Julius Is Missing: The Phil Harris (May 18, 1952)

“Julius Is Missing” is an episode of The Phil Harris, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 18, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Julius, the young son of Bruzio, goes missing, and Phil Harris and Frankie Remley are sent out to look for him by Alice Faye. Phil and Frankie have been losing money at the racetrack and hope to borrow cash from Julius's family and friends along the way. Julius's father comes to the house to deliver groceries and grows worried, while the search turns up a surprising sight in the house. The episode is from The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, which aired on NBC on May 18, 1952, starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye, with Elliott Lewis and Gale Gordon also in the cast.

Hollywood, with the Harris home and the Hollywood Park racetrack

Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Frankie Remley, Julius, Mr. Bruzio, Willie

Listen for: Phil and Frankie's search for Julius and the surprising discovery they make at the house

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.