Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy (4-18-43) Guest: Ronald Colman (HQ) Old Time Radio Comedy

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy radio program from April 18, 1943 with guest Ronald Colman and sponsored by Chase and Sanborn coffee on NBC.
Note: This old time radio show is in the public domain* and from my personal collection and can be used for historical, educational, and entertainment purposes.
*We have checked with the Library of Congress regarding the status of old time radio recordings made prior to 1978 and that all such recordings are generally in the public domain, as sound recordings were not allowed under the previous copyright law and such recordings have not been granted copyright status under the new laws.

[@billd.iniowa2263]

thank you!

[@LoquaciousByNature]

Who would ever have thought this would work on the radio, but it did and it is one of my all-time favorite old radio shows :)

[@kristenfranklin7327]

I had no idea that shows on radio were this good back then but now that I have heard them I realize that shows like this are a lot better than some of the shows on TV today

[@jimodonnelly7762]

Bergen was brilliant.

[@Texasslim57]

Was this show at Pasadena Playhouse?

[@kenlyneham4105]

Edgar Bergen was not a very good ventriloquist but was the worst father.
In his day, American audiences were happy with mediocrity.
Most of his performances were on radio where he didn't need to bother if his lips moved or not. In person, that was obvious.

[@throatgorge2]

biggest hoax ever to hit show business... Edgar Bergen probably didn't even bring Charlie's box to the studio!

[@jeromecorcoran3212]

I guess you were there