Command Performance

Created for American service members during World War II, Command Performance assembled leading entertainers in comedy, music, and drama at requests sent from overseas. The Armed Forces Radio program was not originally broadcast to civilian audiences.

Episodes

1) Eddie Cantor 1942-03-01
2) Fred Warren Joe Lewis 1942-03-09
3) Kate Smith Henny Youngman 1942-03-13
4) Fred Allen Kenny Baker 1942-03-18
5) George Jessel Connie Boswell 1942-03-29
6) Kaye Kayser Eddie Cantor 1942-04-01
7) Gene Tierney 1942-04-12
8) Clifton Fadiman 1942-04-16
9) Dorothy Lamour Abbott And Costello 1942-04-19
10) Pat Obrien Frances Langford 1942-04-23
11) Betty Grable Jack Benny 1942-05-07
12) Edward G Robinson Hedy Lamarr 1942-05-14
13) George Raft Deanna Durbin 1942-05-18
14) Mickey Rooney 1942-06-02
15) Don Ameche 1942-06-11
16) William Powell Gene Autry 1942-06-18
17) Loretta Young 1942-06-23
18) Spencer Tracy Mary Lee 1942-06-30
19) Bob Hope Lena Horne 1942-07-07
20) Edward Arnold Jack Benny 1942-07-14
21) Pat Obrien Dick Powell Hal Peary 1942-07-21
22) Cary Grant Shirley Temple 1942-07-28
23) Clark Gable 1942-08-04
24) Walter Pidgeon 1942-08-11
25) Cary Grant Virginia Obrien Joan Davis Bert Lahr 1942-08-18
26) Red Skelton Betty Hutton 1942-08-25
27) Tallulah Bankhead Joan Edwards 1942-09-04
28) Don Ameche 1942-09-22
29) Bob Burns Dinah Shore Tommy Dorsey Count Basie Spike Jones 1942-09-29
30) Cary Grant Spike Jones 1942-10-07
31) Bing Crosby Mary Martin 1942-10-13
32) Frances Langford Bob Burns 1942-10-21
33) Linda Darnell Z Mostel R Skelton H Hilliard 1942-10-24
34) Rita Hayworth Cass Daley Frank Morgan Lena Horne 1942-10-27
35) Betty Grable Judy Canova Bergen And Mccarthy 1942-11-03
36) Jack Benny Alice Faye Cass Daley 1942-11-10
37) Leopold Stokowski Dorothy Maynor Mishcha Elman 1942-11-15
38) Dinah Shore 1942-12-09
39) Christmas Special 1942-12-24
40) Unknown 1942-12-28
41) Linda Darnell The Inkspots Abbott And Costello 1943-01-02
42) Robert Taylor King Sisters Joan Davis Nelson Eddy Lum And Abner 1943-01-06
43) Joan Blondell Connie Haines Roy Rogers - First Half 1943-01-10
44) Jeanette Macdonald Virginia Obrien Dale Evans Mills Brothers 1943-01-16
45) Bob Hope Joan Blondell Lena Horne Ginnie Simms 1943-01-23
46) Dinah Shore Chill Wills Ann Miller Kathryn Grason 1943-01-30
47) Rita Hayworth Betty Hutton Burns And Allen 1943-02-06
48) Bing Crosby Richard Crooks Pat Omalley 1943-02-13
49) Bob Hope Bing Crosby 1943-02-24
50) Betty Grable Marian Anderson Pat Omalley 1943-02-27
51) Dinah Shore Cornelia Otis Skinner Allen Jones 1943-03-13
52) Judy Garland Kenny Baker John Charles Thomas Virginia Obrien 1943-03-20
53) Kay Kyser Lennie Hayton Hedda Hopper Spike Jones 1943-03-27
54) Bob Hope Lee Sweetland Judy Garland Johnny Mercer 1943-04-03
55) Dinah Shore Fay Mckenzie Glen Gray Pied Pipers 1943-04-17
56) Ann Sheridan Bonnie Baker Paul Whiteman Gracie Allen Jose Iturbi 1943-04-24
