Frank Sinatra, the challenger, struck the first blow: a quivering delivery of Speak Low. The studio audience was not impressed. Old Master Bing Crosby gave them Candlelight and Wine. The audience fell apart. Almost no one in the U.S. heard the contest—it was short-waved to the U.S. armed forces overseas. For once, Sinatra's bobby-socked brigade lost out. The Hollywood studio's 320 seats were filled by servicemen and elderly local citizens. Sinatra: "I studied under some of the greatest teachers in the world." Crosby: "Where did you learn the most?" Sinatra: "Under the runway at Minsky's."
The Aga Sultan Sir Mahomed Shah (the...
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