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WARNING! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! But, I doubt it. I wish I had access to the synopses that SteelYourFaith always used. His were more detailed. Oh, well. Until or unless he comes back to us, these Radio Gold Index ones will have to do.
7:00 PM EST Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. October 31, 1955. Part 1. CBS net. "The Valentine Matter". Sustaining. An attempt on Dan Valentine's life...a retired bootlegger. Bob Bailey, Roy Rowan (announcer), John Dawson (writer), Jack Johnstone (producer, director), Marvin Miller, Jack Moyles, Lillian Buyeff, Betty Lou Gerson, Barney Phillips, Will Wright, Forrest Lewis, Jay Novello. 13:46.
7:15 PM Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. November 1, 1955. Part 2. CBS net. "The Valentine Matter". Sustaining. All the King's men try to keep one man alive, and they almost do it! Bob Bailey, Roy Rowan (announcer), John Dawson (writer), Jack Johnstone (producer, director), Marvin Miller, Jack Moyles, Lillian Buyeff, Betty Lou Gerson, Barney Phillips, Will Wright, Forrest Lewis, Jay Novello. 14:20.
7:30 PM Dragnet August 3, 1950, NBC. "The Big Dare." Unbelievable--the Radio Gold Index does not have the synopsis of this episode. Sorry about that!
8:00 PM Gunsmoke. November 7, 1953. CBS net. "Stolen Horses". Sponsored by: Post Sugar Crinkles, Post Toasties. Marshal Dillon and Chester set out over the prairie to find the two men who shot Jim Redigo and stole his horses. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on April 8, 1961. William Conrad, Georgia Ellis, Parley Baer, Norman Macdonnell (writer, director), Helen Kleeb, Ralph Moody, James Nusser, Paul Frees, Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Ken Peters (announcer). 25:22.
8:30 PM The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. February 6, 1949. NBC net. Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "Down Among The Sheltering Palms." Phil sings, "The Jabberwocky Bird." Mr. Scott, the Rexall boss, has told Phil to fire Frankie Remley and four other musicians from Phil's band. Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis, Walter Tetley, Bill Forman (announcer), Walter Scharf and His Orchestra, Gale Gordon, Ray Singer (writer), Dick Chevillat (writer), Robert North, Paul Phillips (producer, director). 29:30.
9:00 PM The Falcon. October 29, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Double Exposure". Sponsored by: Kraft. A hit man is paid $500 to rub out Jimmy Arcaro. A beautiful dame benefits, but loses $2 million when a dead man comes to life and promptly dies again. Les Damon, Ed Herlihy (announcer), Drexel Drake (creator), Mandel Kramer. 29:23.
9:30 PM This Is Your FBI. January 7, 1949. ABC net. "The Out-Of-Date Killer". Sponsored by: The Equitable Life Assurance Society. Stacy Harris, William Woodson (narrator), Frederick Steiner (composer, conductor), Jerry D. Lewis (writer), Jerry Devine (producer), Larry Keating (announcer). 29:15.
10:00 PM The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theatre. September 20, 1943. CBS net. "The Maltese Falcon". Sponsored by: Lady Esther. The classic hunt for the fabulous bird. Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Truman Bradley (announcer), Wilbur Hatch (arranger, conductor). 29:58.
10:30 PM Escape. July 21, 1947. Program #3. CBS net. "The Diamond As Big As The Ritz". Sustaining. The fascinating story about the home life of the richest family in the world. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on August 29, 1948 and March 27, 1949. F. Scott Fitzgerald (author), William N. Robson (producer, director), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Jack Edwards Jr., Danny Merrill, Linda Mason, Cy Feuer (composer, conductor). 29:30.