Bright Star - Single Episodes


(4.6 stars; 28 reviews)

BRIGHT STAR Bright Star , also called The Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray Show , used big film stars to add to the appeal of the show and gain listeners. Best known for her films with Cary Grant, Irene Dunne left film action in 1952 to save her legacy as Hollywood’s First Lady. She had been nominated for five Academy awards in such films as The Awful Truth and Love Affair , but failed to win the award. Later President Eisenhower chose her to be the alternate U.N. delegate of the General Assembly in 1959. Though a prolific film actor through the 1930s and 1940s, Fred MacMurray is best known as Steve Douglas the patriarch on My Three Sons (1960-1972). A personal friend of Walt Disney, MacMurray starred in many Disney films including The Shaggy Dog , The Absent Minded Professor , and Son of Flubber . Lasting only one season, Bright Star is about Susan Armstrong (Dunne) the editor of a struggling newspaper the Hillsdale Morning Star. MacMurray plays George Harvey an idealist star reporter who often conflicts with his editor over stories. MacMurray and Dunne have a good rapport as both have excellent comedic timing. Overall, this is a charming show that will delight fans of both Fred MacMurray and Irene Dunne. This series synopsis is courtesy of www.otrcat.com. From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Notes" below for more information on the OTRR.

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Chapters

Bright Star 52-xx-xx (01) The Oil Swindle 26:50
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (02) Susan Runs For Mayor 26:53
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (03) Hillsdale Becomes Mumdad 26:48
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (04) Miss America Visits 26:55
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (05) George The Informer 26:56
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (06) The Crooked Carnival 26:57
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (10) The Boxer 27:02
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (11) Dramatic Lessons 26:53
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (12) French Dress Designer 26:57
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (17) George Covers Hillsdale Fire 27:55
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (18) George Coaches Hillsdale High 27:57
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (19) The Haunted House 26:57
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (20) Rodeo Star 26:54
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (21) Scientific Living 26:51
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (22) New Homemaker Page Editor 26:55
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (23) George's Old Flame 26:54
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (24) Aunt Sophia Plays Matchmaker 26:55
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (25) The Talking Parrot 26:58
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (26) Patience's Romance 26:57
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (27) Sammy And Shirley 26:58
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (28) Fight For Beaver Park 26:57
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (29) Susan's Cousin Emily 26:58
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (30) Susan's Poetry 26:59
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (31) A Flower For Susan 30:00
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (32) Box Supper 27:27
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (33) The Chorus Girl 26:56
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (34) The Society Burglar 26:58
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (35) One Word Cablegram 30:37
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (36) Missing Childhood Sweetheart 30:02
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (51) George's Old Girlfriend 27:32
Bright Star 52-xx-xx (52) Susan's Cousin, Emily (Last Show) 27:28

Reviews

Outstanding


(5 stars)

These half hour shows are a pure joy to listen to. In my mind I am watching an old black and white movie. The scripts are well written and the actors have a great on air chemistry. I'd like to find more shows like this...and with about 70 years of recorded shows here at Internet Archive...I just might.

Irene Dunn Fred's MacMurray!


(5 stars)

Nothing like an apostrophe "S" turning two names into a risque sentence. Or, we can jumble them up: "Fred Dunn Irene's MacMurray"! Anyways... Bet you didn't know that she could sing. Irene had such a beautiful singing voice. Here's a little sample of how truly talented Irene Dunn was. This clip is from the 1939 movie musical "Showboat". Enjoy. https://youtu.be/1jcC3LOHDhA

"last show", fluff


(3 stars)

The announcer says that the show "will be back week" at the end of the alleged episode #52 The show is what it is - a two-star vehicle with basicallu the same plot repeated over and over

Text is from OTRCAT.com


Descriptive text of radio show is from <a href="http://www.otrcat.com/" rel="ugc nofollow">Old Time Radio (OTRCAT.com)</a>: Bright Star Old Time Radio Show http://www.otrcat.com/bright-star-p-1138.html

light, predictable, fun and very well done.


(5 stars)