Copyright 2014, J. David Goldin
These are all the examples of this program in the radioGOLDINdex database. These listings are accurate as of April 24, 2014. The programs are listed chronologically, partial dates appear first, unknown dates appear last.
85166. Mail Call. August 11, 1942. Program #1. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date, the program was released in September. The first tune is, "Take Me." Bob Hope does a simulated Air Corps training field broadcast, which is not very funny by his usual standards. The show dramatizes a scene from, "No Time For Love." No system cue is heard. Loretta Young (m. c.), Frances Langford, Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, Fred MacMurray. 29:50. Audio condition: Good to very good. Complete.
85158. Mail Call. August 20, 1942. Program #2. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date, the program was released in September. The first tune is, "Carry Me Back To Old Virginny." Red is a drunken defense worker being quizzed by a spy. Robert Young and Marsha Hunt dramatize a scene from, "John Smith, American" (although the main character is named "Joe"). A worker in a defense plant is kidnapped by two spies who demand to know about the bombsight he's working on. Truman Bradley (announcer), Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Robert Young, Marsha Hunt. 28:07. Audio condition: Good to very good. Complete.
61. Mail Call. October 27, 1942. Program #3. AFRS origination. The program was released September or October, 1942. The first tune is, "The Army Air Corps March." Jack and Ann appear in a well-done dramatization of, "George Washington Slept Here" (also available in excellent condition). A city dweller purchases an ancient house in Pennsylvania. Bill Goodwin (announcer), Rosemary Lane, The King's Men, Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, George S. Kaufman (author), Moss Hart (author), Gale Gordon. 30:55. Audio condition: Good to very good. Complete.
9612. Mail Call. January 9, 1943. Program #19. AFRS origination. Judy Garland sings, "I Never Knew," then teaches Jose to swing. Betty appears as Groucho's mother! Groucho Marx (m. c.), Betty Grable, Judy Garland, Jose Iturbi, Bill Goodwin (announcer), Phil Silvers, Rags Ragland. 29:38. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
9613. Mail Call. January 13, 1943. Program #20. AFRS origination. Dale Evans sings, "There Are Such Things." Bob Hope (m. c.), Dale Evans, Del Sharbutt (announcer), Jerry Colonna, The Robert Mitchell Boys Choir, Patsy Kelly, Paulette Goddard. 29:39. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
955. Mail Call. May 22, 1943. Program #39. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Shirley Temple (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), The Sons Of The Pioneers, Red Skelton, Harriet Hilliard, Ada Brown, Ozzie Nelson, Roy Rogers, Frances White. 28:38. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
9614. Mail Call. June 30, 1943. Program #44. AFRS origination. After Georgie takes a phone call from mama, the Music Maids sing, "Hit The Road To Dreamland." Don Wilson (announcer), George Jessel (m. c.), Mary Lee, Paulette Goddard, The Music Maids, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. 31:00. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
85099. Mail Call. July 15, 1943. Program #47. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released about September. Marlin Hurt chats with "Captain Henry" in several of his voices. Frank Loesser sings his newly written, "What Do You In The Infantry?" The program ends with a tribute to the Signal Corps. Don Wilson (announcer), Charles Winninger (m. c.), The Sportsmen, Nelson, Marlin Hurt, Frank Loesser, Gloria Jean. 30:37. Audio condition: Good. Complete.
9615. Mail Call. July 15, 1943. Program #46. AFRS origination. Marion Hutton sings a medley, starting with, "I've Heard That Song Before." Jimmy and Lucille Gleason remember the good old days of vaudeville. Edward G. Robinson (m. c.), Dick Powell, Marion Hutton and The Modernaires, Ann Miller, James Gleason, Lucille Gleason, Don Wilson (announcer). 30:48. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
53097. Mail Call. August 5, 1943. Program #50. AFRS origination. A tribute to Canadian soldiers. Carol Bruce sings a Gershwin medley, Tito Guizar sings a spectacular version of, "Granada." John Garfield sings! Mail Call program #103 is also a tribute to Canadian soldiers (see cat. #43183) John Garfield (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), The Pied Pipers, The 370th Army Air Forces Band, Eddie Carver (accordion), Carol Bruce, Tito Guizar, Oscar Levant. 29:54. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
77515. Mail Call. August 26, 1943. Program #53. AFRS origination. The program was released in September or October, 1943. The first tune is a medley of old tunes, starting with, "I've Been Working On The Railroad." Groucho Marx (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Irene Manning, Paulette Goddard, Rose Chi Chi Murphy, Leo Diamond and His Harmonaires, Donald Dickson. 29:12. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
77514. Mail Call. September 2, 1943. Program #54. AFRS origination. The program was released in September or October, 1943. The first tune is, "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles." Ben Lyon (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Bing Crosby, The Merry Macs, Nan Wynn, Robert Benchley, The 370th Army Air Forces Band. 29:20. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
85104. Mail Call. September 8, 1943. Program #55. AFRS origination. The date above was the recording date; the program was released in October. The first tune is, "Cecilia." Tito Guizar sings a spectacular, "Sibonay." Red appears as, "Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid." The program ends with a tribute to the Ordnance Maintenance Corps. The music fill has been deleted after the system cue. Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, J. David Goldin, Don Wilson (announcer), Jean Arthur (m.c.), Red Skelton, Tito Guizar, Lena Horne, Hi Lo Jack and The Dame. 29:08. Audio condition: Very good. Complete as above.
