Jack Benny Show – Bend of the River

Jimmy Stewart’s latest film, Bend of the River had just been released in February of 1952. On April 27th of that year, Jimmy was the guest on the Benny show and performed a sketch based on that film. Newspaper previewed the program this way: The cast for the skit included Jimmy Stewart as himself, Jack…

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The Jack Benny Show with Jimmy Stewart

Jimmy’s first appearance on The Jack Benny Show came on Sunday, January 9, 1949, in an episode called Lunch at the Brown Derby. The CBS program was broadcast from 7 to 7:30 p.m. The Benny show, having been on the air for many years, usually didn’t get more than a mention in the radio listings…

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