Old time radio show series available at RUSC Old Time Radio
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FIRST BROADCAST: 2nd May 1932
LAST BROADCAST: 22nd May 1955
CAST: Jack Benny, George Hicks, George Olsen, Ethel Shutta, Sadye Marks, Mary Livingstone, Ted Weems, James Melton, Frank Parker, Howard Claney, Alois Havrilla, Frank Black, Don Wilson, Don Bestor, Jimmy Grier, Johnny Green, Michael Bartlett, Kenny Baker, Phil Harris, Eddie Anderson, Rochester Van Jones, Dennis Day, Sam Hearn, Andy Devine, Mel Blanc, Frank Nelson, Joe Besser, Artie Auerbach, Larry Stevens, Sara Berner, Bea Benaderet, Jane Morgan, Gloria Gordon, Sheldon Leonard, Joseph Kearns, Ronald and Benita Colman, Bill Days, Max Smith, John Rarig, Gurney Bell, Jay Mayer, Marty Sperzel, Thurl Ravenscroft, Bob Crosby, Bob Gregor, Sid Silvers, Paul Douglas, Dix Davis, Elliott Lewis, Eddie Marr, Blanche Stewart, Veola Vonn, Frank Fontaine.
WRITERS: Harry Conn, Al Boasberg, Howard Snyder, Hugh Wedlock Jr, Bill Morrow, Ed Beloin, Sam Perrin, Milt Josefsberg, George Balzer, John Tackaberry.
ORCHESTRA: Mahlon Merrick
THEMES: Yankee Doodle Boy, blending into Love in Bloom (Benny's personal theme); Hooray for Hollywood (closing theme).
PRODUCERS: Hilliard Marks, Irving Fein
SOUND EFFECTS: Ed Ludes, Virgil Reimer, Jack Wormser, Monty Fraser (NBC); James Murphy, Gene Twombly, Cliff Thorsness (CBS).
The Jack Benny Show - 1932-1955
One of the longest running and most successful comedies in the history of radio, The Jack Benny Show was loosely organised as a situation comedy. Often beginning with an opening period of repartee among cast members, it continued with a comic skit featuring many of the supporting characters who became household names. The humour is as fresh as the day it was written, the timing of the crew a marvel of the medium. Jack Benny was a total delight and his legacy will always be remembered.
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