Posted on 12/08/2013 1:52:37 PM PST by Vision
Friends, it's Sunday night again and time to relax. Warm up the tubes for another 4 hours of classic radio Americana.
*tonight's show will be available at the "Info" link starting tomorrow.
Was that the blind Ed Walker from Washington, DC?
A solid lineup with Jack Benny and Escape, with only Fibber McGee & Molly as a weak spot IMO. There's an error in the schedule so something else is on the way tonight...
Yes, Ed’s blind.
Every time I see the title of this thread I think of Bob Hope in “The Big Broadcast of 1938”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkT8RXEJlcM
Ed Walker earlier was one of the Joy Boys of radio with Willard Scott.
The Christmas programming continues. Ed plays this same "Fibber McGee" each Christmas, and we've heard this "Escape" before, creepy! The 10 o'clock hour is short by thirty minutes. There will be a mystery show this evening.
These brief synopses are used with permission from the RadioGOLDINdex © 2013 J. David Goldin.
7:00 PM EST Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. May 18, 1956. Part 5. CBS net. "The Matter Of The Medium: Well-Done". Sustaining. The conclusion of the story. A bit of heartbreak for a very chastened girl. The system cue has been deleted, the program is apparently otherwise complete. Bob Bailey, Roy Rowan (announcer), Jack Johnstone (writer, producer, director), Amerigo Moreno (musical supervisor), Virginia Gregg, Lawrence Dobkin, Eleanor Audley, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Bartell, Herb Vigran, Junius Matthews, Tony Barrett, Sam Edwards, Joseph Kearns. 13:29. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
7:15 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. December 19, 1955. Part 1. CBS net. "The Nick Shurn Matter". Sustaining. A nightclub owner is found shot to death. His insurance beneficiary is his business partner, who has a perfect alibi. Bob Bailey, Roy Rowan (announcer), Les Crutchfield (writer), Jack Johnstone (producer, director), Virginia Gregg, Jack Kruschen, Ken Christy, Amerigo Moreno (musical supervisor), Sam Edwards, Peggy Webber, Don Diamond, Ben Wright, Barney Phillips. 15:15. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
7:30 Dragnet. February 28, 1952. Program #142. NBC net. "The Big Plant". Sponsored by: Fatima Cigarettes. A woman disappears and her husband becomes suspect. The man's stepson then disappears. Jack Webb, Barney Phillips. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. March 19, 1955. CBS net. "The Mistake". Sponsored by: L & M, Chesterfield. Faro dealer Earl Hanley has been killed. Suspect Sam Bostick says Doc is his alibi, but Doc is out of town! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on November 24, 1956. This is a network, sponsored version of cat. #17303. The system cue is added live. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Lou Krugman, James Nusser, John Dehner, John Meston (writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Ray Kemper (sound patterns), George Fenneman (commercial spokesman), George Walsh (announcer). 30:22. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
8:30 The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny. December 8, 1946. NBC net. Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. Don is Christmas shopping for shoe laces for Don. Will he get metal or plastic tips? The first "Christmas shopping" show and the start of a tradition. Jack Benny, Don Wilson, L. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer), F. E. Boone (tobacco auctioneer), Mel Blanc, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Gerald Mohr, Robert Ballin (producer), Frank Nelson, Phil Harris, Artie Auerbach, The Sportsmen, Eddie Anderson, Basil Ruysdael (commercial spokesman), Veola Vonn, Benny Rubin, Sanford Bickart, Peter Leeds, Elliott Lewis, Andre Baruch (commercial spokesman), Hal Sims (commercial spokesman), George Balzer (writer), John Tackaberry (writer), Milt Josefsberg (writer), Sam Perrin (writer), Mahlon Merrick (conductor). 29:36. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:00 Fibber McGee and Molly. December 24, 1946. NBC net. Sponsored by: Johnson's Wax. Fibber's fixing up some old toys for needy kids. The last appearance of "Mrs. Carstairs." Molly sings, "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" with The King's Men. Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, The King's Men, Harlow Wilcox, Don Quinn (writer), Phil Leslie (writer), Bill Thompson, Arthur Q. Bryan, Gale Gordon, Bea Benaderet. 29:48. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:30 Broadway Is My Beat. December 24, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. A Christmas show. Nick Norman is just out of Sing Sing after fifteen years and is scheduled to play Santa Claus for the P. A. L. The day before the big day, Santa takes a powder, while a miserly landlord demands his rent! See cat. #79045 for a network version of this broadcast. Howard McNear, Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Gil Stratton, Shepard Menken, Peggy Webber, Larry Thor, Charles Calvert, Alexander Courage (composer), Wilbur Hatch (conductor), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Hal March, Bert Holland, Estelle Dodge, Joe Walters (announcer). 30:27. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
10:00 Escape. December 24, 1947. CBS net. "Back For Christmas". Sustaining. A botany professor digging a "Devil's Garden" in the basement, decides to kill his wife and bury her in it. John Collier (author), Paul Frees, Robert Tallman (adaptor), William N. Robson (director). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Actually, the one I always liked was “The Big Broadcast of 1937,” which was headlined by Jack Benny. Haven’t seen it in over thirty years, though. Always thought of it as the funniest of the lot. Plus, had a good early appearance by Benny Goodman and his band. Wish it were available on dvd, but it’s not.
A few weeks ago, I was wanting to view the original (1932), the one with Bing Crosby, along with numbers by the Boswell Sisters, Cab Calloway and such. But it appears I no longer have my off-air VHS recording of it. I’m starting to think it was one of several tapes I lost due to Hurricane Rita flooding.
I lived in the DC area from the early 70s until 2007 and remember Ed Walker well. I have met him on occasion and wondered if he is still alive or is it recorded?
Ed is very much alive and continues to do the show at age 81.
Snow! I’ll bet it’s pretty outside, through the window, anyway. :-)
It’s cool here, but we missed the brutally cold temperatures other places got. We had a heavy fog week from Wednesday onward. Rain in the area now.
I guess we’re having leftover chili that Keith made last night. His chili rocks! I don’t guess you’re grilling with the weather crummy and all.
There was a rush yesterday to get stuff done before the snow so I've not listened to that Suspense yet. Will get to it this week. Life always seems too busy. Need to work on this...
I guess “busy” is better than “bored.” :-)
Do you put a tomato sauce on your meatloaf?
Chili is wonderful. I love it with sour cream.
He is a super nice guy. Glad to know he is still going.
Oh, yes! Sour cream, cheese and cornbread! :-)
Meatloaf almost HAS to have some kind of glaze or sauce. It’s good stuff with mashed potatoes.
You’re blessed to have met him. I would really like to meet him. He’s a dear, national treasure.
We always wonder how much money Dolores Brenna donated. Her mentions by Ed continue and continue...
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