We have an interesting lineup tonight. A Sherlock Holmes with Basil Rathbone! I like it when we can use the word "purloined," instead of "stolen." :-) I love the description given for the woman in the Rocky Jordan episode!
There is a conflict between the title given for the new Johnny Dollar series. I will post the one from the date given, which has a different title than the one given by WAMU.
Thanks to J. David Goldin's searchable RadioGOLDINdex for these brief synopses.
7:00 PM EST Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. February 3, 1956. Part 5. CBS net. "The Flight Six Matter". Sustaining. The conclusion of the story. A desperate killer is cornered and strikes back, a final showdown. The system cue has been deleted. Bob Bailey, Roy Rowan (announcer), Les Crutchfield (writer), Jack Johnstone (producer, director), Virginia Gregg, Edgar Barrier, Russell Thorson, Jack Moyles, Ben Wright, Don Diamond, Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor). 14:10. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
7:15 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. February 6, 1956. Part 1. CBS net. "The McLain Matter". Sustaining. A dead girl comes to life in a case packed with lies, yet every one of them comes true! The system cue has been deleted. Bob Bailey, Roy Rowan (announcer), John Dawson (writer), Jack Johnstone (producer, director), Lucille Meredith, Vic Perrin, Herb Ellis, Betty Lou Gerson, John Stevenson, Bob Bruce, Tony Barrett, Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor). 14:02. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
7:30 Dragnet. May 31, 1951. Program #103. NBC net. "The Big Bindle". Sponsored by: Fatima. Sergeant Friday pretends that he's from Phoenix. He goes undercover to crack a narcotics ring operating out of one of the nicest hotels in Los Angeles. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough, George Fenneman (announcer). 29:39. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. July 19, 1954. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Queue". An educated Chinaman named Chin Wong comes to Dodge to work as a cook. When two bullies steal his pigtail, he threatens to kill them. See cat. #61527 for a network, sponsored version of this broadcast. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on December 3, 1955, and on the radio series on November 17, 1957 (see cat. #52173). William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Edgar Barrier, Lawrence Dobkin, Paul Dubov, John Dehner, John Meston (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), George Walsh (announcer). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
8:30 Fibber McGee and Molly. February 8, 1944. NBC net. Sponsored by: Johnson's Wax. Waiting for the ice cream delivery man. The first commercial is entitled "Wax in War." Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox, The King's Men, Ransom Sherman, Shirley Mitchell, Arthur Q. Bryan, Marlin Hurt, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, Don Quinn (writer), Phil Leslie (writer). 29:45. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
9:00 Rocky Jordan. December 19, 1948. CBS Pacific net. "Up In Flames". Sustaining. It doesn't take long to spot a phony. She has on low, tan oxford shoes, service-weight hose, a tweed suit and an expression like something smelled. Jack Moyles, Cliff Howell (writer, producer, director), Milton Charles (original music), Larry Thor (announcer). 29:18. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:30 The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes. May 7, 1945. Mutual net. "The Purloined Ruby". Sponsored by: Petri Wines. An interesting story about a missing gem, a murder and a clue from Edgar Allen Poe. The story begins as Holmes and Watson attend a play called, "Sherlock Holmes!" The return of Professor Moriarity, based on, "The Adventure Of The Second Stain," by Arthur Conan Doyle. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Bill Forman (announcer), Anthony Boucher (writer), Denis Green (writer), Arthur Conan Doyle (author), Glenhall Taylor (producer). 29:23. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:00 Rogers Of The Gazette. July 15, 1953. CBS net. Sustaining. Jimmy Reynolds, a poor teen-ager, has been arrested for drunkeness. Will tries to keep Jimmy from being made an "example." See cat. #43006 for a rehearsal recording or unedited tape of this program. Georgia Ellis, Harry Bartell, John McGovern, Tom McKee, Constance Crowder, Kathleen Hite (writer), Bob Lemond (announcer), Rene Garriguenc (composer), Wilbur Hatch (conductor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, transcriber), Will Rogers Jr., Lawrence Dobkin. 30:38. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:30 Bright Star. November 13, 1952. Program #4. ZIV Syndication. Commercials added locally. Susan tricks George into signing an employment contract when she thinks he might leave the paper. Fred MacMurray, Irene Dunne, Elvia Allman, Irv Norton and His Orchestra. 27:28. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.