Jack Benny – Thanksgiving with Alice Faye. 411123. (retro402)
Join Jack, Mary, and Rochester as they get the preparations ready for the big Thanksgiving feast. Jack is just as stingy with his food as he is with his money.…
Phil Harris – Coconut Grove – Brother Can You Spare A Dime. ep2, 1933.
Playlist: Phil sings, Brother Can You Spare a Dime? Leah Raye sings, Secondhand Heart for Sale. The band plays, Twelfth Street Rag. The 17 year old Leah Raye sings, Make…
Phil Harris – Coconut Grove – My Extraordinary Gal. 1933.
Ennjoy a few big band moments with Phil Harris and his Coconut Grove Orchestra, straight from San Fransisco, California. And in his days before joining ujp with Jack Benny. Playlist:…
Phil Harris – Coconut Grove – the Cop On The Corner. 1932
Roll the clok way back for an early gvlimpse at a young Phil Harris, before he joined up with Jack Benny. Playlist: Leah Raye sings, The Cop on the Corner.…
Phil Harris – Going to the Circus. 1950.
Alice and Phil get ready for the day and jokes about aging are the theme. The girls rescue the moment by entering to ask about going to the circus. Frankie…
Jack Benny – What If Jack Benny Was Never Born. 470202. (retro380).
In Jack's home, Don visits Rochester and we learn about Jack taking Mary out to the movies. They have jjust seen It's a Wonderful Life, but Jack finds it hard…
Buck Benny Montage, Part 2. (retro379).
The Jack Benny month celebration continues with another montage of his famous western series of sketches, Buck Benny. The first segment is from December 13, 1936, and finds Buck Benny…
Buck Benny Montage. (retro377).
A special salute to honor Jack Benny month. Watch for more special features through the month of February, the month of Jack Benny's birthday. In today's show, I look at…
ROTR – Dreaming Out Loud (1940)
Retro Orpheum Theater Revue Presents the first Lum and Abner movie, Dreaming Out Loud (1940). Since this an audio podcast, I offer you the movie through a You Tube embed.…
Jack Benny – Trimming A Tree. 441224. (retro363).
At Jack's home in Beverly Hills, he is joined by Mary as he trims the tree. The tree is looking good, but Jack keeps getting himself electrocuted. Rochester gets the…