5571. Mail Call. September 15, 1943. Program #56. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Louisiana Purchase," sung by Kay Thompson. Ingrid Bergman (m. c.), Kay Thompson, Cass Daley, Roy Rogers, The Sons Of The Pioneers, Edgar Bergen, Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra, Don Wilson (announcer), The Williams Brothers. 28:36. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
77516. Mail Call. September 30, 1943. Program #58. AFRS origination. The program was released November, 1943. The first tune is, "This Is The Army, Mr. Jones." Fanny Brice appears as, "Baby Snooks." Lionel Barrymore (m. c.), Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Fanny Brice, Hanley Stafford, Dennis Day, Georgia Gibbs, Elvia Allman, Joseph Kearns, The Music Maids and Hal, Skinnay Ennis and The OTC Band. 29:04. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
45698. Mail Call. November 17, 1943. Program #65. AFRS origination. Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson play a hot boogie woogie duet. Dorothy Lamour sings, "You'll Never Know." Fred MacMurray plays the saxophone, Dennis Day sings (?) a duet with George Burns. The show ends with a moving salute to the Quartermaster Corps. George Burns (m. c.), Gracie Allen (m. c.), Pete Johnson, The 370th Army Air Forces Band, Albert Ammons, Dennis Day, Don Wilson (announcer), Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray. 30:11. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
65438. Mail Call. November 24, 1943. Program #66. AFRS origination. Kay Thompson sings, "Yes, Indeed!" Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy do a "Wedding Night" skit, with Patsy Moran. Lucille Ball (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Kay Thompson, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Patsy Moran, The Delta Rhythm Boys, The 370th Army Air Forces Band, Harry Richman. 30:11. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
65887. Mail Call. December 1, 1943. Program #67. AFRS origination. The program originates from "The Assistance League Playhouse." Phil Regan sings, "My Heart." The Hoosier Hotshots do a spectacular, "From The Indies To The Andies In His Undies." Phil Regan, Groucho Marx (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), The Hoosier Hot Shots, Shirley Ross, The 370th Army Air Forces Band, Ida James. 30:29. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
18147. Mail Call. December 8, 1943. Program #68. AFRS origination. A tribute to the army ground forces. Rochester sings! Al does an "Elmur Blurt" sketch. Al Pearce (m. c.), The King's Men, Eddie Anderson, Janet Blair, Marjorie Main, Ken Carpenter (announcer). 30:07. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
1765. Mail Call. January 5, 1944. Program #72. AFRS origination. A program of special greetings to the fighting men of Illinois. The first tune played by the band is, "Chicago." Johnny Mercer sings his new song, "G. I. Jive." Jack and Judy rehearse a passionate love scene. Jack Benny (m. c.), The Delta Rhythm Boys, Johnny Mercer, Judy Garland, Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra, Harry Von Zell (announcer), Elvia Allman. 30:57. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
18137. Mail Call. January 12, 1944. Program #73. AFRS origination. A tribute to the state of Iowa. The program features a skit from, "The Road to Utopia." Bing Crosby (m. c.), Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra, Dorothy Lamour, Meredith Willson (conductor), Jerry Colonna, Don Wilson (announcer). 30:00. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
1766. Mail Call. February 2, 1944. Program #76. AFRS origination. Willie Howard and Al Kelly do a skit about, "Dr. Agony " who helps people with their problems (a satire of "Mr. Anthony"). A tribute to the servicemen of Connecticut. The first tune is, "Marezey Doats." George Murphy (m. c.), The Merry Macs, Connie Haines, Willie Howard, Al Kelly, Don Wilson (announcer), Elvia Allman, Minerva Pious. 29:40. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
1767. Mail Call. February 9, 1944. Program #77. AFRS origination. A alute to the servicemen of Ohio. The first tune is, "Ohio." Adolphe Menjou (m. c.), Dennis Day, Irene Manning, Jim Burke, The Williams Brothers, Don Wilson (announcer). 29:52. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
1768. Mail Call. February 16, 1944. Program #78. AFRS origination. A program dedicated to the servicemen from the state of Washington. Bing starts the show with, "My Ideal." Bing Crosby (m. c.), Connie Boswell, Richard Crooks, Don Wilson (announcer), The Les Paul Trio. 29:59. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
1769. Mail Call. March 1, 1944. Program #80. AFRS origination. A program dedicated to servicement from the state of Massachusetts. Dinah sings, "Massachusetts." Ray and Gypsy Rose do, "The Courtship Of Miles Standish." Ray Bolger (m. c.), Dinah Shore, Carlos Ramirez, Gypsy Rose Lee, Harold Peary, Don Wilson (announcer), The Delta Rhythm Boys. 29:34. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
1770. Mail Call. March 8, 1944. Program #81. AFRS origination. A tribute to servicemen from the state of Pennsylvania. The Pied Pipers sing, "Besame Mucho." Lionel Barrymore (m. c.), The Pied Pipers, Connie Haines, Andre Baruch, Eddie Cantor, Joan Davis, Harlow Wilcox (announcer). 29:45. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
18138. Mail Call. March 15, 1944. Program #82. AFRS origination. A salute to the new AFRS station in Munda, in the Solomon Islands, and a salute to Washington D. C. Robert Benchley lectures on "The Eskimo." Kate Smith (m. c.), The Williams Brothers, Robert Benchley, Don Wilson (announcer). 29:56. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
85156. Mail Call. March 29, 1944. Program #84. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date, the program was released in May. The program is dedicated to the Fifth Air Service Area Command. The first tune is, "Deenah." Mark Hellinger wants to film, "The Life Of Jack Benny," but he wants Danny Kaye to play the part of Jack. Danny also sings his song with the names of fifty-six Russian composers. Harlow Wilcox is credited as the announcer, but it doesn't sound like him. Dinah Shore (m. c.), Harlow Wilcox (? announcer), Danny Kaye, Jack Benny, Mark Hellinger, Elvia Allman. 30:08. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
2963. Mail Call. April 5, 1944. Program #85. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "St. Louis Blues." Charlie and Edgar discuss the destruction of Edgar's model steam train. Ellen Drew, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Nancy Walker, Susanna Foster, Edgar Bergen (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Perry Como. 30:17. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
22088. Mail Call. April 26, 1944. Program #88. AFRS origination. The cast does an English drawing room drama, and "A Tribute To Brooklyn." Ed Gardner, The Music Maids and Lee, Eddie Green, Irene Manning, Ida Lupino, Charlie Cantor, Harlow Wilcox (announcer). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
85111. Mail Call. May 10, 1944. Program #90. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date, the program was released in June. A tribute to the state of Florida. The first tune is, "I Love You." Judy shows a surprisingly wide-ranging voice singing, "Shortnin' Bread." Professor Colonna lectures about, "Florida." Frances Langford (m. c.), Ken Niles (announcer), Judy Canova, Jerry Colonna, The King Sisters, John Charles Thomas. 30:58. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
