Perry Como was normally the host of the Supper Club, but for 13 weeks in the summer of 1947, that position alternated between Tex Beneke and Frankie Carle. The final summer host on September 5th was Tex Beneke. It was the last show for the summer and Como was set to return the following week…
Tag Archives: James Stewart
Betty Crocker (A New Find)
As discussed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, the Betty Crocker radio show was on the air for 29 years. Several women, including Zella Layne, Betty Bucholz and Adelaide Hawley, played the role of Betty Crocker on the program through the years. At the time our book was published, we had only been able to…
Vertigo – Soundtrack
When the film Vertigo, released in 1958, a soundtrack album featuring the music of Bernard Herrmann was also issued (Mercury MG-20384). The album cover carried a photo of the film’s stars, James Stewart and Kim Novak. You can see that Stewart, Novak and Alfred Hitchcock are also mentioned on the record label, as well as…
Marty McNeely Show
We recently found this interesting listing. It appeared in the April 18, 1957, edition of the Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI: It’s vague, but it could be Mr. Stewart. It is Marty McNeely’s show, so this Stewart would have been a guest. At this time, Stewart was near the end of a promotional tour for…
Bend of the River – Premiere
Jimmy Stewart’s latest film, Bend of the River, was set to have its world premiere in Portland, Oregon, on July 23, 1952. The Motion Picture Daily first announced that Stewart and other stars of the film would be on hand for the premiere in its January 11th edition: On the day of the premiere several…
Bloodhound Gang – Magna Cum Nada
Magna Cum Nada was released on the Bloodhound Gang’s 2000 album, Hooray for Boobies (Geffen Records 490 455-2). The song’s lyrics mention Stewart in the line, “Feel like Jimmy Stewart, no one sees my Harvey.” The lyrics also mention Holden Cauldfield (Catcher in the Rye character), Jack Lemmon and Larry Flynt. The members of the…
Hollywood Personality Parade
Hollywood Personality Parade was a 15-minute radio program syndicated by Selznick Productions. It was hosted by Gayne Whitman. A show was produced for the Carole Lombard-Jimmy Stewart film, Made for Each Other. The film was released in the U.S. on February 10, 1939, so this program would have aired about that same time. No newspaper…
That’s Entertainment Part 2
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…
My Rifle, My Pony and Me
This is a CD released in 1993 (Bear Family Records BCD 15625 AH) which featured one Jimmy Stewart song. Although this is not a U.S. release, it is being mentioned here because Bear Family Records, a German company, has released some of the finest compilation CD’s ever produced. The research done to produce the booklets…
Jimmy Stewart – The Ultimate Radio Collection Vol. 2
This digital only set was issued for download and streaming by Master Classics Records in 2011. Sixteen shows were included in the set: 1) Lux Radio Theatre – Magic Town, December 15, 1947 2) Philco Radio Time (Bing Crosby Show), April 6, 1949 3) Colgate Sports Newsreel (subbing for Bill Stern), July 23, 1948 4)…
