Stewart made his first of many appearances on this NBC program seventy-eight years ago on November 18, 1937. The show was broadcast from Studio 30 on the M.G.M. lot and so was heavily loaded with M.G.M. stars. Although the show is not available, we do know much about it from the newspaper ads that appeared…
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Dear Brigitte – Radio Spots
When 20th Century Fox Released Dear Brigitte, starring Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns, Billy Mumy and Brigitte Bardot, in 1965, they also issued a 12-inch, 1-sided, 33 1/3 RPM disc featuring five radio spots for the film. None of the spots featured Stewart’s voice. Although it has not been confirmed, the male voice on three of…
The Six Shooter – Escape from Smoke Falls
Escape from Smoke Falls, sometimes known as Love Rivals, was broadcast on Sunday, November 15, 1953. As the show was ending its second month on the air, previews in newspapers were getting fewer. Most papers simply had the title in its radio listings. One exception this week was The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA, which had…
Bing Crosby Helps Jimmy Buy a Christmas Present for Gloria
One of Stewart’s appearances on the Crosby show came on November 14, 1951. Bing’s show was well established, so the radio section of the newspapers didn’t have much to say about the appearance. Most were like this one from the Mt. Vernon Register, Mt. Vernon, IL: The Stewart’s twins, Judy and Kelly, had just been…
Hollywood Hotel
On November 13, 1936, seventy-nine years ago, Jimmy Stewart made one of his first radio appearances on the very popular show, Hollywood Hotel. The CBS program was hosted by Dick Powell and sponsored by Campbell Soup. The one hour show was broadcast from Hollywood and featured Louella Parsons talking with the stars. Because the shows…
Cavalcade of America – A Guy Who Had to Have a Horse
Cavalcade of America, sponsored by DuPont, was on the air for 18 seasons and produced more than 780 shows…Jimmy Stewart appeared on just one of them. As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, that program was broadcast on November 12, 1945. The show was titled A Guy Who Had to Have a Horse (aka…
Lux Radio Theatre – Winchester ‘73
The Lux Radio Theatre version of Winchester ’73 was aired on Monday, November 12, 1951. The story was adapted for radio by Sanford H. Barnett. This was the 17th season for the program which was hosted and produced by William Keighley and directed by Earl Ebi. John Milton Kennedy was the announcer, Rudy Schrager the…
Brickhouse-Hubbard Show
In late 1958, Jimmy was on his way from Washington, DC, back to his California home. Along the way he stopped off in Chicago to promote the opening of his new film Bell, Book and Candle. While in Chicago, he appeared on the Brickhouse-Hubbard Show on WGN-AM. Jack Brickhouse and Eddie Hubbard hosted the daily…
The Six Shooter – The Capture of Stacy Gault
This installment of The Six Shooter was broadcast on November 8, 1953. The following preview is from The Decatur Herald, Decatur, IL, on the day of the broadcast. In the southern California area, the show was part of a display ad in The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA. Starring with Stewart are Eleanor Audley as Ma…
Jimmy Takes Over the Bing Crosby Show
On November 1, 1952, Bing Crosby’s wife, Dixie, died. Unable to do the show scheduled for November 6th, Jimmy Stewart was called upon to fill in for him. Most newspapers simply listed “Bing Crosby” in their radio listings for the day. At least one paper, the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, did print a short preview…
