Old Time Radio Drama Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/shows/?show=otrdrama Best of Early Radio Drama On the Old Time Radio Network Drama program, you experience great thespian plays, great performances, and compelling stories. en Radio Memories Network LLC Humphrey-Camardella oldtimeradiodrama@gmail.com http://psstatic.podshow.com/images/shows/1407/shows/small/otrdramapodshowcom.jpg?249e043ef40c6d6faea044717f7d9ee0 Old Time Radio Drama http://www.mevio.com/shows/?show=otrdrama Podcast no drama, supsense, theater, mystery, thriller, stories, actors, stage, action Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:21:06 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss PodShow PDN oldtimeradiodrama@gmail.com webmaster@podshow.com Hallmark Playhouse - Berkeley Square (03-03-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=195224&tId=2 THE HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE was heard over CBS stations Thursday evenings. This drama anthology of 30-minute shows was sponsored by, of course, Hallmark Greeting Cards. It was preceded by the RADIO READER'S DIGEST, which ran from September 13, 1942 thorugh June 3, 1948. Hallmark sponsored the RADIO READER'S DIGEST from January 13, 1946 to it's end. On Feb. 8, 1953, the series name and format was changed. It was now called THE HALLMARK HALL OF FAME and presented biographal sketches of famous persons, past and present. The new format was used until the end of the 1955 season. The exception to the new format was the broadcast each Christmas season of "A Christmas Carol". Like other dramatic series of this time, this one made use of major screen actors in the productions. James Hilton, author of "Random Harvest", "Lost Horizon" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" plus others, served as host and Narrator. Dee Engelbach produced and directed the shows. Jean Holloway was the writer. Sound Effects were by Harry Essman and Gene Twombly. Musical conductor was Lyn Murray. The show's theme was "Dream of Olwne" by Charles Williams.

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March 3, 1949. CBS network. "Berkeley Square". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. British time-travel story about a love that transcends the centuries. David Niven, Lurene Tuttle, Frances Robinson, James Hilton (host), Jean Holloway (adaptor), John Balderston (author). 1/2 hour.

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]]> THE HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE was heard over CBS stations Thursday evenings. This drama anthology of 30-minute shows was sponsored by, of course, Hallmark… THE HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE was heard over CBS stations Thursday evenings. This drama anthology of 30-minute shows was sponsored by, of course, Hallmark Greeting Cards. It was preceded by the RADIO READER'S DIGEST, which ran from September 13, 1942 thorugh Jun Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:15:06 -0800 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Berkeley Square, Blue Network, British Time-Travel, cbs, CBS Radio Network, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/195224/otrdrama-195224-11-02-2009.mp3 The Family Doctor - Ep.25 The Carnival Ep.26 Patchwork (1932) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=194224&tId=2 The Family Doctor  was a story about Dr. Grant Adams,  a small town doctor  who doubled as the community’s moral rectifier. He was more than just respected, he was loved by all. Each week he confronted issues from robbery to suicide, and always with common sense and gentle moral judgment. Though his old-fashioned remedies for sicknesses are outdated compared to modern medical practicing, The Family Doctor's attitude towards life's daily issues transcend time.

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Program #25. Broadcasters Program Syndicate/Bruce Eells and Associates syndication. "The Carnival". Music fill for local commercial insert. Doc and Mrs. Adams visit a traveling carnival to see the three-headed calf and play the old shell game. The date is approximate, possibly Transco origination. . 14:40.

Program #26. Broadcasters Program Syndicate/Bruce Eells and Associates syndication. "Patchwork". Music fill for local commercial insert. A visit from the doctor's son and his wife. There's conflict in the family until Doc Adams tells a story. The date is approximate, possibly Transco origination. . 14:25.

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]]> The Family Doctor was a story about Dr. Grant Adams, a small town doctor who doubled as the community’s moral rectifier. He was more than just… The Family Doctor was a story about Dr. Grant Adams, a small town doctor who doubled as the community’s moral rectifier. He was more than just respected, he was loved by all. Each week he confronted issues from robbery to suicide, and always with commo Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:07:34 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, Doctor Grant Adams, drama, entertainment http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/194224/otrdrama-194224-10-28-2009.mp3 Hollywood Star Time - Murder My Sweet (06-08-46) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=193556&tId=2 Hollywood Star Time (The Hollywood star playhouse) , well written and performed, presented many original plays and popular Hollywood stars. Some of those who accepted roles in this great series included Jimmy Stewart, William Conrad, Deborah Kerr, Vincent Price, Harry Bartell and Betty Lou Gerson. Highlights included an episode entitled The Six Shooter and which later became it’s own series staring James Stewart. In 1952, Marilyn Monroe made her radio debut on The Hollywood Star Playhouse. This 30 minute anthology program was heard over three different networks during its three seasons. Many leading Hollywood stars appeared before the microphones for this programs original scripts. Marilyn Monroe made her radio debut on the 08/31/52 broadcast. Several programs were intended to become new series. On 04/13/52, the broadcast # 99 of The Six Shooter w/James Stewart did indeed become a new NBC series The Six Shooter in 1953, while the broadcast of 05/18/52 #104 Safari w/Ray Milland failed to make it. There was a title change to this series. During the third network change to NBC the series picked up the sponsorship of the American Bakers and the series was called Baker’s Theater Of Stars.

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June 8, 1946. CBS network. "Murder My Sweet". Sponsored by: Frigidaire. Dick Powell's famous first transition from crooner to tough detective. The program may be dated June 9, 1946. The first show of the season. Dick Powell, James Eagles, Lionel Newman (music conductor), Lurene Tuttle, Martha Wentworth, Mary Astor, Mike Mazurki, Milton Geiger (adaptor), Robert L. Redd (writer, producer), Wendell Niles (announcer). 29:50.

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]]> The Hollywood star playhouse (Hollywood Star Time) , well written and performed, presented many original plays and popular Hollywood stars. Some of… The Hollywood star playhouse (Hollywood Star Time) , well written and performed, presented many original plays and popular Hollywood stars. Some of those who accepted roles in this great series included Jimmy Stewart, William Conrad, Deborah Kerr, Vincent Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:35:21 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, Dick Powell, drama, entertainment http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/193556/otrdrama-193556-10-23-2009.mp3 Screen Director's Playhouse - Jackpot (04-26-51) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=192621&tId=2 The Lux Radio Theater - From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director’s Guild and The Screen Director’s Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Director’s Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywood’s directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies. The President of the Screen Director’s Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast.

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April 26, 1951. NBC network. "Jackpot". Sponsored by: RCA, Anacin, Chesterfield. The one hundredth program of the series. The "Name The Mystery Husband" program awards a fabulous "jackpot" to a happily married man...and then his troubles begin! Screen director Walter Lang appears. Anne Diamond, Betty Lou Gerson, Bill Bouchey, Bill Cairn (director), Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dawn Bender, Edward Marr, Edwin Max, Howard Wiley (producer), Jack Rubin (adaptor), Jeffrey Silver, Jerry Hausner, Jim Backus, Jimmy Stewart, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Margaret Truman, Sidney Miller, Stan Waxman, Walter Lang. 59:37.

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]]> From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen… From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director’s Guild and The Screen Director’s Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Direct Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:14:31 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, Anne Diamond, April 26, 1951, B.Camardella, Betty Lou Gerson, Bill Bouchey, Bill Cairn, Bing Crosby, Blue Network http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/192621/otrdrama-192621-10-18-2009.mp3 Lux Radio Theater - Brewsters Millions (02-15-37) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=191780&tId=2 Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network (1934-1935); CBS (1935-1954); NBC (1954-1955)) adapted first Broadway stage works, and then (especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations. It quickly became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, running more than twenty years. The program always began with an announcer proclaiming, "Ladies and gentlemen, Lux presents Hollywood!" Cecil B. DeMille was the host of the series each Monday evening from June 1, 1936, until January 22, 1945. On one occasion, however, he was replaced by Leslie Howard.

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February 15, 1937. CBS network, KNX, Los Angeles aircheck. "Brewster's Millions". Sponsored by: Lux. The funny story of the man forced to spend $1,000,000 to inherit more. Host Cecil B. DeMille mentions the Fred Allen feud to Jack. Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Abe Reynolds, Cecil B. DeMille, Crauford Kent, Eddie Kane, Frank Nelson (performer, program opening announcer), Fred Harrington, Hal K. Dawson, Helena Grant, Helen Keers, Ynez Seabury, John Gibson, Lee Millar, Lionel Belmore, Lou Merrill, Louis Silvers (music director), Margaret Brayton, Melville Ruick (announcer), Ross Forrester, William Royale, Winchell Smith (stage adaptor), Byron Ongley (stage adaptor), George Barr McCutcheon (author), Marjorie Wood (intermission guest: winner of the Irish Sweepstakes), Norbert Janssen (intermission guest: winner of the Irish Sweepstakes), William Mondshine (intermission guest: designer of silk stockings for the stars), Doris Louray, Jean Colbert (commercial spokesman), Betty Stewart (commercial spokesman), Ed Beloin (writer of Jack's curtain call), Bill Morrow (writer of Jack's curtain call), Frank Woodruff (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 58:35.

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]]> Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network (1934-1935); CBS (1935-1954); NBC (1954-1955)) adapted first… Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network (1934-1935); CBS (1935-1954); NBC (1954-1955)) adapted first Broadway stage works, and then (especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations. It quickly became Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:19:54 -0700 Podcast clean 1000000.00, ABC, Abe Reynolds, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Brewster's Millions, cbs, Cecil B. DeMille, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/191780/otrdrama-191780-10-13-2009.mp3 The Campbell Playhouse - Our Town (05-12-39) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=189127&tId=2 The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic. The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show had a different flavor under sponsorship, partially attributed to a guest star policy in place, which relegated the rest of the Mercury Players to supporting cast for Orson Welles and the Hollywood guest of the week. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and his collaborator John Houseman, still in the producer's chair but feeling more like an employee than a partner. The writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch.

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Our Town is a story of character development that details the interactions between citizens of an everyday town in the early 20th century through their everyday lives (particularly the lives of George Gibbs, a doctor's son, and Emily Webb, the daughter of a newspaper editor). Our Town was first performed at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey on January 22, 1938. It next opened at the Wilbur Theater in Boston on January 25, 1938. Its New York City debut was on February 4, 1938 at Henry Miller's Theatre, and later moved to the Morosco Theatre. The play was produced and directed by Jed Harris. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1938.

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]]> The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the… The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic. The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:58:33 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Campbell Playhouse, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, Emily Webb http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/189127/otrdrama-189127-10-08-2009.mp3 The Ford Theater - The Silver Cord (04-18-48) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=187968&tId=2 The FORD THEATER, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, presented hour long dramas first on NBC for one only season. The series moved to CBS for its second and last season. There were 39 NBC and 39 CBS hour- long shows (not verified). The show initially received an unfavorable review from the New York Times for poor script adaptation but was still highly rated for the actors' performance and overall production. The show was supposed to feature only original scripts but had to forgo that plan due to lack of quality material. The first season on NBC used radio actors under the direction of George Zachary. Martin Gabel announced the first show but was soon replaced by Kenneth Banghart. The second season, on CBS, used Hollywood screen actors in the lead roles, supported by radio actors. Fletcher Markle, who previously produced CBS's STUDIO ONE series, was the producer for the second season. Although a short series, it still has some of radio's best dramas.

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April 18, 1948. NBC network. "The Silver Cord". Sponsored by: Ford. A well-written, if somewhat heavy-handed melodrama about a domineering mother who cannot let her two sons live their own lives. Evelyn Varden, Barbara Weeks, Les Tremayne, Elaine Rost, Howard Lindsay (host), Kenneth Banghart (announcer). 1 hour.

