These brief synopses are used with permission from the RadioGOLDINdex © 2016 J. David Goldin.
7:00 PM Eastern War Time Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. January 7, 1961. CBS net. "The Paperback Mystery Matter." Sponsored by: Commander Cigarettes. Miser Gerson suspects his "worthless relatives" are going to murder him for him for his money. One of them does just that! Robert Readick, Jack Johnstone (writer), Art Hannes (announcer), Bruno Zirato Jr. (producer, director), Edgar Stehli, Ralph Camargo, Richard Holland, Teri Keane, Ethel Huber (music supervisor), John Thomas. 24:17. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
7:30 Dragnet. August 10, 1954. Program #260. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Big Wish". John Colter, a teenager hooked on heroin, walks into the police station and asks for help. Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, George Fenneman (announcer). 25:47. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. August 11, 1957. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Jayhawkers". A band of Jayhawkers has been preying on a cattle drive from Texas. The Marshal lends a hand. The script was previously used on April 4, 1953 (see cat. #4558) and on the Gunsmoke television series on January 31, 1959. John Meston is credited with writing this script on April 4, 1953, Les Crutchfield is credited with writing this script on August 11, 1957. William Conrad, Les Crutchfield (writer), John Meston (editorial supervisor), Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Ray Kemper (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), George Walsh (announcer). 24:32. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
8:30 The Aldrich Family. [I don't know for certain that this is the correct synopsis, because WAMU did not provide the broadcast date, and the Index doesn't have comlete episode numbers listed for this show. This one seems like it might be the right one, though.] November 18, 1948. NBC net. Sponsored by: Jell-O ("Talking People" commercial). The hardware store grab-bag, it's not what it seems. Dan Seymour (announcer). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:00 The Halls Of Ivy. May 10, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. The program is now on Wednesdays at 8:00 P. M. Mrs. Whitney offers to pay for Ivy College's new gym, but displaying her heroic new sculpture is part of the deal. Ronald Colman, Benita Hume, Ken Carpenter (announcer), Jerry Hausner, Gale Gordon, Paula Winslowe, Don Quinn (creator, writer), Nat Wolff (director), Hector Chevigny (writer), Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Herb Butterfield, Raymond Lawrence, Henry Martin. 29:24. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
9:30 The Story Of Doctor Kildare. February 22, 1950. Program #20. MGM syndication. Commercials added locally. Gordon Mallory is a construction worker who is suffering from lead poisoning. Then a second worker develops the same symptoms. How did they contract the disease? The closing theme has been deleted. Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Tony Barrett, Dick Joy (announcer), Jean Holloway (writer), William P. Rousseau (director), Walter Schumann (composer, conductor), Eleanor Audley, Ted Osborne, Dick Simmons, Jack Petruzzi, Lillian Buyeff, Max Brand (creator), Raymond Katz (producer). 27:37. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
10:00 The Lux Radio Theatre. October 7, 1940. CBS net. "Wings Of The Navy". Sponsored by: Lux (Scarlet O'Hara brooch premium). Two navy pilots are in love with the same girl. A competition for the glory of the service follows. George Brent, Olivia De Havilland, John Payne, Cecil B. DeMille, Earle Ross, Frank Richards, Gale Gordon, James Eagles, Lou Merrill, Louis Silvers (music director), Melville Ruick (announcer), Stanley Farrar, Stuart Buchanan, Tristram Coffin, Wally Maher, Rolfe Sedan (commercial spokesman), Lois Collier (commercial spokesman), Martha Wentworth (commercial spokesman), Duane Thompson (commercial spokesman), Sarah Selby (commercial spokesman), Sanford Barnett (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects), Michael Fessier (screenwriter). 59:51. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Hey Gina! What do you like tonight? I’m most interested in Halls of Ivy and Lux. Doctor Kildare is interesting. I’ve heard GS’s Jayhawkers so many times I can tell the story...