Sunday, 21 June 2020
Royal City Benny
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Mobs of fans and Canadian military members came to see Jack Benny broadcast his show from Vancouver in April 1944, but that wasn’t his first...
Saturday, 20 June 2020
Paul Frees
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What does Larry Mitchell, Crime Correspondent, have in common with Baron Otto Matic of Tom Slick ? They’re both played by Paul Frees. Min...
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Friday, 19 June 2020
Radio Ruckus
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Sonny isn’t impressed with snoozing dad listening to Mendelsohn’s “Spring Song” on the radio and changes the station to get a screaming-typ...
Thursday, 18 June 2020
Your 1930s Opera Reference For the Day
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Frank Tashlin’s You’re An Education (1938) seems to have been made solely to see how many cultural and musical puns can be shoved into one ...
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Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Broadcasting Bing
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He had a 30-plus-year career on radio, much of the time hosting a variety show, but he wasn’t a top comedian. He’s Bing Crosby. Crosby br...
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Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Clocking the Clock
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He punches a clock into little clocks and watches. Yes, that Popeye is a true example of masculinity. Oh. Maybe not. He’s wearing a corse...
Monday, 15 June 2020
Crazy Spike
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After a wonderful huge-eye take , Spike sputters as he attempts comprehend there are two Droopys and is ultimately driven crazy in Droopy’s ...
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Sunday, 14 June 2020
No, He’s Not Joking About a Band
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A guest appearance on the Ed Sullivan radio show of March 29, 1932 sparked Jack Benny’s radio career. After Benny debuted for Canada Dry on ...
Saturday, 13 June 2020
He Should Have Happened To a Dog
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Animated commercials on television in the 1950s drew from the ranks of radio for their voices. In many cases, they were the same people who ...
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Friday, 12 June 2020
Smoke Up! Have a Drink!
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Smears and multiples abound in Riff Raffy Daffy (1948), another winning cartoon from the Art Davis unit. Get Daffy in fuzzy bedroom slipper...
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