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]]> The FORD THEATER, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, presented hour long dramas first on NBC for one only season. The series moved to CBS for its… The FORD THEATER, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, presented hour long dramas first on NBC for one only season. The series moved to CBS for its second and last season. There were 39 NBC and 39 CBS hour- long shows (not verified). The show initially re Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:53:28 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, April 18, 1948, B.Camardella, Barbara Weeks, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, domineering mother http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/187968/otrdrama-187968-10-03-2009.mp3 Academy Award Theater - Jezebel (03-30-46) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=187146&tId=2 Academy Award Theater - The list of films and actors on Academy Award Theater is very impressive. Bette Davis begins the series in Jezebel, with Ginger Rogers following in Kitty Foyle, and then Paul Muni in The Life of Louis Pasteur. The Informer had to have Victor Mclaglen, and the Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Greenstreet (this movie was his first major motion picutre role) plus Mary Astor for the hat trick. Suspicion starred Cary Grant with Ann Todd doing the Joan Fontaine role, Ronald Coleman in Lost Horizon, and Joan Fontaine and John Lund were in Portrait of Jenny. How Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio were done is something to hear! Some films are less well known, such as Guest in the House, with Kirk Douglas and Anita Louise, It Happened Tomorrow, with Eddie Bracken and Ann Blythe playing Dick Powell and Linda Darnell's roles, and Cheers for Miss Bishop with Olivia de Havilland. Each adaptation is finely produced and directed by Dee Engelbach, with music composed and conducted by Leith Stevens. Frank Wilson wrote the movie adaptations.

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March 30, 1946. CBS network. "Jezebel". Sponsored by: Squibb. The first show of the series. A well-done but brief adaptation of the story of the ultimate Southern bitch. Jean Hersholt, president of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, speaks. The program may be dated March 10, 1946. Anne Revere, Bette Davis (host, narrator), Dee Englebach (producer, director), Frank Wilson (narrator), Hugh Brundage (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Jean Hersholt. 29:49.

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]]> The list of films and actors on Academy Award Theater is very impressive. Bette Davis begins the series in Jezebel, with Ginger Rogers following in… The list of films and actors on Academy Award Theater is very impressive. Bette Davis begins the series in Jezebel, with Ginger Rogers following in Kitty Foyle, and then Paul Muni in The Life of Louis Pasteur. The Informer had to have Victor Mclaglen, and Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:05:55 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, Academy Award Theater, adventure, Anne Revere, B.Camardella, Bette Davis, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Radio Network, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/187146/otrdrama-187146-09-29-2009.mp3 The CBS Radio Workshop - Double Feature (2-17-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=182933&tId=2 The CBS Radio Workshop aired from January 27, 1956 through September 22, 1957 and was a revival of the prestigious Columbia Workshop from the 1930s and 1940s. Creator William Froug launched the series with this powerhouse two-part adaptation of "Brave New World" and booked author Aldous Huxley to narrate his famous novel. "We’ll never get a sponsor anyway," CBS vice president Howard Barnes explained to Time, "so we might as well try anything." The CBS Workshop regularly featured the works of the world’s greatest writers. including Ray Bradbury, Archibald MacLeish, William Saroyan, Lord Dunsany and Ambrose Bierce.

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]]> The CBS Radio Workshop aired from January 27, 1956 through September 22, 1957 and was a revival of the prestigious Columbia Workshop from the 1930s… The CBS Radio Workshop aired from January 27, 1956 through September 22, 1957 and was a revival of the prestigious Columbia Workshop from the 1930s and 1940s. Creator William Froug launched the series with this powerhouse two-part adaptation of "Brave New Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:57:52 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, Ambrose Bierce, Archibald MacLeish, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Radio Network, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/182933/otrdrama-182933-09-24-2009.mp3 The Story Of Dr. Kildare - Mumpkins First Baby (09-28-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=180703&tId=2 The Story Of Dr. Kildare - Dr. James Kildare was a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic book based on the TV show. The character was invented by the author Frederick Schiller Faust (aka Max Brand). The character began in the film series as a medical intern; after becoming a doctor he was mentored by an older physician, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. After the first ten films, the series eliminated the character of Kildare and focused instead on Gillespie. In the summer of 1949, MGM reunited Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore to record the radio series, The Story of Dr. Kildare, scripted by Les Crutchfield, Jean Holloway and others. After broadcasts on WMGM New York from February 1, 1950 to August 3, 1951, the series was syndicated to other stations during the 1950s. The supporting cast included Ted Osborne as hospital administrator Dr. Carough, Jane Webb as nurse Mary Lamont and Virginia Gregg as Nurse Parker, labeled "Nosy Parker" by Gillespie, with appearances by William Conrad, Stacy Harris, Jay Novello, Isabel Jewell and Jack Webb.

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September 28, 1950. Program #36. WMGM, New York-Mutual net origination, MGM syndication. Commercials added locally. Willie Mumpkin, a distraught father-to-be upsets Blair Hospital. Dr. Gillespie thinks Dr. Kildare ought to be more interested in romance. Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Virginia Gregg, Ted Osborne, Georgia Ellis, Les Crutchfield (writer), William P. Rousseau (director), Walter Schumann (composer, conductor), William Tracy, Sharon Douglas, Dick Joy (announcer). 26:19.

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]]> The Story Of Dr. Kildare - Dr. James Kildare was a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late… The Story Of Dr. Kildare - Dr. James Kildare was a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:47:12 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/180703/otrdrama-180703-09-19-2009.mp3 The Halls Of Ivy - Poetry Reading (07-05-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=179488&tId=2 The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. The Colmans had shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s, and they landed the title roles in the new show. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. Others in the cast included Herbert Butterfield as testy Clarence Wellman, Willard Waterman (then starring as Harold Peary's successor as The Great Gildersleeve) as John Merriweather, and Elizabeth Patterson and Gloria Gordon as the Halls' maid.

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July 5, 1950. NBC network. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. Dr. Hall's scheduled poetry reading is preceded by a visit from "The Moose." Alan Reed, Benita Hume, Don Quinn (creator, writer), Gene Stone (writer), Gloria McMillan, Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Jack Robinson (writer), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Lois Corbett, Nat Wolff (director), Robert Esson, Ronald Colman. 29:31.

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]]> See Show Notes See Show Notes Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:53:46 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, Alan Reed, B.Camardella, Benita Hume, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, Don Quinn http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/179488/otrdrama-179488-09-13-2009.mp3 Screen Director's Playhouse - This Thing Called Love (02-10-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=177557&tId=2 Screen Director’s Playhouse - From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director’s Guild and The Screen Director’s Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Director’s Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywood’s directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies. The President of the Screen Director’s Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast.

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February 10, 1950. NBC network. "This Thing Called Love". Sponsored by: RCA. A man returning from three months in the jungle to be married finds his wife planning a platonic relationship! Rosalind Russell, Steve Dunne, Joan Banks, Paul Dubov, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Alexander Hall. 1/2 hour.

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]]> See Show Notes See Show Notes Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:45:17 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/177557/otrdrama-177557-09-07-2009.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater - The Gold Diggers (12-21-36) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=176433&tId=2 Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network (1934-1935); CBS (1935-1954); NBC (1954-1955)) adapted first Broadway stage works, and then (especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations. It quickly became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, running more than twenty years. The program always began with an announcer proclaiming, "Ladies and gentlemen, Lux presents Hollywood!" Cecil B. DeMille was the host of the series each Monday evening from June 1, 1936, until January 22, 1945. On one occasion, however, he was replaced by Leslie Howard.

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December 21, 1936. CBS network. "Gold Diggers". Sponsored by: Lux Soap. The story of "Gold Diggers Of 1933," the music of "Gold Diggers Of 1937." The program features an intermission interview with a real "sourdough," who has a great deal of trouble with his script. A show business story of the Depression. The first 46:55 of the program only. Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Cecil B. DeMille, Louis Silvers and His Orchestra, Erwin Gelsey (adaptor), James Seymour (adaptor), David Boehm (dialogue), Ben Markson (dialogue), Avery Hopwood (author), Ted Atmore (intermission guest), Ynez Seabury, Harriet Russell, Chester Clute, John Davidson, Frank Nelson (performer, program opening announcer), Claudia Hyams, Betty Stewart, Ross Forrester (doubles), Charles Emerson, Justina Wayne (commercial spokesman), Verna Felton (commercial spokesman), Frank Woodruff (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 46:55.

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]]> See Show Notes See Show Notes Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:55:58 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, Avery Hopwood, B.Camardella, Ben Markson, Betty Stewart, Blue Network, cbs, Cedil B. DeMille, Charles Emerson http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/176433/otrdrama-176433-09-01-2009.mp3 Encore Theater - White Angel 07-09-46) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=175472&tId=2 ENCORE THEATER was a 1946 Summer replacement series, sponsored by Schenley Labs, Inc. All shows had a medical theme, some concerned medical research, some covered personal stories of people in the medical field but all based on true stories. Schenley Labs, Inc. was the sponsor for the series. The shows aired Tuesday evenings from 9:30 to 10:00 PM over CBS affiliated stations. Members of the cast were typically well-known radio or screen actors, such as Lurene Tuttle, Eric Snowden, Gerald Mohr, Ronald Colman, Robert Young or Lionel Barrymore. Producer for series was Bill Lawrence, who also directed the series. The announcer was Frank Graham. Music was by Leith Stevens. Scripts were written and adapted by Jean Holloway, Lloyd C. Douglas, Sidney Kingsley and Milton Geiger. Twelve of the thirteen scripts were adapted by Jean Holloway. The 1946 Summer series ended with the August 27th show, replaced by "Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players" (possibly known as "The Hollywood Players Company". There was a second ENCORE THEATER Summer series in 1949, however there is little information on it. It aired on Sundays. Eight shows are known to be in circulation. Known air dates are April 17, April 24, May 8 and June 5.

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July 9, 1946. CBS network. "White Angel". Sponsored by: Schenley Laboratories. The story of Florence Nightingale and the start of the science of nursing. Virginia Bruce, Earle Ross, Eleanor Audley, Eric Snowden, Norman Field, Ben Wright, Frank Graham (announcer), Bill Lawrence (producer, director), Jean Holloway (adaptor), Leith Stevens (conductor). 29:25.

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]]> See Show Notes See Show Notes Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:36:14 -0700 Podcast clean ,, ,medical,medicine,hospita, 1946, 9, ABC, adventure, angel, Audley, B.Camardella, Ben http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/175472/otrdrama-175472-08-26-2009.mp3 The Damon Runyon Theater - It Comes Up Mud (07-31-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=174747&tId=2 Damon Runyon Theater - Broadcast from January to December 1949, "The Damon Runyon Theatre" dramatized 52 of Runyon's short stories for radio. Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 – December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. He spun tales of gamblers, petty thieves, actors and gangsters; few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead to be known as "Nathan Detroit", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charlie", "Dave the Dude", and so on. These stories were written in a very distinctive vernacular style: a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in present tense, and always devoid of contractions.

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1948. Program #31. Mayfair syndication. "It Comes Up Mud". Commercials added locally. A story of  "The Sport Of Kings," parts of which were used in "Guys and Dolls." Damon Runyon (author), John Brown, Richard Sanville (director), Russell Hughes (writer), Vern Carstensen (production supervisor). 27:38.

