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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