Classic Radio for February 29, 2024 - Dean and Jerry, the Hyacinth Patrol, and Numerology and George Burns

Two + hours of a Leap Day mixed bagFirst a look at this day in History.Then Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, originally broadcast February 29, 1952, 72 years ago with guest star Tony Curtis. Jerry plays a mechanic at a gas station. The boys and guest Tony Curtis do an Arabian Knights themed sketch “Rudolph The Red Nosed Genie”.Followed by The Lives of Harry Lime staring Orson Welles, originally broadcast February 29, 1952, 72 years ago, The Hyacinth Patrol. In wartime Panama, Harry breaks up a spy ring out to wreck the Panama Canal.Then George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast February 29, 1944, 80 years ago, George To Star Opposite Dorothy Lamour. Thanks to numerology, George K. Burns will make a movie with guest, Dorothy Lamour. Followed by Nick Carter, Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast February 29, 1948, 76 years ago, The Case of the Boy Who Got Lost. A sixteen year old boy becomes involved with robbery and murder...and winds up heading for a whirlpool!Finally X Minus One, originally broadcast February 29, 1956, 68 years ago, Hello, Tomorrow. A return to the surface: a return to genetic perfection.Thanks to Doug for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream