Description: See My other items I Combine Shipping on Multiple Item Orders !! These Photos are from a large collection of Original NBC / CBS Radio Programs and Personalities. Life with Luigi is an American radio situation comedy series which began September 21, 1948, on CBS Radio and broadcast its final episode on March 3, 1953. The action centered on Luigi Basco and his experiences as a newly arrived Italian immigrant in Chicago. Many episodes took place at the night school classes that Luigi attended with other immigrants from different countries. Another common theme involved Luigi's landlord/sponsor, Pasquale, scheming to get Luigi to marry his obese daughter.[1] Perennial character actor and two-time Academy Award nominee J. Carrol Naish played Luigi.[2] Life with Luigi was created by Cy Howard, who had earlier created the hit radio comedy, My Friend Irma. The working title was The Little Immigrant, echoed in the sign-off of each episode, "Your lovin-a son-a, Luigi Basco, the li'l immigrant." Other characters on the show included Pasquale (Alan Reed), another Italian immigrant who is always trying to trap Luigi into marrying his daughter Rosa (Jody Gilbert); native Chicagoan Jimmy (Gil Stratton), Luigi's young business associate; Miss Spaulding (Mary Shipp), Luigi's night school teacher and ideal woman; and Schultz (Hans Conried), a German immigrant and fellow student in Luigi's citizenship class. Each episode used the framing device of Luigi narrating a letter to his mother back in Italy.[1] The show was popular, successfully competing with Bob Hope's The Pepsodent Show. For most of its run, Life with Luigi aired at 9 pm on Tuesdays. Despite an estimated 30% share of the audience in its timeslot, the show was without a sponsor[3] until Wrigley's Gum bought it in 1950, continuing till the show ended in 1953.
Price: 17.99 USD
Location: North Port, Florida
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: No
Size: 8 x 10 in
Image Color: Black & White
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Actors, Radio, Actress
Modified Item: No
Vintage: Yes
Type: Photograph
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Format: Movie Still
Year of Production: 1948
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Theme: Celebrities, Fantasy, Glamor, History, Movies, Music, People, Television, Theater
Finish: Glossy
