In 2016, Vintage Music, a Spanish company, issued 100 film soundtracks on CD. One of those, The Glenn Miller Story, was the subject of an earlier blog. Soundtrack number 081 in the series is for the film Rose Marie, in which Jimmy Stewart was featured. The CD was issued in a cardboard holder, made to…
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Good News of 1938 – Another Look
This single CD from the Starring Eleanor Powell set has the Good News of 1938 broadcast of December 23, 1937. Jimmy Stewart served as the master of ceremonies for the program. The guests included Powell, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Edna Mae Oliver, Ray Bolger, Ilona Massey, Fanny Brice, Albertina Rasch and Dolly Tree. The link…
Rose Marie – Soundtrack
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy were the stars of this 1936 film, with Stewart playing the minor role of John Flower in only his second feature film appearance. Below is a candid photo from the set of the film which appeared in the September, 1936, edition of Hollywood: Seen eating birthday cake are (L-R): Gene…
The Edgar Bergen Show with Charlie McCarthy
For the final program of the 1953-1954 radio season, broadcast on June 20, 1954, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy and their special guest Nelson Eddy, provided listeners with a “clip show.” Recorded sections from many past programs were used to piece together the show. This preview from the Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star, Lincoln, NE, outlines…
Good News of 1938 (December 23, 1937)
Jimmy Stewart acted as the master of ceremonies for this program which was broadcast just two days before Christmas. Two different newspaper previews provided much of the information about the show. The first is from the Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA: The second appeared in the Freeport Journal-Standard, Freeport, IL: The two articles give the guests…
