Following the success of the 1974 film, That’s Entertainment, MGM produced this sequel which went into general circulation in the U.S. on May 17, 1976. Like its predecessor, this was a retrospective of MGM films released from the 1930’s into the 1950’s. Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire served as hosts for the film. Scenes from…
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That’s Entertainment Part 1 – Radio Spots
The film, That’s Entertainment, was released in 1974. Jimmy Stewart, along with Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Liza Minnelli, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra and Elizabeth Taylor, acted as one of the film’s many co-hosts. Stewart was also shown in a scene from the 1936 film, Born to Dance…
Cole Porter – You’re the Top: A Testimonial
On February 12, 1967, the “Cole Porter Library Celebration Dinner” was held at the University of Southern California. The main guests, speakers and performers at the testimonial were Frank Sinatra, Ethel Merman, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Jimmy Stewart. Garson Kanin was the discussion moderator and Roger Edens played the piano for the performers. In…
Family Theatre – Suzi’s Prayer Ball
Jimmy Stewart starred in the Family Theatre‘s Suzi’s Prayer Ball on April 4, 1951. Starring with him were Jean Bates and Ann Whitfield. Gene Kelly was the host for the program. Information on this show was included in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. We’re presenting the information left out of the book here. First, the…
American Icons
The American Icons set was issued by Radio Spirits (43622). Although neither his photo nor his name made the front cover, Stewart did star in one of the eleven radio shows included on this 6-CD set. That show was the Radio Reader’s Digest version of One Way to Broadway, which was broadcast on March 18,…
Day After Day – Still Need a Copy?
One of the first blogs we published was about the 10-inch, 78 RPM recording of Day After Day sung by Jimmy Stewart and recorded during his days at Princeton University. This record is extremely rare and difficult to find. However, if you want to add the song to your music library, there are other sources…
Pennsylvania Week
October 13th through October 19th, 1952, was designated “Pennsylvania Week” by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Commerce. A special 16-inch transcription disc, featuring civic announcements from sixteen famous Pennsylvanians was prepared and distributed to radio stations. The disc was prepared through the facilities of WFIL, Philadelphia, and pressed by RCA. We did not know…
My Favorite Story by America’s Greatest Performers
The album was produced by William Smith, with the sound being handled by Len Engel. The “My Favorite Story” title was courtesy of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, from their song of the same title. All profits from the sale of the album were donated to The Motion Picture Relief Fund. 20th Century-Fox Records…
