# Shell Chateau

Heard 1935–1937. 25 episodes.

SHELL CHATEAU Shell Chateau was a musical variety series that began on June 29, 1935, with Al Jolson serving as its host. Some sources even mention that the program was developed around Jolson and his talents. However, Jolson left the series briefly in the fall of 1935 due to a movie commitment. Wallace Beery, one of the country’s most popular film stars of the period took over the host position following a one week stint by radio newsman, Walter Winchell. Jolson returned in January of 1936, but didn’t hang around for long and departed permanently in April 1936. Based on a recommendation by the program’s music director, Victor Young, Smith Ballew was installed as the new host and remained with the program for the remainder of 1936. Smith Ballew had previously worked extensively on records with Victor Young

## Sets

- Shell Chateau - Single Episodes (Old Time Radio Researchers): CC BY-NC-ND 2.5, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [Guest - Otto Kruger](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/36fb98d3dca9), aired 29 June 1935 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-06-29_013_Guest_-_Otto_Kruger.mp3
1. [Guest - Whitney Long](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/9cb7765f5968), aired 6 July 1935 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-07-06_014_Guest_-_Whitney_Long.mp3
1. [Guest - Lee Wiley](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/d5d56be136e2), aired 13 July 1935 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-07-13_015_Guest_-_Lee_Wiley.mp3
1. [Guest - Loretta Turnbull](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/ba8555b3fb2c), aired 20 July 1935 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-07-20_016_Guest_-_Loretta_Turnbull.mp3
1. [Guest - Ruth Chatterton](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/a3dbca720512), aired 27 July 1935 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-07-27_017_Guest_-_Ruth_Chatterton.mp3
1. [Guest - Laurel Taylor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/3eb8c3378deb), aired 3 August 1935 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-08-03_018_Guest_-_Laurel_Taylor.mp3
1. [Guest - Alice Dawn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/e1839bead740), aired 10 August 1935 (56 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-08-10_019_Guest_-_Alice_Dawn.mp3
1. [Guest - The Watson Sisters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/678153143a5a), aired 17 August 1935 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-08-17_020_Guest_-_The_Watson_Sisters.mp3
1. [Guest - Marge Keeler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/3910747c8328), aired 24 August 1935 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-08-24_021_Guest_-_Marge_Keeler.mp3
1. [Guest - Boris Karloff](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/fabbbfda297f), aired 31 August 1935 (57 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-08-31_022_Guest_-_Boris_Karloff.mp3
1. [Guest - Betty Bordon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/397c7c15fad5), aired 7 September 1935 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-09-07_023_Guest_-_Betty_Bordon.mp3
1. [Guest - Henry Fonda](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/6ee0132494f2), aired 14 September 1935 (54 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-09-14_024_Guest_-_Henry_Fonda.mp3
1. [Guest - June Marlowe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/ea3c52df38fb), aired 21 September 1935 (56 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-09-21_025_Guest_-_June_Marlowe.mp3
1. [Guest - Ginger Rogers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/f2f443052112), aired 28 September 1935 (52 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-09-28_026_Guest_-_Ginger_Rogers.mp3
1. [Guest - Wallace Beery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/63e9a7d27d8a), aired 12 October 1935 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-10-12_028_Guest_-_Wallace_Beery.mp3
1. [Guest - Chester Morris](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/f239bde47e22), aired 9 November 1935 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-11-09_032_Guest_-_Chester_Morris.mp3
1. [Guest - Judy Garland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/a1b5b554cf8f), aired 16 November 1935 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-11-16_033_Guest_-_Judy_Garland.mp3
1. [Guest - Mickey Rooney](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/b849007e09d5), aired 23 November 1935 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-11-23_034_Guest_-_Mickey_Rooney.mp3
1. [Guest - Deanna Durbin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/294d52c84889), aired 28 December 1935 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_35-12-28_039_Guest_-_Deanna_Durbin.mp3
1. [Guest - Cab Calloway](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/40982fad7752), aired 25 January 1936 (1 h 01 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_36-01-25_043_Guest_-_Cab_Calloway.mp3
1. [Guest - Sonja Henie](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/8142c6a2d7dd), aired 16 January 1937 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_37-01-16_092_Guest_-_Sonja_Henie.mp3
1. [Guest - The Happiness Boys](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/b30a3e9d333a), aired 23 January 1937 (57 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_37-01-23_093_Guest_-_The_Happiness_Boys.mp3
1. [Guest - Hildegarde](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/c2198ea2f533), aired 6 February 1937 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_37-02-06_095_Guest_-_Hildegarde.mp3
1. [Guest - Effrem Zimbalist](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/70ab5c90e6ed), aired 13 February 1937 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_37-02-13_096_Guest_-_Effrem_Zimbalist.mp3
1. [Guest - Walter Hampton](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/shell-chateau/aa4bb6848045), aired 29 May 1937 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Shell_Chateau_Singles/Shell_Chateau_37-05-29_111_Guest_-_Walter_Hampton.mp3

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

Nothing here is called public domain on this site's say-so. In the United States, sound recordings first fixed before 15 February 1972 have federal protection under the Music Modernization Act of 2018, for most until 2067 at the latest, so most American radio of the 1930s to the 1950s is not in the public domain there. Each set shows the licence, mark or statement its archive gives, and says whose it is.