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EDGAR BERGEN HOUR, THE (RADIO)

Summary

Incomplete program. Opens with a song by the Mellowmen. A "Meet the People" segment follows during which Bergen talks with film producer Joe Pasternak. Whistler sings "On the Street Where You Live." Includes a skit in the form of a panel discussion on presidential campaign issues. (Series title varies 10/2/49 - 7/1/56.)

Details

  • NETWORK: CBS
  • DATE: May 13, 1956 7:05 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:30:00
  • COLOR/B&W: N/A
  • CATALOG ID: R76:0364
  • GENRE: Radio - Comedy/Variety
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Music, popular (songs, etc.); Ventriloquism; Political satire; U S - Elections - 1956; Comedy
  • SERIES RUN: CBS - Radio series, 1949-1956
  • COMMERCIALS:
    • Radio - Commercials - CBS TV sets
    • Radio - Commercials - Viceroy cigarettes
    • Radio - PSA - National Radio Week.

CREDITS

  • Sam Pierce … Producer
  • Si Rose … Writer
  • Zeno Klinker … Writer
  • Hilda Black … Writer
  • Ray Noble … Conductor
  • John Hiestand … Announcer
  • Edgar Bergen … Host
  • Rudy Whistler … Cast
  • Carol Richards … Cast
  • Jack Kirkwood … Cast
  • The Mellowmen … Music Group
  • Joe Pasternak … Guest
  • McCarthy, Charlie (puppet)
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