In The Corner With Dan Hughes

Johnny Roventini was a huge voice in a tiny body.  He was a real bellhop who was spotted by an advertising executive who thought Johnny might be the spark he needed for a cigarette campaign.  He auditioned Johnny right there in the Hotel New Yorker, and hired him to represent Philip Morris cigarettes.Johnny appeared on a lot of radio shows, including (what a surprise) The Philip Morris Playhouse.  The show ran, off and on, from 1939 to 1953.  This episode, Murder Needs an Artist, stars Vincent Price.  It first aired on May 6, 1950.