Posted on 01/18/2015 2:21:32 PM PST by Vision
Friends, it's Sunday night again and time to relax. Warm up the tubes for another 4 hours of classic radio Americana.
Info *tonight's show will be available at the "Info" link starting tomorrow.
Official OTR blog of "The Big Broadcast" thread:
We've got Let George do It...I've never heard of Whitehall 1212 (Gina you may like this)...and Lux with a Star is Born from ‘37...
How's life treating you?
Tonight we have "A Star is Born" on Lux, starring Janet Gaynor, who also starred in the original 1937 film version. And we have "Whitehall 1212," a show I've not heard of, a murder mystery.
These brief synopses are used with permission from the RadioGOLDINdex © 2015 J. David Goldin.
7:00 PM Eastern War Time Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. December 9, 1956. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Burning Car Matter". Arson is plaguing lumber yards in Sarasota Florida. See cat. #43576 for a network broadcast version. Bob Bailey, Bob Bruce, Dan Cubberly (announcer), Harry Bartell, Junius Matthews, Parley Baer, Tony Barrett, Vic Perrin, Virginia Gregg, Vivi Janis. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
7:30 Dragnet. March 22, 1953. Program #196. NBC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Big Informant". Three safe burglars are in operation, one of them is under observation by the cops. But where's Shorty? See cat. #47076 for a network, sponsored version of this broadcast. Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Vic Perrin, Stacy Harris, John Robinson (writer), Walter Schumann (music). 25 minutes. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. March 25, 1956. CBS net. "Hanging Man". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, L & M. Sawyer the store keeper is found hanging in his shop. Mel Tucker is found spending money shortly thereafter. The system cue is added live. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on April 19, 1958. William Conrad, John Meston (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, Parley Baer, John Dehner, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns), George Fenneman (commercial spokesman), George Walsh (announcer). 25:47. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
8:30 Our Miss Brooks. January 30, 1949. CBS net. "The Student Banking System". Sponsored by: Palmolive Soap, Palmolive Shaving Cream, Lustre-Creme Shampoo. Mrs. Davis uses $25 intended to be deposited in the school savings account to buy Miss Brooks a new dress. Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Gloria McMillan, Richard Crenna, Jane Morgan, Jeff Chandler, Verne Smith (announcer), Bob Lemond (announcer), Frank Nelson. 29:41. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:00 Let George Do It. April 26, 1948. Mutual-Don Lee net. "The Wolf Pack". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. Eddie, a teen-ager just getting out of reform school for stealing cars, is determined to seek revenge. Bob Bailey, Frances Robinson, Wally Maher, Mary Lou Harrington, Tommy Cook, Jay Novello, Tony Barrett, Herb Butterfield, David Victor (writer), Herbert Little Jr. (writer), Don Clark (director), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor), Bud Hiestand (announcer). 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
9:30 Whitehall 1212. December 9, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. Sidney Patterson's body has been found in a burning building. But, he was shot in the back! Mr. Patterson then turns out to be Duncan Frazier! The teeth tell the story. Percy Hoskins (researcher), Wyllis Cooper (writer, director). 29:24. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:00 The Lux Radio Theatre. September 13, 1937. CBS net. "A Star Is Born". Sponsored by: Lux. The first show of the season. The Hollywood classic about the star on her way to fame, passing her husband on the way down. Sid Grauman, founder of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, tells anecdotes about the stars. The story was produced on The Lux Radio Theatre again on December 28, 1942 (see cat. #30814). Janet Gaynor, Robert Montgomery, May Robson, Lionel Stander, Cecil B. DeMille, Chester Clute, Edwin Max, Forrest Taylor (doubles), Frank Nelson (doubles, program opening announcer), Gil Patric (doubles), Grace Kern, James Eagles, John Gibson, Lou Merrill, Louis Silvers (music director), Lucille Meredith (doubles), Margaret Brayton, Melville Ruick (announcer), Myra Marsh (doubles), Ross Forrester, Sid Grauman (intermission guest), Dorothy Parker (screenwriter), Alan Campbell (screenwriter), Robert Carson (author, screenwriter), John Lee Mahin (screenwriter), William Wellman (author), Sidney Newman, John Deering (commercial spokesman), Nancy Leach (commercial spokesman), Frank Woodruff (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 59:56. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Hi, Vision. How’s your week been?
It’s been a beautiful weekend here, such nice weather after the cold, wet, crummy few weeks we’ve had.
Anything new? You may like this Whitehall 1212, it's a British detective show.
Two shows tonight with Bob Bailey. Cool!
Hey there. Agreed. Bob’s up there will William Conrad and other icons.
Oh, you have the crummy weather still. :-( Not good barbecue weather.
Yeah, that Whitehall looks good. We’ll see. We have the Green Bay/Seattle game on the radio right now, and Keith has some pork ribs low-and-slow on the Green Egg. And, of course, I’m doing laundry for Sunday. :-)
Yea. I could live somewhere else from Jan 1 to May 1.
No new news?
I did the FW sardine pasta. It was very good.
No real news, just the usual weirdness of the world. We bought a 1937-38 Sears Silvertone floor model radio at an antique mall. It needs a lot of work, but it’s a beautiful one. Keith has the guts all out of it now.
Sardine pasta! Wow. That’s a new one. I like sardines, but they’re pretty salty.
Cool, got any pictures? You and Viking are on top of these.
Not salty at all. (:
http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2015/01/pasta-con-le-sarde-small-fish-big.html
We don't yet have any pictures of the one we bought--right now it's all gutted and is only a shell--but here is a photograph of the same model we bought. Our finish is not nearly this nice, but with some work, it can be:
What a AMAZING finish on that game! Seattle came back and won in overtime! WOW!
Beautiful.
That was one of the best games in NFL history.
It really WAS! That’s what NFL football is all about!
Dragnet time...
Yeah, they were heavily favored. I kinda hoped for the underdog, but whatever. I guess there’s still time for a miracle, though. :-)
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