43182. Mail Call. May 17, 1944. Program #91. AFRS origination. A program dedicated to the soldiers from Minnesota. Judy Garland sings, "The Trolley Song" and "The Seebee Song." Jimmy Durante tries to hire Arthur Treacher to be his butler. Arthur Treacher, Bing Crosby, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland (m. c.), The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, The Hugh Martin Singers, The Music Maids and Lee, Stella Friend. 30:15. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
95952. Mail Call. May 24, 1944. Program #93. AFRS origination. The program is dedicated to the state of Kentucky. The first tune is (not too suprisingly), "Kentucky." Borah Minevich and His Harmonica Rascals do a spectacular arrangement of, "Brazil." Mortimer Snerd tells Paulette Goddard about his first date. Charlie McCarthy tries to apologize to W. C. Fields for setting a skunk trap in Fields' garden. This is a well-known routine, using the same script as in, "The "Chase and Sanborn Program" recording from September 21, 1941. This time, W. C. loses his place in the script and mis-reads several lines. The date above is the recording date. The program was released June, 1944. Paulette Goddard (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), The King Sisters, Edgar Bergen, W. C. Fields, Virginia O'Brien, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Meredith Willson (conductor), Borah Minevich and His Harmonica Rascals. 29:36. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
85157. Mail Call. June 2, 1944. Program #94. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date, the program was released July 7, 1944. A salute to the state of Georgia. The first tune is, "Georgia On My Mind." Bob appears as a beachcomber on, "Fly Island." Rochester plays "Friday." He misreads a line and stops the show. Dinah Shore (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Bob Hope, The Pied Pipers, Carlos Ramirez, Maria Montez, Eddie Anderson, Mel Blanc. 30:16. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
18139. Mail Call. June 7, 1944. Program #95. AFRS origination. A tribute to the state of Wisconsin. Spike Jones and his City Slickers stop the show with a superb, "Holiday For Strings." Don't miss Spike's version of "Hotcha-Cornya." Carole Landis (m. c.), Spike Jones and The City Slickers, Georgia Gibbs, The Town Criers, West and Lexey (?), Don Wilson (announcer). 30:00. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9616. Mail Call. June 14, 1944. Program #96. AFRS origination. The program is dedicated to the men in the China-Burma-India Theatre. The cast returns to their childhood in the little red school house. The first tune is, "Long Ago and Far Away." Walter Winchell (m. c.), Ginny Simms, The Nat King Cole Trio, Jack Haley, Ella Logan, Don Wilson (announcer). 29:44. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
85112. Mail Call. June 21, 1944. Program #97. AFRS origination. The date above is the date the program was recorded. It was released in July or August. A program dedicated to the Army Medical Corps. Marilyn Maxwell starts the show with, "One Girl and Two Boys." Coryden Wassal, a hero from the Pacific and a member of the Medical Corps, makes a moving speech. Don Wilson (announcer), Joan Blondell (m. c.), James Melton, Jerry Lester, Marilyn Maxwell, The Williams Brothers, Coryden Wassal. 30:09. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
18140. Mail Call. June 28, 1944. Program #98. AFRS origination. A salute to the Airborne Infantry (Glider Troops). Harold Peary appears as "The Great Gildersleeve." Herbert Marshall (m. c.), The Andrews Sisters, Tito Guizar, Gloria De Haven, Jean Parker, Harold Peary, Don Wilson (announcer), Marjorie Main. 30:09. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
1771. Mail Call. July 5, 1944. Program #99. AFRS origination. A tribute to servicemen from the state of Colorado. The first tune is, "Time Waits For No One." Don Wilson introduces himself, and then carries on a conversation with himself! Don Wilson (announcer and m. c.), Helen Forrest, Virginia O'Brien, Smith and Dale, Joe Smith (of "Smith and Dale"), Charles Dale (of "Smith and Dale"). 29:44. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
84509. Mail Call. July 19, 1944. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released August, 1944. The program is dedicated to the state of New Hampshire. The first tune is, "Personality" (it sounds like a commercial release). Lum and Abner discuss Dorothy Lamour's sarong. "The Adventures Of Charlie and Bob" (a funny skit). Dorothy Lamour (host), Don Wilson (announcer), Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys, Robert Benchley, Charles Butterworth. 30:24. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
12859. Mail Call. July 26, 1944. Program #102. AFRS origination. Atribute to Hawaii. Bing sings, "Hello Hawaii, How Are You?" Bing Crosby (m. c.), Harry Owens and His Orchestra, Connie Haines, The Merry Macs, The Les Paul Trio, Betty Grable, Hilo Hattie, Don Wilson (announcer), The Paul Taylor Douglas Airenaders. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
43183. Mail Call. August 2, 1944. Program #103. AFRS origination. A tribute to the soldiers of Canada. The first tune is, "The Maple Leaf Forever." Jack Carson takes the audience on a radio tour of Canada. Mel Blanc appears as Bugs Bunny. Nelson Eddy sings, "Rose Marie." The cast does a "Hardy Family" comedy. Mail Call program #50 is also a tribute to Canadian soldiers (see cat. #53097). Don Wilson (announcer), Norma Shearer (m. c.), Jack Carson, Mel Blanc, Nelson Eddy, Cecilia Parker, Ann Rutherford, The Paul Taylor Douglas Airenaders, Georgia Gibbs. 30:18. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
6964. Mail Call. August 9, 1944. Program #104. AFRS origination. A tribute to the state of Maine. Rudy Valle sings, "The Maine Stein Song." The cast does, "Way, Way Down East." Rudy Vallee (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Fred Allen, Mary Livingstone, Gloria De Haven, Frank Sinatra. 29:54. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
87204. Mail Call. August 12, 1944. Program #86. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in May or June of 1944. The show is dedicated to the men and women based in Greenland. The first tune is, "Pistol Packin' Mama." Groucho Marx (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Lionel Barrymore, Ella Logan, The Williams Brothers, Elvia Allman, Fay McKenzie. 28:56. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
85148. Mail Call. August 16, 1944. Program #105. AFRS origination. The above date is the recording date. The program was released in September. A salute to Arizona. The first tune is, "Out On The Open Range." Andy and Don make "fat" jokes at each other. Andy and Jimmy in the old west. Andy Devine (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Roy Rogers, Foy Willing and The Riders Of The Purple Sage, Jimmy Durante, Dale Evans, Bob McReynolds (vocal). 30:23. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
9617. Mail Call. August 30, 1944. Program #107. AFRS origination. A salute to France. The show features a very moving drama. Claudette Colbert (m. c.), Martha Mears, Robert Benchley, Billie Burke, Jose Iturbi, Charles Boyer, Edgar Barrier, Don Wilson (announcer). 31:14. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
85118. Mail Call. September 13, 1944. Program #109. AFRS origination. A tribute to the Fifth Army Mobile Radio Station. The first tune is, "Sam Got Him." Once again, Andy is getting married, this time to Harriet Simpson. The Kingfish thinks Harriet is too old for Andy. Garry Moore delivers a commercial for, "Mother Monahan's Chest Wigs;" then tells his life story. The AFRS system cue has been deleted. Don Wilson (announcer), Louise Allbritton, Marilyn Maxwell, The Music Maids and Lee, The Les Paul Trio, Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Garry Moore, Ruby Dandridge. 29:29. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
