"The Big Broadcast" Live Sunday 2/13 7-11pm est

Email ^ | 2/13/11 | Ed Walker

[Vision]

Friends, it's Sunday night again. Warm up the tubes for another 4 hours of classic radio programs.

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[Vision]

"The Big Broadcast is a Sunday night tradition for families throughout the WAMU listening area. Each week, Big Broadcast host Ed Walker offers listeners priceless recordings of popular radio programs from the '30s, '40s and '50s. Priceless, especially, for a man whose first sentence as a child was, 'Turn the radio on.' "

[Vision]

Happy Sunday Night...Classic Radio Time...

[Vision]

• 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
  05/10/59 #638 The Fatal Filet Matter (CBS) (19:36)
• 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
  06/14/55 #304 Big Fall Guy (NBC) (25:04)
• 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
  05/31/52 #06 Carmen (CBS) (Sus.) (27:58)
• 08:30 p.m. Jack Benny
  02/13/49 Jack's Birthday (CBS) (24:32)
• 09:00 p.m. Phil Harris/Alice Faye
  02/13/49 #20 Flowers to Alice (Rexall) (NBC) (23:04)
• 09:30 p.m. Our Miss Brooks
  02/19/50 Valentine's Day (Colgate) (CBS) (25:08)
• 10:00 p.m. Lux Radio Theater
  02/13/39 #206 The Return of Peter Grimm (Lux) (CBS) (54:39)

[ThreePuttinDude]

Thanks Vision, I’m home tonite, no grandkids to watch.
I’ll be able to be tuned in for the first time in weeks.

[Vision]

Hi, glad to hear it. I'm sorry to say tonight's lineup looks a little weak- am looking forward to what steelyourfaith posts about tonight's lux theater.

[steelyourfaith]

Thanx again, Vision !

February 13, 2011 (WARNING: Contains Spoilers)

• 7:00 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
  5/10/59 "The Fatal Filet Matter" Matter #638 Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg (Gracie), B.J. Thompson, Jack Edwards (Ray Connelly), Marvin Miller (Morris Bain), Larry Dobkin (Dr. Ransom), Harry Bartell (Jimmy Maxwell), Frank Gerstle (Xavier Donato); Writer/Producer/Director - Jack Johnstone ; Announcer - Dan Cubberly ; Expense Account Total = "Forget it. Ray Connelly was my friend." ; CBS ; Ray Connelly of Continental Insurance Company, Hartford, calls Johnny and asks him to steak dinner and cocktails that night at his place. His wife left last night. Ray suffers from ulcers. He wants to discuss something that happened at the office. Finally, after burning Johnny's "blood red" steak Ray gets around to discussing what is on his mind. He says he is being threatened by a fellow. Before he can mention the name he keels over in pain. Johnny calls Doctor Ransom, but before Ray can be transported to the hospital he dies from internal hemorrhage. Johnny goes back to Ray's apartment, and finds the groceries from Morris Bain's market that his wife had bought. The only thing that was taken out of it was the steak that Ray had eaten. Johnny also finds a cheap cuff-link with the initials XD on it. Johnny goes to Bain's market and gets his delivery list that he sent to the Connelly's. They do not sell meat. Johnny calls Ray's secretary, Gracie, and asks her if she remembers anyone threatening Mr. Connelly. She says there was a man in yesterday who was shouting and pounding on the desk in Mr. Connelly's office. He lost a cuff-link. Johnny calls Dr. Ransom and gets him to do a thorough autopsy of the stomach contents and the doctor finds ground glass. Gracie says she has the name of the angry client. He was Xavier Donato whose father committed suicide and therefore he can't collect on the policy. Johnny talks to Jimmy Maxwell in homicide, but then he goes back to Bain's market because he remembers hearing Bain calling out to an Xavier when he was there. He talks to Xavier Donato who admits that he placed the glass in the steak. Promo for CBS programs "Just Entertainment" with Pat Buttram, and "Just the Facts, Please ", and Lowell Thomas. Commercial for Pepsi. Promo for Higher Education. (19:36)

