A perfectly hellish week we had (from Tuesday on...).
Tonight, we escape just a little bit. Suspense, too! Like Vision said, an hour-long episode!
Thanks to J. David Goldin's RadioGOLDINdex for these synopses.
7 PM EST Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. December 7, 1955. Part 3. CBS net. "The Cronin Matter". Sustaining. An old love, and an old hate. Violence breaks out at midnight! The system cue has been deleted. Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor), Barbara Fuller, Benny Rubin, Bob Bailey, Jack Johnstone (director), John Dehner, Les Crutchfield (writer), Parley Baer, Roy Rowan (announcer), Shirley Mitchell (?), Virginia Gregg, Vivi Janis. 14:00.
7:15 PM Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. December 8, 1955. Part 4. CBS net. "The Cronin Matter". Sustaining. A white lie, a bullet from the darkness, and death comes out in the rain! A well-written episode, with a good deathbed scene. The system cue has been deleted. Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor), Barbara Fuller, Benny Rubin, Bob Bailey, Jack Johnstone (director), John Dehner, Les Crutchfield (writer), Parley Baer, Roy Rowan (announcer), Shirley Mitchell (?), Virginia Gregg, Vivi Janis. 13:48.
7:30 PM Dragnet. November 9, 1950. Program #74. NBC net. "The Big Mother". Sponsored by: Fatima. The three day old Striker baby has been stolen from Mercy Hospital. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough. 29:45.
8 PM Gunsmoke. February 27, 1954. CBS net. "Bad Boy". Sustaining. Young Tom Vickers is being led astray by his friend Blake. Cattle rustling and murder soon follow. William Conrad, Parley Baer, John Dehner, Paul Dubov, Sam Edwards, Charles Bastin, John Meston (writer), Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Norman Macdonnell (director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), George Walsh (announcer). 24:42.
8:30 PM Night Beat. March 27, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Maritia Nowak is dying, wanting nothing more than to see her husband, Anton, once again. Randy searches for and finds Anton...but too late. Excellent writing, well-done! The program was repeated July 13, 1951 (see cat. #50012). Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (music), Lawrence Dobkin, Joyce McCluskey, Vic Perrin, Larry Marcus (editor), Warren Lewis (director), Jack Edwards, Jerry Hausner, Rena Craig, Charles Seel. 29:24.
9 PM Crime Club. March 27, 1947. Mutual net. "Silent Witnesses". Sustaining. A woman hears two shots while asleep. A corpse is found shortly afterward, with only one hole! . 1/2 hour.
9:30 PM Academy Award Theatre. April 20, 1946. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Great McGinty". The story of a racketeer who became the governor, and then decided to go straight. AFRTS program name: "Playhouse Twenty-Five." See cat. #93548 for a network, sponsored version of this program. Brian Donlevy. 25 minutes.
10 PM Suspense. January 10, 1948. CBS net. "The Kandy Tooth". Sustaining. The story of the return of the "Fat Man!" A sequel to "The Maltese Falcon," with "Joel Cairo," Wilmer's younger brother, and other characters from the film. This time, it's a search for a treasure worth more than the "Maltese Falcon!" William Spier speaks after the drama. The script was previously heard on, "The Adventures Of Sam Spade." Cathy Lewis, Hans Conried, Howard Duff, Jay Novello, Jeanette Nolan, Joseph Kearns (announcer), Lurene Tuttle, Robert Montgomery (host), Wally Maher, William Johnstone, William Spier (producer, editor, director), Dashiell Hammett (creator), Jack Edwards Jr., Sidney Miller, Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (music director), Robert Tallman (writer), Joe Eisinger (writer, billed as "Jason James"), Joseph Johnson. 60:26.
Hi Gina, how was your Tuesday night?
Hi Everyone!
We had prolonged power failure starting the night of the hurricane, which lasted for 5 days. The storm itself was terrifying. I thought the windows would crash in, but the house held up well. Trees down all over the area, including on rooftops... The one road we use all the time finally opened today!
I tried to get a hotel, but they were totally booked. Many thanks to our daughter for inviting us to stay there. It was so cold at that time.