Joan Crawford in “Dark World” & conversation on “Good News of 1938” | [Full] MGM Radio Theater

Описание: (May 19, 1938) #otd Joan Crawford appeared on the radio show ‘Good News of 1938’.

I also tried to improve the quality and reduce the white noise.

Joan participated in a NBC radio show hosted by Robert Young. The full 60-minute program featured various talented performers, including Fanny Brice, Frank Morgan, and Margaret Sullavan. The play performed during the show was called "Dark World," (written by Arch Obliger) where Joan played the character of Carol Matthews, a deceased patient. The audience heard Carol's response from beyond the grave after a nurse discussed her unhappy life. After the play, Joan was thanked by Robert Taylor, and later they engaged in a three-way conversation with Frank Morgan. Frank Morgan brags about his friendship with Joan Crawford. He makes her break character even cracking up on the air.

Cast: Fanny Brice, Frank Morgan, Hanley Stafford, Meredith Willson, Joan Crawford, Douglas McPhail

The American old-time radio program known as "Good News of 1938" aired on NBC from November 4, 1937, to July 25, 1940. Over the years, the show underwent title changes, transitioning into "Good News of 1939" and later "Good News of 1940." Towards the end of its broadcast, it was renamed "Maxwell House Coffee Time." Additionally, some sources referred to it as "Hollywood Good News”.

This program is significance in film history as it marked the first collaboration between a national network (NBC) and a major film studio (MGM) to create a show for commercial sponsorship. Judy Garland appeared on the show a year prior with Joan Crawford.

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Chapters:
Introduction: 0:00
Dark World: 1:01
Curtain Speech: 8:39
Conversation with co-stars: 9:18