9618. Mail Call. September 20, 1944. Program #110. AFRS origination. A tribute to the Pacific Ocean Network. Martha Tilton sings, "Take It Easy." Don Ameche (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Martha Tilton, Joe Besser, Nancy Walker, Lois Butler (thirteen year old singer), Janet Blair. 29:47. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
43184. Mail Call. September 27, 1944. Program #111. AFRS origination. A tribute to the men of "The American Forces Network" in Britain. The first tune is, "It Could Happen To You," sung by Ginny Simms. Don Wilson (announcer), Ginny Simms (m. c.), Jimmy Durante, Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers, Harry James and His Orchestra, Carmen Dragon and His Orchestra. 30:09. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
2964. Mail Call. October 5, 1944. Program #112. AFRS origination. A salute to North Carolina. The first tune is "Please Don't Say No," sung by the King Sisters. Kay becomes a contestant on his own quiz show! Don Wilson (announcer), Georgia Gibbs, Merwyn Bogue, Jack Haley (m. c.), Kay Kyser, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, The King Sisters, Kathryn Grayson. 30:13. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
18141. Mail Call. October 11, 1944. Program #113. AFRS origination. A salute to the China-Burma-India Theatre. Colonel Robert Scott delivers a good fighting pep talk. Frances Langford, Jerry Colonna, Larry Adler, William Demarest, Sterling Holloway, Robert Scott, Don Wilson (announcer). 30:07. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
9619. Mail Call. October 18, 1944. Program #114. AFRS origination. A tribute to the Ninth Infantry Division. Connie Haines sings, "Swingin' On A Star." Lionel Hampton plays the piano with two fingers. Baby Snooks and Daddy go to the movies. Linda Darnell (m.c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Connie Haines, Phil Regan, Lionel Hampton, Les Paul, Fanny Brice, Hanley Stafford. 30:48. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
43185. Mail Call. October 25, 1944. Program #115. AFRS origination. A salute to the British First Airborne Division. The Pied Pipers sing, "Tabby The Cat." Danny Kaye does a soap opera satire called, "Hilda Hotchkiss, Girl Woman," and sings, "Minnie The Moocher." Tallulah Bankhead (m. c. ), The Pied Pipers, Danny Kaye, Don Wilson (announcer), Ethel Smith, Georgia Gibbs. 30:12. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9620. Mail Call. November 2, 1944. Program #116. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "What Are We Gonna Do With All The Jeeps?" Victor Borge does his verbal "punctuation", Ed Wynn describes his version of the opera, "Carmen." Kate Smith (m. c.), Milton Cross (announcer), Four Chicks and Chuck, Ed Wynn, Victor Borge, Cliff Edwards, The New York Port Of Embarkation Band, Harry Salter (conductor). 30:20. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
18142. Mail Call. November 6, 1944. Program #119. AFRS origination. An assembled program, with material from previous broadcasts. A salute to the 116th U. S. Army Infantry Regiment, which had broken through the enemy lines at St. Lo. The Golden Gate Quartet sings, "Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho." Robert Benchley lectures on the Eskimo (same as in cat. #18138). The Golden Gate Quartet, Robert Benchley, Ida James, Murray McEachern (conductor, clarinet, trumpet, trombone), The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Joan Crawford (m.c.), Red Skelton, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Don Wilson (announcer). 28:29. Audio condition: Good to very good. Complete.
9621. Mail Call. November 9, 1944. Program #117. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Is You Is Or Is You Aint My Baby?" Gertrude Niesen (m.c.), Mel Allen (announcer), Frank Parker, Frank Sinatra, The Benny Goodman Quintet, Miguelito Valdez, The New York Port Of Embarkation Band, Harry Salter (conductor). 30:02. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
9622. Mail Call. November 15, 1944. Program #118. AFRS origination. Alan Young, Anita Ellis, Connie Boswell, Lawrence Tibbett, Mel Allen (announcer), Morton Downey, Zero Mostel, Ward Wilson, Diane Kimball, The New York Port Of Embarkation Band, Harry Salter (conductor). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
18143. Mail Call. November 22, 1944. Program #120. AFRS origination. Bing sings, "Accentute The Positive." A salute to the men of the "Amphibs." Bing Crosby (m. c.), Peggy Ryan, The Andrews Sisters, Garry Moore, Rise Stevens, Don Wilson (announcer), The Sportsmen. 29:42. Audio condition: Good to very good. Complete.
67984. Mail Call. November 29, 1944. Program #121. AFRS origination. Carmen Miranda plays, "Tico, Tico." Hedda Hopper comments on Carmen Miranda's hats...and vice versa. The Armed Forces Radio Services Orchestra plays, "Sweet Georgia Brown." Ken Murray (m. c.), Carmen Miranda, Dick Haymes, Marilyn Maxwell, Hedda Hopper, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Don Wilson (announcer). 29:54. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9623. Mail Call. December 6, 1944. Program #122. AFRS origination. Betty Grable sings, "My Heart Tells Me." A salute to the 32nd Division. The cast does, "The Princess and The Pirate" with a surprise, brief appearance by Bing Crosby. The program is similar to "Mail Call," cat. #65130. Don Wilson (announcer), Bob Hope, Tito Guizar, Humphrey Bogart, Jo Stafford, Betty Grable (m. c.), Bing Crosby, Jerry Hausner. 29:58. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
5366. Mail Call. December 13, 1944. Program #123. AFRS origination. The second tune is, "Let Me Love You Tonight," sung by Allan Jones. Allan Jones, Bob Burns, Jack Carson, Martha Raye (m. c.), Mom Ann Laird (of the Hollywood Canteen), Vivian Blaine, Ken Niles (announcer). 29:39. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9630. Mail Call. December 20, 1944. Program #124. AFRS origination. Kenny Baker sings, "A Gay Caballero." Gracie is sure that George has fallen for Lucille. Lucille Ball (m. c.), George Burns, Gracie Allen, Kenny Baker, Lina Romay, Sterling Holloway, Don Wilson (announcer). 28:49. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
85129. Mail Call. December 27, 1944. Program #125. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in January or February of 1945. Then first tune is, "Don't Fence Me In." Jimmy hires Monty as a tutor for his performance in, "Cyrano." Dinah Shore (m. c.), Ken Niles (announcer), Carlos Ramirez, Monty Woolley, Jimmy Durante, Virginia O'Brien, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra. 30:25. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
6962. Mail Call. 1945. AFRS origination. The King's Men, The Sons Of The Pioneers, Bob Hope, Judy Garland, Angela Green (m. c.), The Delta Rhythm Boys, Kay Thompson, Jerry Cooper, Jane Nigh (m. c.), Carmen Miranda, Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford, Tito Guizar, Garry Moore, Ann Rutherford, Harry Von Zell. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
85109. Mail Call. January 10, 1945. Program #126. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in February. A salute to the men of the Italian campaign and "the soldiers who stormed the beaches on D-Day." The first tune is, "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive." Garry Moore does, "Mrs. District Attorney" (the heroine is referred to as "The Dee-Ayess"). Harry Loses his place in the script. Harry Von Zell (announcer), Ann Rutherford (m. c.), Johnny Mercer, The King Sisters, Garry Moore, Lena Horne. 30:15. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
