The actual soundtrack from The Flight of the Phoenix was discussed in a previous blog entry. This time we’ll be looking at the single versions of The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) released in 1966 and carrying the statement – “From the film ‘The Flight of the Phoenix’.” We’ll begin with the hit version of…
Monthly Archives: August 2016
The Flight of the Phoenix – Soundtrack
A complete soundtrack for this Jimmy Stewart film wasn’t issued until 1966, more than 30 years after the film’s release. When it was issued, it was part of a two soundtrack set along with Patton. Film Score Monthly FSMCD Vol. 2 No. 2 The Patton cover was the side of the booklet facing the front…
Pot O’ Gold – Soundtrack
Although there was officially no soundtrack album for this 1941 Jimmy Stewart-Paulette Goddard-Horace Heidt film, all of the songs were recorded and released as four separate 10-inch 78 RPM records by Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights. The songs appearing in the film were: Hi, Cy, What’s a Cookin’ (Henry Russell/Louis Forbes) performed by various…
Kraft Music Hall
Jimmy Stewart was the guest on the August 18, 1938, episode of the Kraft Music Hall. As was usually the case during the summer months, Bob Burns was acting as the show’s host while Bing Crosby was on vacation. This show is not available. The best information source is from a short preview from The…
America Calling
A few months ago, while researching another old-time radio star, we came across the following display ad in February 8, 1941, edition of The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, CA: Prominently displayed among the celebrity names is James Stewart. A search quickly turned up several other ads and articles from that same day. The first is from…
Bing Crosby and His Hollywood Friends (Guys and Dolls)
This 2-CD set was issued in the U.K. in 1997 (AVC 626). The CDs feature a wide variety of Hollywood stars who appeared on the Bing Crosby radio show and sang with Bing. Stewart’s song, Mississippi Mud sung with Bing and Fran Warren, is from the broadcast of March 19, 1952. About two minutes of…
The Big Sound – Thought for the Day
As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, The Big Sound included a series of 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM records which radio stations could use to help promote their programs and specialties. By using this service, a station would have access to top movie and TV actors and sports figures that they normally would not…
Block Party/First Call for the Block Party
Newspaper listings used both names for the program, sometimes in the same listing like this one from the August 14, 1947, edition of the Circleville Herald, Circleville, OH. The preview mentions that Stewart was currently starring on Broadway in Harvey. The show is not available, but it is possible that Jimmy was interviewed about that…
The Shootist – Radio Spots
John Wayne, the star of The Shootist, specifically asked that Jimmy Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Richard Boone and John Carradine be included in the cast. Stewart and Wayne had last worked together in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. As an inside joke, when Wayne’s The Shootist character, J.B. Brooks, arrives at the office of Dr…
The Greatest Show on Earth – Radio Spots for 1964 Re-Release
When Paramount Pictures decided to re-release The Greatest Show on Earth in 1964, new radio spots were also prepared. There were four spots and they were placed on a 10-inch, one-sided, 33 1/3 RPM disc to send to radio stations. No one associated with the film is heard on any of the spots. Despite the…
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