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Big Broadcast Of 1937, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) A Trifle Ambiguous Radio director Carson (Jack Benny) hasn’t satisfied his golf-ball dynasty sponsors the Platts (George Burns and daffy Gracie Allen), so agent Bob (Ray Milland) suggests they sample singer Frank Rossman (Frank Forest), with a Robin and Rainger tune, in Paramount’s The Big Broadcast Of 1937, 1936.
ANNOUNCER: "The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, with Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Rochester, Dennis Day, and yours truly, Don Wilson ... "Jack Benny developed a show business personality that had all the qualities people dislike. He was known for being so stingy he refused to spend any of his money, unless forced to do so.
In Jack Benny's first film he starred along with Conrad Nagel as master of ceremonies in The Hollywood Revue of 1929, which was a big role for Jack at the time. Benny wouldn't start getting well known until his own radio program in 1934. The Hollywood Revue is also the oldest known form of Jack Benny in color with the last sequence being filmed ...
Jack Benny (1894-1974) was a popular radio comedian, as star of The Jack Benny Program from 1932 until 1955. He later transferred the program to television, where it ran on CBS from 1950 until 1965, and in specials thereafter (almost annually between 1965 and 1974). In both radio and television, Benny played a distinct comic characterization of himself as a vain yet insecure miser. He frequently made himself the butt of jokes and let his supporting cast have the laughs and spotlight, including P
Jan 11, 2024 · This is absolutely one of the best (maybe even THE best) interview of Jack Benny, as far as I'm concerned. - Laura Leibowitz, President, IJBFC
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The Jack Benny Program aired from May 2, 1932 until June 22, 1958. The show was identified by different names based on the particular sponsor at the time. Th...
Dec 30, 2019 · The Jack Benny Program aired from May 2, 1932 until June 22, 1958. The show was identified by different names based on the particular sponsor at the time. The show was identified by different names based on the particular sponsor at the time.
