Classic Radio 03-28-26 - Death at Midnight, Your Money or Your Life, and Naughty Marietta

Comedy on a Saturday

First, a look at the events of the day.

Then, The Grape Nuts Flakes program starring Orson Welles sitting in for Jack Benny,  originally broadcast March 28, 1943, 83 years ago,  Orson Fills in for Jack.  The cast does "Death At Midnight," a mystery drama.

Followed by The Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny, originally broadcast March 28, 1948, 78 years ago,  Your Money or Your Life. Jack invites guests Ronald Colman and Benita Hume to make a western movie with him. Jack borrows Ronald's Oscar, and is held up on the way home. 

Then, The Lux Radio Theater,  originally broadcast March 28, 1938, 88 years ago, Naughty Marietta starring Lawrence Tibbett and Helen Jepson.  An adaptation of the 1935 film that starred Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy.  A musical romance about a runaway French princess who flees an arranged marriage and travels to colonial New Orleans, where she disguises herself as a commoner. There, she falls in love with a dashing American officer, but their relationship is tested when her true identity is revealed.

Finally, Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast March 28, 1955, 71 years ago, Fibber Drives a Cab.  Fibber becomes a cab driver while the driver himself is in the Wistful Vista jail.
 
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