Leo Is on the Air was a series of 15-minute radio shows prepared by M-G-M to promote their films on the radio. This one is a 16-inch, one-sided disc, playing at 33 1/3 RPM. It was pressed for M-G-M by RCA (21432). This record played in reverse of most discs in that the needle moved…
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Born to Dance – The Soundtrack
Although no soundtrack album was issued at the time of the movie (1936), several 78 RPM singles were issued by the stars who sang the songs in the film. The most successful of the three singles released was Frances Langford’s Easy to Love/Swinin’ the Jinx Away (Decca 940). Both sides were recorded with the Jimmy…
Good News of 1938 – February 10, 1938
Here we present some updated information on one of many Stewart appearances on this popular NBC program. Although he had been the host of the some of the previous shows, this time that task fell to Robert Taylor and Jimmy was simply a guest. The newspapers highlighted the show as seen in the following excerpts…
Leo Is on the Air – Born to Dance
This special MGM program was listed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but some extras, including the audio, are presented here for the first time. The 15-minute show was meant to help promote the film by showcasing five of the Cole Porter songs which were included in the movie. The copy of the show in…
