When the Jimmy Stewart-Ginger Rogers film, Vivacious Lady, was released in 1938. This full page ad for the film appeared in the Motion Picture Daily on May 2nd of that year. There were no official soundtrack recordings released. In the film, Ginger Rogers had sung the song You’ll Be Reminded of Me (George Jessel/Jack Meskill/Ted…
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Legends of Radio: The Bob Hope Show
The 20-CD set, featuring 40 episodes of The Bob Hope Show, was issued by Radio Spirits (40042) in 2002. Jimmy Stewart was the guest on several shows, but only the one of January 28, 1953, is included on the set. Other guests appearing on the set are: Penny Singleton (Blondie), Arthur Lake (Dagwood), Judy Garland,…
AMC Movies to Go – It’s a Wonderful Life
In 1999, AMC Movies to Go issued the 2-cassette set It’s a Wonderful Life/The Miracle of the Bells (AMC 60144). It’s a Wonderful Life was the Lux Radio Theatre production starring Stewart and Donna Reed and first broadcast on March 10, 1947. In addition to the radio show, AMC’s Jeffrey Lyons adds historical information about…
Hollywood Byline
To mark the one year anniversary of Hollywood Byline, a special show consisting of clips from the first year’s shows was pieced today and broadcast on September 21, 1950. This date also marked the half-hour show’s switch to a new day and time – Thursday at 10 p.m. on the east coast. The show was…
The 22nd Annual Academy Awards Show
As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, the 22nd Annual Academy Awards Show was broadcast over ABC on March 23, 1950, from the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood. Paul Douglas was the master of ceremonies and he was assisted by Eve Arden and Ronald Reagan. The previews and ads which appeared in the newspapers were…
13th Academy Awards Show
The 13th Academy Awards were presented at the Biltmore Bowl, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, on February 27, 1941. Bob Hope was the host. As seen in the listing below from the San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, CA, at least a part of the program was broadcast on the west coast from 9:30 to…
The Prudential Family Hour of Stars
Originally called the Prudential Family Hour, the program began as a musical show. However, by 1948, its listener base was eroding and Prudential decided to change the format. This was announced in the August 23, 1948, edition of Broadcasting magazine. Interesting, although the show’s title carried the word “hour,” the new program would only be…
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…
Vivacious Lady – Screen Guild Theater
All of Stewart’s appearances on the Screen Guild Theater are well documented in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. In this blog, we’ll be updating his December 3, 1945, starring role in Vivacious Lady. In the 1938 film, Jimmy’s leading lady was Ginger Rogers. According to many newspaper listings for the program, including the one below…
Academy Award Winners on the Air
In Jimmy Stewart on the Air, we had a listing for a 12-inch 78 RPM record titled Presenting James Stewart & Jane Wyman in “Blow-Ups” from Magic Town (HD7-MC-238). At the end of that listing, we mentioned that the recording had also been issued on the 1979 album, Academy Award Winners on the Air and…
