Oscar Night (The Continental)
This Day in Jack Benny
English - March 22, 2023 07:01 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsComedy Kids & Family 1930s 1940s 1950s nbc oldtimeradio phil vintage wilson cbs classic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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March 24, 1952 - Jack and Mary attend the Academy Awards and Jack tries to sing his song.
References include the many celebrities at the Oscars - Host Danny Kaye, best actor nomonees Marlon Brando (A Streetcar Named Desire), Montgomery Clift (A Place in the Sun), Arthur Kennedy (Bright Victory), Fredric March (Death of a Salesman), and Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen) plus James Cagney, Lionel Barrymore, Edward G Robinson, Shelly Winters, Betty Davis, Irene Dunn, Joan Crawford, Gene Aurty, Charles Boyer and more.
They also mention the imfamous, short-lived TV show "The Continental".