Publicity Stunt (Erskine Johnson)
This Day in Jack Benny
English - October 27, 2021 07:30 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 361 ratingsComedy Kids & Family 1930s 1940s 1950s cbs harris mary otr old oldtimeradio phil Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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October 28, 1945 - $85,000 Bet. After dreaming of an eighty-five thousand dollar bet last week, Jack gets held-up in this episode.
References include news commentators Erskine Johnson, Gabriel Heater and H.V. Kaltenborn, child star Margret O'Brien, actress Ingrid Bergmen, soap opera Stella Dallas, the song "My Dream Are Getting Batter All The Time", WWI General Pershing, Diamond Jim Brady, Julius Caesar.