Mail Call from the United States of America was primarily played to the American soldiers of WWII and featured an amazing array of celebrities. Some of the best and brightest stars of radio came out to entertain our men in uniform when they needed it most. The guest stars include comedians Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Tito Guizar and Groucho Marx; starlets Dinah Shore, Tallulah Bankhead, Bette Davis, and Judy Garland; and comic duos Burns and Allen, among others.
Then men who served in the military during WWII could request stars that they wanted to hear on the show. The show is primarily comedy to help the soldiers forget about their wartime woes and remember the America they were fighting to preserve.
See also the Command Performance and Request Performance.
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Please enjoy these 49 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.27.1944 | afrs 125 dinah shore jimmy durante |
+ Program #125. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in ... | |
| 01.10.1945 | ann rutherford johnny mercer |
+ The King's Men, The Sons Of The Pioneers, | |
| 01.11.1945 | afrs 126 ann rutherford lena horne |
+ Program #126. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in ... | |
| 01.31.1945 | june allyson ozzie nelson danny thomas |
+ Program #129. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The program was released in ... | |
| 02.01.1945 | dinah shore nat king cole dorothy lamour |
+ Program #132. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "The Man On The Little White Keys." The date ab... | |
| 02.07.1945 | edgar bergen ingrid bergman marion hutton |
+ Program #130. AFRS origination. Marion Hutton sings, "Let's Do It." The Eddie Heywood Sextette is ... | |
| 02.21.1945 | jack carson frances langford jerry colonna |
+ Program #133. AFRS origination. Frances Langford sings, "There Goes That Song Again." | |
| 02.28.1945 | dick haymes king sisters jimmy durante |
+ Program #134. AFRS origination. A tribute to the Seabees. Dick Haymes sings, "Accentuate The Posit... | |
| 03.07.1945 | jack benny paulette goddard claudette colbert |
+ Program #135. AFRS origination. The Smart Set sings, "El Rancho Rio Grande." Jack gets four dates ... | |
| 03.14.1945 | nelson eddy cass daley andrews sisters |
+ Program #136. AFRS origination. Nelson Eddy sings, "Rise and Shine." Jerry Lester, the famous surg... | |
| 03.21.1945 | frank morgan harpo marx burns and allen rita hayworth |
+ Program #137. AFRS origination. Joan Merrill appears for the first time on the program and sings, ... | |
| 03.28.1945 | bette davis bing crosby barry fitzgerald jack benny |
+ Program #138. AFRS origination. A program featuring winners of the 1944 Academy Awards. The first ... | |
| 04.04.1945 | jack carson dick powell smart set |
+ Program #139. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Exactly Like You." Claire Trevor recalls "Murd... | |
| 04.11.1945 | judy garland merry macs bob hope |
+ Program #140. AFRS origination. Judy Garland sings, "Love." Judy wishes for Clark Gable to visit, ... | |
| 04.18.1945 | ginny simms robert benchley harold peary |
+ Program #141. AFRS origination. Ginny Simms sings, "In The Still Of The Night." Robert Benchley le... | |
| 04.25.1945 | betty hutton frank sinatra king sisters |
+ Program #142. AFRS origination. Betty Hutton starts the program with, "Stuff Like That There." Fra... | |
| 05.01.1945 | bob hope clark gable may whitty margaret obrien |
+ Program #143. AFRS origination. Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra start the program with, "Till Tomo... | |
| 05.16.1945 | betty grable george jessel mills brothers |
+ Program #145. AFRS origination. Betty Grable sings, "Acapulco." | |
| 03.27.1946 | groucho marx kenny baker kathryn grayson |
+ Program #188. AFRS origination. Kenny Baker starts the program with, "With A Song In My Heart." Gr... | |
| 05.20.1946 | george murphy virginia obrien burns and allen | ||
| 06.03.1946 | yvonne de carlo fred macmurray david street | ||
| 01.22.1947 | gloria dehaven groucho marx bing crosby |
+ Program #231. AFRS origination. The program sounds like a series of recordings from earlier broadc... | |
| 10.13.1948 | peggy knutson orson welles betty grable |
+ Program #320. AFRS origination. The King Sisters start the show with, "The Isle Of Capri." | |
| 04.25.1949 | frances gifford danny thomas |
+ Program #340. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Temptation." Danny Thomas does a comedy routin... |
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