Classic Radio 08-24-26 - House of Rawchild, Moon Blind, and the Billion Dollar Failure

Classic Radio 08-24-26 - House of Rawchild, Moon Blind, and the Billion Dollar Failure

Author: Wyatt Cox August 24, 2026 Duration: 2:20:20
Comedy and Variety on a Monday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then,  The General Tire Revue starring Jack Benny, originally broadcast August 24, 1934,  92 years ago, The House of Rawchild.  The cast does The Rise Of The House Of Rawchild, a parody of the 1928 work The Rise of the House of Rothschild that was also a 1934 film starring George Arliss, Loretta Young and Boris Karloff.   

Followed by Grand Central Station, originally broadcast August 24, 1946, 80 years ago, Moon Blind.  A poor boy arrives in New York to seek his fortune, promising "by the moon" to remember his girl back home.

Then, The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast  August 24, 1956, 70 years ago, The Billion Dollar Failure of Figger Fallup.  A tale about the day the devil hired a pollster to find out how many folks would be entrusted to his care in the next twenty years. 

Followed by The Judy Canova Show, originally broadcast August 24, 1943, 83 years ago, Judy’s Date with Mickey Rooney.   Judy goes to buy an evening gown for her date tonight with Mickey Rooney. 

Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast August 24, 1948, 78 years ago, Claudia at the ballgame. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.  

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