May 3, 1953 – From San Francisco, Jack Benny’s guest is Gisele McKenzie.
References include the TWA airline, the songs “The Doggie in the Window” and “Pretend”, actresses Ava Gardener, Lana Turner and Marilyn Monroe.
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The Hills of Old Kentucky
May 4, 1934 – In this episode they talk about the Kentucky Derby and do a hillbilly feud play.
They mention the songs “Carioca”, “Cocktails for Two”, “Shim Sham Shimmy”, “Uptown Lowdown”, “The Hills of Old Kentucky” and “Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”. Movies “Cavelcade”, “Mata Hari”, and a loose reference to “To The Last Man”. Plus explorer Admiral Byrd, silent film actor Fracis X Bushman, newpaper sports writer Damon Runyon, and bridge jumper Steve Brodie.
Charley’s Aunt Dress (Dorothy Kirsten)
April 25, 1948 – Jack Dresses as Charlie’s Aunt and Don brings opera singer Dorothy Kirsten to join the Sportsmen quartet.
References include the Marylin Monroe movie “Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!”, songs “I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover” and “A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody”, and producer George Jessel.
Paul Lukas’ Oscar (Charles Farrell)
April 11, 1948 – Murder at the Racquet Club Part One. Jack goes to Palm Springs and meets silent film star Charles Farrell and Academy Award winner Paul Lukas.
References include the movies “April Showers”, “The Naked City” and “The Last of The Mohicans”, and actress Greer Garson.
Recovering from Illness (Orson Welles)
April 11, 1943 – Jack returns to the show after illness. Orson Welles has been filling in for the past four weeks.
References include a washing machine ringer, an electric heating pad, the racehorse Whirlaway, the old song “Sweet Adeline”, W. C. Fields, Claudette Colbert, and Alice Faye (starring in “Hello, Frisco, Hello”).
