The Spirit of St. Louis, starring Jimmy Stewart, was released to theaters in late May of 1957. At about that same time, Warner Brothers issued a 12-inch, single-sided disc featuring two radio spots for the film (Audio-Video Recording Co. AV 1888). Neither spot featured Stewart’s voice. First, listen to the 1-minute spot: And now, the…
Yearly Archives: 2016
Legends of Radio: The Bob Hope Show
The 20-CD set, featuring 40 episodes of The Bob Hope Show, was issued by Radio Spirits (40042) in 2002. Jimmy Stewart was the guest on several shows, but only the one of January 28, 1953, is included on the set. Other guests appearing on the set are: Penny Singleton (Blondie), Arthur Lake (Dagwood), Judy Garland,…
Hawkins on Murder – Soundtrack
Hawkins was a short lived television series starring Jimmy Stewart as an investigative southern lawyer named Billy Jim Hawkins and co-starred Strother Martin as R.J. Hawkins, Billy Jim’s cousin. The program was part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movie series and was only seen every third week. The show was cancelled after just one…
KHJIM – Stewart’s Own Private Radio Station
When we came across this short news blurb in the September 18, 1940, edition Motion Picture Daily, we couldn’t resist including it in a blog. Prior to World War II, all call letters for plane radios were five letters long and began with “KH.” What other three letters would Mr. Stewart choose but “JIM?” Although…
The Six Shooter Volume 2
The Nostalgia Merchant issued this 10-CD set in 2003, the same year it released Volume 1. Each disc in the set had two shows, for a total of 20, which along with Volume 1, was the entire series. The shows included here are: Trail to Sunset (January 31, 1954) The Apron-Faced Sorrel (February 7, 1954)…
Chris Haase Sings “Jimmy Stewart”
In 2014, Haase released a digital album called Demonstrations on White Bear Ave. One of the songs included was Jimmy Stewart. In the song is the line, “saw Jimmy Stewart on Johnny reading some of his poetry; I cracked a smile and thought of you and me ‘cos we are the same.” Also, as the…
Chase and Sanborn 100th Anniversary Show
In 1964, the Chase & Sanborn Coffee Company celebrated its 100th anniversary in business. The company had sponsored several radio shows through the years and put together this “clip” show featuring some of the greatest moments from those programs. The show was hosted by Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy and broadcast by NBC on November…
Suspense – Mission Completed (Cassette)
Jimmy Stewart’s Suspense thriller, Mission Completed, was issued as a single cassette by Radio Spirits (#463), along with For Love of Murder, which starred Mickey Rooney. Mission Completed had originally been broadcast on December 1, 1949. Part 1: Part 2:…
Old-Time Radio’s 60 All-Time Favorites
This boxed set was issued by Radio Spirits on both cassette and CD in 2001 (4461). Only one Jimmy Stewart show is included. From The Six Shooter comes The Shooting of Wyatt King. Act 1: Act 2:…
Rose Marie – Soundtrack
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy were the stars of this 1936 film, with Stewart playing the minor role of John Flower in only his second feature film appearance. Below is a candid photo from the set of the film which appeared in the September, 1936, edition of Hollywood: Seen eating birthday cake are (L-R): Gene…