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]]> See Show Notes See Show Notes Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:14:05 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, Cop, crime, Criminal, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/174747/otrdrama-174747-08-21-2009.mp3 The Story of Dr. Kildare - Dr. Gillespies New Office (5-25-51).mp3 Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=173299&tId=2 The Story of Dr. Kildare - was based on the popular MGM films that were produced in the 1940's, so a radio version in 1949 made perfect sense. The screen actor Lew Ayres played Dr. Kildare in the films, and continued the role in this radio show. The great thespian Lionel Barrymore continued in his role as Kildare's mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. Together the two fight an unending battle against disease and bureaucratic boneheadedness. In a sense, Dr. Kildare is good old fashioned soap opera, but then medical dramas have always been popular, and the good Dr. Kildare is a quiet and devoted medical hero who creates a better world one patient at a time, despite whatever gets in the way. That makes for good radio and a good object lesson for us all - good is usually done a little at a time, and there's always something or someone in the way.

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]]> See Show Notes See Show Notes Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:10:10 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, cure, D.Humphrey, Dr. Leonard Gillespie, drama http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/173299/otrdrama-173299-08-16-2009.mp3 The Big Event" (12-16-56) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=170064&tId=2 The CBS Radio Workshop aired from January 27, 1956 through September 22, 1957 and was a revival of the prestigious Columbia Workshop from the 1930s and 1940s. Creator William Froug launched the series with this powerhouse two-part adaptation of "Brave New World" and booked author Aldous Huxley to narrate his famous novel. "We’ll never get a sponsor anyway," CBS vice president Howard Barnes explained to Time, "so we might as well try anything." The CBS Workshop regularly featured the works of the world’s greatest writers. including Ray Bradbury, Archibald MacLeish, William Saroyan, Lord Dunsany and Ambrose Bierce.

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December 16, 1956. CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Big Event". A fantasy about the world crisis created when the "Law of Averages" is repealed for twenty-four hours. William Redfield, Ralph Bell, Roger De Koven, Gloria Dapper (writer), Draper Lewis (writer), Ben Ludlow (composer), Alfredo Antonini (conductor), Paul Roberts (producer, director), Ethel Owen, Elaine Rost, Ivor Francis, Herm Dinken, Ruby Dee, Warren Sweeney (announcer). 25 minutes.

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]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:43:25 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, AFRS Radio Broadcast, Alfredo Antonini, B.Camardella, Ben Ludlow, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Radio Workshop, chilling http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/170064/otrdrama-170064-08-11-2009.mp3 Halls Of Ivy "Medal Of Honor" (01-23-52) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=169074&tId=2 The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. The Colmans had shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s, and they landed the title roles in the new show. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. Others in the cast included Herbert Butterfield as testy Clarence Wellman, Willard Waterman (then starring as Harold Peary's successor as The Great Gildersleeve) as John Merriweather, and Elizabeth Patterson and Gloria Gordon as the Halls' maid.

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January 23, 1952. NBC network origination, Voice Of America rebroadcast. The operator of "A La Cart," the Ivy College hot dog stand, is honored for winning the Congressional Medal of Honor thirty years previously. The date is subject to correction. Ronald Colman, Benita Hume, Gale Gordon, Ken Carpenter (announcer), Jess Kirkpatrick, Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Alice Backes, Kurt Martell, Don Quinn (creator, writer), John Di Grazio (writer). 27 minutes.

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]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:42:23 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, Alice Backes, B.Camardella, Benita Hume, Blue Network, cbs, college, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/169074/otrdrama-169074-08-06-2009.mp3 Mayor Of The Town "Enemy Agents" (12-29-42) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=168313&tId=2 Mayor Of The Town - An NBC offering. Aired on Sundays from 7:00PM to 7:30PM, starring Lional Barrymore and Agnes Moorehead. The creator and writer was Jean Holloway, the announcer Harlow Wilcox, music by Gordon Jenkins and sponsored by Rinso detergent. The show was a perfect vehicle for Lionel Barrymore: rich with warmhearted humor, and good-natured grumbling, its "mayor" had a fierce bark but a mushy heart when confronted with the plight of an orphan or a stray dog. The mayor cared little about political advantage: he even found time, once a year, to turn the town of Springdale into a special theater, to give his traditional performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. THE CAST: Lionel Barrymore as the mayor of the town of Springdale. Agnes Moorehead as Marilly, his housekeeper. Conrad Binyon as the mayor's ward, Butch. Gloria McMillan as Sharlee Bronson, Butch's best girl. Priscilla Lyon as Holly-Ann, the mayor's granddaughter. Also: Will Wright, Sharon Douglas, Irvin Lee, Marjorie Davies, and other Hollywood actors. Producer: Murray Bolen; later Knowles Entrikin. Director: Jack Van Nostrand. Writers: Jean Holloway, Leonard St. Clair, Howard Blake, Erna Lazarus, etc.; Howard Breslin and Charles Tazewell wrote alternate weeks, ca. 1945. Orchestra:. Gordon Jenkins (ca. 1943); Bernard Katz (1945); Frank Worth. Sound Effects: David Light, Mary Ann Gideon.

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]]> Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:26:31 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, adventure, Agnes Moorehead, B.Camardella, Blue Network, butch, cbs, chief executive, comedy, Conrad Binyon http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/168313/otrdrama-168313-08-02-2009.mp3 Academy Award Theater "The Front Page" (06-22-46) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=167415&tId=2 Academy Award Theater - Stars and movies with Oscars were the idea - in most cases, the movie stars recreated their academy award roles for the show, or in other cases, fine actors played the parts and gave it a different character. Both ways make for great radio drama and first class Hollywood motion picture star entertainment. The Lux Radio Theater had been doing this kind of radio show in the grandest manner for many years, but sponsor Squibb had the hubris and deep pockets to take on the competition by doing Academy Award Theater right after the Second World War. The year 1946 was pre-television, and so movies were still the major American visual art form, with radio the other popular network entertainment. In this final pre-TV time, Academy Award Theater was thought of as a premier radio production, a wow show, much like CinemaScope was to be in the 1950's when Hollywood felt the box office blow of early TV.

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June 22, 1946. CBS network. "The Front Page". Sponsored by: Squibb. Comedy about the newspaper business and one reporter's efforts to get married and free himself from his editor's clutches. Pat O'Brien, Adolphe Menjou. 1/2 hour.

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]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:04:29 -0700 Podcast clean ABC, Academy Award Theater, Adolphe Menjou, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Radio Network, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/167415/otrdrama-167415-07-27-2009.mp3 The Campbell Playhouse "Hurricane" (11-05-39) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=166557&tId=2 The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic. The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show had a different flavor under sponsorship, partially attributed to a guest star policy in place, which relegated the rest of the Mercury Players to supporting cast for Orson Welles and the Hollywood guest of the week. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and his collaborator John Houseman, still in the producer's chair but feeling more like an employee than a partner. The writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch.

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The Campbell Playhouse. November 5, 1939. CBS network. "The Hurricane". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. South Seas drama about a vengeful government administrator and a simple native. Told against the background of a huge storm, the story is based on the famous 1937 film. Bea Benaderet, Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Edgar Barrier, Eric Burtis, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Everett Sloane, Mary Astor, Orson Welles (host), Ray Collins (narrator). 53:14.

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]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:15:02 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, attack, B.Camardella, Bea Benaderet, Bernard Herrmann, Blue Network, Campbell's Soup, cbs, CBS Radio Network http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/166557/otrdrama-166557-07-22-2009.mp3 The Hallmark Playhouse "Valley Forge" (10-22-51) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=165557&tId=2 The Hallmark Playhouse - was heard over CBS stations Thursday evenings. This drama anthology of 30-minute shows was sponsored by, of course, Hallmark Greeting Cards. It was preceded by the RADIO READER'S DIGEST, which ran from September 13, 1942 thorugh June 3, 1948. Hallmark sponsored the RADIO READER'S DIGEST from January 13, 1946 to it's end. On Feb. 8, 1953, the series name and format was changed. It was now called THE HALLMARK HALL OF FAME and presented biographal sketches of famous persons, past and present. The new format was used until the end of the 1955 season. The exception to the new format was the broadcast each Christmas season of "A Christmas Carol". Like other dramatic series of this time, this one made use of major screen actors in the productions. James Hilton, author of "Random Harvest", "Lost Horizon" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" plus others, served as host and Narrator. Dee Engelbach produced and directed the shows. Jean Holloway was the writer. Sound Effects were by Harry Essman and Gene Twombly. Musical conductor was Lyn Murray. The show's theme was "Dream of Olwne" by Charles Williams.

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February 22, 1951. CBS network, KMBC, Kansas City aircheck. "Valley Forge". Sponsored by: Hallmark. Not auditioned. Van Heflin, Maxwell Anderson (author), James Hilton (host), Frank Goss (announcer), Bill Gay (producer, director), Lyn Murray (composer, conductor), Leonard St. Clair (adaptor), Lurene Tuttle, Ben Wright, Ted Osborne, Ted de Corsia. 29:13.

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]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:42:54 -0700 Podcast no ,, ,Philadelphia,Liberty,Fre, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Ben Wright, bill, Bill Gay, Blue Network, cbs http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/165557/otrdrama-165557-07-17-2009.mp3 The Philip Morris Playhouse "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" (08-19-53) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=164506&tId=2 The Philip Morris Playhouse - Philip Morris invested heavily in radio advertising throughout the 1930s and ‘40s, often having two weekly programs on competing networks. The first, a variety show that ran for twelve seasons (1934-47) and combined musical and dramatic elements, was called Johnny Presents, essentially giving Roventini "top billing" above all the big name guests that appeared on the broadcasts. The cigarette company also sponsored Philip Morris Playhouse, a dramatic anthology series that lasted 14 seasons (1939-53), finally switching to television.

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August 19, 1953. NBC network. "Night Has A Thousand Eyes". Sustaining. A good story about a man who can see into the future, and can even see his own death! Peter Lorrie, William Spier (producer, editor, director), Johnny Roventini (commercial spokesman), Lud Gluskin (music director), Esther McCoy (author), Sylvia Richards (adaptor), Art Ballinger (announcer). 23:52

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]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:47:09 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/164506/otrdrama-164506-07-12-2009.mp3 First Nighter Program "The Tin Box" (05-06-48) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=163423&tId=2 The First Nighter Program aired on the Blue Network and on Thursday nights at 8:30PM till 9:00PM, sponsored by Campana and starring Don Ameche and June Meredith. On October 4, 1942, The First Nighter program switched over from CBS to Mutual and was broadcast from 6:00 to 6:30 on Sunday evenings. At the end of the regular season for The First Nighter, on May 2, 1942, Murder Clinic switched time periods and came on three hours earlier as the summer replacement for the other program.


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Program. May 6, 1948. CBS network. "The Tin Box ". Sponsored by: Campana cosmetics. A comedy-mystery about a $10,000 ransom. How does one give it back? Barbara Luddy, Olan Soule, Willard Waterman, Lawrence Dobkin, David Ellis, Jean Fromhurst (writer), Larry Keating (commercial spokesman). 29:29.

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]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:26:07 -0700 Podcast no ,OTR,Entertainment,, network, old, radio, time http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/163423/otrdrama-163423-07-07-2009.mp3 The NBC UniversityTheater "The Time Of Man" (07-09-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=162581&tId=2 The NBC University Theater - dramatic anthology Offered novels, with programs for college credit. Broadcast History : July 30th, 1948 - February 14th, 1951 NBC. Mostly 60 minutes. Mostly aired on Sundays, with occasional weeknight airings. Announcer : Don Stanley Music : Albert Harris, Henry Russell Director : Andrew C. Love Writers : Claris A. Ross, Ernest Kinoy, George Lefferts, Jack C. Wilson Sound Effects : Bob Holmes, Rod Sutton.

