State Fair Part One
This Day in Jack Benny
English - July 27, 2022 07:30 - 34 minutes - 46.8 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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January 13, 1946 - State Fair Rehearsal - Rochester drives Jack Benny and Mary to the studio where they run into Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy (impersonator) and rehearse their version of the movie "State Fair".
References include war hero Pappy Boyington, violinist Joseph Szigeti, radio's Lum and Abner, actresses Barbra Stanwyck, and Betty Grable, movies "The Lost Weekend", "The Bells of St Mary's" and "Spellbound", songs "Stardust", "Chickery Chick", and "Oh You Beautiful Doll".