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Command Performance – Ida Lupino, Phil Harris, Gracie Fields, Garry Moore. ep93, 431120
Host Garry Moore leads an all-star WWII radio broadcast featuring Ida Lupino, Phil Harris, and Gracie Fields entertaining troops overseas in this classic November 20, 1943 episode…
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Command Performance – Herbert Marshall, Marilyn Maxwell. ep181, 450622
Herbert Marshal is host, and introduces Marilyn Maxwell, who then sings, Kiss Goodnight. Jack Haley enters to joke around with the cast. Learn a little about the theatrical trainin…
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30 min
Command Performance – Clifton Fadiman. ep8, 420416
Well known and loved host of the quiz show, Information Please, is today’s host. Clifton Fadiman calls on the orchestra to play a jazzy version of, Polly Wolly Doodle. Responding…
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Command Performance – Dinah Shore, Jeanette MacDonald, Garry Moore, Jimmy Dorsey. ep82, 430906
Hosted by Dinah Shore who comes out singing, What Do You Do in the Infantry? Dinah reads from the mail bag, then introduces Jimmy Dorsey. Just after reading from the…
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Command Performance – Bing Crosby, Lionel Barrymore, Marilyn Maxwell. ep169, 450405
Hosted by Harry “Bing” Crosby, who is congratulated for his win of the Academy Award. Bing sings, This Heart of Mine. Marilyn Maxwell flirts with Bing before she sings, Saturday…
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Command Performance – Bob Hope, Ingrid Bergman, Ella Mae Morse, William Bendix. ep168, 450329
Bob Hope spends a few moments as he jokes about it being Springtime, and of course chasing women. Ingrid Bergman joins Bob to dish out the jokes right back at…
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Command Performance – Danny Thomas, Dick Haymes, Ginny Simms. ep163, 450222
John Garfield hosts, and after teasing with Ken Carpenter about girls, he introduces Ginny Simms. Ginny sings, Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week. John is joined by…
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Command Performance – Dick Tracy In B Flat, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra. ep162, 450215
Normally done in a variety format stage show, today Command Performance features a star-studded cast to perform a short musical drama. Based on that all-time favorite detective, Di…
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Command Performance – Jeannie Crain, William Bendix, Gene Krupa Trio. ep161, 450208
The 19-year-old Jean Crane hosts the show, and has all the gents on the show going crazy. Harry james and his orchestra play, while Kitty Callan sings, I’m Beginning to…
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30 min
Command Performance – Bette Davis, Georgia Gibbs, Rise Stevens, John Charles Thomas. 431016
Hosted by Betty Davis, who opens by reading greetings from the mailbag. Georgia Gibbs sings, Stormy Weather. Gary Moore arrives as an encore request. He chats with Betty about his…
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Command Performance – ep160, 45-02-01
Today’s host is a newcomer to the Hollywood scene, Gloria DeHavilland. She’s looking for a trustworthy man to guide her around town. She sings; the Man I Love. Jack Carson…
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Command Performance – Frank Morgan, Frank Sinatra, Andrew Sisters. ep159, 450125
Hosted by Frank Morgan. He talks to announcer Ken Carpenter about girls, then brings out the Andrews Sisters to join in with the cutting up. The sisters dedicate their song,…
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Command Performance – Burns and Allen, Connie Haines, Joe Lilly Chorus. ep158, 450118
Hosted by Burns and Allen, Gracie introduces Rafia Mendez who plays, Flight of the Bumble Bee. George and Gracie talk about their guests, and the benefits of being married or…
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Command Performance – Christmas 1943. 431225
A super colossal show filled with stars. Bob Hope is the main host to kick things off. He jokes about Bing, Frank Sinatra, Christmas, and military life. Kay Kaiser performs,…
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Command Performance – Bob Hope, Francis Langford, Martha Raye, Carole Landis. ep96, 431211
Announcer is Ken Carpenter. Produced in Hollywood, and broadcast through military transmitters all over the world. Hosted by Bob Hope. He comes out with jokes about his travelling…
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1 h 31
Command Performance (AFRS) Christmas Special. 431225
Ken Carpenter introduces Bob Hope. Playlist: Bob Christmas command hope shares a poetic rating with the troops. His jokes include food, presence, craters, scotch, Hollywood space a…
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31 min
Command Performance – Dinah Shore, Helen Forest. ep119, 440513
A show that is clearly mislabeled, but I’m posting it anyway. Connie Haines kicks right off to sing a song that will be in her next picture. But first, Bob…
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28 min
Command Performance – Jack Benny, James Cagney. ep156, 441230
Audio isn’t so good. Jack Benny and Deanna Durbin talk about his recent USO tour to the South Pacific, and generally tell jokes and puns. Deanna sings, Walk Alone. Deanna…
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30 min
Command Performance – Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra. EP104,440201
It’s the second birthday of Command Performance, and Dinah Shor leads off with Blues In the Night. She reads from the mail bag, and Ken Carpenter helps with a couple…
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30 min
Command Performance – Fred Allen, Ginny Simms, Benny Goodman. ep98, 431220
Hosted by Fred Allen. He teases with the announcer about Jack Benny. He introduces Genny Sims who sends out greetings to the troops overseas before she sings, No Love. Fred…