Posted on 09/14/2014 1:34:46 PM PDT by Vision
Friends it's Sunday night again, and time to relax. Warm up the tubes for another four hours of classic radio Americana.
*tonight's show will be available at the "Info" link starting tomorrow.
Boy I'm excited about tonight. We have a Phil Harris show (love that guy), some detective shows, and a Screen Director's Playhouse staring Barbara Stanwyck. What a lady she was. Sigh. That's a pretty strong lineup.
How are you doing out there...
These brief synopses are used with permission from the RadioGOLDINdex © 2014 J. David Goldin.
7:00 PM Eastern War Time Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. October 5, 1956. Program #323. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Picture Postcard Matter". Episode #5 (conclusion). The third picture leads to the diamonds and a murderer. Bob Bailey, Robert Ryf (writer). 15 minutes. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
7:15 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. October 8, 1956. Program #324. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Primrose Matter". Episode #1. Johnny heads out into the desert, prospecting for killers and robbers. Bob Bailey, Les Crutchfield (writer). 15 minutes. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
7:30 Dragnet. December 7, 1952. Program #181. NBC net. "The Big Mole". Sponsored by: Chesterfield. A burglary in a dry goods store is the latest in a series of similar crimes. The burglar has a most unusual secret room! The Chesterfield commercials make health claims for the product. Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, George Fenneman (announcer), Hal Gibney (announcer), Gwen Delano, Paul Richards, John Robinson (writer), Walter Schumann (music). 30:00. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. November 27, 1955. CBS net. "Amy's Good Deed". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, L & M. Amy Slater comes to Dodge, determined to make Marshal Dillon kill her! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on April 12, 1958. The system cue is added live. William Conrad, John Meston (writer), Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns), George Walsh (announcer). 25:41. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
8:30 The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. October 22, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Phil finds himself as the chaperone on a camping trip for the Brownies. Alice sings, "Skip To My Lou." Phil sings, "The Feathers Of A Lucky Duck." Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Ray Singer (writer), Dick Chevillat (writer), Elliott Lewis, Walter Tetley, Robert North, Walter Scharf and His Orchestra, Bill Forman (announcer), Paul Phillips (producer, director), Jeanine Roos, Anne Whitfield, Red Nichols and The Five Pennies. 29:20. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:00 The New Adventures Of Nero Wolfe. December 8, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Impolite Corpse". Sustaining. An advertising executive, hated by everyone, is found shot, from a strange position. It's all a matter of perspective. The program closing has been deleted, the story is unaffected. Barney Phillips, Betty Lou Gerson, Donald Morrison, Edwin Fadiman (executive producer?), Howard McNear, J. Donald Wilson (producer, director), John Storm (announcer), Lawrence Dobkin, Mary Lansing, Rex Stout (author, Chairman Of The Writer's War Board), Sydney Greenstreet, William Johnstone, William Kendall Clarke (writer). 27:27. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
9:30 Crime Club. January 22, 1947. Mutual net. "Mr. Smith's Hat". Sustaining. A man calls the police to say he's going to be murdered. Ten seconds later, the man's daughter calls to say she just found the body. Roger Bower (producer, director), Elaine Kent, Raymond Edward Johnson, William Podmore, Eleanor Phelps, Paul Hammond, Shirling Oliver, Barry Thompson, Helen Riley (author), Stedman Coles (adaptor). 29:23. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:00 Screen Directors' Playhouse. March 15, 1951. NBC net. "Thelma Jordan". Sponsored by: RCA, Chesterfield. A murder is complicated by a romance between the killer and the District Attorney. Wendell Corey, Barbara Stanwyck, William Conrad, Hy Averback, Stan Waxman, Ruth Perrott, Ralph Moody, Peggy Webber, Jack Carroll, Robert Siodmak (guest screen director), Bill Cairn (director), Jack Rubin (adaptor), Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Howard Wiley (producer), Marty Howland (writer), Bing Crosby (Chesterfield commercial), Bob Hope (Chesterfield commercial). 59:00. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Hey there.
Howdy, Vision. How’s it going?
You?
Fast weekend here, too. We worked yesterday, and Keith had to work today. Been doing housework today, laundry. I guess we’ll cook some hamburger “steaks” on the grill. Because of the high price of beef, I don’t call them hamburgers. :-/
It was so nice and cool yesterday evening, but the steam room-sauna was back with a vengeance today!
We're starting to get cool here. Nights are in the 50’s. Not happy about that.
I found a new website radio station I like, Martini's in the Morning. Some songs are terrible but in general it's nice to relax to. And the thought of drinking gin in the morning seems fun. Not sure anything good would come out of that (:
Sometimes William Conrad’s voice seems to change in GS. Thanks to your synopses I know it’s still him. Thanks for the continued posting.
I haven’t noticed Conrad’s voice being different. I’ll have to listen more closely.
What’s the new station you found?
Evening, folks.
Hey there. Just in time for Phil Harris.
How are you and things?
Cool, thanks! We’ll check it out.
Hi, Viking! Good to see you this evening. :-)
They’ve been drafted!
Somebody’s been spiking this kid’s cod liver oil.
Wow. I opened the Listen Live .asx file with Winamp tonight and I’m running it through the DFX 9 plugin. The show sounds incredible with the fidelity, ambiance, and 3D surround tweaked. Like sitting live in the audience while they’re performing onstage.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.