Happy Fourth of July Week all!
We have a good lineup which probably ends with a dud...Our Miss Brooks, Jack Benny, Counterspy...then Ed’s Options which I’ll probably tune out of.
Anybody taking time off this week?
These brief synopses are used with permission from the RadioGOLDINdex © 2015 J. David Goldin.
7:00 PM Eastern War Time Johnny Dollar. 03/30/59 #582 The Killer's List Matter (AFRS) (24:14). This episode synopsis is missing from the Index.
7:30 Dragnet. November 10, 1953. Program #221. NBC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Big Kid." A teen-age gang war is about to erupt: "The Orchids" vs. "The Pink Rats." A good story. Jack Webb, Ben Alexander. 25:21. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. September 2, 1956. CBS net. "Old Pal." Sponsored by: L & M, Chesterfield. A month after Jim Rankin was murdered and the Wells Fargo money stolen, Jim's old girlfriend Lily is leaving town. She's paid for her ticket with two of the banknotes stolen during the robbery. A short time later, Lily disappears! The system cue has been deleted. William Conrad, Les Crutchfield (writer), Lynn Allen, Tim Graham, Lawrence Dobkin, Parley Baer, John Dehner, Georgia Ellis, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), John Meston (editorial supervisor), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Ray Kemper (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns), George Fenneman (commercial spokesman), George Walsh (announcer). 25:12. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
8:30 Our Miss Brooks. January 29, 1950. CBS net. "Saturday Classes." Sponsored by: Colgate Toothpaste, Lustre-Creme Shampoo, Palmolive Soap. Mr. Conklin calls a school session on Saturday and may get hanged in effigy! The script was reused on the program of January 29, 1956 (see cat. #104974). Eve Arden, Jeff Chandler, Gale Gordon, Richard Crenna, Jane Morgan, Gloria McMillan, William Johnstone, Leonard Smith, Verne Smith (announcer), Bob Lemond (announcer), Wilbur Hatch (music). 29:47. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:00 Philco Radio Time. March 3, 1948. ABC net. Sponsored by: Philco. The first tune is, "The Big Brass Band From Brazil." Guest Jack Benny takes Gladys Zybisko (Sara Berner) to guest Tom Breneman's nightclub. Jack loses a nickle in a juke box. Woe! One of the sound effects men misses a cue and cracks everyone up. Jack plays "Humoresque," accompanied by Bing playing the cymbal. A very enjoyable show. The system cue is added live. Bing Crosby, Tom Mickey (guitarist), Ken Carpenter, The Rhythmaires, John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, Jack Benny, Tom Breneman, Sara Berner, Bill Morrow (producer, transcriber), Murdo McKenzie (producer, transcriber). 30:12. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
9:30 Counterspy. April 27, 1950. ABC net. "The Murdered Confessor". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A defector is shot at the airport, despite the efforts of seven counterspies to protect him! The killers must be found. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jay Jackson (announcer), Jesse Crawford (organist), Marx B. Loeb (director), Bud Fishell (writer), Phillips H. Lord (producer). 29:51. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
10:00 Options. 07/04/78 The 4th of July w/Ed Walker (NPR) (60:00). Synopsis is not available on the Index.