The WOR Collection in the Library of Congress has two 16-inch recordings which are marked as being “radio rehearsals.” The title on the discs is The Naked Spur and the stars are listed as James Stewart and Janet Leigh, the stars of the 1953 film of the same title. The recording date is listed as…
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The Naked Spur – Soundtrack
The Naked Spur, starring Jimmy Stewart, Janet Leigh and Robert Ryan, was released in February of 1953. The original soundtrack music was written by Bronislau Kaper. The orchestrations were by Robert Franklin and Hans Sommer was the conductor. All music was recorded September 15 and 16, 1952. However, no soundtrack album was issued at the…
New York Close-Up (Tex and Jinx)
Like so many of the other Tex McCrary-Jinx Falkenburg programs, Mr. Stewart’s appearance on this show would have been very difficult to confirm from newspaper listings alone. Most, like the one below from the May 19, 1953, edition of New York Times, simply listed a title: Fortunately, this particular program is a part of the…
