When the Doris Day, Rex Harrison film, Midnight Lace, was released in 1960, Universal International also issued this 7-inch, side-sided disc to movie theaters. As you can see on the label, the record was meant to be played in theater lobbies as patrons were entering and buying their snacks. In some theaters it may have…
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Jimmy Stewart on the Air Podcast #4
We are very happy to announce that an interview we did recently with Tim Vanderburg has become Podcast Episode #4 on the Jimmy Stewart Museum site. You can listen here: Charles & Erna Reinhart, authors of ‘Jimmy Stewart On The Air’ There are also three other interviews available: Carol Burnett (Harvey Award Winner) Carol Burnett…
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation – Soundtrack
In 1962 when the film was released, there was no soundtrack album. That would have to wait until 2003 when Intrada Special Collection Volume 11 was issued as a CD. Henry Mancini composed and conducted all the music for the soundtrack, which included: Main Title A Month Off Creampuff (Instrumental) Up His Nose Early to…
The Mountain Road – Soundtrack
This 1960 Jimmy Stewart film had no soundtrack album and none of the music from the film appears to have been recorded at that time. However some of the original music, written by Jerome Moross, was later recorded and has been issued. Depending on the source, the track is referred to as either Overture (Main…
Unknown Artist – Jimmy Stewart’s Grave
This digital only song was online for a short time in 2011. Actor Josh Throwers’ name was used in the song’s description, but we’re not sure if he is actually on the recording. It’s a rap song, and an x-rated one at that, so beware. Besides mentioning sitting next to Jimmy Stewart’s grave throughout, there…
Jimmy Stewart and His Poems
In 1989, this volume of poems by Jimmy Stewart was published by Crown Publishing Group. The book had made many best seller charts, including the prestigious New York Times list. Here is a list, including a photo of Stewart, which appeared in the October 8, 1989, Herald and Review, Decatur, IL. The success of the…
Ice Follies of 1939 – Soundtrack Music
Stewart starred in this 1939 film along with Joan Crawford and Lew Ayres. The trio of stars is seen below in a publicity photo for the film. Although no soundtrack album was issued at the time of the film’s release, the song It’s All So New to Me (Bernice Petkere/Marty Symes) was recorded by several…
I Speak for Democracy (1948)
In Jimmy Stewart on the Air, we listed an unidentified radio show called Radio Week. The source for this listing came from the Wisconsin State Journal dated November 14, 1948: Further research has identified this as another instance of I Speak for Democracy, which had originally aired in October-November, 1947. This is confirmed by an…
Theater Guild on the Air – One Sunday Afternoon
Jimmy Stewart’s first appearance on the Theater Guild on the Air program was also the first show of the new 1947-1948 radio season. On September 7, 1947, he starred as Biff Grimes in their production of One Sunday Afternoon. He had previously starred as Grimes in the August 28, 1946, broadcast of Academy Award (Theater)…
National Air Races
On Labor Day, September 6, 1937, the National Air Races were held in Cleveland, Ohio. As can be seen in the following New York Times listing, the start and finish of the race were broadcast. No references to Stewart being a part of this broadcast have been discovered. However, the following article appeared in Stewart’s…
