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7:00 PM Eastern War Time Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. April 17, 1960. CBS net. "The Deadly Swamp Matter". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola, Winston, Ex-Lax (Jackson Beck announcer). Johnny's imprisoned by four wild swamp men, who are determined to kill him. Bob Bailey, Ben Wright, Sam Edwards, Roy Glenn, Vic Perrin. 24:31. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
7:30 Dragnet. June 22, 1954. Program #253. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Big Customer". A special officer has been shot and the owner of a liquor store knifed to death during a robbery. One of the robbers has filthy finger nails! Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, George Fenneman (announcer). 25:35. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. June 16, 1957. CBS net. "Summer Night". Commercials deleted. A wagon train passes through Dodge on its way west, leaving behind a baby girl! William Conrad, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, Tom Hanley (writer), Parley Baer, George Walsh (announcer). 19:25. Audio condition: Very good. Incomplete.
8:30 Fibber McGee and Molly. September 12, 1939. NBC net. Sponsored by: Johnson's Wax. It's their fifteenth wedding anniversary and the McGees celebrate by eloping, and wind up in jail! Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, Bill Thompson, Donald Novis, Harold Peary, Isabel Randolph, Frank Nelson, Don Quinn (writer). 29:48. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:00 The Halls Of Ivy. February 24, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. Dr. Hall and "Doc" Fish, the Ivy barber, try to clear the name of Eddie Gray, a student suspected of stealing from the campus bookstore. Ben Wright, Benita Hume, Don Quinn (creator, writer), Earle Ross, Gil Stratton, Gloria Gordon, Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Nat Wolff (director), Ronald Colman. 29:36. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
9:30 The Adventures Of Sam Spade, Detective. August 15, 1948. CBS net. "The Critical Author Case". Sponsored by: Wildroot Cream-Oil. Spade is hired to find Gabrielle Leggitt, who has disappeared. The author of murder mysteries plays an important part in the case. The story is also known as, "The Gabrielle Caper." William Spier (producer, director), Robert Tallman (writer), Gil Doud (writer), Rene Garriguenc (composer), Dick Joy (announcer), Lud Gluskin (music director), Dashiell Hammett (creator), Howard Duff, Lurene Tuttle. 29:44. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
10:00 The Cavalcade Of America. October 8, 1945. NBC net. "Spy On The Kilocycles". Sponsored by: DuPont. The story of how a secret Nazi transmitter was tracked down with insight and legwork. The broadcast originates from Hollywood. Announced as Henry Fonda's first acting role since leaving the service. Henry Fonda, Russell Hughes (writer), Bernard Feins (writer), Robert Armbruster (composer, conductor), Tom Collins (announcer), Jack Zoller (producer, director), Gayne Whitman (commercial spokesman), Paul Stewart (director), Howard McNear, Herbert Rawlinson. 29:45. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:30 Suspense. February 13, 1947. CBS net. "The Thirteenth Sound". Sponsored by: Roma Wines. A woman who murders her husband is plagued by a high pitched sound like a chalk squeaking on a blackboard. The story makes excellent use of sound effects. The script was subsequently produced on Suspense on April 26, 1951 (see cat. #72498). Agnes Moorehead, William Johnstone (announcer), Cathy Lewis (writer), Elliott Lewis (writer), Ken Niles (commercial spokesman), Wally Maher, John McIntire, William Spier (producer, director), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.