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July 9, 1950. NBC network. "The Time Of Man". Sustaining. The start of the program is delayed by a Korean War news bulletin. A rural romance, as told in the hill country of America. Andrew C. Love (director), Betty Niglis, Don Stanley (announcer), Earl Hamner (adaptor), Elizabeth Maddox Roberts (author), Gail Bonney, Georgia Backus, Jeff Corey, John Dehner, John Stevenson, Kay Stewart, Noreen Gammill, Paul McVey, Terry Lee (folksinger), Wade Arnold (producer). 59:42.

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]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:19:57 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Andrew C. Love, B.Camardella, Betty Niglis, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, Don Stanley http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/162581/otrdrama-162581-07-02-2009.mp3 The Halls Of Ivy "D-Day" (06-07-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=161886&tId=2 The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. The Colmans had shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s, and they landed the title roles in the new show. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. Others in the cast included Herbert Butterfield as testy Clarence Wellman, Willard Waterman (then starring as Harold Peary's successor as The Great Gildersleeve) as John Merriweather, and Elizabeth Patterson and Gloria Gordon as the Halls' maid.

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June 7, 1950. NBC network. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. Phillip Weatherby wants to be a farmer, and is being expelled from the school of law, despite his father's desire for him to be a lawyer. Benita Hume, Bill Thompson, Cameron Blake (writer), Conrad Binyon, Don Quinn (creator, writer), Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Nat Wolff (director), Ronald Colman. 29:21.

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]]> Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:30:46 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Benita Hume, Bill Thompson, Blue Network, Cameron Blake, cbs, Clarence Wellman, college http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/161886/otrdrama-161886-06-27-2009.mp3 The Story Of Dr. Kildare "Dr. Gillespie Almost Gets Engaged" (06-29-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=161085&tId=2 The Story Of Doctor Kildare - Dr. James Kildare was a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic book based on the TV show. The character was invented by the author Frederick Schiller Faust (aka Max Brand). The character began in the film series as a medical intern; after becoming a doctor he was mentored by an older physician, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. After the first ten films, the series eliminated the character of Kildare and focused instead on Gillespie. In the summer of 1949, MGM reunited Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore to record the radio series, The Story of Dr. Kildare, scripted by Les Crutchfield, Jean Holloway and others. After broadcasts on WMGM New York from February 1, 1950 to August 3, 1951, the series was syndicated to other stations during the 1950s. The supporting cast included Ted Osborne as hospital administrator Dr. Carough, Jane Webb as nurse Mary Lamont and Virginia Gregg as Nurse Parker, labeled "Nosy Parker" by Gillespie, with appearances by William Conrad, Stacy Harris, Jay Novello, Isabel Jewell and Jack Webb.

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June 29, 1950. Program #23. WMGM, New York-Mutual network origination, MGM syndication. Commercials added locally. Is Millicent Forbes just a "fool woman with a case of the sniffles?" Romance comes to Dr. Gillespie. Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Jean Holloway (writer), William P. Rousseau (director), Walter Schumann (composer, conductor), Eleanor Audley, Isabel Randolph, Eddie Fields, Dick Joy (announcer). 28:00.

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]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:03:11 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/161085/otrdrama-161085-06-23-2009.mp3 The Screen Director's Playhouse "You Were Meant For Me" (03-13-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=160443&tId=2 Screen Director’s Playhouse - From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director’s Guild and The Screen Director’s Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Director’s Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywood’s directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies. The President of the Screen Director’s Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast.

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March 13, 1949. NBC network. "You Were Meant For Me". Sustaining. A musical romance of Depression show business. Dan Dailey, Betty Lynn, Jim Backus, William Tracy, Irene Tedrow, Norman Field, Dan Riss, Milton Geiger (adaptor), Lloyd Bacon (guest screen director), Frank Barton (announcer), Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Howard Wiley (production supervisor), Bill Cairn (producer). 29:26.

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]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:57:53 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/160443/otrdrama-160443-06-19-2009.mp3 Matinee Theater "Till We Meet Again" (03-25-45) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=159743&tId=2 Matinee Theater represented a serious attempt by CBS to provide quality dramatic programming for its Sunday afternoon listeners. A continuation of the series Dangerously Yours, it was renamed Matinee Theater with a view towards presenting "a greater range of stories". That broader scope was able to accommodate such episodes as "Beautiful Dreamer" (the Stephen Foster story) and "The Love Story of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning". Victor Jory and several different female stars paired to bring classics like "Wuthering Heights", "Jane Eyre", and "The Scarlet Pimpernel" to the audience, as well as a number of more contemporary works. The first of these thirty-minute broadcasts aired October 22, 1944 and the final one on April 8, 1945. The Vick Chemical Company sponsored throughout.

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March 25, 1945. CBS network. "Til We Meet Again". Sponsored by: Vicks Vatro-nol. A Fraench Sister finds herself drawn into the battle against the occupying Nazis. Victor Jory, Gertrude Warner, Martin Gabel, Kermit Murdock, Mark Warnow (music director), Jean Holloway (adaptor), Richard Sanville (director). 29:17.

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]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:27:57 -0700 Podcast no ABC, action, adventure, B.Camardella, battle, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Radio Network, comedy, Criminal http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/159743/otrdrama-159743-06-15-2009.mp3 The Philip Morris Playhouse "Lady From The Sea" (03-11-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=159150&tId=2 The Philip Morris Playhouse - Philip Morris invested heavily in radio advertising throughout the 1930s and ‘40s, often having two weekly programs on competing networks. The first, a variety show that ran for twelve seasons (1934-47) and combined musical and dramatic elements, was called Johnny Presents, essentially giving Roventini "top billing" above all the big name guests that appeared on the broadcasts. The cigarette company also sponsored Philip Morris Playhouse, a dramatic anthology series that lasted 14 seasons (1939-53), finally switching to television.

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March 11, 1949. CBS network. "The Lady From The Sea". Sponsored by: Philip Morris, Revelation Pipe Tobacco. A movie starlet commits murder, and her lover takes the rap for her. When he gets out twenty years later, she isn't very grateful. Marlene Dietrich, William Spier (producer, editor, director), Johnny Roventini (commercial spokesman), Lud Gluskin (music director), Esther McCoy (author), Sylvia Richards (adaptor), Art Ballinger (announcer). 31:00.

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]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:20:15 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Art Ballinger, B.Camardella, Betrayal, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Radio Network, comedy, conviction http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/159150/otrdrama-159150-06-10-2009.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "Green Dolphin Street" (09-19-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=158549&tId=2 The Lux Radio Theater - Stars and movies with Oscars were the idea - in most cases, the movie stars recreated their academy award roles for the show, or in other cases, fine actors played the parts and gave it a different character. Both ways make for great radio drama and first class Hollywood motion picture star entertainment. The Lux Radio Theater had been doing this kind of radio show in the grandest manner for many years, but sponsor Squibb had the hubris and deep pockets to take on the competition by doing Academy Award Theater right after the Second World War. The year 1946 was pre-television, and so movies were still the major American visual art form, with radio the other popular network entertainment. In this final pre-TV time, Academy Award Theater was thought of as a premier radio production, a wow show, much like CinemaScope was to be in the 1950's when Hollywood felt the box office blow of early TV.

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September 19, 1949. CBS network. "Green Dolphin Street". Sponsored by: Lux (flower bulb premium), Spry. A romance set in New Zealand when the land was first settled. A deserting sailor marries the wrong sister. Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Peter Lawford, William Keighley (host), John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Louis Silvers (music director), Joan Banks, Ed Begley, William Johnstone, Herb Butterfield, Howard McNear, Doris Lloyd, Alma Lawton, Janet Scott, Marlene Ames, Edward Marr, Tyler McVey, Dorothy Lovett (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"), Bridget Carr (intermission guest), Samuel Raphaelson (screenwriter), Elizabeth Goudge (author), Fred MacKaye (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 59:50.

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]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:41:58 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Alma Lawton, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Bridget Carr, cbs, CBS Radio Network, Charlie Forsyth, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/158549/otrdrama-158549-06-06-2009.mp3 Author's Playhouse "Reunion" (05-14-45) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=157840&tId=2 Author’s Playhouse - Famous stories by celebrated authors: among them, Elementals (Stephen Vincent Benet), The Piano (William Saroyan), and The Snow Goose (Paul Gallico).March 5, 1941 till June 4, 1945, NBC;  Blue Network until mid-October 1941, then the Red Network.  Many briefly held 30m timeslots, including Sundays at 11:30, 1941-42;  Wednesdays at 11:30, 1942-44;   Mondays at 11:30, 1944-45.  Sponsor was Philip Morris, 1942-43. Cast:  John Hodiak, Fern Persons, Arthur Kohl, Laurette Fillbrandt, Kathryn Card, Bob Jellison, Nelson Olmsted, Marvin Miller, Olan Soule, Les Tremayne, Clarence Hartzell, Curley Bradley, etc.  Orchestra:  Rex Maupin, Roy Shield, J6seph Gallicchio. Creator:  Wynn Wright.  Directors:  Norman Felton, Fred Weihe, Homer Heck, etc.

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May 14, 1945. NBC network, Chicago origination. "Reunion". Sustaining. Henry Sinkin is a quiet accountant who inherits $500 and decides to make a big impression at his college reunion. Arthur Hern, Art Van Harvey, Charles Egleston, Elwyn Owen (organist), Inez Arsher (adaptor), Kay Miller, Kay Miller, Michael Romano, Nick Reikert, Norman Felton (producer), Phillips H. Lord, Stanley Gordon, Thomas Post, Vincent Sheean (author), William Fein. 29:28.

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]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:53:24 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Art Van Harvey, Arthur Hern, Author's Playhouse, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, Charles Egleston, college reunion http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/157840/otrdrama-157840-06-02-2009.mp3 NBC University Theater -"Track Of The Cat" (02-05-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=157001&tId=2 The NBC University Theater - dramatic anthology Offered novels, with programs for college credit. Broadcast History : July 30th, 1948 - February 14th, 1951 NBC. Mostly 60 minutes. Mostly aired on Sundays, with occasional weeknight airings. Announcer : Don Stanley Music : Albert Harris, Henry Russell Director : Andrew C. Love Writers : Claris A. Ross, Ernest Kinoy, George Lefferts, Jack C. Wilson Sound Effects : Bob Holmes, Rod Sutton.

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The NBC University Theatre. February 5, 1950. NBC net. "The Track Of The Cat". Sustaining. A story of family conflict, complicated by a murderous black panther. Walter Van Tilber Clark (author), George Lefferts (adaptor), Bruce Bliven (intermission commentator), John Dehner, Steven Chase, Ralph Moody, Lynn Whitney, Noreen Gammill, Lynn Milland, Don Randolph, Andrew C. Love (director), Lee Millar, Don Stanley (announcer). 59:26.

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]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 20:19:48 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Andrew C. Love, B.Camardella, black panther, Blue Network, Bruce Bliven, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/157001/otrdrama-157001-05-28-2009.mp3 Radio City Playhouse "Weather Ahead" (03-14-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=156229&tId=2 Radio City Playhouse - Half-hour drama, sometimes comedy, often very exciting and suspenseful. The cast were made up of  New York veterans of radio and stage, including Jan Minor and John Larkin as featured performers. The director, Harry W. Junkin, also served as the show's host and narrator. Each week the show introduced a new story, often written by well-known writers of fantasy and suspense such as Ray Bradbury, Cornell Woolrich, Agatha Christie and Paul Gallico. They were dramatized with a full orchestral soundtrack and excellent sound effects.

