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The 1940's Radio Hour is a musical by Walton Jones. Using popular songs from the 1940s, it portrays the final holiday broadcast of the Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade on the New York radio station WOV in December 1942. The show opened at St. James Theatre on October 7, 1979 after 14 previews and closed on January 6, 1980 after 105 shows. [1]
Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983), [1] born Juliette Canova [2] (some sources indicate Julietta Canova), was an American comedienne, actress, singer and radio personality [3] who appeared on Broadway and in films. She hosted her own eponymous network radio program, a popular series broadcast from 1943 to 1955.
Scatterbrain is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Val Burton, Jack Townley and Paul Conlan. The film stars Judy Canova, Alan Mowbray, Ruth Donnelly, Eddie Foy Jr., Joseph Cawthorn and Wallace Ford. The film was released on July 20, 1940, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]
The Bell Telephone Hour, also known as The Telephone Hour, is a concert series broadcast on NBC Radio Network from April 29, 1940 to June 30, 1958. Sponsored by Bell Telephone as the name implies, it showcased the best in classical and Broadway music, reaching eight to nine million listeners each week. It continued on television from 1959 to 1968.
A South African version of Lux Radio Theatre ran on Springbok Radio between 1950 and 1985. While having the same name and sponsor, it departed from the American show in that, additionally, British and Australian works were adapted into the hour-long radio formats. Many of the early episodes were direct rebroadcasts of the Australian programs.
23 March: Arch Oboler's Plays ends its run on network radio . [15] 27 April: Art for Your Sake ends its run on network radio . [15] 1 May: Avalon Time ends its run on network radio . [15] 4 June: Brenthouse ends its run on network radio (Blue Network). [15] 19 July: Caroline's Golden Store ends its run on network radio . [15]
The Chase and Sanborn Hour is the umbrella title for a series of American comedy and variety radio shows sponsored by Standard Brands' Chase and Sanborn Coffee, usually airing Sundays on NBC from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. during the years 1929 to 1948.
Each episode was around 20 minutes in length and composer-conductor John Gart provided the music. Each installment began with an actor appearing as "your MGM crime reporter" introducing a law-enforcement official, who would inform the audience of a current criminal trend sweeping the country: drunk driving, underage crime, unscrupulous businessmen, scam artists, and so on.