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October 9, 2011 (WARNING: These Raw Notes Contain Spoilers)

7:00 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
9/11/60 "The Too Much Money Matter" Matter #705 Bob Bailey, G. Stanley Jones (George Reed), Howard McNear (Alvin Peabody Cartwright), Chester Stratton (Rockland "Rocky" Rockwell/Stratton), Marvin Miller (Gibson/Marvin Ashley), Sam Edwards (Sam Edwards) ; Writer/Producer/Director - Jack Johnstone ; Announcer - Hugh Douglas ; Expense Account Total - "Aw forget it. Alvin P handed me a check big enough for three expense accounts." ; George Reed from Floyd's of England, North American office, Hartford, Connecticut, telephones Johnny about Alvin Peabody Cartwright. Alvin concerned about his wealthy friend Rockland "Rocky" Rockwell, also a client of Floyd's. Johnny goes to California, to the home of Rockwell, where he first talks to Alvin Cartwright. Rockwell and his other house-guests are on a hunt. Alvin claims that Rocky is going to be murdered. When Rocky returns he tells a story of having financially hoodwinked an Englishman, Ashley, some years ago. Ashley is now dead, but the son Marvin Ashley, an English actor, has found out about it. Marvin wrote that he is coming to America to "inflict bloody revenge" for the poverty Rockwell has caused his family. Marvin could already be among the more than 20 house-guests that are currently in the home. Rockwell doesn't know all the people there. Later, at dinner there are about 30 people, but they still don't know if Marvin is one of them. Rockwell then plays billiards with for people Stratton, Gibson (who claims to be a San Francisco broker), Sam Edwards. Dollar confronts Gibson as being Ashley. Alvin hired a lawyer to get Ashley off with just deportation. (AFRS)(21:58)
7:30 p.m.Dragnet
9/3/49 "Eric Kelby" Program #14 Jack Webb (Joe Friday), Barton Yarborough (Ben Romero), Raymond Burr (Ed Backstrand) ; Writers - James E. "Jim" Moser ; Technical Advice - W.A. Warden, acting head of the L.A. Police Department ; NBC ; Sergeants Friday and Romero are working out of homicide detail. Eric Kelby's wife, Agnes, has disappeared from her house. Mr. Kelby is acting suspiciously. Something smells fishy! He buries body in nursery. (Sus.)(NBC)(29:58)
8:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
1/31/53 "The Cavalcade" Program #41 William Conrad (Matt Dillon), Parley Baer (Chester Proudfoot), Howard McNear (Doc Charles Adams), Georgia Ellis (Kitty), Larry Dobkin, Lou Krugman, Paul DuBov, Vivi Janiss (Miss Kelly) ; Director - Norman Macdonnell ; Writer - Les Crutchfield; Music Composer/Conductor - Rex Koury ; Ed Hunter, a sheriff from Richmond, Virginia, rides into town. He has in his possession a warrant for the arrest of Calvin Moore, who has finally been traced to Dodge, and John Allison . Both are charged with murder, independent of one another. Moore, 29 years old at the time, killed a wealthy man, Roger Beauregard, 17 years ago in a pistol duel over a young woman. When Hunter tells Matt that Moore was a physician and shows him the man's photograph, Matt is caught in an ethical dilemma. The photograph is of Doc Adams as a young man. The dumbfounded Matt denies ever having seen the wanted man. When Matt confronts Doc with the tale, his friend's secret past unfolds. Doc shot Beauregard in a fair duel but ran because he was an outsider and a Yankee. The young girl fled after him, and they were married in St. Louis. She died two months later of typhus. Matt realizes that despite Doc's innocence, the resolute sheriff from Richmond is bent on finding his man. Doc starts wearing a gun. In the dark someone takes a shot at Hunter, missing him, but Hunter may have wounded the assailant. Bunco Benson turns up with a recent wound, and he turns out to be John Allison. Doc fixes Allison about along with all the other care to the citizens of Dodge. When Hunter realizes how much dodge depends on the ministrations of their only physician he leaves town with just Allison. He states that he will report that a recently killed man is Calvin Moore. (Sus.) (CBS) (29:45)
8:30 p.m. Duffy's Tavern
2/22/46 "Archie Returns From the Hospital" Alan Young, Reginald Gardiner , Eddie Green (Eddie the Waiter), Charlie Cantor (Clifton Finnegan), Hazel Shermet/Florence Halop/Gloria Erlanger (Miss Duffy), Alan Reed (Ward Healer McGiunnes) ; Creator - Abe Burrows ; Blue net origination ; Music - Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra ; (Ed "Archie" Gardner is recovering from tonsillectomy in real life.) (AFRS) (29:52)
