7:00 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Parakoff Policy” The first official show of the series, starring Charles Russell in a noir take on our fabulous freelance insurance investigator. (Original air date February 18, 1949. CBS network.) (Running time 29:32)
7:30 p.m. Fibber McGee and Molly In an attempt to beat the heat, Fibber tries to make ice cream. (Original air date February 8, 1944.) (Running time 26:43)
8:00 p.m. Gunsmoke “Bureaucrat” A government inspector comes to Dodge to lay down a deadline. (Original air date January 29, 1956 CBS network.) (Running time 20:30)
8:20 p.m. Lest We Forget: The American Dream Wendy Barrie stars as a dancer who comes to her hometown to perform, and is shocked by local prejudices. (Recorded 1947, Produced by Institute For Democratic Education syndication)(Running time 14:15)
8:30 p.m. Dragnet “The Big Key” The few contents of a purse are the only clues in a murder. (Original air date May 25, 1950. NBC network.)(Running time 26:45)
9:00 p.m. Suspense “The Lost Special” Orson Welles stars in a missing train story. (Original air date September 30, 1943. CBS network.)(Running time 28:50)
9:30 p.m. The Fred Allen Show Fred Allen and guest Orson Welles do a version of “Les Miserables”. (Original air date March 3, 1946. NBC network.)(Running time 28:45)
10:00 p.m. The Campbell Playhouse “Escape” Orson Welles again! This time starring as a man unjustly jailed for 5 years and his escape from prison. (Original air date October 15, 1939. CBS network.)(Running time 51:16)