1st 'Old Man Jolson'. Eddie Cantor MCs. The King's Men, Bert Gordon, Art Linkletter
Eddie runs for president while performing his famous "Jokes...Jokes!" and "Old Man Jolson!" routines, with Bert Gordon appearing as "The Mad Scholar." In a segment styled after "People Are Funny," Art Linkletter convinces Eddie to kiss a pig, and Eddie jokes about whether it's kosher.
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Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to overseas troops — but with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic U.S. radio stations.
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“1st 'Old Man Jolson'. Eddie Cantor MCs. The King's Men, Bert Gordon, Art Linkletter.” Command Performance. Radio broadcast, June 1, 1948.
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