Unfinished Mystery (Mighty Lak' a Rose)
This Day in Jack Benny
English - January 17, 2024 08:37 - 32 minutes - 45.1 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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January 16, 1955 - Jack Doesn't Have a Script, adapted from the January, 12, 1941 episode. A very funny episode where Jack Benny talks to his writers and tries to get them to finish the script as the show is on the air.
References include, the mumps (a childhood illness), writers Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck, comedian Fred Allen, The Hall Johnson Choir, the song "Mighty Lak' a Rose" and Amos 'n' Andy.