(((((Early Ping)))))
Happy Mother's Day!
I'll be back in the first hour of the show. Off to have dinner with Mom, hope you get to do the same.
Thank you Gina for posting last week's thread.
Posted on 05/11/2014 11:25:23 AM PDT by Vision
Friends it's Sunday night again, and time to relax. Warm up the tubes for another four hours of classic radio Americana.
*tonight's show will be available at the "Info" link starting tomorrow.
Of course we have a Mother’s Day show tonight...Jack Benny and Phil Harris/Alice Faye has the potential to be a very strong hour of comedy...
Tell Mom we all said Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms. Naturally, it's a Mother's Day lineup.
These brief synopses are used with permission from the RadioGOLDINdex © 2014 J. David Goldin.
7:00 PM EST Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. July 10, 1956. Part 2. CBS net. "The Shady Lane Matter". Sustaining. Of two who are not even accused, one confesses and one denies...and both very strangely! The system cue has been deleted. Bob Bailey, Roy Rowan (announcer), Les Crutchfield (writer), Jack Johnstone (producer, director), Jeanette Nolan, Bert Holland, Forrest Lewis, Shirley Mitchell, John Dehner, Will Wright, Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor), Carl Fortina (music supervisor). 13:22. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
7:15 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. July 11, 1956. Part 3. CBS net. "The Shady Lane Matter". Sustaining. A sudden twist and a cool threat, a strange revolution and the lies come thick and fast! The system cue has been deleted. Bob Bailey, Roy Rowan (announcer), Les Crutchfield (writer), Jack Johnstone (producer, director), Jeanette Nolan, Bert Holland, Forrest Lewis, Shirley Mitchell, John Dehner, Will Wright, Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor), Carl Fortina (music supervisor). 13:37. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
7:30 Dragnet. August 7, 1952. Program #163. NBC net. "The Big Impression". Sponsored by: Fatima. Sam Rumin, an elderly diamond salesman, has been robbed of $150,000 in unset diamonds. George Fenneman (announcer), Hal Gibney (host), Harry Bartell, Herb Ellis, Jack Webb, John Robinson (writer), Vic Perrin, Victor Rodman, Walter Schumann (conductor). 29:32. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. July 30, 1955. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Tap Day For Kitty". Nip Culler, a crazy old man, proposes to Kitty and won't take "no" for an answer! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on March 24, 1956. See cat. #61891 for a network, sponsored version of this broadcast. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, John Dehner, Michael Ann Barrett, Virginia Gregg, John Meston (writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Bill James (sound patterns), Tom Hanley (sound patterns), George Walsh (announcer). 24:55. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
8:30 The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny. May 8, 1938. Red net. Sponsored by: Jell-O. Mary makes a Mother's Day call to Mama. Kenny Baker sings, "Lost and Found." Don sings the commercial to the tune of, "Mother." The mayor of Waukegan pays a visit to the show, and plays a part in a domestic drama/comedy. Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Phil Harris and His Orchestra, Mary Livingstone, Kenny Baker, Mancel Talcott (doubles), Ed Beloin (writer), Bill Morrow (writer). 29:30. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:00 The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. May 8, 1949. NBC net. Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil and Alice sings, "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Phil buys Alice a bracelet for Mother's Day, and finds himself arrested for receiving stolen goods. Phil and Remley are caught in a gambling raid! Alice Faye, Anne Whitfield, Bill Forman (announcer), Dick Chevillat (writer), Elliott Lewis, Jeanine Roos, Phil Harris, Ray Singer (writer), Robert North, Walter Scharf and His Orchestra, Walter Tetley, Griff Barnett (Rexall druggist). 29:51. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:30 The Life Of Riley. May 11, 1946. NBC net. Sponsored by: Teel, Dreft. Riley suspects that Junior has forgotten Mother's Day. Don Bernard (director), Irving Brecher (producer), John Brown, Ken Carpenter (announcer), Lou Kosloff (music), Paula Winslowe, Scotty Beckett, Sharon Douglas, William Bendix. 29:49. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:00 Our Miss Brooks. May 8, 1949. CBS net. "Connie Meets Mr. Boynton's Parents". Sponsored by: Palmolive Shave Cream, Palmolive Soap, Lustre-Creme Shampoo. A Mother's Day program. Miss Brooks has been named "Mother Away From Mother." The script was subsequently used on "Our Miss Brooks" on February 14, 1950 (see cat. #62477). Richard Crenna, Gloria McMillan, Jeff Chandler, Verne Smith (announcer), Jane Morgan, Frank Nelson, Wilbur Hatch (music), Al Lewis (writer, director), Larry Berns (producer), Myra Marsh, Bob Lemond (announcer), Eve Arden, Gale Gordon. 29:53. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:30 Family Theatre. May 6, 1948. Mutual net. "Mother's Halo Was Tight". Sustaining. A Mother's Day program about a young boy in need of a spanking. This is going to hurt you more than it hurts me. Gene Kelly (host), Virginia Bruce, John Beal, Henry Blair, Florence Ravenal, Charles Maxwell, D. H. Johnson (writer), David Young (director), Max Terr (music), Dick Wynn (announcer). 29:41. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Hi, Viking! :-)
Howdy!
Viking and everyone, here’s a very cool (short) video you will LOVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB3xM93rXbY
I back out at the ‘standing a lot’ bit. LOL
Yeah, it gets pretty darned tough! :-)
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
There’s a LOT of rip-offs of it today. :-D
Hey Gina, heading back home now and listening in the car…
Very good! I hope you had a nice time with your Mom.
So, where did you take Mom, Vision?
Awesome video, Gina!
To a little Italian spot, mostly American dishes. It was good. What you up to?
What are you up to Gina?
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