9:00 p.m. Gangbusters
9/4/48 "The Case Of The Collector" Program #545 Paul Stewart, Florence Robinson ; Producer - Phillips H. Lord ; Writer - Stanley Niss ; Director - William Sweets ; Announcer/Narrator - Don Gardiner ; Sponsor - World Wide Handicrafts ; ABC net origination ; syndicated ; The story of the criminal career of Amiel Barker, a St. Louis hold-up man with a limp, who evaded the police for twelve years. The story was previously used on "Gangbusters" as a three-part serial, starting November 15, 1947. (23:36)
9:30 p.m. Defense Attorney
8/17/51 "Peter Lynch" Mercedes McCambridge, Howard Culver, Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Joel Murcott, Dwight Hauser (director). 29:26. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. (Sus.)(ABC)(29:34)
10:00 p.m. Radio City Playhouse
7/3/48 "Long Distance" Program #1 Jan Miner, , Anna Karen, Frank Thomas, Eugene Francis, Jean Tatum ; Announcer - Bob Warren ; NBC Supervisor - Richard P. McDonough ; Writer/Director - Harry W. Junkin ; Music Composer/Conductor - Roy Shield ; NBC ; Sustaining ; The first show of the series. A story about the wife of a convicted murderer who tries to stay his execution by telephone. The concept is similar to, "Sorry, Wrong Number." The script was subsequently used on "Radio City Playhouse" on August 23, 1948 and on June 30, 1949. After program #20, the "Attraction number," announced at the beginning and end of each program, appears to be in error. On at least two occasions, the same "Attraction number" is announced two weeks in a row. The program numbers indicated are based on the calender, not the announcement. (29:44)
10:30 p.m. Suspense
1/11/45 "Drive-In" Program #125 Nancy Kelly (Mildred), Wally Maher ; Announcer - Joseph Kearns, The Man in Black ; Producer/Director - William Spier ; Writers - Muriel Ray Bolton & Mel Dinelli ; Music Composition - Lucien Morawek ; Music Conductor - Lud Gluskin ; Pitchmen - Elsa Maxwell & Truman Bradley ; Sponsor - Roma Wines; Mildred is a drive in restaurant car hop in Hollywood, California, hoping for a break in motion pictures. Ruth talks her into taking one last customer on a rainy night. Her last customer, just as she is about to leave work at midnight, has blood on his car. He identifies himself as "Doctor Morgan" and he has just treated an emergency from a crash at Sunset and Vine. Mildred misses her bus to her Glendale home. She accepts a ride from "Doctor Morgan" and finds out that he is not at all what he claims to be. She picks up a dropped shaker before entering his car. However, "Doctor Morgan" passes the bus-stop and then heads up to Laurel Canyon. He thought that Mildred had called the police because she saw the blood. He breaks the car door handle. The car-hop is threatened by the homicidal maniac. Mildred realizes that she has made a bad mistake which may soon cost her life when he pulls a gun on her. A motorcycle police siren is heard. He tells her to tell the police that he is a physician, she is a nurse, and they are on an emergency. He shows the cop his credentials. After the policeman lets them go the man admits that he is not Doctor Morgan. They drive on and encounter a landslide. The car becomes stuck. The man gets out to attempt to dislodge the car. Mildred tries to escape, but the man stops her and takes her raincoat to put under the wheel. As he bends over his gun is visible. Mildred grabs it and says that she'll kill him if he comes after her. However, the gun is empty and he forces her back in the car. They drive off and arrive at Lookout Mountain. He points out Los Angeles, Western Avenue and Westwood. He says he killed his wife a long time ago because she couldn't keep her promises. The jury said he was insane, and he was put in an asylum. He admits that he killed Doctor Morgan tonight so he could get away with the doctor's car because he didn't want to be locked up any more. Mildred reaches in her pocket and feels for something with which she could protect herself. She feels the shaker and a pencil. A car approaches. The man kisses her to keep her from crying out. The couple in the car drive off. She removes the cap on the shaker and gets a handful of pepper which she throws in his eyes. He stumbles and falls over the edge of the cliff. Mildred collapses and passes out. When she awakes it is still raining. (CBS)(29:30)