Kay Francis’ career on the radio stretched twelve years (1935-1947). Below, I have information regarding only major radio appearances of special note. The others, which can be read in The Complete Kay Francis Career Record, briefly featured Kay as a guest star. The appearances listed below have Kay either performing or promoting the war effort.

January 4, 1935. Hollywood Hotel.

CBS. Hosted by Dick Powell. Kay Francis and George Brent reenact scenes from and promote Living on Velvet , their new picture.

November 1, 1935. Hollywood Hotel.

CBS. Hosted by Dick Powell. Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, and Sybil Jason reenact scenes from and promote I Found Stella Parish.

May 29, 1936. Hollywood Hotel.

CBS. Hosted by Dick Powell. Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, and Donald Woods reenact scenes from and promote The White Angel.

September 25, 1936. Hollywood Hotel.

CBS. Hosted by George Burns and Gracie Allen. Kay Francis and George Brent reenact scenes from and promote Give Me Your Heart.

November 26, 1937. Hollywood Hotel.

CBS. Hosted by Ken Murray. Kay Francis, Preston Foster, and Verree Teasdale reenact scenes from and promote First Lady.

May 13, 1938. Hollywood Hotel.

CBS. Hosted by Frank Parker. Kay Francis, Bonita Granville, and John Litel reenact scenes from and promote My Bill.

March 6, 1939. Lux Radio Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Cecil B. DeMille. Kay Francis and William Powell perform One-Way Passage. Kay stepped in when Norma Shearer, original set to star, became ill.

March 26, 1939. Gulf Screen Guild Show.

CBS. Hosted by George Murphy. Kay Francis, Leslie Howard, and Virginia Weidler perform Never in This World.

December 11, 1939. Lux Radio Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Cecil B. DeMille. Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, and Kay Francis reenact scenes from and promote In Name Only.

December 17, 1939. The Silver Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Conrad Nagel. Kay Francis performs Twice Upon a Time.

March 3, 1940. The Silver Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Conrad Nagel. Kay Francis performs A Lady By Preference.

March 18, 1940. Lux Radio Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Cecil B. DeMille. Kay Francis, George Brent, and others reenact scenes from and promote The Rains Came. Interestingly, Kay was considered for the lead in the actual movie version, but the part went to Myrna Loy instead.

December 15, 1940. The Silver Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Conrad Nagel. Kay Francis performs in Four on a Match.

March 3, 1941. Lux Radio Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Cecil B. DeMille. Kay Francis and Warren William, among others, perform My Bill, a movie Kay had made in 1938 for Warner Brothers.

May 18, 1941. The Jack Benny Program.

NBC. Hosted by Jack Benny. Kay Francis and Benny reenact scenes from and promote Charley’s Aunt, their new picture from Twentieth Century-Fox.

October 13, 1941. The Cavalcade of America.

NBC. Kay Francis stars in Waters of the Wilderness, based on the 1941 novel by Shirley Seifert.

February 11, 1943. Stage Door Canteen.

CBS. Kay Francis was a guest star.

March 1, 1943. Lux Radio Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Cecil B. DeMille. Kay Francis and George Brent, among others, perform The Lady is Willing.

March 24, 1943. Stage Door Canteen.

CBS. Kay Francis was a guest star.

April 5, 1943. Great Gildersleeve.

NBC. Kay Francis makes a speech about the importance of War Bonds. Her speech can be read in Lynn Kear and John Rossman’s The Complete Kay Francis Career Record, page 224.

May 3, 1943. Cavalcade of America.

NBC. Kay Francis, Mitzi Mayfair, and Martha Raye perform in Soldiers in Greasepaint.

July 4, 1943. The Silver Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Conrad Nagel. Kay Francis performs in Murder Unlimited.

November 25, 1943. Soldiers in Greasepaint.

NBC. Hosted by Jack Benny and Bob Hope. Kay Francis, Al Jolson, Fredric March, Martha Raye, Carole Landis, Mitzi Mayfair, Merle Oberon, John Garfield, and others promote the war effort. Bob Hope personally thanks Kay and the girls for their work on their USO tour of Europe and Africa.

November 28, 1943. The Silver Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Conrad Nagel. Kay Francis performs in The Lady Grew Up.

December 11, 1943. The Globe Theatre.

CBS. Hosted by Herbert Marshall. Kay Francis and Walter Pidgeon perform in Strange Victory.