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March 14, 1949. Program #30. NBC network. "Weather Ahead". Sustaining. The program is referred to as, "Attraction #29). Harry W. Junkin (director, host), Bob Warren (announcer), Bill Demling (as William Devlin, writer), Joe DeSantis, Robert Clark, Donald Curtis, Richard P. McDonough (NBC supervisor), Roy Shield (composer, conductor). 29:33

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]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 11:01:47 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Attraction #29, B.Camardella, Bill Deming, Blue Network, Bob Warren, cbs, chilling, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/156229/otrdrama-156229-05-24-2009.mp3 The Halls Of Ivy "Faculity Raffle" (06-28-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=155291&tId=2 The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. The Colmans had shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s, and they landed the title roles in the new show. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. Others in the cast included Herbert Butterfield as testy Clarence Wellman, Willard Waterman (then starring as Harold Peary's successor as The Great Gildersleeve) as John Merriweather, and Elizabeth Patterson and Gloria Gordon as the Halls' maid.

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June 28, 1950. NBC network. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. The date is approximate. The annual student raffle is protested by an obnoxious faculty member. Benita Hume, Bob Sweeney, Don Quinn (creator, writer), Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Herb Butterfield, Jeffrey Silver, Ken Carpenter (announcer), Leonard St. Clair (writer), Nat Wolff (director), Ronald Colman, Virginia Gregg. 29:41.

 

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]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 19:02:47 -0700 Podcast no ,education, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Benita Hume, Blue Network, Bob Sweeney, cbs, college, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/155291/otrdrama-155291-05-19-2009.mp3 The Damon Runyon Theater "Leopard's Spots" (05-01-49). Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=154847&tId=2 Damon Runyon Theater - Broadcast from January to December 1949, "The Damon Runyon Theatre" dramatized 52 of Runyon's short stories for radio. Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 – December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. He spun tales of gamblers, petty thieves, actors and gangsters; few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead to be known as "Nathan Detroit", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charlie", "Dave the Dude", and so on. These stories were written in a very distinctive vernacular style: a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in present tense, and always devoid of contractions.

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1948. Program #18. Mayfair syndication. "Leopard's Spots". Commercials added locally. Spider McCoy invites Broadway to travel to Philadelphia where Pigsfoot Grudy is going to fight Chester Nubs. Along comes a bad appendix and Caswell Fish, also known as "The Leopard Kid." Damon Runyon (author), Jeff Chandler, John Brown, Richard Sanville (director), Russell Hughes (adaptor), Vern Carstensen (production supervisor). 27:58.

 

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]]> Sat, 16 May 2009 09:46:19 -0700 Podcast no 1948, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Caswell Fish, cbs, Champ, champion, Chester Nubs http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/154847/otrdrama-154847-05-16-2009.mp3 Screen Director's Playhouse "The Big Clock" (07-08-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=154443&tId=2 Screen Director's Playhouse - From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director’s Guild and The Screen Director’s Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Director’s Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywood’s directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies. The President of the Screen Director’s Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast.

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July 8, 1949. NBC network. "The Big Clock". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A good adaptation of the classic thriller about a crime reporter forced to track down a killer...himself! Ray Milland, Maureen O'Sullivan, William Conrad, Lawrence Dobkin, Tony Barrett, John Farlow (screen director). 1/2 hour.

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]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 18:57:55 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/154443/otrdrama-154443-05-12-2009.mp3 The Campbell Playhouse "Liliom" (10-22-39) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=153902&tId=2 The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic. The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show had a different flavor under sponsorship, partially attributed to a guest star policy in place, which relegated the rest of the Mercury Players to supporting cast for Orson Welles and the Hollywood guest of the week. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and his collaborator John Houseman, still in the producer's chair but feeling more like an employee than a partner. The writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch.

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October 22, 1939. CBS network. "Liliom". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Excellent radio. A well-done, emotional tragedy about an ignorant carnival worker and his wife, whom he does not appreciate. The story was made into a musical and was known as, "Carousel." Agnes Moorehead, Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Betty Fillson, Bill Adams, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Frank Readick, Helen Hayes (narrator), Joan Tetzel, Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles (host). 57:51.

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]]> Sat, 09 May 2009 18:17:05 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Agnes Moorehead, B.Camardella, Bernard Herrmann, Betty Fillson, Bil Adams, Blue Network, Campbell's Soups, carnival worker http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/153902/otrdrama-153902-05-09-2009.mp3 The Lux Radio Theatre "The Well Dressed Man" (06-16-69)-S.Africa Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=153202&tId=2 Lux Presents Hollywood - The list of films and actors on Academy Award Theater is very impressive. Bette Davis begins the series in Jezebel, with Ginger Rogers following in Kitty Foyle, and then Paul Muni in The Life of Louis Pasteur. The Informer had to have Victor Mclaglen, and the Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Greenstreet (this movie was his first major motion picutre role) plus Mary Astor for the hat trick. Suspicion starred Cary Grant with Ann Todd doing the Joan Fontaine role, Ronald Coleman in Lost Horizon, and Joan Fontaine and John Lund were in Portrait of Jenny. How Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio were done is something to hear! Some films are less well known, such as Guest in the House, with Kirk Douglas and Anita Louise, It Happened Tomorrow, with Eddie Bracken and Ann Blythe playing Dick Powell and Linda Darnell's roles, and Cheers for Miss Bishop with Olivia de Havilland. Each adaptation is finely produced and directed by Dee Engelbach, with music composed and conducted by Leith Stevens. Frank Wilson wrote the movie adaptations.

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June 16, 1969 - The Well Dressed Man - Lux Presents Hollywood, was the opening line for one of the best radio programs of the golden days of radio. This series, while sponsored by Lux products, does not use the same U.S. produced scripts. This series is drama broadcasts developed in and for South Africa listeners. Broadcast dates are unknown at this time. Any information to develop additional information for this series would be appreciated.

 

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]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 19:36:04 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, Cop, Court, crime, Criminal http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/153202/otrdrama-153202-05-05-2009.mp3 Author's Playhouse "The Man Who Woke Up Famous" (07-15-44) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=152857&tId=2 Author’s Playhouse - Famous stories by celebrated authors: among them, Elementals (Stephen Vincent Benet), The Piano (William Saroyan), and The Snow Goose (Paul Gallico).March 5, 1941 till June 4, 1945, NBC;  Blue Network until mid-October 1941, then the Red Network.  Many briefly held 30m timeslots, including Sundays at 11:30, 1941-42;  Wednesdays at 11:30, 1942-44;   Mondays at 11:30, 1944-45.  Sponsor was Philip Morris, 1942-43. Cast:  John Hodiak, Fern Persons, Arthur Kohl, Laurette Fillbrandt, Kathryn Card, Bob Jellison, Nelson Olmsted, Marvin Miller, Olan Soule, Les Tremayne, Clarence Hartzell, Curley Bradley, etc.  Orchestra:  Rex Maupin, Roy Shield, Joseph Gallicchio. Creator:  Wynn Wright.  Directors:  Norman Felton, Fred Weihe, Homer Heck, etc.

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July 15, 1944. NBC network. "He Woke Up Famous". Sustaining. A comedy about a gushing socialite, her beautiful secretary, and a supposed shipwrecked sailor. Corey Ford (author). 1/2 hour.

 

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]]> Fri, 01 May 2009 22:14:56 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Arthur Kohl, Author's Playhouse, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Bob Jellison, cbs, Clarence Hartzell, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/152857/otrdrama-152857-05-01-2009.mp3 The Philip Morris Playhouse "Apology" (04-01-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=152278&tId=2 The Philip Morris Playhouse - Philip Morris invested heavily in radio advertising throughout the 1930s and ‘40s, often having two weekly programs on competing networks. The first, a variety show that ran for twelve seasons (1934-47) and combined musical and dramatic elements, was called Johnny Presents, essentially giving Roventini "top billing" above all the big name guests that appeared on the broadcasts. The cigarette company also sponsored Philip Morris Playhouse, a dramatic anthology series that lasted 14 seasons (1939-53), finally switching to television.

THIS EPISODE:

April 1, 1949. CBS network, KNX, Los Angeles aircheck. "Apology". Sponsored by: Philip Morris, Revelation Pipe Tobacco, Tide (local). An ordinary guy lets his wife die, but then has to deal with her very tough father. An unusual drama in that all characters have New York Jewish dialects. Elliott Lewis, Alan Reed, Sidney Miller, Cathy Lewis, Ken Christy, William Spier (producer, director, editor), David Ellis (writer), Lud Gluskin (music director), Art Ballinger (announcer). 29:40.

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April 4, 1949. Program #31. NBC network. "Wardrobe Trunk". Sustaining. The program is referred to as, "Attraction #31." Harry W. Junkin (director, host), Bob Warren (announcer), David Gothard, Cornell Woolrich (writer, billed as William Irish), Joe DeSantis, Ernest Graves, Bill Lipton, Inge Adams, Roy Shield (composer, conductor), Richard P. McDonough (NBC supervisor). 29:31.

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]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:49:07 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, April 4, 1949, B.Camardella, Bill Lipton, Blue Network, Bob Warren, cbs, comedy, Cornell Woolrich http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/151832/otrdrama-151832-04-21-2009.mp3 Radio City Playhouse "The Promise" (11-08-48) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=151492&tId=2 The Radio City Playhouse - Half-hour drama, sometimes comedy, often very exciting and suspenseful. The cast were made up of  New York veterans of radio and stage, including Jan Minor and John Larkin as featured performers. The director, Harry W. Junkin, also served as the show's host and narrator. Each week the show introduced a new story, often written by well-known writers of fantasy and suspense such as Ray Bradbury, Cornell Woolrich, Agatha Christie and Paul Gallico. They were dramatized with a full orchestral soundtrack and excellent sound effects.

THIS EPISODE:

November 8, 1948. Program #14. NBC network. "The Promise". Sustaining. The first show of the second series of, "Radio City Playhouse." A miserable husband finally pushes his wife toward a bottle of poison. The program is also known as, "NBC Short Story." The script was subsequently used on "Radio City Playhouse" on May 30, 1949.  Harry W. Junkin (writer, director, host), Bob Warren (announcer), Charlotte Holland, Joe DeSantis, Sylvia Davis, Eugene Francis, Roy Shield (composer, conductor), Richard P. McDonough (NBC supervisor). 29:26.

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]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:19:05 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Bob Warren, bottle of poison, cbs, Charlotte Holland, comedy, crime http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/151492/otrdrama-151492-04-18-2009.mp3 The Story Of Dr. Kildare "Nurse Parker Resigns" (05-17-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=151114&tId=2 Dr. James Kildare was a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic book based on the TV show. The character was invented by the author Frederick Schiller Faust (aka Max Brand). The character began in the film series as a medical intern; after becoming a doctor he was mentored by an older physician, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. After the first ten films, the series eliminated the character of Kildare and focused instead on Gillespie. In the summer of 1949, MGM reunited Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore to record the radio series, The Story of Dr. Kildare, scripted by Les Crutchfield, Jean Holloway and others. After broadcasts on WMGM New York from February 1, 1950 to August 3, 1951, the series was syndicated to other stations during the 1950s. The supporting cast included Ted Osborne as hospital administrator Dr. Carough, Jane Webb as nurse Mary Lamont and Virginia Gregg as Nurse Parker, labeled "Nosy Parker" by Gillespie, with appearances by William Conrad, Stacy Harris, Jay Novello, Isabel Jewell and Jack Webb.

