Joan Davis Old Time Radio Show OTR MP3 CD 21 Episodes

Joan Davis (June 29, 1912 – May 22, 1961) was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a B-movie actress and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy.

Born Josephine Davis in Saint Paul, Minnesota, she was the only child of LeRoy Davis and Nina Mae (née Sinks) Davis, who were married in St. Paul on November 23, 1910. Davis had been a performer since childhood. She appeared with her husband Si Wills in vaudeville.

Joan Davis entered radio with an August 28, 1941, appearance on The Rudy Vallee Show and became a regular on that show four months later.

Swan soap ad featuring Davis’ radio show, 1945

Davis then began a series of shows that established her as a top star of radio situation comedy throughout the 1940s. When Vallee left for the Coast Guard in 1943, Davis and Jack Haley became the co-hosts of the show. With a title change to The Sealtest Village Store, Davis was the owner-operator of the store from July 8, 1943, to June 28, 1945, when she left to do Joanie’s Tea Room on CBS from September 3, 1945, to June 23, 1947. Sponsored by Lever Brothers on behalf of Swan Soap, the premise had Davis running a tea shop in the little community of Smallville. The supporting cast featured Verna Felton. Harry von Zell was the announcer, and her head writer was Abe Burrows, formerly the head writer (and co-creator) of Duffy’s Tavern and eventually a legendary Broadway playwright. The tea shop setting continued in Joan Davis Time, a CBS Saturday-night series from October 11, 1947, to July 3, 1948. With Lionel Stander as the tea shop manager, the cast also included Hans Conried, Mary Jane Croft, Andy Russell, the Choraliers quintet, and John Rarig and his Orchestra. Leave It to Joan ran from July 4 to August 22, 1949, as a summer replacement for Lux Radio Theater and continued from September 9, 1949, to March 3, 1950. She was also heard on CBS July 3 through August 28, 1950. She was a frequent and popular performer on Tallulah Bankhead’s legendary radio variety show, The Big Show (1950–52). Davis was also a regular on Eddie Cantor’s Time to Smile program.

Includes 21 Episodes!

Episodes On This CD:
Joan Davis Show 451022 – Andys Recording to Hollywood.mp3
Joan Davis Show 451203 – Going Hunting.mp3
Joan Davis Show 451210 – Red Flannel Underwear.mp3
Joan Davis Show 451224 – Christmas Party.mp3
Joan Davis Show 460107 – Barbara Plays Trick.mp3
Joan Davis Show 460121 – Double Love Triangle.mp3
Joan Davis Show 460128 – Joan Joins Literary Society.mp3
Joan Davis Show 460204 – Gold Found in Swanville.mp3
Joan Davis Show 460211 – Birthday Party for Joan.mp3
Joan Davis Show 460218 – $300 Missing.mp3
Joan Davis Show 460225 – U.N.O. Meeting.mp3
Joan Davis Show 460311 – Joan Has Insomnia.mp3
Joan Davis Show 460318 – Counterfeiter Visits Tea Room.mp3
Joan Davis Show 460527 – Last show of the season.mp3
Joan Davis Show 461111 – Joan Cooks Dinner.mp3
Joan Davis Show 471212 – Joans Cleaning Fluid.mp3
Joan Davis Show 47xxxx – Gary Moore [287].mp3
Joan Davis Show 480214 – Joan Wants a Career in Medicine.mp3
Joan Davis Show 480327 – 76 Joan Sells Advertising.mp3
Joan Davis Show 480403 – Is Joan Married to John Payne.mp3
Joan Davis Show 500120 – Guest Al Jolson.mp3