The Jack Benny Program - "J. B. Goes 194x - Xx - Xx Front Line Theater - Ham for Sale"

Podcast: Old Time Comedy Radio | Old Time Radio · Old Time Retro Radio

Opublikowano: 2026-09-30

The Jack Benny Program presents “J. B. Goes 194x - Xx - Xx Front Line Theater - Ham for Sale,” originally broadcast March 27, 1944. This Armed Forces Radio Service version retitles a Lady Esther Screen Guild Theatre episode also known as “Why Jack Is Not Going to Appear on the Show.” Jack Benny finds himself eager to join a prestigious Screen Guild radio production featuring Barbara Stanwyck and Basil Rathbone. With Screen Guild president Jean Hersholt and director Michael Curtiz involved, Jack’s backstage campaign for a role becomes a lively show-business satire built around his familiar comic vanity. <br...