack Benny – Jesse James Part One. ep325, 390226

By Keith February 26, 2023Comedy, Jack Benny

The Academy Awards have come and gone, but how is Jack taking it with his loss? Mary shares secrets to burst his bubble as to why he was the center…

Jim Jordan in a Fedora and Marian Jordan wearing a hat in 1937. Standing in front of a microphone, dressed in vintage clothing from the 1930s, likely performing a radio show - the popular duo Fibber McGee and Molly.

Fibber McGee and Molly – Getting Out of the Hollywood Lease. ep117, 370705

By Keith February 21, 2023Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Fibber is determined to misbehave in order to get out of the lease on his house. He and Molly have been in Hollywood to make a movie, but now it's…

Fibber McGee and Molly – Preparing to Leave for Hollywood. 370426

By Keith February 7, 2023Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

The McGees get ready to leave for the Summer and go to Hollywood to make a movie. Do they have their phone and utilities all turned off? Do they have…

Jack Benny – Murder In The Movies. 381204

By Keith December 25, 2022Comedy, Jack Benny

Don and Jack joke about the cold weather in New York, compared to sunny California. Jack gets in some wisecracks about his famous rival, Fred Allen. The rest of the…

A festive image of a vintage Santa Claus holding a large sack of toys over his shoulder, with a snowy background and the words "Spread the Christmas Spirit" written in bold white letters above.

Burns and Allen – (CBS) Christmas 1940. 401223

By Keith December 3, 2022Burns and Allen, Comedy

Sponsored by Spam. Announcer, Bud Heston, Bandleader, Artie Shaw. Vocals by the Smoothies. Starring George Burns and Gracie Allen. Gracie tells George about the film she saw with Bud at…

Bergen and McCarthy (Chase and Sanborn Hour NBCR) Christmas with Geraldine Fitzgerald. 391217

By Keith November 20, 2022Bergen and McCarthy

Don Ameche and Charlie McCarthy introduces the show. Donald Nixon sings, One Girl That I Love. He follows it with, O That it Were So. Charlie tells Don about his…