THIS EPISODE:

May 17, 1950. Program #16. WMGM, New York origination, MGM syndication. Commercials added locally. Nurse Parker finally has enough of Doctor Gillespie and quits. Gillespie is glad to see her go. Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Les Crutchfield (writer), Wilms Herbert, Peggy Webber, Dick Joy (announcer), Walter Schumann (composer, conductor), William P. Rousseau (director), Virginia Gregg, Eleanor Audley, Ted Osborne. 28:55.

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]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:38:49 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/151114/otrdrama-151114-04-14-2009.mp3 Hallmark Playhouse "There I Stood With My Piccolo" (03-10-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=150761&tId=2 THE HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE was heard over CBS stations Thursday evenings. This drama anthology of 30-minute shows was sponsored by, of course, Hallmark Greeting Cards. It was preceded by the RADIO READER'S DIGEST, which ran from September 13, 1942 thorugh June 3, 1948. Hallmark sponsored the RADIO READER'S DIGEST from January 13, 1946 to it's end. On Feb. 8, 1953, the series name and format was changed. It was now called THE HALLMARK HALL OF FAME and presented biographal sketches of famous persons, past and present. The new format was used until the end of the 1955 season. The exception to the new format was the broadcast each Christmas season of "A Christmas Carol". Like other dramatic series of this time, this one made use of major screen actors in the productions. James Hilton, author of "Random Harvest", "Lost Horizon" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" plus others, served as host and Narrator. Dee Engelbach produced and directed the shows. Jean Holloway was the writer. Sound Effects were by Harry Essman and Gene Twombly. Musical conductor was Lyn Murray. The show's theme was "Dream of Olwne" by Charles Williams.

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March 10, 1949. CBS network. "There I Stood With My Piccolo". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. Meredith's early years dramatized...a Mason City success story, and surprisingly good listening. Meredith Willson, Jeff Chandler, James Hilton (host), Lyn Murray, Gerald Mohr, Parley Baer, Lurene Tuttle. 1/2 hour.

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]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:43:43 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Network, Charles Williams, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/150761/otrdrama-150761-04-11-2009.mp3 The Campbell Playhouse "The Green Goddess" (02-10-39) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=150347&tId=2 The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic. The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show had a different flavor under sponsorship, partially attributed to a guest star policy in place, which relegated the rest of the Mercury Players to supporting cast for Orson Welles and the Hollywood guest of the week. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and his collaborator John Houseman, still in the producer's chair but feeling more like an employee than a partner. The writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch.

THIS EPISODE:

February 10, 1939. CBS network. "The Green Goddess". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Excellent story about three Englishmen whose plane is wrecked in an isolated Himalayan Kingdom, where they face an impending and horrible doom. Alfred Shirley, Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Edgar Barrier, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Eustace Wyatt, Madeleine Carroll, Morris Ankrum, Orson Welles (host), Ray Collins (narrator), Robert Spaeth. 59:45.

]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:25:02 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Alfred Shirley, B.Camardella, Bernard Herrmann, Blue Network, Campbell's Soup, cbs, CBS Radio Network, chilling http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/150347/otrdrama-150347-04-08-2009.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "Dust Be My Destiny" (04-14-41) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=149935&tId=2 The Lux Radio Theater - The list of films and actors on Academy Award Theater is very impressive. Bette Davis begins the series in Jezebel, with Ginger Rogers following in Kitty Foyle, and then Paul Muni in The Life of Louis Pasteur. The Informer had to have Victor Mclaglen, and the Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Greenstreet (this movie was his first major motion picutre role) plus Mary Astor for the hat trick. Suspicion starred Cary Grant with Ann Todd doing the Joan Fontaine role, Ronald Coleman in Lost Horizon, and Joan Fontaine and John Lund were in Portrait of Jenny. How Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio were done is something to hear! Some films are less well known, such as Guest in the House, with Kirk Douglas and Anita Louise, It Happened Tomorrow, with Eddie Bracken and Ann Blythe playing Dick Powell and Linda Darnell's roles, and Cheers for Miss Bishop with Olivia de Havilland. Each adaptation is finely produced and directed by Dee Engelbach, with music composed and conducted by Leith Stevens. Frank Wilson wrote the movie adaptations.

THIS EPISODE:

April 14, 1941. CBS network. "Dust Be My Destiny". Sponsored by: Lux. A Depression romance about a young couple who stay one jump ahead of the law, running from a wrongful murder rap. John Garfield, Claire Trevor, Cecil B. DeMille, Adelaide Irving, Arthur Q. Bryan, Bruce Payne, Earl Keen (as a cow), Earle Ross (doubles), Edward Arnold Jr. (doubles), George Yesner (doubles), James Eagles (doubles), Louis Silvers (music director), Melville Ruick (announcer), Pat Collins (doubles), Rex Heath, Spec O'Donnell (doubles), Tony Martelli, Lou Merrill, Griff Barnett, Warren Ashe (doubles, one part is a radio), Charles Seel (doubles), Paul O. Irving (doubles), Duane Thompson (commercial spokesman), Ann Tobin (commercial spokesman), Frederick Shields (commercial spokesman), Robert Rossen (screenwriter), Jerome Odlum (author), Sanford Barnett (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 1 hour.(1946)

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]]> Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:06:27 -0700 Podcast no ABC, Adelaide Irving, adventure, Ann Tobin, April 14, 1941, Arthur Q. Bryan, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Bruce Payne, cbs http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/149935/otrdrama-149935-04-04-2009.mp3 Screen Director's Playhouse "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (01-30-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=149617&tId=2 Screen Director's Playhouse - From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director’s Guild and The Screen Director’s Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Director’s Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywood’s directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies. The President of the Screen Director’s Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast.

THIS EPISODE:

January 30, 1949. NBC net. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith". Sustaining. A comedy about a feuding couple who discover that they really aren't married after all. Guest director Alfred Hitchcock introduces the story and tells how he "appeared" in a cameo radio role. Bill Cairn (director), Carleton Young, Dink Trout, Frank Barton (announcer), Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Howard Wiley (producer), Mary Jane Croft, Milton Geiger (adaptor), Pat McGeehan, Robert Montgomery, Verna Felton. 29:22.

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]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:45:34 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/149617/otrdrama-149617-04-01-2009.mp3 The Damon Runyon Theater "A Piece Of Pie" (05-22-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=149154&tId=2 Damon Runyon Theater - Broadcast from January to December 1949, "The Damon Runyon Theater" dramatized 52 of Runyon's short stories for radio. Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 – December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. He spun tales of gamblers, petty thieves, actors and gangsters; few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead to be known as "Nathan Detroit", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charlie", "Dave the Dude", and so on. These stories were written in a very distinctive vernacular style: a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in present tense, and always devoid of contractions.

 THIS EPISODE:

May 22, 1949 - Program #21. Mayfair syndication. "A Piece Of Pie". Commercials added locally. Harry The Horse and Broadway enter Nicely Nicely in an eating contest, but Nicely is engaged...and on a diet! The same script was used as an audition recording with Lionel Stander. Damon Runyon (author), John Brown, Richard Sanville (director), Russell Hughes (writer), Vern Carstensen (production supervisor), Herb Vigran. 26:35.
 

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]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:24:06 -0700 Podcast no 1949, A Piece of the pie, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Big Jule, Blue Network, broadway, cbs, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/149154/otrdrama-149154-03-28-2009.mp3 The Wayside Theater "Love Goes To Night School" (01-08-39) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=148577&tId=2 The Wayside Theater - Opened for the Butterfield Theatres chain in 1968, the Wayside was designed by Louis Wiltse and could seat just over 1000. The Wayside's most famous feature was its enormous screen, measuring 56' by 24', at the time the largest indoor screen in the US. The lobby was designed to resemble a comfortable (albeit with late 60s style decor) living room, with sofas, end tables, lamps and artwork. In 1984, the auditorium was twinned, after Butterfield sold the Wayside to Illinois-based Kerasotes Theatres. In the five years that Kerasotes ran the Wayside, it was notorious for being poorly run. Kerasotes closed the theater in 1989. A year later, plans were announced to convert the twin into a brew-n-view style venue, called the Wayside Cinema & Drafthouse, but this fell through. In late 1991, the theater was gutted and reopened as the Wayside Whirly Ball amusement center.

THIS EPISODE:

January 8, 1939. WBBM, Chicago. "Love Goes To Night School". Sponsored by: The Chicago Motor Club. Camedy/romance: trying to get the beautiful "teacher" to say "yes." Olan Soule, Patricia Dunlap, Forrest Lewis, Bret Morrison, Verne Smith (announcer), Ken Christy, Bill Bouchey. 29:33.

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:49:10 -0700 Podcast no ,, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, bill, Blue Network, Bouchey, Bret, Butterfield, cbs http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/148577/otrdrama-148577-03-24-2009.mp3 The Philip Morris Playhouse "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" (09-18-51) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=148203&tId=2 The Philip Morris Playhouse On Broadway - Philip Morris invested heavily in radio advertising throughout the 1930s and ‘40s, often having two weekly programs on competing networks. The first, a variety show that ran for twelve seasons (1934-47) and combined musical and dramatic elements, was called Johnny Presents, essentially giving Roventini "top billing" above all the big name guests that appeared on the broadcasts. The cigarette company also sponsored Philip Morris Playhouse, a dramatic anthology series that lasted 14 seasons (1939-53), finally switching to television.

THIS EPISODE:

September 18, 1951. NBC network. "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse". Sponsored by: Philip Morris. A doctor writing a book about the nervous reactions of criminals, learns more about them than he wants to know. Charles Martin (producer, director), Jay Jackson, Ken Roberts (announcer), Lew Ayres, Ray Bloch (music), Vanessa Brown. 29:36.

]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:19:56 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/148203/otrdrama-148203-03-21-2009.mp3 Radio City Playhouse "Witness For The Prosecution" (04-25-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=147769&tId=2 Radio City Playhouse - Half-hour drama, sometimes comedy, often very exciting and suspenseful. The cast were made up of  New York veterans of radio and stage, including Jan Minor and John Larkin as featured performers. The director, Harry W. Junkin, also served as the show's host and narrator. Each week the show introduced a new story, often written by well-known writers of fantasy and suspense such as Ray Bradbury, Cornell Woolrich, Agatha Christie and Paul Gallico. They were dramatized with a full orchestral soundtrack and excellent sound effects.

THIS EPISODE:

April 25, 1949. Program #34. NBC network. "Witness For The Prosecution". Sustaining. An excellent courtroom drama. A man accused of murder relies of the testimony of his wife to prove his innocence. The program is also known as, "NBC Short Story." Arnold Moss, David Gothard, Lotte Stavisky, Agatha Christie (author), Bob Warren (announcer), Richard P. McDonough (production supervisor), Agnes Eckhardt (adaptor), Hester Sondergaard, Roy Shield (composer, conductor), Ethel Browning, Edgar Stehli, Arnold Robertson, Frank Milano. 29:15.

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]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:02:40 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Agatha Christie, Agnes Eckhardt, April 25, 1949, Arnold Moss, Arnold Robertson, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Bob Warren http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/147769/otrdrama-147769-03-17-2009.mp3 Encore Theater "Green Light" (06-25-46) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=146992&tId=2 Encore Theater was a 1946 Summer replacement series, sponsored by Schenley Labs, Inc. All shows had a medical theme, some concerned medical research, some covered personal stories of people in the medical field but all based on true stories. Schenley Labs, Inc. was the sponsor for the series. The shows aired Tuesday evenings from 9:30 to 10:00 PM over CBS affiliated stations. Members of the cast were typically well-known radio or screen actors, such as Lurene Tuttle, Eric Snowden, Gerald Mohr, Ronald Colman, Robert Young or Lionel Barrymore. Producer for series was Bill Lawrence, who also directed the series. The announcer was Frank Graham. Music was by Leith Stevens. Scripts were written and adapted by Jean Holloway, Lloyd C. Douglas, Sidney Kingsley and Milton Geiger. Twelve of the thirteen scripts were adapted by Jean Holloway. The 1946 Summer series ended with the August 27th show, replaced by "Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players" (possibly known as "The Hollywood Players Company". There was a second ENCORE THEATER Summer series in 1949, however there is little information on it. It aired on Sundays. Eight shows are known to be in circulation. Known air dates are April 17, April 24, May 8 and June 5.

