Posted on 02/22/2015 2:38:33 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.
Info *tonight's show will be available at the "Info" link starting tomorrow.
Official OTR blog of "The Big Broadcast" thread:
Not all that excited about tonight's lineup...am most interested in the Chase & Sanborn Hour which seems new- this will probably be really good or really bad.
How's it swinging?
I'm not sure if this "Life of Riley" is the correct show, but it's the one listed for the date given on WAMU.
These brief synopses are used with permission from the RadioGOLDINdex © 2015 J. David Goldin.
7:00 PM Eastern War Time Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. March 10, 1957. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Sun Tan Oil Matter". A five day old $75,000 bracelet has vanished in Palm Springs. Bob Bailey, Forrest Lewis, Paula Winslowe, Frank Nelson, Sam Edwards, Paul Franklin (writer), Jack Johnstone (producer, director), Barbara Eiler, Austin Green, Shepard Menken, Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor), Dan Cubberly (announcer). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
7:30 Dragnet. April 26, 1953. Program #201. NBC net. "The Big Scrapbook". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Fatima. Three robbers pull a jewelry store job in San Diego and get away with $135,000 worth of hot ice. The show receives an award on the air from a Detroit policeman. Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, John Robinson (writer), Walter Schumann (music), Eddie Firestone, Art Gilmore. 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. April 29, 1956. CBS net. "Doc's Reward". Sponsored by: L & M, Chesterfield. Doc kills a stranger trying to stop him from seeing a patient. The stranger's brother arrives in town and starts keeping his eye on Doc. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on December 14, 1957. The system cue has been deleted. William Conrad, Howard McNear, John Meston (writer), John Dehner, Vic Perrin, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, George Fenneman (commercial spokesman), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Ray Kemper (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns), George Walsh (announcer). 24:43. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
8:30 The Life Of Riley. February 13, 1944. Blue net, WENR, Chicago aircheck. Sponsored by: The American Meat Institute. Doctor Riley will see you now. Don Bernard (director), Lou Kosloff (music), Irving Brecher (creator, producer), Paula Winslowe, Conrad Binyon, Sharon Douglas, Dink Trout, Hans Conried, William Bendix, Ken Niles (announcer). 29:43. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:00 Destination Freedom. November 21, 1948. WMAQ, Chicago. "The Rhyme Of The Ancient Dodger: The Story Of Jackie Robinson". Sustaining. Excellent writing, great radio, the story is partially told in verse! Jack Lester, Hugh Downs (announcer), Everett Clark, Tony Parish, Janice Kingslow, Emil Soderstrom (composer, arranger), Ernie Andrews, Elwyn Owen (music), Richard Durham (writer), Homer Hecht (director), Oscar Brown Jr., Studs Terkel, Bobby Christian (music). 29:29. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:30 Richard Diamond, Private Detective. October 15, 1949. NBC net. Sustaining. Jeff the newsboy tips off Diamond to a gang of counterfeiters. After solving the case, Dick Powell sings, "You're Breaking My Heart." Blake Edwards (writer), Dick Powell, Ed Begley, Edward King (announcer), Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Lou Krugman, Parley Baer, Richard Sanville (director), Sammie Hill, Tommy Bernard, Virginia Gregg, Wilms Herbert. 29:33. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:00 The Chase and Sanborn Hour. July 11, 1937. Red net. Sponsored by: Chase and Sanborn Coffee. The first tune is, "Johnny One Note." Charlie tells Edgar Bergen about his music lessons. Don Ameche and guest Gladys George appear in, "Personal Appearance." W. C. Fields announces that he's leaving on vacation. The verbal battle with Charlie McCarthy continues. Don Ameche (host), Robert Armbruster and His Orchestra, Dorothy Lamour, Gladys George, Ray Middleton, W. C. Fields, Edgar Bergen. 59:26. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Can you get any episodes of “Mr. District Attorney?”
At least you could make a snow man if you wanted to, Vision. :-) But, I’m sorry you’re still frozen in up there. That’s no fun for the weekend. I hope you’re doing well otherwise.
We just got back from visiting Keith’s Mom. Now it’s laundry time! Yay!
Howdy, Houmatt! the Archive website looks like it has episodes of “Mr. District Attorney,” here: https://archive.org/search.php?query=mr.%20district%20attorney%20AND%20collection%3Aradioprograms
I don’t remember ever hearing Ed play any of those episodes, though.
Are you feeling better today? I hope so.
Thanks, RedMDer!
Hey Gina, two major snows this week. But life’s good...
Life is good—that’s always good news. :-)
The episodes I have heard were indeed.
I watched Passion of the Christ last night. You seen it?
Yes, I saw it years ago, I guess maybe when it was still in theaters. Powerful.
I see the Johnny Dollar episode listed for today is the one from last week.
Not the most exciting JD.
No, it wasn’t a very good one. I had a hard time following it, because I missed the part where the bad guy got in the car with them.
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