FIVE YEARS WITH FRANK SINATRA 1944 —1948

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, April 18, 2009

YOUR HIT PARADE (6-17-44) The nation’s top tunes are sung by Frank Sinatra, Bea Wain, and the Hit Paraders with Mark Warnow and the orchestra. Frank sings from Hollywood while the rest of the cast is in New York. AFRS rebroadcast. (28 min)

GINNY SIMMS SHOW (12-28-45) Ginny wel­comes guest Frank Sinatra, who sings “Nancy with the Laughing Face.” Cast includes the Borden Chorus, announcer Don Wilson, Frank DeVol and the orchestra and an ex-GI serviceman guest, Corporal Len Johnson, song writer-impressionist. Borden Company, CBS. (30 min)

DINAH SHORE OPEN HOUSE (1-24-46) Frank Sinatra guest stars in a sketch with Dinah as a married couple 50 years in the future — in 1996. Frank sings “Day by Day.” Dinah sings “How Deep is the Ocean.” Duet: “Tea for Two.” Cast: Harry Von Zell, Frank Nelson. AFRS rebroadcast. (29 min)

SONGS BY SINATRA (4-23-47) Frank wel­comes guest songwriter Irving Berlin, who joins regulars Jane Powell, Pied Pipers, Axel Stordahl and the orchestra. The program cel­ebrates 40 years of Berlin’s music. Old Gold Cigarettes, CBS. (28 min)

LUX RADIO THEATRE (5-31-48) “Miracle of the Bells” starring Fred MacMurray, Valli and Frank Sinatra in a radio version of their 1948 film. When a Hollywood press agent attempts to carry out the dying wishes of the actress he loved, a miracle occurs when the movie star is laid to rest in her coal-mining home town. Cast: William Johnstone, Herb Butterfield, Howard McNear, Gerald Mohr, Lawrence Dobkin, Carlton KaDell. William Keighley hosts. Lux Soap, CBS. (22 min & 20 min & 15 min).