THIS EPISODE:

June 25, 1946. CBS network. "Green Light". Sponsored by: Schenley Laboratories. A young doctor sacrifices his career for the sake of an older but careless surgeon. The "green light" of faith and inspiration comes late, but better late than never. Cathy Lewis, Robert Young, Pedro De Cordoba, Lurene Tuttle, Jim Backus, Jane Morgan, Bill Lawrence (producer, director), Frank Graham (announcer), Leith Stevens (music), Jean Holloway (adaptor), Lloyd C. Douglas (author). 29:38.

 

]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:30:38 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Bill Lawrence, Blue Network, Cathy Lewis, cbs, CBS Network, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/146992/otrdrama-146992-03-14-2009.mp3 Hallmark Playhouse "My Financial Career" (11-18-48) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=146501&tId=2 THE HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE was heard over CBS stations Thursday evenings. This drama anthology of 30-minute shows was sponsored by, of course, Hallmark Greeting Cards. It was preceded by the RADIO READER'S DIGEST, which ran from September 13, 1942 thorugh June 3, 1948. Hallmark sponsored the RADIO READER'S DIGEST from January 13, 1946 to it's end. On Feb. 8, 1953, the series name and format was changed. It was now called THE HALLMARK HALL OF FAME and presented biographal sketches of famous persons, past and present. The new format was used until the end of the 1955 season. The exception to the new format was the broadcast each Christmas season of "A Christmas Carol". Like other dramatic series of this time, this one made use of major screen actors in the productions. James Hilton, author of "Random Harvest", "Lost Horizon" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" plus others, served as host and Narrator. Dee Engelbach produced and directed the shows. Jean Holloway was the writer. Sound Effects were by Harry Essman and Gene Twombly. Musical conductor was Lyn Murray. The show's theme was "Dream of Olwne" by Charles Williams.

THIS EPISODE:

November 18, 1948. CBS network. "My Financial Career". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A story about a man who hated banks...obviously custom written for Jack Benny. Jack Kirkwood, James Hilton (host), Howard Snyder (adaptor), Lyn Murray (composer, conductor), Stephen Leacock (author), Jack Benny, Frank Goss (announcer), Dee Englebach (producer, director). 29:57.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:47:14 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, banks, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Network, comedy, D.Humphrey, Dee Englebach http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/146501/otrdrama-146501-03-10-2009.mp3 The Campbell Playhouse "There's Always A Woman" (12-17-39) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=146053&tId=2 The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic. The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show had a different flavor under sponsorship, partially attributed to a guest star policy in place, which relegated the rest of the Mercury Players to supporting cast for Orson Welles and the Hollywood guest of the week. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and his collaborator John Houseman, still in the producer's chair but feeling more like an employee than a partner. The writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch.

THIS EPISODE:

December 17, 1939. CBS network. "There's Always A Woman". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Screwball comedy/murder mystery about the dumb wife of a former Assistant District Attorney who fancies herself a private detective...and then solves a double murder! The cast is introduced on mike...during the middle of the show! Orson Welles spends over 5 minutes talking about next week's show, sounds like the script ran short and he was ad libbing. Edgar Barrier, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Everett Sloane, Frank Readick, Georgia Backus, Marie Wilson, Mary Taylor, Orson Welles (host), Ray Collins (narrator), Richard Wilson. 59:29.

]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:03:46 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Assistant District Attorn, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Campbell's Soup, cbs, comedy, Comedy-Murder Mystery, Cop http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/146053/otrdrama-146053-03-07-2009.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "My Six Convicts" (10-20-52) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=145652&tId=2 The Lux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance to do the show. It was when sponsor Lever Brothers (who made Lux soap and detergent) moved the show from New York to Hollywood in 1936 that it eased back from adapting stage shows and toward adaptations of films. The first Lux film adaptation was The Legionnaire and the Lady, with Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable, based on the film Morocco. That was followed by a Lux adaptation of The Thin Man, featuring the movie's stars, Myrna Loy and William Powell.

THIS EPISODE:

October 20, 1952. Program #45. CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "My Six Convicts". A prison psychologist and his "boys" appear in a comedy/adventure. AFRS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre." Dana Andrews, Millard Mitchell, Sheldon Leonard, Irving Cummings (host), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Rudy Schrager (music director), Peter Leeds, Marvin Bryan, Jack Kruschen, Herb Butterfield, James Nusser, William Johnstone, Robert Griffin, Dan Riss, Chester Stratton, Michael Blankfort (screenwriter), Donald Powell Wilson (author), Earl Ebi (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 55 minutes.

]]> Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:25:19 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, Charlie Forsyth, Chester Stratton, comedy, Comedy-Adventure, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/145652/otrdrama-145652-03-03-2009.mp3 Radio City Playhouse "Correction" (01-10-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=145225&tId=2 Radio City Playhouse - Half-hour drama, sometimes comedy, often very exciting and suspenseful. The cast were made up of  New York veterans of radio and stage, including Jan Minor and John Larkin as featured performers. The director, Harry W. Junkin, also served as the show's host and narrator. Each week the show introduced a new story, often written by well-known writers of fantasy and suspense such as Ray Bradbury, Cornell Woolrich, Agatha Christie and Paul Gallico. They were dramatized with a full orchestral soundtrack and excellent sound effects.

THIS EPISODE:

November 10, 1949. Program #23. NBC network, WIS, Columbia, South Carolina origination. "Deception". Sustaining. Not auditioned. Society "Dame" commits suicide with sleeping pills, new for the "Daily Register" newspaper. With the exception of Jan Miner, all the cast is from South Carolina. Harry W. Junkin (writer, director, host), Jan Miner, Roy Shield (composer, conductor from New York City), Mackie Quave (?), Josephine Brown, Tom Lentin, Roy Lind, Sam Zurich, Phil Lagraska (? announcer). 29:37.

]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:31:56 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, Columbia, South Carolina, comedy, crime, Criminal, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/145225/otrdrama-145225-02-28-2009.mp3 The Damon Runyon Theater "For A Pal" (02-13-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=144808&tId=2 The Damon Runyon Theater - Broadcast from January to December 1949, "The Damon Runyon Theatre" dramatized 52 of Runyon's short stories for radio. Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 – December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. He spun tales of gamblers, petty thieves, actors and gangsters; few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead to be known as "Nathan Detroit", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charlie", "Dave the Dude", and so on. These stories were written in a very distinctive vernacular style: a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in present tense, and always devoid of contractions.

THIS EPISODE:

February 13, 1949. Program #7. Mayfair syndication. "For A Pal". Commercials added locally. The story of the friendship of Little Joey and Blind Benny, and how a doll came between them. Damon Runyon (author), John Brown, Richard Sanville (director), Russell Hughes (adaptor), Vern Carstensen (production supervisor). 26:28.
 

]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:52:53 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Big Jule, Blind Benny, Blue Network, broadway, cbs, comedy, Cop http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/144808/otrdrama-144808-02-24-2009.mp3 Arch Oboler's Plays "Holiday 194X" (05-10-45) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=144451&tId=2 Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939 to March 23, 1940 and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945 to October 11, 1945. Leading film actors were heard on this series, including Gloria Blondell, Eddie Cantor, James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Edmund Gwenn, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, Elsa Lanchester, Peter Lorre, Frank Lovejoy, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Paul Muni, Alla Nazimova, Edmond O'Brien, Geraldine Page, Gale Sondergaard, Franchot Tone and George Zucco.

THIS EPISODE:

May 10, 1945. Mutual network. "Holiday 194X". Sustaining. An American family boards the first boat for Europe after the war ends, for a specific purpose. Fine radio. Arch Oboler, Gordon Jenkins (music), Albert Sack (conductor), Bea Benaderet, Norman Field, Lou Merrill, Irene Tedrow, Mary Jane Croft, Bruce Elliott, Bill Christy, Rhoda Elaine, Joseph Granby, Raymond Severn. 1/2 hour.

]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:18:25 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Albert Sack, Arch Oboler's Plays, B.Camardella, Bea Benaderet, Bill Christy, Blue Network, Bruce Elliott, cbs http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/144451/otrdrama-144451-02-21-2009.mp3 Screen Director's Playhouse "Pitfall" (10-17-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=143976&tId=2 Screen Director's Playhouse - From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director’s Guild and The Screen Director’s Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Director’s Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywood’s directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies. The President of the Screen Director’s Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast.

THIS EPISODE:

October 17, 1949. NBC network. "Pitfall". Sustaining. Dick Powell, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr, Virginia Gregg, Sam Edwards, Ralph Moody, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Andre de Toth (screen director). 1/2 hour.

]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:24:08 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/143976/otrdrama-143976-02-17-2009.mp3 The CBS Radio Workshop "Lovers Villains And Fools" (05-18-56) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=143590&tId=2 CBS Radio Workshop - Broadcast from 1936 through to 1947 with just an occasional break. Revived again from January 1956 to September 1957 as CBS Radio Workshop with pretty much the same format.  Broadcast from 1936 through to 1947 with just an occasional break. Revived again from January 1956 to September 1957 as CBS Radio Workshop with pretty much the same format. This was drama with a difference. Columbia Workshop was not everybody’s cup of tea and in terms of audience popularity it was always noted that it was never a strong contender for the title “Radios Top Rated Drama Series” and yet it was always considered to be the drama program that led the way in radio standards. Columbia was the first to mexperiment with what radio drama was all about, introducing new techniques never before used in over the airwaves drama and because it received little encouragement from established writers, actors, etc., it was only by breaking new ground with new ideas and new techniques from writers who were not versed in the old ways that it was going to survive. Unlike theater drama which required scenery to stage the settings of a play. Radio drama relied only on the imagination of the listener to interpret the scene. But without the right kind of writer the whole thing could fall flat on it’s face. It required a blend of words and music coupled with each listener’s imagination to make the whole thing work successfully.

THIS EPISODE:

May 18, 1956. CBS network. "Lovers, Villains and Fools". Sustaining. A Shakespearean sampler of the actor and his craft. Helen Hayes. 1/2 hour.

]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:56:38 -0800 Podcast no 1936 to 1947, 1956 to 1957, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Radio Workshop, Columbia Workshop, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/143590/otrdrama-143590-02-14-2009.mp3 Academy Award Theater "The Devil & Miss Jones" (10-23-46) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=143016&tId=2 Academy Award Theater - Stars and movies with Oscars were the idea - in most cases, the movie stars recreated their academy award roles for the show, or in other cases, fine actors played the parts and gave it a different character. Both ways make for great radio drama and first class Hollywood motion picture star entertainment. The Lux Radio Theater had been doing this kind of radio show in the grandest manner for many years, but sponsor Squibb had the hubris and deep pockets to take on the competition by doing Academy Award Theater right after the Second World War. The year 1946 was pre-television, and so movies were still the major American visual art form, with radio the other popular network entertainment. In this final pre-TV time, Academy Award Theater was thought of as a premier radio production, a wow show, much like CinemaScope was to be in the 1950's when Hollywood felt the box office blow of early TV.