85163. Mail Call. January 17, 1945. Program #127. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in February. The first tune is, "Siboney." Leon Belasco double talks his predictions of the future. The cast does its version of the film, "Double Indemnity." Groucho manages to crack up Harry Von Zell and Ida Lupino during the first minute. Gloria and Groucho sing, "The Trolley Song." Groucho Marx (m. c.), Harry Von Zell (announcer), Carlos Ramirez, Robert Benchley, Ida Lupino, Gloria De Haven, Leon Belasco, The Gene Krupa Trio, Charlie Ventura, Teddy Napoleon. 30:35. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
85164. Mail Call. January 24, 1945. Program #128. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in February or March. The first tune is, "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive." Bing is accompanied by an unbilled Negro quartet, possibly the Charioteers. Bing and Lauritz sing an operatic, "One Meatball." Bing Crosby (m. c.), Harry Von Zell (announcer), Lauritz Melchior, Cass Daley, Martha Mears, The Charioteers (?). 30:22. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
85161. Mail Call. January 31, 1945. Program #129. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in February or March. The first tune is, "Don't Fence Me In." Danny appears as "Jerry Dingle," the football star. Ozzie and Harriet are planning to rent their spare room...to a lady Marine! June Allyson (m. c.), Carlton KaDell (announcer), Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, The Riders Of The Purple Sage, Danny Thomas, Bea Benaderet, Sharon Douglas, Lou Merrill, Frank Nelson. 30:28. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
73208. Mail Call. February 1, 1945. Program #132. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "The Man On The Little White Keys." The date above is the recording date, the program was released during March, 1945. An assembled program with added applause. The Art Tatum-Les Paul duet "Somebody Loves Me" is outstanding. The cast does a skit about whether Mark Hellinger will produce "The Life Of Jack Benny." The plot is similar to (but identical with) the one of "The Jack Benny Program" of May 28, 1944. Dinah Shore (m. c.), Harry Von Zell (announcer), The Nat King Cole Trio, Borrah Minevitch Harmonica Rascals, Dorothy Lamour, Art Tatum, Les Paul, Jack Benny, Danny Kaye, Mark Hellinger. 30:05. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
18144. Mail Call. February 7, 1945. Program #130. AFRS origination. Marion Hutton sings, "Let's Do It." The Eddie Heywood Sextette is billed as, "The Greatest Little Band In the Land." Portions of this show were used on Mail Call program #344 (see cat. # ). Andy Russell, The Eddie Heywood Sextette, Edgar Bergen, Harry Von Zell (announcer), Ingrid Bergman, Marion Hutton (m. c.). 29:50. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
5367. Mail Call. February 21, 1945. Program #133. AFRS origination. Frances Langford sings, "There Goes That Song Again." Frances Langford, Jack Carson (m. c.), Jerry Colonna, The Air Crew, Herbert Marshall, Franklin Pangborn, Ken Niles (announcer). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9624. Mail Call. February 28, 1945. Program #134. AFRS origination. A tribute to the Seabees. Dick Haymes sings, "Accentuate The Positive." Dick Haymes (m. c.), Harry Von Zell (announcer), The King Sisters, Georgia Gibbs, Dick Stabile, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson. 30:02. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10416. Mail Call. March 7, 1945. Program #135. AFRS origination. The Smart Set sings, "El Rancho Rio Grande." Jack gets four dates to go with him to see the preview of, "The Horn Blows At Midnight." The program was released April, 1945. The program sounds as if it were assembled from other broadcasts. Paulette Goddard, Jinx Falkenburg, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Anderson, Miguelito Valdez, John Brown, Frank Nelson, The Smart Set, Ken Niles (announcer), The Andrews Sisters, Jerry Hausner, Jack Benny (m. c.), Claudette Colbert. 30:35. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
3745. Mail Call. March 14, 1945. Program #136. AFRS origination. Nelson Eddy sings, "Rise and Shine." Jerry Lester, the famous surgeon. The cast does a story about "Renfrew Eddy, The Mountie" entitled, "Trapped In The Frozen North," or "Why Do They Give Me These Earmuffs, That's Not Where I'm Cold." The program was released April, 1945. Nelson Eddy (m. c.), Jerry Lester, Cass Daley, The Andrews Sisters, Don Wilson (announcer). 30:15. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
73209. Mail Call. March 21, 1945. Program #137. AFRS origination. Joan Merrill appears for the first time on the program and sings, "Yodelin' Jive." The cast does a satire on "Mr. Anthony." Charlie Cantor appears as "Clifton Finnegan." Frank interviews Harpo Marx (a funny routine), then Harpo performs an unidentified harp solo. George has been peeping into Rita Hayworth's bedroom. The program was released April or May, 1945. John Conte (announcer), Joan Merrill, Frank Morgan, Charlie Cantor, Bea Benaderet, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harpo Marx, Rita Hayworth, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra. 30:27. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
73210. Mail Call. April 4, 1945. Program #139. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Exactly Like You." Claire Trevor recalls "Murder My Sweet," in which she appeared with Dick Powell. The cast does a skit called, "Crime Does Not Pay." The program was released during May, 1945. Jack Carson (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), The Pied Pipers, Ella Logan, Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, The Smart Set, Allen Jenkins, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra. 30:16. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
6966. Mail Call. April 11, 1945. Program #140. AFRS origination. Judy Garland sings, "Love." Judy wishes for Clark Gable to visit, an in walks Bob Hope! Down on the farm, Bob buys his gal Judy a soda. Released May, 1945. Judy Garland (m. c.), The Merry Macs, Carmen Cavallaro, Bob Hope, Don Wilson (announcer), Frank Nelson, Paula Winslowe. 30:35. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
18145. Mail Call. April 18, 1945. Program #141. AFRS origination. Ginny Simms sings, "In The Still Of The Night." Robert Benchley lectures on the world of the future. Harold Peary and Walter Tetley appear in a "Gildersleeve" skit: teaching Leroy the facts of life. Ginny Simms (m. c.), Robert Benchley, David Rubinoff, Tito Guizar, Harold Peary, Walter Tetley, Don Wilson (announcer), The Bombardiers. 29:46. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
6965. Mail Call. April 28, 1945. Program #138. AFRS origination. A program featuring winners of the 1944 Academy Awards. The first tune is, "Swingin' On A Star." Leo McCarey sings a song he wrote. The cast does, "Mulrooney's Message," a play written and directed by Jack Benny. Bette Davis (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Bing Crosby, Leo McCarey, Barry Fitzgerald, William Frawley, Jack Benny, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Connie Haines. 30:05. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
73212. Mail Call. May 2, 1945. Program #143. AFRS origination. Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra start the program with, "Till Tomorrow" (?). Clark Gable asks Bob for some of his secrets on making an impression with women. Bob gets a date with Dame Mae Whitty. Clark's date is Margaret O'Brien. Clark Gable reads one of the last letters by Ernie Pyle. The program opening is slightly upcut. Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra, Clark Gable, Connie Haines, May Whitty, Margaret O'Brien, Bob Hope (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Frank Nelson, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra. 30:16. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
