The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine)

The actual soundtrack from The Flight of the Phoenix was discussed in a previous blog entry. This time we’ll be looking at the single versions of The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) released in 1966 and carrying the statement – “From the film ‘The Flight of the Phoenix’.” We’ll begin with the hit version of…

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Pot O’ Gold – Soundtrack

Although there was officially no soundtrack album for this 1941 Jimmy Stewart-Paulette Goddard-Horace Heidt film, all of the songs were recorded and released as four separate 10-inch 78 RPM records by Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights. The songs appearing in the film were: Hi, Cy, What’s a Cookin’ (Henry Russell/Louis Forbes) performed by various…

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Kraft Music Hall

Jimmy Stewart was the guest on the August 18, 1938, episode of the Kraft Music Hall. As was usually the case during the summer months, Bob Burns was acting as the show’s host while Bing Crosby was on vacation. This show is not available. The best information source is from a short preview from The…

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America Calling

A few months ago, while researching another old-time radio star, we came across the following display ad in February 8, 1941, edition of The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, CA: Prominently displayed among the celebrity names is James Stewart. A search quickly turned up several other ads and articles from that same day. The first is from…

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Block Party/First Call for the Block Party

Newspaper listings used both names for the program, sometimes in the same listing like this one from the August 14, 1947, edition of the Circleville Herald, Circleville, OH. The preview mentions that Stewart was currently starring on Broadway in Harvey. The show is not available, but it is possible that Jimmy was interviewed about that…

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The Shootist – Radio Spots

John Wayne, the star of The Shootist, specifically asked that Jimmy Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Richard Boone and John Carradine be included in the cast. Stewart and Wayne had last worked together in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. As an inside joke, when Wayne’s The Shootist character, J.B. Brooks, arrives at the office of Dr…

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John Conte Show

The John Conte Show was heard on ABC Radio on weekdays. In the newspaper listing it was usually just listed as “John Conte” or “John Conte Show,” with no other information given. However, this one small article was located in the August 1, 1954, edition of European Stars and Stripes, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. On August…

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