Jack Benny: and Johnny Green in jail (1936)

Jack Benny and Johnny Green are arrested for speeding and knocking over a telegraph pole, and they end up in jail. Their friends and family react with worry and humor as the pair wait behind bars. Jack's friend Mary is absent from the broadcast due to laryngitis, and the program is set in a jail, with the cast performing from the cells. Jack and Johnny share their predicament with fellow prisoners while their lawyer prepares to defend them. This is an episode of the Jack Benny radio series, first broadcast on January 19, 1936, on NBC and CBS Radio, with Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris in the leading roles.

With Jack Benny, Johnny Green, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson, Phil Harris, Kenny Baker.

Listen for: The courtroom trial, where Jack is questioned about his driving speed and the witnesses are called

First aired on January 19, 1936 on NBC / CBS Radio.

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