Old Gold Comedy Theater

English · Anthologies, Radio

The Old Gold Comedy Theater was an NBC anthology series that aired for the single 1944-1945 season. It was hosted by comedy star Harold Lloyd, of silent film fame, and featured some of the biggest names from film and radio.

The series was intended as a lighter version of The Lux Radio Theater, featuring half-hour shows that were cut-down versions of successful comedy films from the time period. Despite Mr. Lloyd's best efforts and the presence of big-name movie and radio stars, the series did not last, perhaps due to the too-truncated, half-hour format.

However, in today's time period, they are quite entertaining, and I feel the shows were underrated.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.