Jack Benny Volume II

This single cassette featuring two shows was issued in 1994 by GAA Corporation (7217). Side two of the cassette has the Benny show from April 27, 1952, in which he and Jimmy do a sketch called Bend of the River.  …

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The Academy Awards

The Academy Awards is a 6-cassette set issued by Metacom/Adventures in Cassettes in 1994. Twelve shows from the radio series Academy Award were included in the set, including Jimmy Stewart’s August 28, 1946, appearance in One Sunday Afternoon…

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The Screen Guild Players (Cassette)

This single cassette was a very early release from Radio Spirits (#1366). The Philadelphia Story appears on the B-side of the cassette. You’ll notice that Jimmy and Katharine Hepburn don’t receive any credit on the cassette label. The show was originally broadcast on March 17, 1947…

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America at War: Patriotic Radio Broadcasts from World War II

This 20-cassette boxed set was issued by Radio Spirits (4561). Many of radio’s top programs are represented here with stories about the war or wartime broadcasts. Included are: Screen Guild Theater, The March of Time, Cavalcade of America (several shows), Fibber McGee and Molly, Lux Radio Theatre (several shows), NBC War Bond Parade, Columbia Presents…

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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…

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