The Railroad Hour — 1948

14 episodes broadcast in 1948.

October 4, 1948 Good News Listen (MP3)

The series premiere: a half-hour of the collegiate musical comedy Good News (Ray Henderson, with DeSylva and Brown), opened by the AAR president speaking from St. Louis, with Jane Powell and Dinah Shore beside Gordon MacRae.

October 11, 1948 Anything Goes Listen (MP3)

Cole Porter's shipboard musical comedy, with Margaret Whiting as nightclub evangelist Reno Sweeney, Victor Moore reprising his stage role of Moonface, and MacRae as Billy Crocker.

October 18, 1948 The Cat and the Fiddle Listen (MP3)

October 25, 1948 The Student Prince Listen (MP3)

October 26, 1948 Student Prince

November 1, 1948 Roberta Listen (MP3)

November 8, 1948 Rio Rita Listen (MP3)

November 15, 1948 Vagabond King Listen (MP3)

November 22, 1948 Hit the Deck Listen (MP3)

Vincent Youmans' sailors-and-sweethearts musical comedy, guest-starring Frances Langford, carried by the hits 'Hallelujah' and 'Sometimes I'm Happy.'

November 29, 1948 New Moon Listen (MP3)

December 6, 1948 Girl Crazy Listen (MP3)

December 13, 1948 Sally Listen (MP3)

December 20, 1948 Holiday Inn Listen (MP3)

December 27, 1948 Desert Song Listen (MP3)

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