#fred allen

[citizenscreen]

Having a good time at Sardi's in 1938: Gracie Allen, Jack Haley, Portland Hoffa, Fred Allen, George Burns, and Mary Livingston.

#gracie allen #george burns #fred allen #jack haley #mary livingston #portland hoffa #old hollywood

[wordfromoursponsor]

"The programs most people listen to most are all on NBC" (1947)

#vintage #retro #advertising #1940s #NBC #sponsors #fred allen #charlie mccarthy #bob hope

[goldenradioage]

Jack Benny and Fred Allen (Radio Mirror, July 1938)

#jack benny #fred allen #radio mirror #magazine* #upload* #magazine

[oldshowbiz]

1977.

A tribute to Fred Allen and Jack Benny on Radio WNIB.

#aircheck #jack benny #fred allen #radio #WNIB #otr #Youtube

[danses-with-dogmeat]

Choose a favorite character whose name starts with "F"!

(Or a character you just want to see me write for 😁)

If you have any questions on these characters, please feel free to ask!

And if you think of someone who's not listed here that you would like to see, feel free to add a name to the comments/reblogs!

#fallout event poll #secret event #fallout #fallout companions #fallout 4 #fallout new vegas #fallout 3 #fallout npc #father fo4 #fawkes fo3 #fantastic fonv #fahrenheit fo4 #flak fo3 #finn fo4 #forty fo3 #frank weathers fonv #fred allen

[drallimylime]

i’ve probably watched 40+ episodes of What’s My Line? in the past month.

#what's my line? #whats my line #dorothy kilgallen #john charles daly #fred allen #arlene francis #bennett cerf #retro tv #game show #art by drallimylime

[waugh-bao]

Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa on vacation in Long Island (1942)

#couple goals #and the shirtless Fred Allen content we all deserve #Portland is gorgeous too of course #portland hoffa #old time radio #fred allen #old hollywood #(fred hated Hollywood really. but the tag is kind of catch all for that era of show business) #not the stones

[comediaclassicablog]

#Fred Allen #Otr #old time radio

[gatutor]

Ginger Rogers-Fred Allen "No estamos casados" (We´re not married!) 1952, de Edmund Goulding.

#Ginger Rogers #Fred Allen #Edmund Goulding

[citizenscreen]

Fred Allen (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956)

#fred allen

[anintelligentoctopus]

Do you have any particular favorite episodes of the Fred Allen show?

Okay I got most of my way through answering this a few minutes after it arrived this morning but then I had to go out so

Any episode w Jack, obvs, but a few off the top of my head:

The one-two punch of 19 and 26 May 1946- Phil Harris followed by King For a Day

I can't remember if it was Jack's or Fred's show, but the fight of the century was fun ofc

If nothing else, for historical value there's the 30 Dec 1936 show w Stuart Canin where Fred makes the crack about Jack's playing that started the whole thing (only the east coast broadcast survives so it's not exactly what Jack heard, but it gives you an idea. It's not the easiest one to find but it is out there.)

And a few others:

Both the Orson Welles eps are fun (they do basically the same sketch both times but in 1940 it's w jokes about Orson being a prodigy and his ego, in 1946 it's rebuilding his personality after he develops an inferiority complex)

20 March 1940 where an eagle (who's guesting) gets loose

A couple of Take It or Leave It-themed shows- 6 Jan 1946, where Fred goes on it to pay back a cab driver w the winnings, and one I can't remember the date of where Phil Baker crashes Fred's show to claim back the 15 minutes he says he's owed from Fred running over and starts Take It or Leave It right then and there

2 May 1948 w Henry Morgan (actually any ep w Henry is likely to be good)

And try and avoid the AFRS rebroadcasts if you can bc they tend to cut bits out for time so sometimes you lose punchlines

#@chuck any you recommend? #benny #fred allen #old time radio

[goldenradioage]

Radio Mirror, July 1938

#jack benny #fred allen #i have no idea how to even caption this because i don't know what on earth is happening #jack is playing a fred allen bass fiddle....? #radio mirror #magazine* #upload*

[oldshowbiz]

Fred Allen by Hirschfield

#al hirschfeld #hirschfeld #fred allen #otr

[peterlorrefanpage]

Peter Lorre in "The Killers" | Texaco Star Theater, 1944

"Why do people think I'm such a monster? I'm just a lovable little guy, trying to get a head."

It's very nice to hear Peter's voice and his fey little laugh, but be aware that not all of the jokes aged well in this episode of the Texaco Star Theater with host Fred Allen, June 4, 1944.

Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-k-Imobo2s

Also here: https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/comedy/fred-allen-texaco-star-theater/fred-allen-texaco-star-theater-44-06-04-65-the-killers

#peter lorre #peter lorre radio #otr #old time radio #fred allen #texaco star theater #1940s radio #Youtube

[gvslover]

Once you own your radio, you can use it to listen to Fred Allen!

(Circa 1940s)

#Fred Allen #otr #vintage radio #vintage design #vintage advertising #gvslover

[tenderbittersweet]

#my polls #polls #old time radio #jack benny #fred allen #op