1944 on the Radio — Groucho Marx on ‘The Jack Benny Show’

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Feb. 20, 1944

It’s Sunday in 1944 and today we have:

Groucho Marx is the guest on the “Jack Benny Show.” Rochester sings a bit of the hit song “My Heart Tells me.” Groucho is top form.  Courtesy of Archive.org.

William Bendix stars in “The Life of Riley.” Meat is the yardstick of protein foods! Listen as the announcer says “loss-ANG-less.” Courtesy of Archive.org.

“The Burma Road: The Highway to the Heart of Japan” on “Pacific Story.” Courtesy of Archive.org.

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1 Response to 1944 on the Radio — Groucho Marx on ‘The Jack Benny Show’

  1. David Klappholz's avatar David Klappholz says:

    Many adults of that era pronounced it “los-angle-ease.”

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