In May of 1985, as part of a special tribute to actor James Stewart, the Cannes Film Festival presented the world premiere of the Dolby stereo version of The Glenn Miller Story. The film soundtrack was originally recorded in stereo, but was released initially on mono. The soundtrack album was re-issued in stereo around the…
Yearly Archives: 2017
It’s a Wonderful Life (George H. Rothacker)
This is a single CD featuring the March 10, 1947 version of It’s a Wonderful Life, broadcast on Lux Radio Theatre. This show has, of course, been issued many times and in many formats through the years. What may be of more interest here is the artwork used for the cover and CD. Both are…
Madame X (Radio Showcase)
In 1986, Radio Showcase issued a series of Lux Radio Theatre programs on cassette. Thus far, we have only been able to locate one Jimmy Stewart program in this series – Madame X (D734). The show, also featuring Ann Harding, was originally broadcast on June 14, 1937. If you haven’t yet listened to this program…
1 Foot in the Groove – Hollywood Guys ‘n Girls
This single CD collection was issued in the U.K. in 1994 (ONE C005). The CD features Easy to Love by Jimmy Stewart and Eleanor Powell. It is from the film Born to Dance, not Easy to Love, as mentioned on the CD’s packaging. As mentioned in previous blogs, Eleanor Powell’s vocals were actually sung by…
Bing Crosby Shows
This .mp3 disc was issued by OTR World and contains 263 episodes of the popular radio show. Two Stewart shows are included – March 10, 1948, and March 10, 1954. You can find more information, and the audio for these shows, in the blogs posted on March 10, 2016, and March 19, 2016. For some…
Christmas Radio Shows on DVD
There are several DVD’s featuring Christmas themed radio shows available on eBay. All contain in excess of 500 such shows, making them a great source for adding many shows to your old time radio collection. One Stewart show is included on all the discs – the Lux Radio Theatre version of It’s a Wonderful Life,…
The Moon’s Our Home – Lux Radio Theatre
On February 10, 1941, Jimmy Stewart and Carole Lombard appeared in the Lux Radio Theatre production of The Moon’s Our Home. YourRadioShows.com has made the show available on CD, albeit with an incorrect title. If you haven’t heard the show before or just want to listen to it again, here it is. Act 1: Act…
Magic Town – Lux Radio Theatre
Jimmy Stewart and Jane Wyman starred in the December 15, 1947, broadcast of Magic Town on the Lux Radio Theatre. A single disc of this program has been released by YourRadioShows.com. If you have not already listened to the show in its original blog entry, here it is again. Act 1: Act 2: Act 3:…
Silver Theater (8 Stewart shows, plus all other available programs)
Jimmy Stewart made nine appearances on Silver Theater, eight of which are available (the 9th is unavailable anywhere). All eight can be found on this disc, which also includes 35 other shows from the series. The Stewart shows are: First Love (Parts 1-2-3-4) Up from Darkness (Parts 1-2) and Misty Mountain (Parts 1-2). The disc…
It’s a Wonderful Life – Yet Another Version
If you’re still looking for the Lux Radio Theatre version of It’s a Wonderful Life, starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, there’s no shortage of them to be found on the internet. This version of the March 10, 1947, program has been issued by YourRadioShows.com. It can be found for sale on many sites, including…