2965. Mail Call. May 16, 1945. Program #145. AFRS origination. Betty Grable sings, "Acapulco." Arthur Treacher, Betty Grable (m. c.), Corina Mura, Elvia Allman, Frank Nelson, George Jessel, The Mills Brothers, Bill Goodwin (announcer). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
85153. Mail Call. June 6, 1945. Program #148/181. AFRS origination. The program was recorded on the above date and released in July or August, 1945. The show was repeated as program #181, recorded February 6, 1946, re-released February 25, 1946. The first tune is, "My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time." Smiley Burnett plays the accordion and sings his own composition, "A New Ten-Gallon Hat." Jack Haley (m. c.), Harry Von Zell (announcer), Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra, Helen Forrest, Mischa Auer, Akim Tamiroff, Smiley Burnette, Gloria Foster, Mishel Perrier (conductor). 30:35. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
67985. Mail Call. June 20, 1945. Program #150. AFRS origination. Announcer Harry Von Zell trips over his tongue introducing the program's m. c., himself! Ella Mae Morse sings her famous, "Cow Cow Boogie." Blanche Stewart and Elvia Allman appear as "Brenda and Cobina." Eddie Jackson joins Jimmy for a duet. Harry Von Zell (announcer, m. c.), Ella Mae Morse, The Andrews Sisters, Jimmy Durante, Blanche Stewart, Elvia Allman, Eddie Jackson, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra. 30:06. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
73211. Mail Call. June 25, 1945. Program #142. AFRS origination. Betty Hutton starts the program with, "Stuff Like That There." Frank salutes his home state of New Jersey and takes yet another ribbing about his physique. A visit to the little old red schoolhouse in Hoboken. Betty Hutton (m. c.), Ken Niles (announcer), B. S. Pulley, Vivian Blaine, Frank Sinatra, The King Sisters, William Demarest, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra. 30:29. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
5572. Mail Call. July 11, 1945. Program #152. AFRS origination. Johnny Mercer opens the program with, "It Ain't Necessarily So." He also sings, "Sweet Lorraine" and "Accentuate The Positive." Charlie Cantor, Eugenie Baird, Johnny Mercer (m. c.), Jose Iturbi, Mel Torme and The Meltones, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Don Wilson (announcer). 29:17. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
85155. Mail Call. August 1, 1945. Program #156. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date, the program was released in September. The first tune is, "You Was Right, Baby." Johnny closes the show with a production number of, "Atcheson, Topeka and The Santa Fe." Charlie Cantor appears as a "Sad Sack" type character named, "Half-Hitch." He uses a voice totally unlike his "Clifton Finnegan" character on, "Duffy's Tavern." The system cue and music fill have been deleted. Johnny Mercer (m. c.), Don Wilson (announcer), Charlie Cantor, The Mitchell Boys Choir, Lois Butler (fourteen years old), Jeri Sullivan, The Pied Pipers, Bob Mitchell (choir director). 29:25. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
4017. Mail Call. August 22, 1945. Program #158. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "You've Got Me Where You Want Me." Leonard Sues, Lina Romay, Rach Godwin, Eddie Griffith, Johnny Mercer (m. c.), The Pied Pipers, Tobe Reed (announcer), Charlie Cantor, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra. 29:29. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
1772. Mail Call. August 29, 1945. Program #159. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "I'm Tippin' In." Johnny Mercer (m. c.), Martha Tilton, Larry Adler, Charlie Cantor, Don Wilson (announcer), Calvin Jackson, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra. 29:49. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
65888. Mail Call. October 3, 1945. Program #164. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Back In Indiana." Connie Haines sings a slow tempo "Sentimental Journey" that raises the temperature of the audience! Lionel Barrymore proves he's a hep cat by conversing with Johnny Mercer in "jive talk." The AFRS Orchestra plays Lionel's composition, "Gypsy Legend." Johnny Mercer (m. c.), Harry Von Zell (announcer), Connie Haines, Andy Williams, The Lyttle Sisters, Lionel Barrymore, Walter Schumann (conductor), The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra. 30:22. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
1773. Mail Call. October 17, 1945. Program #166. AFRS origination. Johnny Mercer sings, "T'aint Me." Johnny Mercer (m. c.), Dinah Shore, Slim and Slam, Bam Brown, Slam Stewart, Mel Torme, Harry Von Zell (announcer). 29:48. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
53096. Mail Call. October 31, 1945. Program #168. AFRS origination. Johnny Mercer starts the program with, "The Story Of The Dixieland Band." Nelson Eddy sings, "Shortnin' Bread." Connie Haines, Johnny Mercer, Nathan Scott (conductor), Nelson Eddy, Sterling Holloway, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Mel Torme and The Meltones. 29:57. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
1774. Mail Call. November 7, 1945. Program #169. AFRS origination. Johnny Mercer sings, "It's Only A Paper Moon." Johnny Mercer (m. c.), Jo Stafford, Bob Burns, Mel Torme and The Meltones, Harry Von Zell (announcer). 29:51. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
1775. Mail Call. November 14, 1945. Program #170. AFRS origination. Andy Russell sings, "I Can't Begin To Tell You." Dinah Shore (m. c.), Andy Russell, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Abigail and Buddy, Harry Von Zell (announcer). 29:43. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
18146. Mail Call. November 20, 1945. Program #171. AFRS origination. Dennis starts the program by singing, "Dear Old Donegal." It sounds as if the guests (except for Day, Von Zell and Shore) and the audience are recorded. This is possibly an assembled program. Dennis Day (m. c.), Harry Von Zell (announcer), Dinah Shore. 30:04. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
5573. Mail Call. December 5, 1945. Program #173. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "June Is Bustin' Out All Over." Celeste Holm (m. c.), Harry Von Zell (announcer), Buddy De Vito, Ella Mae Morse, Rach Godwin (duo-pianist), Eddie Griffith (duo-pianist). 29:15. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
5368. Mail Call. December 12, 1945. Program #174. AFRS origination. Janet Blair starts the show with, "This Can't Be Love." Harry Von Zell, Kenny Baker (m. c.), Janet Blair, Marilyn Hare, Robert Maxwell, Sam Donahue and The AFRS Swing Wing, Walter Schumann (conductor), The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Harry Von Zell (announcer). 29:29. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
87205. Mail Call. January 16, 1946. Program #178. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in February, 1946. The first tune is, "Love Is A Merry-Go-Round." "The Aleutian Five" sound like they need more rehearsal (although Jack describes them as, "The hottest thing in Hollywood jive circles"). Ralph Edwards, Ben Alexander (announcer), Janet Blair, Allan Jones, The Aleutian Five, Dick Shannon, Rex Gallion, Von Gallion, Bob Merrow, Bill Alexander, Jack Douglas (m. c.), Jerry Hausner. 29:24. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
