We go back to 1946 for THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM, in which Jack and the gang respond to a columnist request to do a nice and sweet program. We'll also hear NICK CARTER MASTER DETECTIVE with the story Mind over Murder. And we'll hear THE GINNY SIMMS SHOW with guest Gene Kelly.
Episode Segments:
Radio's Golden Age: The Jack Benny Program JACK BENNY PROGRAM (2-24-46) From Palm Springs, Jack and his cast respond to a column by guest Gilbert Seldes and present a “nice, sweet program.” Lucky Strike Cigarettes, NBC.
NICK CARTER, MASTER DETECTIVE (2-18-45) “Mind Over Murder” stars Lon Clark as Nick, with Helen Choate as Patsy. An amnesia victim asks Nick to find out why he killed two people. Lin-X, MBS.
Radio's Golden Age: The Ginny Simms Show GINNY SIMMS SHOW (1-11-46) With Frank DeVol and the Orchestra and guest Gene Kelly, who joins Ginny for a musical parody of Wuthering Heights. Borden, CBS.