Acting
George Burns, 96, stealing every frame with sheer presence.
Production
Rare archival clips from radio and early TV preserved beautifully.
Director
Bill Megalos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Benny's famous 'I'm thinking it over!' pause in the 'Your money or your life' bit started as a real script hesitation that got laughs, so he kept it for 40 years.
This aired on PBS during a nostalgia boom for vintage radio; it helped spark a 1990s resurgence of Benny appreciation that introduced him to Gen X viewers.
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