Cantor joined Chase and Sanborn on September 13, 1931 to replace Maurice Chevalier, who was returning to Paris. Cantor made collaboration with Jimmy Wallington as announcer and violinist Dave Rubinoff on this program. Cantor became the leading comedian, and his scriptwriter, David Freedman, as “the Captain of Comedy.”
Cantor soon became the world's highest-paid radio star because this program. Cantor's theme song was his own lyric to the Leo Robin/Richard Whiting song, "One Hour with You." His radio sidekicks included Bert Gordon, (comic Barney Gorodetsky, aka "The Mad Russian") and Harry Parke (better known as "Parkyakarkus"). Cantor also discovered and helped guide the career of singer Dinah Shore, first featuring her on his radio show in 1940, as well as other performers, including Deanna Durbin, Bobby Breen and Eddie Fisher.
