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• 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
  07/31/60 #699 The Rhymer Collection Matter (AFRS) (20:56)
• 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
  08/18/49 #011 Jewel Thieves (Sus,) (NBC) (29:48)
• 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
  01/10/53 #38 Word Of Honor (Sus.) (CBS) (29:44)
• 08:30 p.m. Burns & Allen
  08/19/40 Why Was George Late for the Show (Hormel) (NBC) (29:38)
• 09:00 p.m. Phillip Marlowe
  01/07/50 #66 The Torch Carriers (Ford) (CBS) (29:36)
• 09:30 p.m. I Was a Communist for the FBI
  05/06/53 An Un-American Activity (28:56) Synd
• 10:00 p.m. Boston Blackie
  04/23/46 #54 The Stolen Car Ring (Synd) (26:48)
• 10:30 p.m. Lights Out
  08/24/46 The Signal Man (Sus.) (NBC) (29:30)

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September 18, 2011 (WARNING: These Raw Notes Contain Spoilers)

• 7:00 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
  7/31/60 "The Rhymer Collection Matter" Matter #699 Bob Bailey, Harry Bartell, Ben Wright, Forrest Lewis, Junius Matthews, Marvin Miller ; Writer/ Producer/Director - Jack Johnstone ; Announcer - Dan Cubberly ; Originates in Hollywood ; Expense Account Total = $35.50 ; Fred Porter of the Mono Guarantee Life Insurance company calls Johnny onto the case. Years after a fabulous collection of porcelain miniatures has been stolen, one of them appears in the mail slot of the former owner! (AFRS) (20:56)

• 7:30 p.m.Dragnet
  8/18/49 "Jewel Thieves" Program #11 Jack Webb (Joe Friday), Barton Yarborough (Ben Romero), Raymond Burr (Ed Backstrand), Paul Frees (Kaplan), Harry Morgan (Walter Tracy) ; Writers - James E. "Jim" Moser ; Technical Advice - L.A. Police Department ; aka "Master Gem Thief" ; Sergeant Joe Friday is working the day watch out of burglary with his partner Ben Romero. Sixteen nights in a row a jewel burglary has occurred with the same modus operandi. The two cops confer with Chief of Defectives Ed Backstrand, who is in a bad mood. Friday tells Backstrand that no prints have been left at the scene of the burglaries. Ed wants them to check all the pawn shops. Henry's Square Deal Pawn Shop, Fifth and Main. They talk to the proprietor, Max, an old friend of Ben's. They get a lead on the man's description, about 5'9" and 140 pounds. Another burglary shop reports taking in some more of the stolen merchandise. The man gave the name of Walter Tracy. He fits the description. Two more pawn shops report taking in stolen merchandise, the man fitting the description. The score reaches 19 burglaries in 19 days. Kaplan's Pawn Shop calls in saying that Walter Tracy is there. Friday and Romero get there in time to follow Tracy when he leaves, apprehending him. He has a Smith & Wesson revolver, and fits the description. He denies having committed any burglary. He claims to have spent the two nights he has been in town in the park. Friday decides to take Tracy on foot on a hot 91˚ day and look for what he believes to be Tracy's room. They check with manager's of every rooming house, hotel and apartment building. The search continues for several days, each day getting hotter than the previous. Tracy is complaining, and threatening to sue Friday and Romero. They finally find a landlady, Miss Elizabeth Hunter, who immediately says to Tracy, "Why Mr. Baker, where have you been?" She says that she has been renting to "Baker" for two months. She opens "Baker's" room. Inside is a woman, Billie Crawford, who has been waiting for Walter. He calls her a dumb dame and reminds her that he told her to scram if he didn't come back. The cops look for the stolen merchandise, which is hidden all over the place. (Sus,) (NBC) (29:48)

• 8:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
  1/10/53 "Word of Honor" Program #38 William Conrad (Matt Dillon), Parley Baer (Chester Proudfoot), Howard McNear (Doc Adams), Georgia Ellis (Kitty Russell), John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell ; Writer - John Meston ; Music - Rex Koury ; Director - Norman Macdonnell; Announcer - Roy Rowan ; Doc returns after being missing for two days and reports that a murder has been committed but that he can't reveal who did it. Jake Worth has paid a $20,000 ransom for the return of his eighteen year old son Hank, only to find him dead. He is angered at Matt who can't tell him what he wants to know. (CBS) (29:44)

• 8:30 p.m. George Burns & Gracie Allen Show
  8/19/40 "Why Was George Late for the Show" George Burns, Gracie Allen, Music - Artie Shaw and His Orchestra The Smoothies. ; Announcer - Bud Hiestand ; NBC net ; Sponsor - Hormel. George is "late" for the broadcast. When he does arrive, he brings Elsie Tralafas, his new partner! (29:38)

• 9:00 p.m. The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe
  1/7/50 "Torch Carriers" Program #66 Gerald Mohr (Phillip Marlowe) ; ; Creator - Raymond Chandler; Producer/Director - Norman Macdonnell ; Writers - Robert Mitchell & Gene Levitt; Music Composer/Conductor - Richard Aurandt ; Announcer - Roy Rowan ; Sponsor - Ford ; CBS ; Marlowe tracks a loan shark and finds a lonely gangster, several in fact! (29:36)

• 9:30 p.m. I Was a Communist for the FBI
  4/12/53 "An Un-American Activity " Dana Andrews (Matt Cvetic) ; Director - Henry Hayward ; Producer - Frederick Ziv ; Announcer - Truman Bradley ; Music - David Rose ; "The Party" is planning an attack against the House Un-American Activities Committee. (28:56) Synd

• 10:00 p.m. Boston Blackie
  4/23/46 "The Stolen Car Ring" Program #54 Dick Kollmar (Boston Blackie), Maurice Tarplin (Inspector Faraday), Lesley Woods (Mary Wesley) ; Creator - Jack Boyle ; ABC net origination ; Ziv syndication. (26:48)

• 10:30 p.m. Lights Out
  8/24/46 "The Signal Man" Nelson Olmsted, Herb Butterfield, Nathan Davis, Boris Aplon, Jess Pugh ; Creator - Willis Cooper ; Writer- Charles Dickens ; Radio Adaptation - Frederick J. Lipp ; Narrator - Boris Aplon ; Producer/Director - Albert Crews ; Sustaining ; The last of an eight program "revival" series. (Sus.) (NBC) (29:30)