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(untitled)

April 6, 1952 rich

Cast: Toni Arden, Judy Canova, Renzo Cesana, Dorothy Claire, The Continental, Herb Jeffries, Oscar Levant, Jane Russell, Paul Winchell

No audio currently held for this broadcast — status: missing from the surviving collection.

Synopsis

Paul Winchell and dummy Jerry Mahoney visited the dentist in one sketch; in another, "The Continental" Renzo Cesana performed an original seduction-themed piece, "Brave Men with a Sword," which Jane Russell and then Judy Canova each spoofed in turn. Oscar Levant contributed a topical gag about President Truman, and the broadcast closed with an Easter salute featuring Meredith Willson's composition "It's Easter Time."

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Editorial Notes

• Guest list from Martin Grams, "The Big Show: The Lost 1952 Broadcasts".