1944 on the Radio — Loretta Young and Frances Langford on ‘Command Performance’

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Feb. 19, 1944

It’s Saturday in 1944 and today we have:

Jungle Jim tries to rescue his friend from a Japanese prison camp. Ethnic stereotype alert. Courtesy of Archive.org.

— “Britain Has Become a Fortress.” If you haven’t noticed how frequently the radio shows refer to the coming invasion of Europe, you will hear a feature today on the coming invasion, from NBC news. Courtesy of Archive.org.

Loretta Young, Frances Langford and Connee Boswell appear on “Command Performance.” Courtesy of Archive.org.

“Death After Dark” on “Nick Carter, Master Detective.” The mystery of the vampire killings! Courtesy of Archive.org.

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