57) Kate Smith John Charles Thomas Cass Daley 1943-05-01
58) Ginny Simms Gene Autry Eddie And Jimmie Dean 1943-05-05
59) Martha Raye Rudy Vallee Jimmy Grier 1943-05-08
60) Joan Blondell Dick Powell Judy Canova Virginia Obrien 1943-05-15
61) Dinah Shore Sportsmen Ruth Hussey Carlos Ramirez 1943-05-22
62) Betty Hutton Amos And Andy 1943-06-05
63) Bob Crosby Jimmy Wakely Count Basie 1943-06-12
64) Bing Crosby Dinah Shore Fanny Brice Hanley Stafford 1943-06-19
65) Fred Macmurray Alice Faye Skinny Ennis Phil Harris Jerry Colonna 1943-06-26
66) Kay Kyser Gertrude Niesen Lena Horne Rochester 1943-07-03
67) Ronald Colman Ella Mae Morse Jeanette Macdonald Ginny Simms 1943-07-10
68) Bing Crosby Betty Grable Harry James 1943-07-11
69) Dinah Shore Tommy Dorsey Robert Benchley Rise Stevens 1943-07-24
70) Katherine Hepburn Jesters Ed Gardner Kathryn Grayson 1943-07-31
71) Greer Garson Gloria Warren Nelson Eddy Cass Daley 1943-08-07
72) Rosalind Russell Xavier Cugat Jimmy Wakely Judy Canova 1943-08-14
73) Ginger Rogers Frank Sinatra Alice Faye Ed Gardner 1943-08-21
74) Judy Garland Jimmy Durante Bing Crosby 1943-08-28
75) Dinah Shore Jeanette Macdonald Garry Moore Jimmy Dorsey 1943-09-06
76) Marlene Dietrich 1943-09-09
77) Ginny Simms Andrews Sisters Roy Acuff Mitch Ayres 1943-09-11
78) Ronald Colman Lena Horne Jascha Heifetz Rise Stevens 1943-09-18
79) Bob Hope Bing Crosby 1943-09-25
80) Don Ameche King Cole Trio Betty Hutton 1943-10-02
81) Robert Young Tex Ritter 1943-10-09
82) Bette Davis Georgia Gibbs Rise Stevens John Charles Thomas 1943-10-16
83) Bob Hope Jimmy Cash Carole Landis Shirley Ross 1943-10-23
84) Judy Garland Dinah Shore 1943-10-30
85) Bob Hope Betty Hutton Judy Garland Jimmy Durante Lana Turner 1943-11-13
86) Ida Lupino Phil Harris Gracie Fields Garry Moore 1943-11-20
87) Herbert Marshall Bergen And Mccarthy 1943-11-27
88) Dinah Shore Abbott And Costello Fats Waller 1943-12-04
89) Bob Hope Francis Langford Martha Raye Carole 1943-12-11
90) Dinah Shore Bing Crosby Charioteers 1943-12-18
91) Fred Allen Ginny Simms Benny Goodman 1943-12-20
92) Fred Waring Kate Smith 1943-12-21
93) Christmas 1943 1943-12-25
94) Carmen Miranda 1944-01-08
95) Frances Langford Virginia Obrien 1944-01-15
96) Bob Hope Deanna Durbin Dennis Day 1944-01-22
97) Bing Crosby Frank Sinatra 1944-02-01
98) Don Ameche Cass Daley 1944-03-25
99) Jerry Colonna Jo Stafford 1944-04-08
100) Gene Tierney Roy Acuff Martha Tilton 1944-04-22
101) Olivia De Havilland Bob Crosby 1944-04-29
102) Bob Hope Bing Crosby Betty Hutton 1944-05-06
103) Dinah Shore Helen Forest 1944-05-13
104) Paulette Goddard Jimmy Durante Louis Armstrong 1944-05-20
105) Dinah Shore Dick Haymes Virginia Obrien 1944-05-27
106) Connie Haines Bing Crosby Frank Sinatra 1944-06-03
107) Bette Davis Marilyn Maxwell Artie Shaw Jimmy Durante 1944-06-10
108) Jack Benny Harpo Marx Bing Crosby 1944-06-17