• 7:30 p.m. Dragnet
  6/14/55 "The Big Fall Guy" Program #304 Jack Webb (Joe Friday), Ben Alexander (Frank Smith) ; Writer - John Robinson ; NBC ; AFRTS rebroadcast ; A six year old girl has been kidnapped and a massive effort begins to recover her. robbery Delicatesson Robbed (25:04)

• 8:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
  5/31/52 "Carmen" Program #6 William Conrad (Matt Dillon), Parley Baer (Chester Proudfoot), Howard McNear (Doc), Michael Ann Barrett (Connie Dell), Jeanette Nolan (Big Kate), Harry Bartell (Major Randall), Don Diamond Shiloh) ; Writer - John Meston ; Music Composer/Conductor - Rex Koury ; Announcer - Roy Rowan ; CBS ; Two soldiers are murdered and a government payroll is stolen. Major Randall who has been in command at Fort Dodge for two months and who Dillon describes as a "hot headed fool", threatens martial law if the killers are not found. Meanwhile, Connie Dell, a new dance hall girl at Big Kate's Saloon, has been very chummy with Corporal Bowers. After checking on her, Matt discovers she has come from Hayes City about a month ago. Dillon contacts Marshall Bill Hickok at Hayes City and learns that while living there Connie Dell was involved with Billy Grounds, who is considered to be a "wild one". After a friend of Corporal Bowers by the name of Private Bone is murdered, Matt rides to Fort Dodge to tell Major Randall. Matt wants to keep the army from taking over the town. He wants Randall to order all soldiers out of Dodge City for the next 48 hours. He then goes to see Big Kate who says that Connie has been seen riding out at night to the Brandy Bend area of the Arkansas River. She doesn't know why. She adds that on the night before the payroll was robbed Connie went for a ride with Corporal Bowers. Matt's suspicions for the murders fall on Bowers. He thinks that Bowers found out where the leak about the payroll money came from and Bowers had to shut up Private Bone. Both soldiers worked in the army accounting department, giving them access to payroll information. Meanwhile, Connie lures Matt out of town for a moonlight ride. Matt accepts, knowing full well that he is the object of an ambush, and that Billy Grounds is waiting to shoot him in the back when they reach Brandy Bend. Dillon plays on what he knows to be Connie's basic decency to allow him to have a chance against Grounds. Before they reach some cottonwoods, she tells Dillon that Billy is hiding there. Alerted, Dillon is able to gun down Billy. Promo for Gene Autry, Tarzan, gangbsters and Stars on the Air tonight. (Sus.) (27:58)

• 8:30 p.m. The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny
  2/13/49 "Jack's Birthday" Program #682 Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc (Mr. Finque), Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Sara Berner, Bea Benaderet ; Writers - George Balzer Milt Josefsberg, John Tackaberry, and Sam Perrin ; Music Director - Mahlon Merrick ; Singing Group - The Sportsmen ; Sponsor - Lucky Strike ; Tobacco Auctioneer - L. A. "Speed" Riggs ; Commercial Spokesman - Frank Martin & Del Sharbutt ; CBS ; Jack's birthday is tomorrow. He thinks he'll be 40. Dennis sings "There's a Blue Bird Singing in my Heart". The Sportsmen sing the commercial to the tune of, "Love In Bloom." (24:32)

• 9:00 p.m. Phil Harris/Alice Faye
  2/13/49 "Flowers to Alice" Program #20  Phil Harris & Alice Faye, Mary Boland (Aunt Harriet), Elliot Lewis (Frankie Remley), Walter Tetley (Julius Abbrusio), Robert North (William "Willie" Faye), Jeanine Roos (Little Alice), Anne Whitfield (Phyllis), Elliott Lewis, Hal March, Jack Mather, ; Producer/Director - Paul Phillips ;  Writers - Ray Singer & Dick Chevillat ; Music - Walter Scharf and his Orchestra ;  Announcer - Bill Forman ; Sponsor - Rexall ;   NBC ; Alice sings, "Skip To My Lou." Phil sings, "Minnie The Mermaid." It's Valentine's Day, and Alice has been receiving flowers from the mysterious, "Guess Who?" (23:04)

