Stewart, along with Frank Capra, appeared on this CBS program on January 22, 1947, sixty-nine years ago. In the east, the show was broadcast between 10:30 and 11 p.m. A preview of the program was published in the Mason City Globe-Gazette, Mason City, IA: Another preview in The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, IL, added that…
Yearly Archives: 2016
Lux Radio Theatre – Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow was presented on the Lux Radio Theatre on January 22, 1951. Jimmy Stewart, Jeff Chandler and Debra Paget had starred in the 1950 film, so it was only natural that they would also star in the radio adaptation; and, that’s the way things were planned. However, at the last minute, Jimmy became ill…
It’s a Wonderful Life (Original Cast Recording)
This is another digital version of the Lux Radio Theatre classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. It was issued by Orange Leisure in 2010 and is available on many of the popular download/streaming services. This is an unedited version, which includes the original commercials…
Great Western Radio Shows
This was an 8-cassette, 16 show set released in 2001 by Topics Entertainment (CA-058). The Six Shooter was represented on the set by two shows: The Outlaw’s Wife, usually known as Helen Bricker, was originally broadcast on January 24, 1954. The Silver Buckle had first aired on January 17, 1954. Some of the other shows…
Art Baker’s Notebook
Art Baker’s Notebook was on the air from 1938 until 1958. The 15-minute syndicated show was heard weekdays. Jimmy Stewart appeared on the program just once, on Monday, January 20, 1947. The show was heavily advertised in various newspapers on the day of the broadcast. Here are just a few examples. Regrettably, this show is…
Stars on Sunday by Request
Stars on Sunday was a British TV show produced by Yorkshire Television. It aired between 1969 and 1979 and featured religious songs and stories. Stewart made an appearance on the program on October 26, 1975, at a time when the program was being hosted by Mabel and Wilfred Pickles. This is one of several albums…
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show – Jimmy Defends Charlie
The first documented Bergen-McCarthy show on which Stewart appeared was broadcast on January 18, 1942. At this point the program was being broadcast by NBC on Sunday between 8 and 8:30 p.m. It was sponsored by Chase and Sanborn Coffee. The show’s announcer was Buddy Twiss and Ray Noble and His Orchestra supplied the music…
The Six Shooter – The Silver Buckle
William Conrad is the narrator for this story, also sometimes called The Silver Belt Buckle. Others in the play are Eleanor Audley as Mrs. Davis, Forrest Lewis as the sheriff, Joel Cranston (father of current popular actor, Bryan Cranston) as Lex Springer and Frank Gerstle as Kit Springer. This program was advertised in the January…
Lux Radio Theatre – You Gotta Stay Happy
Joan Fontaine, as Dee Dee Dillwood, and Jimmy Stewart, as Marvin Payne, had starred in the 1948 film, You Gotta Stay Happy. The story was adapted for radio by Sanford H. Barnett and presented on the Lux Radio Theatre on January 17, 1949, with the same two stars. The show was produced and hosted by…
Hi Jinx (January 17, 1947)
Stewart’s appearance on this program has not been confirmed. He is listed as the guest of this Jinx Falkenburg show in Gerard Molyneaux book, James Stewart A Bio-Bibliography. Thus far, we have been unable to confirm this with any newspaper listings. The listing found in the New York Times for this date simply lists the…
