Good News of 1938 (December 16, 1937)

Stewart made his third appearance as the emcee of Good News of 1938, on December 16, 1937. According to his contract, Jimmy was to be paid a bonus of $1500 by M-G-M for his contribution to the show. In its December 15th edition, Film Daily mentioned the upcoming show: This preview is from the Amarillo…

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Marie Antoinette Premiere

The new M-G-M film, Marie Antoinette, was scheduled to premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre, Hollywood, CA, on July 8, 1938. Not wanting to miss a publicity moment, the opening was set to be broadcast on the NBC-Blue network. On the east coast, that broadcast went on the air at 11 p.m. (EST). We first…

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