On the show of May 6, 1956, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy celebrated their 20th year on the air. The program was heavily advertised in the media. This first preview is from the Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, TX. This display ad appeared in The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, IL. A slightly different display ad was run by…
Fibber McGee and Jimmy
No, Jimmy Stewart never acted on the Fibber McGee and Molly radio program. However, as we outlined in our book, he did appear on four different programs to promote his own show, The Six Shooter. That show had recently changed its broadcast day from Sunday to Thursday and these spots were meant to alert listeners…
Crime and Peter Chambers
Twenty-Six episodes of Crime and Peter Chambers, starring Dane Clark, were broadcast by NBC between April 6 and September 28, 1954. Jimmy Stewart never appeared as a guest on any of these shows. He did, however, appear immediately after the ending of the May 4th episode, usually titled Abigail Chrisenberry or Peter Chambers, Murder Suspect,…
Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour
The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour was also known as The Rudy Vallee Show. When Jimmy Stewart on the Air was published, the evidence for Stewart having appeared on this program was slim at best. Since the show was not available, it was based on this listing from the New York Times: We knew that Stewart was…
A&E Biography for Radio
Jack Perkins was the host of the radio version of the popular A&E TV series, Biography. The shows were very short, averaging just over two minutes. The syndicated show was sponsored by the Salvation Army. Jimmy Stewart was the subject of the show scheduled to be broadcast on Monday, May 5, 2003. The following short…
We Hold These Truths (Cassette)
Radio spirits issued this single cassette of We Hold These Truths (#28414). Norman Corwin, the show’s writer and producer, appears on the cover of the cassette, but Stewart is mentioned on the back. The show was originally broadcast on December 15, 1942…
Dear Brigitte – Soundtrack
Dear Brigitte, a 1965 film, starred Jimmy Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns, Cindy Carol and Bill Mumy. Brigitte Bardot makes a cameo appearance in the film. There was no soundtrack album issued, nor were there any recordings of songs from the soundtrack released at that time. Finally, in 2012, the soundtrack songs were released on a…
The Six Shooter – Revenge at Harness Creek
Revenge at Harness Creek was broadcast on April 29, 1954. John Wald says this title as he is introducing the second act of the play. Despite this, the show is also sometimes called The Harcourt Brothers. As they had been doing for some time, the Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY, ran a display ad for the…
Lux Radio Theatre – No Highway in the Sky
If you listened to yesterday’s blog of the Jack Benny Show, you might remember that at the end of the program, Jack says, “Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to thank Jimmy Stewart for being on my program tonight and be sure to hear him again tomorrow night on the Lux Radio Theatre when he will…
Jimmy Stewart – Vintage Radio Collection
This digital only set was released for download and streaming in 2008 by Stardust. Thirteen complete programs starring Stewart were included: 1) Gulf Screen Guild Theater – Tailored by Toni, March 12, 1939 2) Gulf Screen Guild Theater – Single Crossing, February 11, 1940 3) Cavalcade of America – The Guy Who Had to Have…
