That Freedom May Live was a 30-minute NBC documentary presented on behalf of Radio Free Europe and in cooperation with the Crusade for Freedom. Stewart had also done public service announcements for both organizations. Here are two examples of newspaper listings for the program. The first is from the Long Beach Independent, Long Beach, CA,…
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Keep ‘Em Rolling
The Mutual Network broadcast Keep ‘Em Rolling every Sunday from 1-:30-11 p.m. for 28 weeks. The program was the product of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM). Playwright George S. Kaufman was the host and the music was supplied by Morton Gould and His Orchestra. Jimmy Stewart appeared on the show just one time on…
The Six Shooter – Battle at Tower Rock
The Blue Ribbon and Young Gunslinger are two other titles by which this story is known. It was originally broadcast on February 21, 1954. This photo ad appeared in the Syracuse Herald-American, Syracuse, NY, on the day of the broadcast. The cast was rounded out by Les Tremayne as Rome Madden, Jess Kirkpatrick as Kermit…
Suspense – Consequence
As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Stewart’s first appearance on the popular and long-running CBS dramatic series, Suspense, came on February 21, 1946. The play was titled Consequence. Jimmy starred as Phil Martin and his co-star was Cathy Lewis as his wife, Gwen. Joseph Kearns, later Mr. Wilson of TV’s Dennis the Menace,…
America at War: Patriotic Radio Broadcasts from World War II
This 20-cassette boxed set was issued by Radio Spirits (4561). Many of radio’s top programs are represented here with stories about the war or wartime broadcasts. Included are: Screen Guild Theater, The March of Time, Cavalcade of America (several shows), Fibber McGee and Molly, Lux Radio Theatre (several shows), NBC War Bond Parade, Columbia Presents…
Salute to the Reserves
Salute to the Reserves was broadcast over ABC on February 19, 1949, as a part of National Security Week. It seems only fitting that Stewart, a member of the Air Force Reserve, would be appearing on the program. The show was well publicized, with the following being prime examples. The first story appeared in The…
The Rare Breed – Soundtrack
No soundtrack album for the 1966 Stewart film, The Rare Breed, has ever been issued. The Theme from the film was issued in 1966 by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra on the album Shall We Dance? (Decca DL 4754 (mono)/Decca DL 74754 (stereo). John Williams scored this and many other films and in 2006, when…
Theater Guild on the Air – The Meanest Man in the World
Theater Guild on the Air was sponsored by U.S. Steel and was sometimes known as the U.S. Steel Hour. It was broadcast on Sunday evenings from 8:30-9:30 p.m. on the east coast. This particular program aired on February 17, 1952. It was advertised in a wide variety of ways. The following display ads are from,…
Jimmy Stewart for American Brotherhood Week
Stewart became involved with American Brotherhood Week, sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews in 1946. During that year, he and other Hollywood stars made short three minute films promoting Brotherhood week. These were shown in theaters before the movie began. There were also at least two industry magazine campaigns that year in…
ABC Network Promos
The following article is from the February 15, 1947, issue of Variety: As you can read, ABC is using film stars to help promote its own radio shows. In return for the stars helping them, each of the promos will also mention the current film of the actor. The names of only three stars are…
