Times Past Podcast

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actors in cinema history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.

Betty had many appearances on radio in such programs as Silver Theater, Screen Guild Theater and Lux Radio Theater.

Betty Davis.mp4

Jimmy & Gloria Stewart finally run out of excuses and the day

they've dreaded for so long arrives: having to double date with Jack to

an opera. To embarrass the classy Stewarts to the max, Jack's date is

the way-over-the-top blonde banshee Mildred Meyerhouser. 

Jack Benny Program s10e04 Mr and Mrs Jimmy Stewart Show.mp4

The Lux Radio Theatre. April 28, 1952.  "No Highway In The Sky".  An eccentric British scientist is sure his calculations predict that a new model British aircraft will crash after fourteen-hundred hours of flight. James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.

The Six Shooter was a weekly old-time radio program in the United States. It was created by Frank Burt, who also wrote many of the episodes, and lasted only one season of 39 episodes on NBC (Sept. 20, 1953-June 24, 1954). Through March 21, 1954 it was broadcast Sundays at 8 p.m. Beginning April 1, 1954 through the final episode it was on Thursdays at 8 p.m.

James Stewart starred as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final years of the wild west. Episodes ranged from straight western drama to whimsical comedy. A trademark of the show was Stewart's use of whispered narration during tense scenes that created a heightened sense of drama and relief when the situation was resolved.

The Six Shooter 54-05-20 (34) The Shooting of Wyatt King (HQ)

James Maitland Stewart

(20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997), popularly known as Jimmy Stewart

especially in the United States, was an iconic, Academy Award-winning

American film and stage actor, best known for his self-effacing screen

persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely

considered classics and was nominated for five Oscars, winning one in

competition and one life achievement. He also had a noted military

career, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air

Force.

The Radio Career of Jimmy Stewart

Jimmy Stewart has said that radio was his favorite medium after the

movies. His radio career spanned seven decades, from his performance in

only one scene of Yellow Jack in 1934 to his It's a Thankful Life

Thanksgiving special which aired on November 22, 1990. Perhaps the radio

show Jimmy Stewart appeared on most frequently was the Lux Radio

Theater. His first appearance on that program was in June 1937.

Jimmy Stewart.mp4

Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC) and later acting as the company's goodwill ambassador and symbol.

He began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression.

Colonel Sanders.mp4

That Touch of Mink is a 1962 romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Doris Day, and directed by Delbert Mann. The film co-stars Gig Young, John Astin, Audrey Meadows, and Dick Sargent. In addition, baseball stars Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Yogi Berra make cameo appearances.

Attraction develops between a suave businessman and a young woman determined to protect her innocence. Nominated for three Academy Awards.

That Touch of Mink (1962).mp4

One of the best offerings from RKO in 1949 was "Mr. Blandings Builds His

Dream House." Here is the "Lux Radio Theater," version with Cary Grant

reprising his film role and Irene Dunn playing Mirna Loy' role.

Lux Radio Theater 49-10-10 (671) Mister Blandings Builds His Dream House.mp3

"The Bachelor and The Bobby Soxer" aired on Lux Radio Theater June 13, 1949 on CBS starring Cary Grant and Shirley Temple. A comedy about a womanizing bachelor who is ordered to date the teenage daughter of a beautiful judge.

Lux Radio Theater 490613 The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (HQ)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan from Lux Radio Theater on Jan 26, 1942 stars Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, and James Gleason. Here Comes Mr. Jordan is a comedy in which a boxer, accidentally killed before his time, is allowed a chance to come back to Earth in the body of a rich man who has just been murdered by his wife. It was taken from the 1941 comedy film and was also remade several times, with different titles: Heaven Can Wait (1978), Heaven's Touch (1983) and Down to Earth (2001). This radio version is an excellent production.

Lux Radio Theater 42-01-26 (336) Here Comes Mr Jordon (HQ)

.