104454. Mail Call. January 23, 1946. Program #179. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Waiting For The Train To Come In." Hoagy does a definitive, "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" and then an extended medley of his compositions, ending with a piano solo of, "Stardust." The date is approximate. Hoagy Carmichael, Ben Alexander (announcer), Jackie Coogan (m.c.), Maxie Rosenbloom, The Honey Drippers, Martha Tilton, The Smart Set, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Mishel Perrier (conductor). 29:12. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
60642. Mail Call. March 27, 1946. Program #188. AFRS origination. Kenny Baker starts the program with, "With A Song In My Heart." Groucho has some great lines and sings, "Lydia, The Tattooed Lady." Released April 15, 1946. Kathryn Grayson, The Les Paul Trio, Ben Alexander (announcer), The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Groucho Marx (m. c.), Kenny Baker, Walter Schumann (conductor). 29:55. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
85154. Mail Call. June 24, 1946. Program #198. AFRS origination. The date above is the release date. It sounds like an assembled program. The first tune is a medley by Eddie Cantor, starting with, "Ida." Herbert, Marjorie and Harold do a "High Society" skit. Eddie and Joan appear in a "Tarzan" movie. Jean Parker (m. c., billed as "Skipper Jane"), Eddie Cantor, Herbert Marshall, Harold Peary (as "The Great Gildersleeve"), Gloria De Haven, Diana Lynn (plays the piano), Joan Davis, Marjorie Main, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, The Meltones. 30:27. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
62266. Mail Call. 1947. Program #231. AFRS origination. The program sounds like a series of recordings from earlier broadcasts. Gloria De Haven sings, "I'm In The Mood For Love" and "The Trolley Song," with Groucho Marx and Bing Crosby. Bing sings a duet with Lauritz Melchior, Carlos Ramirez sings, "Sibonay," June Allyson sings, "A Love Like Ours." Danny Thomas and Jim Ameche (briefly) present their new opera, "The Mailman From Seville." The date is approximate. Gloria De Haven, Groucho Marx, Bing Crosby, Lauritz Melchior, Carlos Ramirez, June Allyson, Danny Thomas, Jim Ameche. 30:13. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9656. Mail Call. 1947. Program #217. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Ride, Red Ride." The m. c. is referered to as, "Skipper Jay" (or "Skipper Jane"). The date is approximate. The Charioteers, Virginia O'Brien, Rafael Mendez, Ginny Simms, The Pied Pipers, Gertrude Niesen, Lou Holtz, Rita Hayworth. 30:03. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9625. Mail Call. 1947. Program #233. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Ain't We Got Fun." The date is approximate. Cathy Downs (m. c.), The Air Crew, Dick Haymes, Frances Langford, The King Sisters, Jerry Colonna, Marion Hutton (billed as "The Blonde Thrush"), Jimmy Durante. 29:32. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
84496. Mail Call. January 27, 1947. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of release. The first tune is, "Chattanooga Choo Choo." An assembled program. The "Mr. District Attorney is from Mail Call #126 (see cat. # ). Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford, Tito Guizar, Garry Moore, Ann Rutherford, Harry Von Zell, Jane Nigh (m.c.), Carmen Miranda. 30:21. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
94848. Mail Call. September 16, 1947. Program #264. AFRS origination. The date above is the release date, the program was rercorded msome time during the Autumn of 1947. An assembled program. The first tune is, "Route 66." Chili Williams (m. c.), Dave Barry (comic), The Pied Pipers, Olga San Juan, Andy Russell, Anita Gordon, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Mishel Perrier (conductor). 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
9626. Mail Call. October 8, 1947. Program #267. AFRS origination. Lina Romay sings, "Tico, Tico." Allan Jones, Groucho Marx, Harry The Hipster Gibson, Hy Averback (announcer), Jane Powell, Lina Romay (m. c.), Martha Tilton. 30:45. Audio condition: Good to very good. Complete.
9627. Mail Call. November 5, 1947. Program #271. AFRS origination. Mel Torme sings, "Pale Moon." Chili Williams (m. c.), Mel Torme and The Meltones, The Slim Gaillard Trio, Nelson Eddy, Sterling Holloway, Connie Haines, Ginny Simms. 30:52. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
9628. Mail Call. November 26, 1947. Program #274. AFRS origination. The Pied Pipers sing, "Across The Alley From The Alamo." Chili Williams (m. c.), The Pied Pipers, Tito Guizar, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Frank Nelson (announcer), Marvin Miller, Mishel Perrier (conductor). 31:28. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
9629. Mail Call. December 3, 1947. Program #275. AFRS origination. Four Hits and A Miss sing, "You Can't See The Sun When You're Crying." Chili Williams (m. c.), Jane Powell, Hoagy Carmichael, Dick Haymes, Howard Duff, The Sons Of The Pioneers, Four Hits and A Miss, The Rhythmaires, Roger Price. 30:50. Audio condition: Good to very good. Complete.
94849. Mail Call. December 10, 1947. Program #276. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released on December 16, 1947. The first tune is, "Full Of Fun and Fancy Free." Red does, "Things We Never Knew About Buses." Clem Kadiddlehopper teaches the art of driving a bus. Grandma takes "Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid" to the barber. Chili Williams (m. c.), Perry Como, Helen Carroll, The Satisfiers, Jane Powell, Anita Ellis, Red Skelton, Rod O'Connor, Verna Felton. 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
61841. Mail Call. January 14, 1948. AFRS origination. The above date is the date the program was recorded. The program was released February 3, 1948. The first tune is, "The Choo Choo Polka." Mortimer Snerd has gone mountain climbing. Charlie McCarthy goes yachting. Don't miss Jo Stafford and Red Ingle singing, "Temptation." Ken Carpenter (announcer), Chili Williams (m.c.), Edgar Bergen, The Charioteers, Lauritz Melchior, Jo Stafford, Red Ingle, Anita Gordon, Pat Patrick, Ray Noble. 30:33. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
66154. Mail Call. January 28, 1948. Program #283. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Let's Boogie." The program sounds like it was assembled from other broadcasts. Frank Sinatra sings, "The Anniversary Song." Garry Moore and Jimmy Durante do a detective skit called, "The Case Of The Lady That Ate Radishes For Dinner" or "Boomerang." Don't miss Candy Candido's 5 second appearance as a bar singer. They also do a pirate skit titled, "The Search For The Treasure Of King Hannibal." Chili Williams (m.c.), The Four Blazes, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Frank Sinatra, Garry Moore, Jimmy Durante, Candy Candido, Mishel Perrier (conductor). 29:50. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
93681. Mail Call. February 18, 1948. Program #286. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Yes, We Have No Bananas." An assembled program. The date above is the recording date. The program was released February 24, 1948. Chili Williams (m. c.), Johnny Johnston, The Pied Pipers, Helen Forrest, Leonard Pennario, Edgar Bergen, Don Ameche. 29:17. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
104630. Mail Call. March 17, 1948. Program #290. AFRS origination. The date above is the date the program was recorded. The program was released on April 13, 1948. The first tune is, "Come To The Mardi Gras." An assembled program. Barbara Britton (m.c.), Lina Romay, The Three Suns, Tony Martin, Rise Stevens, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Mishel Perrier (conductor). 29:19. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
