Phil Puts On Cinderella: The Phil Harris (April 16, 1950)

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“Phil Puts On Cinderella” is an episode of The Phil Harris, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 16, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Phil Harris and Alice Faye are invited with their daughters to a birthday party for the youngest daughter of Mr. Scott, a Rexall executive whose favour Phil is eager to win. At Mr. Scott's house, Phil offers to bring entertainment after a puppet show falls through, and his suggestions escalate into a homemade stage version of Cinderella performed for the children. The Phil Harris series aired on NBC on April 16, 1950, with Phil Harris and Alice Faye in the leading roles.

Mr. Scott's home in Hollywood, on the afternoon of his youngest daughter's birthday party, and the Harris household

Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Mr. Scott, Gale Gordon, Elliott Lewis

Listen for: Phil's plan to put on a stage version of Cinderella for the children after the Disney print he promised falls through

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.