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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Screen Directors’ Playhouse – Broken Arrow
Jimmy Stewart as Tom Jeffords, Jeff Chandler as Cochise and Debra Paget as Sonseeahry, the stars of the 1950 film, also starred in this Richard Allen Simmons radio adaptation. Others appearing with them were Jerry Farber, Ralph Moody, Byron Kane, Rye Billsbury, Jan Arvan, Paul Dubov, Herbert Butterfield, Tom Holland and John Stevenson. With this…
Veteran Wants to Know
Following World War II, the Veterans Administration produced this weekly, 15-minute radio series from 1946 until 1950. Broadcast days and times varied from station to station. The purpose of the program was to help veterans to readjust to civilian life and make good use of their benefits. Here is a generic newspaper listing for the…
We Hold These Truths (Rebroadcast)
On July 5, 1948, six and a half years after its original broadcast (December 15, 1941), radio station WNYC in New York City rebroadcast We Hold These Truths. No reason for the rebroadcast was given, but since the show was in the highlighted section of the radio listings for the day, it must have been…
Let’s Talk Hollywood
Let’s Talk Hollywood was covered in Jimmy Stewart on the Air based on listening to the program at the Library of Congress. The show is not in general circulation, but since the book was published, an online copy of the script has been located, so anyone can read it and enjoy what happened on the…
The Spirit of St. Louis – Soundtrack
The music for Stewart’s 1957 film, The Spirit of St. Louis, was composed by Franz Waxman, who also conducted the Warner Brothers Orchestra. The Soundtrack album was issued by RCA Victor (LPM-1472). The tracks on the album were: Prelude Building the Spirit New York to Cape Cod Nova Scotia St. John Asleep Ireland Plymouth Landing…
Shenandoah – Interview
When the film Shenandoah was released in 1965, Garrison System Ltd. issued Universal Pictures Presents “Interview-Specials” with the Stars of Shenandoah (U-565-USA), a special 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc featuring interviews with three of the stars of the film. The record was pressed on red vinyl. On the A-side of the record (375) James Stewart,…
Freedom Under God – America’s 175th Birthday
On July 1, 1951, CBS radio and the Committee to Proclaim Liberty presented a 175th birthday celebration for the Unites States. Jimmy Stewart was the show’s host. The publicity for the program featured newspaper display ads like this one from the San Antonio Express: There were also descriptive ads like this one from The Decatur…
Good News of 1938 (June 30, 1938)
This was the last show of the season and is not available, but a preview which appeared in the Lima News, Lima, OH, gives an almost complete rundown of the events. Robert Taylor was the master of ceremonies. The guests were Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullavan and Walter Pidgeon. These three performed scenes from their film,…
The Cheyenne Social Club – Radio Spots
This 1970 film starred Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones and Sue Ane Langdon. When it was released, National General Pictures also issued a special 10-inch, one-sided, 33 1/3 RPM disc with four radio spots for the film. On the first spot, Jimmy and Henry are heard singing Rolling Stone: On the second, shorter spot,…
