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We’ve got a tax themed show tonight and while that could be really funny we’re got a collection of B level shows. Most curious seems to be Marriage in the closing spot. Interesting...
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It's tax time with Ed Walker! :-)
These brief synopses are used with permission from the RadioGOLDINdex © 2015 J. David Goldin.
7:00 PM Eastern War Time Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. September 22, 1957. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Ideal Vacation Matter." An escaped convict sends Johnny on a mission to protect someone who doesn't know that his life's in danger. He's on vacation... an ideal vacation! The public service announcements have been deleted. Bob Bailey, Robert Ryf (writer), Jack Johnstone (producer, director), Mary Jane Croft, Lawrence Dobkin, Barney Phillips, Byron Kane, Dan Cubberly (announcer), Joseph Kearns, Jack Edwards. 20:42. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
7:30 Dragnet. June 28, 1953. Program #210. NBC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Big Ham." "Jane Doe #17" has been found dead. Who is she, and did she really commit suicide? See cat. #48644 for a network, sponsored version of this broadcast (which is not complete). Jack Webb, Ben Alexander (performer, writer), Virginia Gregg, Vic Perrin, Hal Gibney (announcer), John Robinson (writer), Walter Schumann (music). 25 minutes. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. June 17, 1956. CBS net. "Cheap Labor." Sponsored by: Chesterfield, L & M. Fos Capper wears no gun, but doesn't seem to need one. When he proposes to Kerry Stancil, her brother swears to kill him! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on May 4, 1957. The system cue has been deleted. William Conrad, John Meston (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips, Harry Bartell, Jeanne Bates, Georgia Ellis, Parley Baer, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns), George Fenneman (commercial spokesman), George Walsh (announcer). 25:34. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
8:30 Father Knows Best 03/15/51 Tax Interruptions (Maxwell House) (NBC) (29:30). Synopsis is missing from the Index.
9:00 Duffy's Tavern. March 7, 1944. Blue net, KECA, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Minit-Rub, Sal Hepatica. Archie is working on his income tax return, when in walks Colonel Stoopnagle. He has just invented "The Reducinagle," which reduces one's income tax by eighty-percent! Ed Gardner, Dan Seymour (announcer), Benay Venuta, Florence Halop (as "Miss Duffy" for the last time), Eddie Green, Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra, Charlie Cantor, F. Chase Taylor. 29:32. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:30 Maxwell House Coffee Time. January 15, 1948. NBC net. Sponsored by: Maxwell House Coffee. Gracie "helps" George fill out his income tax forms. The Maxwell House production number is based on, "Down By The Old Mill Stream." George Burns, Gracie Allen, Elliott Lewis, Hans Conried, Meredith Willson and His Orchestra, Keith Fowler (writer), Paul Henning (writer), Tobe Reed (announcer), Bill Goodwin, Gale Gordon. 29:48. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:00 The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet. March 13, 1949. NBC net. Sponsored by: International Silver. Ozzie has trouble deciding how to make out his income tax, Harriet can't decide on a blue or a gray suit. Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:30 The Marriage. March 7, 1954. NBC net. Sustaining. It's income tax time, and the 1952 returns are being audited. How much really is eight times seven? Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Ernest Kinoy (writer), Edward King (director), David Pfeffer, Evelyn Barton, John Gibson. 24:33. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.