85160. Mail Call. May 25, 1948. Program #300. AFRS origination. The date is the recording date. The program was released June 15, 1948. An assembled program. The first tune is, "Caledonia." Juan Rolando plays the Hammond organ and piano at the same time. Chili Williams (m. c.), The Charioteers, Juan Rolando, Chu Chu Martinez, Joey Preston (11 year old drummer), Frances Langford, Carole Landis, Garry Moore, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Mishel Perrier (conductor), Ken Carpenter (announcer). 30:24. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
85159. Mail Call. June 9, 1948. Program #302. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released June 29, 1948. The first tune is, "This Can't Be Love." An assembled program. The hillbilly life story of Jack Kirkwood. Very funny. The Bob Mitchell Boys Choir, Jack Kirkwood, Chili Williams (m. c.), The Pied Pipers, Linda Darnell, Lillian Leigh, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Mishel Perrier (conductor), Lena Horne, Bob Mitchell (choir director), Jimmy Wallington. 29:57. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
5369. Mail Call. October 13, 1948. Program #320. AFRS origination. The King Sisters start the show with, "The Isle Of Capri." Orson Welles, The King Sisters, Betty Grable, Peggy Knutson (m. c.), Ken Niles (announcer), Danny Kaye, Gregory Ratoff. 30:23. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
5370. Mail Call. November 17, 1948. Program #325. AFRS origination. Kitty Kallen starts the show with, "I'm Beginning To See The Light." The Three Suns, Kitty Kallen, The Slim Gaillard Trio, Theodora Lynch, Red Skelton, Verna Felton, Pat McGeehan, Frances Gifford (m. c.). 30:26. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
2966. Mail Call. December 8, 1948. Program #328. AFRS origination. Ginny Simms sings, "I Believe." Anita Gordon, Edgar Bergen, Frances Gifford (m.c.), Ginny Simms, Pat Patrick, Phil Regan, Ray Noble (theme composer), Tallulah Bankhead, The Les Paul Trio. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
105081. Mail Call. 1949. Program #367. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "I'm A Cinderella Baby," sung by Toni Harper. Dick Powell appears in a soap opera satire and a quiz show satire called, "Take It Or I'll Give You A Shot In The Head." The date above is approximate, this is an assembled program. Lina Romay (m.c.), Del Sharbutt (announcer), Dick Powell, Toni Harper, Martha Stewart, Herb Jeffries, Andre Previn, Dix Davis. 29:34. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
91062. Mail Call. February 1949. Program #339. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "The Sabre Dance." An assembled program. Arthur Godfrey introduces Abe Burrows, who sings, "My Heart Told Me" and "Brooklyn, U. S. A." Phil Gordon sings, "The Dixieland Band." Arthur Godfrey sings, "My Little Guy." Danny Kaye sings, "Stanislavsky." The date is approximate. The Andrews Sisters, Frances Gifford (m. c.), Arthur Godfrey, Abe Burrows, Danny Kaye. 29:25. Audio condition: Good to very good. Complete.
63373. Mail Call. February 1949. Program #340. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Temptation." Danny Thomas does a comedy routine about his wealthy neighbors in Beverly Hills. This may be a compiled program, the date is approximate. Clark Dennis, Sondra Barkova (a 15-year-old violinist), Danny Thomas, Robert Armbruster and His Orchestra, Frances Gifford (m. c.), Jo Stafford, Red Ingle and His Orchestra. 29:34. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
91238. Mail Call. 1950. Program #341. AFRS origination. An assembled program; the date above is the approximate date of distribution. Al Jolson sings, "I'm Sitting On Top Of The World" and "IT All Depends On You." Don Ameche and Edgar Bergen are heard in an excerpt from, "The Charlie McCarthy Show" of January 15, 1950. Charlie has gotten a horse and has promised Bergen not to tell a lie. Host Frances Gifford and the program's announcer refer to Ken Carepenter as Don Wilson, possibly indicating a last minute substitution in the editing room. Jack Haley tells about his new opera. Frances Gifford (m. c.), The Peters Sisters, Al Jolson, Don Ameche, Edgar Bergen, Ken Carpenter, Jack Haley. 29:20. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
85162. Mail Call. June 27, 1951. Program #151. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in August. The first tune is, "Sentimental Journey." Alvino Rey plays a nice, "Farewell Blues" on the electric guitar. While "Archie" (Ed Gardner) is on a U. S. O. tour, Frances Langford visits Eddie the waiter and Clifton Finnegan, down at "Duffy's Tavern." Frances Langford (m. c.), Harry Von Zell (announcer), Ray Milland, Charlie Cantor, Tony Romano, Eddie Green, Sandra Gould, The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, Alvino Rey. 29:48. Audio condition: Good. Complete.
94885. Mail Call. Program #331. AFRS origination. An assembled program. The first tune is, "Oodles Of Noodles." Charles Boyer and Jack Benny do a scene from "Gaslight" (that appeared previously on Command Performance #177, see cat. #65987). The Charioteers sing, "Don't Ever Leave Me" in a very slow tempo that must have been difficult to do. Peggy Knudson (m.c.), The Charioteers, Esther Williams, Peggy Lee, Ransom Sherman, Rita Hayworth, Angela Lansbury, Charles Boyer, Jack Benny. 29:28. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
94884. Mail Call. Program #223. AFRS origination. An assembled program. The first tune is, "From The Indies To The Andes In His Undies." Al Pearce tries to sell a Valentine to Marjorie Main. Groucho romances Shirley Ross, then portrays his own Grandpa. Ann Blyth (m. c.), The Hoosier Hot Shots, Harry Richman, Al Pearce, Marjorie Main, Shirley Ross, Groucho Marx, Don Wilson (sings in falsetto), Kay Thompson. 29:35. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
91239. Mail Call. Program #344. AFRS origination. An assembled program starting with Marion Hutton singing, "Let's Do It." Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy recall the high points of Edgar's radio career. Harry Von Zell and Charlie try to set up Edgar with a date with Ingrid Bergman. Portions of the program appear to be from Mail Call #130 (see cat. #18144). Janis Carter (m.c.), Marion Hutton, Andy Russell, Edgar Bergen, Ken Carpenter, Harry Von Zell, Roger Rooney (announcer). 29:22. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
65130. Mail Call. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Candy." The cast does a condensed version of, "The Princess and The Pirate." The program is similar to "Mail Call," cat. #9623 and is possibly an assembled program. Jane Nigh (hostess), The King Sisters, Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Ken Murray, Marilyn Maxwell, Bob Hope, Betty Grable, Humphrey Bogart, Bing Crosby. 29:23. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
65027. Mail Call. AFRS origination. The Charioteers start the program with, "The Gaucho Serenade." Johnny Green plays his compositions on the piano. Victor Borge tells about his childhood and plays "The Minute Waltz" in a routine that takes up about half the program. The show sounds like a composite with artificial reverb to add ambience and canned applause between the acts. The Charioteers, Victor Borge, Johnny Green, Cathy Downs (m.c.). 30:22. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
953. Mail Call. AFRS origination. Lum and Abner talk about the war and different figures of speech. Chester Lauck, Norris Goff. 3:50. Audio condition: Very good. Excerpt.
12. Mail Call. AFRS origination. George Burns, Gracie Allen. 7:46. Audio condition: Very good. Excerpt.
Report contains 131 programs.