Duffy's Tavern — 1945

38 episodes broadcast in 1945.

January 5, 1945 Guest: Jinx Falkenburg Listen (MP3)

Archie quits the tavern and catches on with Jinx Falkenburg, in a broadcast from Camp Parks.

January 12, 1945 Guest: Boris Karloff Listen (MP3)

Archie writes a horror play for Boris Karloff to perform at a war-bond rally.

January 19, 1945 Guest: Linda Darnell Listen (MP3)

Archie sets out to take Linda Darnell as his date to the Policemen's Ball.

January 26, 1945 Guest: Lauritz Melchior

February 2, 1945 Guest: Sunny Tufts Listen (MP3)

To see his song into print -- and keep himself out of jail -- Archie must lure Sonny Tufts to a Valentine dance.

February 9, 1945 Guest: Betty Hutton

February 16, 1945 Guest: Xavier Cugat

February 23, 1945 Guest: George Sanders Listen (MP3)

March 2, 1945 Guest: Joan Blondell

March 9, 1945 Guest: Ginny Simms

March 16, 1945 Guest: Pat O'brien Listen (MP3)

The Duffys' wedding-anniversary party draws guest Pat O'Brien to the tavern.

March 23, 1945 Guest: Dame May Whitty Listen (MP3)

March 30, 1945 Guest: Alan Mobray Listen (MP3)

April 6, 1945 Finnegan, the Millionaire, Who Inherits a Diamond Mine Listen (MP3)

Finnegan inherits a fortune in gems, and Archie plots to open his own place with the windfall.

April 13, 1945 (untitled)

April 20, 1945 Guest: Bob Graham Listen (MP3)

April 27, 1945 Fish and Fantasy Listen (MP3)

John Garfield co-stars with Archie in an original play, 'Fish and Fantasy.'

May 4, 1945 (untitled)

May 11, 1945 Guest: Art Linkletter

May 18, 1945 Archie's Raise Listen (MP3)

Duffy hands Archie a five-dollar raise as Archie still means to marry Dolly Snaffle.

May 25, 1945 Archie Impersonates Opera Star ( #85 Listen (MP3)

June 1, 1945 Archie Installs a Roulette Wheel ( #96 Listen (MP3)

June 8, 1945 Guest: Jinx Falkenberg Listen (MP3)

September 21, 1945 (untitled)

September 28, 1945 Guest: Deems Taylor Listen (MP3)

Deems Taylor visits to hear Archie's comic new opera, with Alan Reed on hand as Falstaff.

October 5, 1945 Guest: Sandra Gould

October 12, 1945 Guest: Monty Woolley

October 19, 1945 Guest: Sandra Gould

October 26, 1945 Guest: Sandra Gould Listen (MP3)

November 2, 1945 Guest: Sandra Gould Listen (MP3)

November 9, 1945 Guest: Maxie Rosenbloom Listen (MP3)

When Eddie the waiter walks off the job, Archie drafts Maxie Rosenbloom to replace him.

November 16, 1945 Archie Hires Madame Zooma Listen (MP3)

Archie hires fortune-teller Madame Zooma to help him find riches.

November 23, 1945 Guest: Sandra Gould

November 30, 1945 Guest: Sandra Gould Listen (MP3)

A friend's 'mad professor' claims he can fuse split atoms into a fortune for all.

December 7, 1945 Christmas Bonus for a Date with Amber Listen (MP3)

December 14, 1945 Guest: Ed Monroe Listen (MP3)

December 21, 1945 Is There a Santa Claus Listen (MP3)

As Finnegan frets that there's no Santa, the gang stages 'A Christmas Carol'; harpist Robert Maxwell guests.

December 28, 1945 Archie Balances the Books Listen (MP3)

Archie and Eddie take inventory and try to bribe the accountant into making the books add up.

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