The Blue Ribbon and Young Gunslinger are two other titles by which this story is known. It was originally broadcast on February 21, 1954. This photo ad appeared in the Syracuse Herald-American, Syracuse, NY, on the day of the broadcast. The cast was rounded out by Les Tremayne as Rome Madden, Jess Kirkpatrick as Kermit…
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Suspense – Consequence
As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Stewart’s first appearance on the popular and long-running CBS dramatic series, Suspense, came on February 21, 1946. The play was titled Consequence. Jimmy starred as Phil Martin and his co-star was Cathy Lewis as his wife, Gwen. Joseph Kearns, later Mr. Wilson of TV’s Dennis the Menace,…
Salute to the Reserves
Salute to the Reserves was broadcast over ABC on February 19, 1949, as a part of National Security Week. It seems only fitting that Stewart, a member of the Air Force Reserve, would be appearing on the program. The show was well publicized, with the following being prime examples. The first story appeared in The…
Theater Guild on the Air – The Meanest Man in the World
Theater Guild on the Air was sponsored by U.S. Steel and was sometimes known as the U.S. Steel Hour. It was broadcast on Sunday evenings from 8:30-9:30 p.m. on the east coast. This particular program aired on February 17, 1952. It was advertised in a wide variety of ways. The following display ads are from,…
The Six Shooter – Quiet City
Broadcast on February 14, 1954, this program is also known as A Town Grows Up, Sheriff’s Son and Sheriff’s Son to Study Law. Except for simple listings, no newspaper clippings for this show could be located. Stewart is joined in the cast by Virginia Gregg as Mabel Norton, Robert Griffin as Doc Anderson, Lamont Johnson…
Family Theatre – Flight from Home
The Family Theatre premiered on the Mutual Network on February 13, 1947, with the play Flight From Home starring Loretta Young. Jimmy Stewart was on hand as the master of ceremonies. As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, he is heard only at the beginning and ending of the program and did not act…
Lux Radio Theatre – The Stratton Story
The film, The Stratton Story starring Stewart and June Allyson, had gone into general circulation in June of 1949. On February 13, 1950, the only radio adaptation of the film was presented on the CBS radio series, Lux Radio Theatre. The script was adapted for radio by Sanford H. Barnett. William Keighley was the show’s…
Screen Guild Theater – Single Crossing
Jimmy Stewart was not scheduled to appear on The Gulf Screen Guild Theater broadcast of February 11, 1940. Instead William Powell was to be the male lead opposite Myrna Loy in Single Crossing. But, when Powell came down with a case of the flu, Jimmy Stewart volunteered to step in for him. Apparently Clark Gable…
Boy Scout Jamboree – February 11, 1950
Jimmy Stewart was one of several guests appearing on the Boy Scout Jamboree broadcast of 1950. On the East coast, the program was aired from 1:30-2 p.m. The program is not available and all we know about it has been gleaned from newspaper clippings. The first of these is from The Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, NY:…
Tex and Jinx – February 11, 1952
The husband and wife team of Eugenia Lincoln “Jinx” Falkenberg and John Reagan “Tex” McCrary were the host of this popular one hour weekday morning show broadcast from WNBC in New York City. Stewart was a guest on their program several times. Stewart’s appearance on this program received his notice in the New York Times’…