109) Bob Hope Andrews Sisters 1944-06-24
110) Claudette Colbert Alan Hale J Durante Betty Hutton Ronald Colman 1944-07-08
111) Bing Crosby Judy Garland 1944-07-15
112) Ronald Colman Ginny Simms Cary Grant 1944-07-22
113) Barbara Stanwyck Dick Haymes 1944-07-30
114) Ginger Rogers Virginia Obrien Jimmy Durante 1944-08-05
115) Judy Garland Danny Kaye Helen Forrest 1944-08-19
116) Fred Allen Rochester Ginny Simms 1944-08-26
117) Florence Gill Ken Carpenter 1944-09-02
118) Gloria Dehaven Frank Morgan 1944-09-09
119) Bob Hope Johnny Mercer June Allyson 1944-09-13
120) Martha Raye Jack Carson 1944-09-23
121) Deanna Durbin Jack Benny Ginger Rogers 1944-09-30
122) Dinah Shore Ed Gardner 1944-10-07
123) Ken Carpenter Highlights Of 1944-Compilation 1944-10-14
124) Winged Victory Edition 1944-10-26
125) Ken Carpenter Assembled Shows 1944-11-01
126) Ethel Merman Joe E Lewis 1944-11-01
127) Claudette Colbert Bob Burns Tommy Dorsey 1944-11-07
128) Kate Smith Fred Waring 1944-11-08
129) Linda Darnell Martha Tilton Amos N Andy 1944-11-18
130) Thanksgiving Special 1944-11-23
131) Ginny Simms Larry Adler Diana Lynn 1944-11-25
132) Irene Dunn Johnny Mercer Jerome Kern 1944-12-02
133) Fibber Mcgee And Molly 1944-12-09
134) Bob Hope Bing Crosby Lauren Bacall 1944-12-16
135) Christmas 1944 1944-12-25
136) Jack Benny James Cagney 1944-12-30
137) Linda Darnell Janet Blair Jimmy Durante Andy 1945-01-11
138) Burns And Allen Connie Haines Joe Lilly Chorus 1945-01-18
139) Frank Morgan Frank Sinatra Foy Willing 1945-01-25
140) Gloria Dehaven Carmen Miranda Bing Crosby 1945-02-01
141) Jeannie Crain William Bendix Gene Krupa Trio 1945-02-08
142) Dick Tracy In B Flat 1945-02-15
143) Danny Thomas Dick Haymes Ginny Simms 1945-02-22
144) Helen Forrest Jack Carson Roy Rogers 1945-03-01
145) Frank Sinatra Elizabeth Taylor Margaret Obrien 1945-03-08
146) Jimmy Durante Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall 1945-03-15
147) Dinah Shore Lina Romay Judy Canova 1945-03-22
148) Bob Hope Ingrid Bergman Ella Mae Morse William Bendix 1945-03-29
149) Bing Crosby Lionel Barrymore Marilyn Maxwell 1945-04-05
150) Kay Kyser Gary Cooper Edward G Robinson 1945-04-12
151) Martha Stewart Peter Lorre 1945-04-19
152) Ken Carpenter H Von Zell Tribute To Walt Disney 1945-05-03
153) Jack Benny P Goddard H Carmichael J Sullivan 1945-05-10
154) Rita Hayworth Charles Boyer Nat King Cole 1945-05-31
155) Robert Armbruster Orson Welles 1945-06-07
156) Gloria Dehaven Bob Hope King Sisters 1945-06-14
157) Joan Edwards J Carson P Goddard R Scott 1945-06-21
158) Herbert Marshall Marilyn Maxwell 1945-06-22
159) Bing Crosby G I Jill Ella Mae Morse 1945-07-05
160) Janet Blair Rise Stevens 1945-07-12
161) Judy Canova Herb Shriner Orson Welles Donna D 1945-07-19
162) Nelson Eddy Vera Vague 1945-08-02
163) Walter Okeefe Marilyn Maxwell Les Paul Trio 1945-08-09
164) Victory Extra 1945-08-14
