What happens
Bing Crosby, Hugh Herbert, Jane Withers, George Murphy and the Yacht Club Boys trade jokes and songs in this variety review from the Screen Guild Theater, hosted in the show's own Hollywood-stars format. Crosby sings, Herbert and Murphy banter about changing names, and the Yacht Club Boys perform a comic jury number. Jane Withers joins the fun, and the program includes a sponsor segment for Gulf gasoline. The episode first aired on February 5, 1939, on the Screen Guild Theater series. The show proceeds through the sketches and musical numbers in its variety format.
A Hollywood variety review broadcast for the Motion Picture Relief Fund, with the show's stars performing comedy sketches and songs.
Characters: Bing Crosby, Hugh Herbert, Jane Withers, George Murphy, Oscar Bradley, Yacht Club Boys
Listen for: Crosby's song "This Can't Be Love" and the Yacht Club Boys' jury number.
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.