• 9:30 p.m. Our Miss Brooks
  2/19/50 "Valentine's Day" Program #83 Eve Arden (Connie Brooks), Jane Morgan (Mrs. Margaret Davis), Richard Crenna (Walter Denton), Gloria McMillan (Harriet Conklin), Jeff Chandler (Mr. Boynton), Gale Gordon (Osgood Conklin), Leonard Smith ("Stretch" Snodgrass) ; Writer/Director - Al Lewis; Producer - Larry Berns ; Announcer - Bob LeMond ; Music - Wilbur Hatch, under the direction of Maurice Carlton ; Pitchman - Verne Smith ; Sponsor - Colgate Dental Creme & Lustre Creme Shampoo ; CBS ; Connie has to get some money together so that she can have a Valentine's Date with Mr. Boynton ... at Turkey Heaven. (25:08)

• 10:00 p.m. Lux Radio Theater
  2/13/39 "The Return of Peter Grimm" Program #206 Host/Author - Cecil B. DeMille ; Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edward Arnold, Alan Ladd, Gavin Muir, Peter Holden, Greta Meyer, Lou Merrill, Martha Wentworth (doubles), Lee Millar (doubles, one part of which is a dog), Frank Nelson (performer, program opening announcer), Ross Forrester, Ethel Sykes, Maryon Aye ; Announcer - Melville Ruick ; Author - David Belasco ; Director - Frank Woodruff ; Radio Adaptation - George Wells ; Sound Effects - Charlie Forsyth ; Music director - Louis Silvers ; Sponsor - Lux ; CBS ; An old-fashioned melodrama about "Old Peter" who returns from the grave to clear up the family conflicts he left behind. The program includes a preview of the new Lux show, "The Life and Loves Of Dr. Susan." Cecil B. DeMille is his own intermission guest and recalls how he wrote the screen play for this evening's story. (54:39)

[WXRGina]

Hello, Friends!

That Lux Theater has a stellar lineup of names! And, it’s a ghost story, too—ought to be good.

[Vision]

Evening Gina.

That Lux Theater has a stellar lineup of names! And, it’s a ghost story, too—ought to be good.

My thoughts exactly; and Lionel Barrymore is always a treat.

[don-o]

Thanks for the ping.

[Vision]

It's the fund raising show.

[don-o]

I gave at the office.

[Vision]

Ha.

Right before the show started they asked listeners to call their reps to stop the House from defunding NPR.

[don-o]

I used to support my local NPR station until they switched to a more all news format, including “Democracy Now” and Diane Reims (sp?)

They lost me.

[WXRGina]

Bummer, they’re hitting the fundraising too hard. Twice an hour is okay, but every break! We’re missing the Medal of Honor winner and the state flags.

[Vision]

Twice an hour is okay, but every break!

They're hitting us up every act. Ridiculous. I don't remember them fund raising each quarter. They did it last in late Oct.

[WXRGina]

I’ll bet they’re worried about NPR funding from Congress...

[Vision]

The murdering dullard doesn’t go to jail? OK. An anti climatic and strange episode.

[Vision]

Folks, I’m not sure I can listen to this lame DC touchy feely socialist be annoying all night.

[WXRGina]

Folks, I’m not sure I can listen to this lame DC touchy feely socialist be annoying all night.

Ditto, us.

After Dragnet and Gunsmoke... Well, I want to hear Lux Theater. We'll see.

[don-o]

I am interested in this early Gunsmoke (episode 6).