One of Stewart’s appearances on the Crosby show came on November 14, 1951. Bing’s show was well established, so the radio section of the newspapers didn’t have much to say about the appearance. Most were like this one from the Mt. Vernon Register, Mt. Vernon, IL: The Stewart’s twins, Judy and Kelly, had just been…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Hollywood Hotel
On November 13, 1936, seventy-nine years ago, Jimmy Stewart made one of his first radio appearances on the very popular show, Hollywood Hotel. The CBS program was hosted by Dick Powell and sponsored by Campbell Soup. The one hour show was broadcast from Hollywood and featured Louella Parsons talking with the stars. Because the shows…
Cavalcade of America – A Guy Who Had to Have a Horse
Cavalcade of America, sponsored by DuPont, was on the air for 18 seasons and produced more than 780 shows…Jimmy Stewart appeared on just one of them. As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, that program was broadcast on November 12, 1945. The show was titled A Guy Who Had to Have a Horse (aka…
Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club – A New Find
In Jimmy Stewart on the Air, we documented Jimmy Stewart’s appearance on the Breakfast Club broadcast of November 11, 1958. Here is a newspaper ad for that show. It is from the Monday, November 10, 1958, edition of the Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, OH: We can now confirm that Stewart had also been a guest on…
Lux Radio Theatre – Winchester ‘73
The Lux Radio Theatre version of Winchester ’73 was aired on Monday, November 12, 1951. The story was adapted for radio by Sanford H. Barnett. This was the 17th season for the program which was hosted and produced by William Keighley and directed by Earl Ebi. John Milton Kennedy was the announcer, Rudy Schrager the…
Brickhouse-Hubbard Show
In late 1958, Jimmy was on his way from Washington, DC, back to his California home. Along the way he stopped off in Chicago to promote the opening of his new film Bell, Book and Candle. While in Chicago, he appeared on the Brickhouse-Hubbard Show on WGN-AM. Jack Brickhouse and Eddie Hubbard hosted the daily…
The Six Shooter – The Capture of Stacy Gault
This installment of The Six Shooter was broadcast on November 8, 1953. The following preview is from The Decatur Herald, Decatur, IL, on the day of the broadcast. In the southern California area, the show was part of a display ad in The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA. Starring with Stewart are Eleanor Audley as Ma…
Bell, Book and Candle – Soundtrack
Bell, Book and Candle was a 1958 film starring Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon and Ernie Kovacs. The soundtrack music was written and conducted by George Dunning. The music has been released several times through the years, beginning with an album in 1958 (Colpix CP-502). The tracks were: Main Title Pyewacket-Queenie-Gil Send Me Nicky Way…
Jimmy Takes Over the Bing Crosby Show
On November 1, 1952, Bing Crosby’s wife, Dixie, died. Unable to do the show scheduled for November 6th, Jimmy Stewart was called upon to fill in for him. Most newspapers simply listed “Bing Crosby” in their radio listings for the day. At least one paper, the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, did print a short preview…
Lux Radio Theater – Destry Rides Again
Jimmy Stewart had starred as Tom Destry in the 1939 film, along with Marlene Dietrich as Frenchy. Miss Dietrich’s role was taken by Joan Blondell in the Lux production. Others appearing in the radio play include Frances Robinson as Janice Tindall, Leo Cleary as “Wash” Dinsdale, Ken Christy as Mayor Slade, Noreen Gammill as Lily…