165) Frank Sinatra Bogart And Bacall Victor Borge 1945-08-30
166) Xvj Vj Day Special 1945-09-02
167) Bing Crosby Bob Hope Frank Sinatra 1945-09-06
168) Betty Grable June Haver Jack Carson 1945-09-27
169) Dinah Shore Lum And Abner 1945-10-04
170) Ralph Edwards Connie Haines Bob Hope 1945-10-11
171) Eddie Cantor Mel Torme 1945-10-25
172) Ginny Simms Dennis Day 1945-11-01
173) Bob Crosby Gildersleeve Leroy 1945-11-08
174) Andrews Sisters Gary Moore Jimmy Durante 1945-12-13
175) Christmas 1945-First Half 1945-12-25
176) Christmas 1945-Second Half 1945-12-25
177) Jane Wyman 1945-12-27
178) Army Nurse Corps Anniversary Show 1946-01-07
179) Abbott And Costello Andrews Sisters Pied Pipers 1946-01-10
180) Repeat Of Cp 102 1946-01-24
181) Chico Marx Jack Benny Lina Romay 1946-01-31
182) Larry Adler Mischa Auer 1946-02-07
183) Ginger Rogers Burl Ives 1946-03-07
184) June Haver Desi Arnaz 1946-03-14
185) Army Day Special 1946-04-19
186) Kay Kyser Lina Romay Esther Williams 1946-05-05
187) Shirley Temple Anita Ellis Peter Lawford 1946-06-16
188) Esther Williams Peggy Lee 1946-06-23
189) Janet Blair David Street 1946-09-22
190) Tyrone Power Walter Okeefe Town Criers 1946-10-20
191) Bob Hope Bela Lugosi 1946-11-10
192) Donna Reed Garry Moore 1946-11-24
193) Judy Garland Phil Silvers 1946-12-01
194) Rudy Vallee Dorothy Patrick Hal March 1946-12-08
195) Christmas Special 1946 1946-12-25
196) Ginger Rogers Rose Marie 1947-02-23
197) Carole Landis Frank Sinatra Jimmy Durante 1947-03-02
198) Dick Haymes Helen Forrest 1947-03-09
199) Glenn Ford Marilyn Maxwell Phil Silvers 1947-03-23
200) Lina Romay Garry Moore Virginia Obrien 1947-03-30
201) Ginnie Powell Alan Young 1947-04-06
202) George Murphy Martha Tilton 1947-04-14
203) Marilyn Maxwell Johnny Mercer Frank Sinatra 1947-05-04
204) June Havoc Connie Hainey 1947-05-14
205) Lina Romay Paulina Carter 1947-05-25
206) Harry Babbitt Alan Young 1947-05-31
207) Phil Baker Sergeant Ted Bentley 1947-06-18
208) Esther Williams Andy Russell Danny Thomas 1947-07-08
209) Eddie Cantor Joan Davis The Mad Russian Imogene Carpenter 1947-07-15
210) Judy Canova Dave Street Mel Blanc 1947-08-05
211) Penny Singleton Virginia Obrien 1947-09-02
212) Groucho Marx Martha Tilton 1947-09-30
213) Doris Day Frank Sinatra Jim Backus 1947-10-21
214) Joan Barton Hoagy Carmichael 1947-10-28
215) Anita Ellis Harpo Marx 1947-11-20
216) Audrey Trotter Bud Widom 1947-12-09
217) Peter Lind Hayes Mary Healey Mello-Larks 1947-12-16
218) Kay Kyser Marsha Hunt Ish Kabibble 1947-12-23
219) Unknown 1947-12-27
220) Gloria Dehaven Andre Previn 1948-05-25
221) Sixth Anniversary Special 1948-05-29
222) Lina Romay G Moore H Petrie S Allen 1948-09-07
223) Ava Gardner K Niles H Jeffries S Allen 1948-09-14
224) Special - Dear John Club Of The Air 1948-10-20
225) Vincent Price Kay Starr Joan Davis 1948-11-30
226) Christmas 1948 - Hy Averback Announcer 1948-12-25