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Your Hit Parade – First Song, Stop Beating Round The Mulberry Bush (#2). 381022

By Keith November 3, 2023Music, Your Hit Parade

With a shift to a 30 minute format, this musical show features comedian WC Fields, and Al Goodman's orchestra. Playlist: Stop Beating Around the Mulberry Bush, ranked: 2 While a…

A black and white photograph of a group of people gathered around a microphone in a radio studio. The group includes several men and women in formal attire, some holding scripts, and others wearing headphones. In the center of the photo is a large microphone with the words "Lux Radio Theatre" written on it. The studio is dimly lit, with visible soundproofing panels and technical equipment in the background. The photo appears to be from the year 1948.

Lux Radio Theater – Poppy (WC Fields). ep166, 380307

By Keith March 7, 2022Comedy, Drama, Lux

Featuring WC Fields and Ann Shirley. WC Fields is a con man, and scam artist who has a nearly grown daughter who he somehow managed to raise to have normal…

Bergen and McCarthy – Don Ameche, With Josephine Hutchinson, Jose Iturbi. ep4, 370530

By Keith May 28, 2016Bergen and McCarthy, Comedy

The Warner Jensen orchestra opens with, Careless. Charlie is still under the weather, and this week we can hear it in both his and Edgar's voices. It looks like a…

Bergen and McCarthy – Don Ameche, With Mary Boland, Sonja Henning. ep3, 370523

By Keith May 21, 2016Bergen and McCarthy, Comedy

The Warner Jensen orchestra opens by playing, Easy on the Eyes. Charlie McCarthy has tonsillitis, and we learn the details of his medical condition. Dr Edgar doesn't help Charlie's confidence,…

Bergen and McCarthy – Don Ameche, With Carole Lombard, and Joseph Bentoelli. ep2, 370516

By Keith May 14, 2016Bergen and McCarthy, Comedy

Also featuring Dorothy Lamour. The Warner Jansen orchestra opens with, You Can't Take that Away From Me. Edgar Bergen and Charlie enter to discuss winning friends. How will Charlie manage…

Bergen and McCarthy – Ann Harding, Rodgers Hart 370509 (retro518)

By Keith March 5, 2016Comedy

After being cast members on the Rudy Valley show, Bergen and McCarthy have now had their show for a month. What a wierd concept, a ventrilloquist on radio. Charlie cuts…

Bergen and McCarthy – Ann Harding, Rodgers Hart 370509

By Keith May 9, 2015Comedy

After being cast members on the Rudy Valley show, Bergen and McCarthy have now had their show for a month. What a wierd concept, a ventrilloquist on radio. Charlie cuts…