Other names | Everything for the Boys |
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Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | KNX |
Syndicates |
NBC CBS CBC |
Starring |
Dick Haymes Helen Forrest Martha Tilton Lina Romay Cliff Arquette |
Produced by |
Dave Young
[1] Sam Pierce |
Original release | June 20, 1944 July 1, 1948 | –
Sponsored by | Autolite |
The Dick Haymes Show is an American old-time radio musical variety program. It was broadcast on NBC from June 20, 1944, to October 9, 1945, and on CBS from October 13, 1945, until July 1, 1948. [2] It was also carried by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. [3]
The Dick Haymes Show began under the title Everything for the Boys — a revision of a program that was a dramatic anthology series. Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest replaced Ronald Colman; music and comedy replaced plays. As time went on, the new format took on the name of the show's male star. [2]: 237-238 In 1943, Haymes and Forrest had worked together on Here's to Romance on CBS radio. They left that program when the opportunity to work on this show became available. [4]
In 1946, Forrest was replaced by Martha Tilton and Lina Romay. In 1947, Cliff Arquette joined the show in the role of "Mrs. Wilson, owner of a flower stand, who never knew the time of day." [2]
Additional music was provided by the vocal group Six Hits and a Miss; Gordon Jenkins led the orchestra. [5] Sam Pierce was the producer. [6]
A review of the program's October 23, 1947, episode in the trade publication Billboard described a "good, if routine, offering, providing pleasant musical moments ..." [7]
The program was sponsored by Autolite. [8]
In 1948, The Dick Haymes Show was one of several programs featured (in "capsule versions") on Here's To Veterans, a production of the United States Veterans Administration. [9]
After the network version of The Dick Haymes Show ended, a separate program with the same title was syndicated by the World Broadcasting System. [10]