Jimmy Stewart had starred as Tom Destry in the 1939 film, along with Marlene Dietrich as Frenchy. Miss Dietrich’s role was taken by Joan Blondell in the Lux production. Others appearing in the radio play include Frances Robinson as Janice Tindall, Leo Cleary as “Wash” Dinsdale, Ken Christy as Mayor Slade, Noreen Gammill as Lily…
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Jimmy Stewart on NBC Monitor #2
The second of Stewart’s appearances on NBC Monitor is from November 4, 1967. Stewart was in Utah filming Bandolero where he was interviewed by Jay Miller. As with most Monitor features, the newspaper notices were very small: The main topic of conversation is Stewart’s recent retirement from the Air Force Reserve…
The Big Sound – Vote
This blog is being posted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November which makes it Election Day in the United States. That’s the perfect day to take a closer look at another The Big Sound disc on which Mr. Stewart appeared. The record is titled “Vote” Public Service (PS-2 R). Each of…
Airport ’77 – Soundtrack Music
No soundtrack has been released for this film. Original music for Airport ’77 was written by John Cacavas. One song, Theme from Airport ’77, has been released in the U.S.; the song was arranged and conducted by John Cacavas. In Japan, two singles were released, both with picture inserts. Theme from Airport ’77 was released…
The Six Shooter – Ben Scofield
Since most of The Six Shooter scripts carried no official title, many shows are known by several. Ben Scofield is also called Horseshoe Clue, The Sherriff’s Son and Holdup at Clay City. This is the third time this particular script had been used by Stewart. It first appeared on the Hollywood Star Playhouse series on…
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Air View – Carbine Williams
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Air View was the title used for film publicity interviews released to radio stations by M-G-M studios. This particular one was a 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc. Actually, there were two different discs issued. One was pressed on black vinyl: the other on red vinyl. You’ll also notice that the labels themselves are different…
Silver Theater – Up From Darkness
One year after their first appearance together on Silver Theater in First Love, Jimmy Stewart and Rosalind Russell were back again as the stars of Up From Darkness. This two-part story was broadcast on October 23 and 30, 1938. Here are a few newspaper previews which appeared on the first broadcast date. The first is…
Did You Know These Stars Also Sang?
This 2-CD set was issued in the U.K. in 2007 (Jasmine JASCD 147). Jimmy Stewart appears three times on this release. On the first CD, he’s heard singing When Johnny Toots His Horn, from the film Pot O’ Gold. Immediately before his track, Paulette Goddard is heard singing Pete the Piper, from the same film…
Winnie the Pooh – The Albums
It took until 1958, but finally all four Stewart stories were released on one album, along with a fifth story, The Little Engine That Could, as told by Paul Wing, which filled out the disc. The Little Engine That Could leads off side one, followed by Winnie the Pooh and the Heffalump. Kanga and Baby…
Winnie the Pooh – The Singles
Only two of the Pooh stories read by Stewart were issued as singles. Like the Upside-Down books, both were issued as 78 RPM and 45 RPM discs. The first record was of Winnie the Pooh and the Heffalump Parts 1 & 2 (RCA Victor BY-48 (78 RPM)/WBY- 48 (45 RPM). Both were issued in a…