THIS EPISODE:

October 23, 1946. CBS network. "The Devil and Miss Jones". Sponsored by: Squibb. The wealthy owner of a department store gets a job in the shoe department to check on his employees. Charles Coburn, Virginia Mayo. 1/2 hour.

]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:23:43 -0800 Podcast no ABC, Academy Award Theater, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Network, Charles Coburn, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/143016/otrdrama-143016-02-09-2009.mp3 Hallmark Playhouse "Deepwood" (03-08-51) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=142657&tId=2 THE HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE was heard over CBS stations Thursday evenings. This drama anthology of 30-minute shows was sponsored by, of course, Hallmark Greeting Cards. It was preceded by the RADIO READER'S DIGEST, which ran from September 13, 1942 thorugh June 3, 1948. Hallmark sponsored the RADIO READER'S DIGEST from January 13, 1946 to it's end. On Feb. 8, 1953, the series name and format was changed. It was now called THE HALLMARK HALL OF FAME and presented biographal sketches of famous persons, past and present. The new format was used until the end of the 1955 season. The exception to the new format was the broadcast each Christmas season of "A Christmas Carol". Like other dramatic series of this time, this one made use of major screen actors in the productions. James Hilton, author of "Random Harvest", "Lost Horizon" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" plus others, served as host and Narrator. Dee Engelbach produced and directed the shows. Jean Holloway was the writer. Sound Effects were by Harry Essman and Gene Twombly. Musical conductor was Lyn Murray. The show's theme was "Dream of Olwne" by Charles Williams.

THIS EPISODE:

March 8, 1951. CBS network, KMBC, Kansas City aircheck. "Deep Wood". Sponsored by: Hallmark. Not auditioned. Rosalind Russell, Blanche Channery Perrin (? author), James Hilton (host), Frank Goss (announcer), Bill Gay (producer, director), Lyn Murray (composer, conductor), Jerome Lawrence (adaptor), Robert E. Lee (adaptor), Whitfield Connor, Eleanor Audley, Ted de Corsia. 29:20.

]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:54:15 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Bill Gay, Blanche Channery Perrin, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Network, Charles Williams, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/142657/otrdrama-142657-02-06-2009.mp3 Curtain Time "The Worm Turns" (07-03-48) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=142136&tId=2 Curtain Time, like First Nighter, presented romantic drama in a theater setting complete with the announcer shouting, “Tickets please, thank you”. The shows announcer was Harry Halcomb who was later known best for his appearances on the 60 minutes television show. Great scripts and superb acting, Curtain Time is truly an Old Time Radio Classic. Mutual Network, local KNX show sustained, heard Fridays 7:30 - 8:00 pm

THIS EPISODE:

July 3, 1948. NBC net, Chicago origination. "The Worm Turns". Sponsored by: Mars Bar. Not auditioned. The start of the show's fourth year on the air is announced (it actually started in 1938). Patrick Allen (host), Mike Wallace (announcer, billed as "Myron Wallace"), Harry Elders, Joseph P. Fox (writer), Loretta Pointon, Arthur Peterson, George Cisar, Bert Farber (arranger, conductor), Harry Holcomb (director). 29:03.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:09:41 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Arthur Peterson, B.Camardella, Bert Farber, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, Curtain Time, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/142136/otrdrama-142136-02-02-2009.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "The Lemon Drop Kid" (12-10-51) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=141799&tId=2 Lux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance to do the show. It was when sponsor Lever Brothers (who made Lux soap and detergent) moved the show from New York to Hollywood in 1936 that it eased back from adapting stage shows and toward adaptations of films. The first Lux film adaptation was The Legionnaire and the Lady, with Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable, based on the film Morocco. That was followed by a Lux adaptation of The Thin Man, featuring the movie's stars, Myrna Loy and William Powell.

THIS EPISODE:

December 10, 1951. CBS network, KNX, Los Angeles aircheck. "The Lemon Drop Kid". Sponsored by: Lux. The story of Damon Runyon's race track tout, spiced with Bob's ad libs. After the story, Marilyn Maxwell misreads a line. Bob ad libs and cracks up the audience. William Keighly ad libs right back, but doesn't get a laugh! Bob Hope, Damon Runyon (author), Marilyn Maxwell, Verna Felton, Leif Erickson, William Conrad, Edwin Max, Ted de Corsia, Jack Kruschen, Ruth Perrott, William Johnstone, Edward Marr, Jay Novello, Frank Richards, Gloria Gordon, Doris Singleton, Herb Butterfield, Lou Krugman, Paul Dubov, Leo Cleary, Charles Seel, Edmund Hartman (screen writer), Robert O'Brien (screen writer), Ed Beloin (story writer), Irving Ellison (additional dialogue), Barbara Rush (Paramount starlet, intermission guest), William Keighley (host, from New York City), John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Dorothy Lovett (commercial spokesman as "Libby"), Earl Ebi (director), Rudy Schrager (music director), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects), Sanford Barnett (adaptor). 59:38.

]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:53:12 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Barbara Rush, Blue Network, Bob Hope, cbs, CBS Network, Charles Seel, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/141799/otrdrama-141799-01-30-2009.mp3 Radio City Playhouse "Deception" (11-20-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=141293&tId=2 Radio City Playhouse - Half-hour drama, sometimes comedy, often very exciting and suspenseful. The cast were made up of  New York veterans of radio and stage, including Jan Minor and John Larkin as featured performers. The director, Harry W. Junkin, also served as the show's host and narrator. Each week the show introduced a new story, often written by well-known writers of fantasy and suspense such as Ray Bradbury, Cornell Woolrich, Agatha Christie and Paul Gallico. They were dramatized with a full orchestral soundtrack and excellent sound effects.

THIS EPISODE:

November 20, 1949. Program #62. NBC network, WIS, Columbia, South Carolina origination. "Deception". Sustaining. Not auditioned. The first network origination from WIS. The program is announced as, "Attraction #61). With the exception of Jan Miner, all the cast is from South Carolina. Harry W. Junkin (writer, director, host), Jan Miner, Roy Shield (composer, conductor from New York City), Mackie Quave (?), Josephine Brown, Tom Lentin, Roy Lind, Sam Zurich, Phil Lagraska (? announcer). 29:37.

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:10:50 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Agatha Christie, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, Columbia, South Carolina, comedy, Cornell Woolrich, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/141293/otrdrama-141293-01-27-2009.mp3 The Campbell Playhouse "Private Lives" (04-21-39) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=140655&tId=2 The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic. The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show had a different flavor under sponsorship, partially attributed to a guest star policy in place, which relegated the rest of the Mercury Players to supporting cast for Orson Welles and the Hollywood guest of the week. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and his collaborator John Houseman, still in the producer's chair but feeling more like an employee than a partner. The writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch.

THIS EPISODE:

April 21, 1939. CBS nework. "Private Lives". Sponsored by: Campbell's Tomato Juice. A well-done performance of the romantic comedy by Noel Coward. Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Edgar Barrier, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Gertrude Lawrence, Naomi Campbell, Noel Coward (author), Orson Welles (host), Robert Spaeth. 58:40.

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:39:12 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, April 21, 1939, B.Camardella, Bernard Herrmann, Blue Network, Campbell's Tomato Juice, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/140655/otrdrama-140655-01-23-2009.mp3 Arch Oboler's Plays (Lights Out) "Bathysphere" (11-18-39) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=140166&tId=2 Arch Oboler's Plays (Lights Out) was a radio drama series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939 to March 23, 1940 and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945 to October 11, 1945. Leading film actors were heard on this series, including Gloria Blondell, Eddie Cantor, James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Edmund Gwenn, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, Elsa Lanchester, Peter Lorre, Frank Lovejoy, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Paul Muni, Alla Nazimova, Edmond O'Brien, Geraldine Page, Gale Sondergaard, Franchot Tone and George Zucco.

THIS EPISODE:

December 12, 1964. Syndicated, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Bathyshpere". Oboler introduces a story about a figurehead and a fool stranded at the bottom of the sea. The series is also known as "Arch Oboler Presents." Tommy Cook, Harold Peary, Ty Dee (?), Bud Tollefson (? sound), Dave Diller (engineer), Arch Oboler (writer, host, producer, director), Byron Kane (announcer), Joe Leahy (music). 25 minutes.

]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:37:59 -0800 Podcast no 1939 to 1940, ABC, adventure, AFRTS Radio Network, Arch Oboler's Plays, B.Camardella, Bathyshpere, Blue Network, Bottom Of The Sea, Bud Tollefson http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/140166/otrdrama-140166-01-19-2009.mp3 Academy Award Theater "Cheers For Miss Bishop" (10-23-46) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=139866&tId=2 Academy Award Theater - The list of films and actors on Academy Award Theater is very impressive. Bette Davis begins the series in Jezebel, with Ginger Rogers following in Kitty Foyle, and then Paul Muni in The Life of Louis Pasteur. The Informer had to have Victor Mclaglen, and the Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Greenstreet (this movie was his first major motion picutre role) plus Mary Astor for the hat trick. Suspicion starred Cary Grant with Ann Todd doing the Joan Fontaine role, Ronald Coleman in Lost Horizon, and Joan Fontaine and John Lund were in Portrait of Jenny. How Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio were done is something to hear! Some films are less well known, such as Guest in the House, with Kirk Douglas and Anita Louise, It Happened Tomorrow, with Eddie Bracken and Ann Blythe playing Dick Powell and Linda Darnell's roles, and Cheers for Miss Bishop with Olivia de Havilland. Each adaptation is finely produced and directed by Dee Engelbach, with music composed and conducted by Leith Stevens. Frank Wilson wrote the movie adaptations. John Dunning in his book,"On the Air, The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio,"tells us why such a fine production lasted less than a year: "The House of Squibb, a drug firm, footed a stiff bill: up to $5,000 for the stars and $1,600 a week to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for use of the title. The production had all the class of a Lux or Screen Guild show…But the tariff took its toll, and after 39 weeks the series was scrapped."

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October 23, 1946. CBS network. "Cheers For Miss Bishop". Sponsored by: Squibb. The wealthy owner of a department store gets a job in the shoe department to check on his employees. Charles Coburn, Virginia Mayo. 1/2 hour.
 

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:11:45 -0800 Podcast no ABC, Academy Award Theater, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, Charles Coburn, Cheers For Miss Bishop, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/139866/otrdrama-139866-01-16-2009.mp3 The Screen Guild Players "Pittsburg" (04- 12-43) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=139295&tId=2 The Screen Guild Theater was a popular radio anthology series during the Golden Age of Radio that was heard from 1939 until 1952 with adaptations from films in programs starring top Hollywood actors of the time. The show had a long run, lasting for 14 seasons and 527 episodes. It ran on CBS from January 8, 1939 until June 28, 1948, continuing on NBC from October 7, 1948 until June 29, 1950. It was broadcast on ABC from September 7, 1950 to May 31, 1951 and returned to CBS on March 13, 1952. It aired under several different titles: The Gulf Screen Guild Show, The Screen Guild Players, The Gulf Screen Guild Theater, The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater and The Camel Screen Guild Theater.

THIS EPISODE:

PITTSBURGH from The Screen Guild Players aired April 12, 1943 starring Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott and John Wayne. Taken from the film with original actors doing the radio show makes for a very entertaining yarn set against the backdrop of coalmines and WW2. Josie Winters (Marlene Dietrich) inspires Cash Evans (Randolph Scott) and Pittsburgh Markham (John Wayne) to leave their dull and exhausting lives of working the coalmines, and to make their mark on society and big business. A great story, one that everyone will enjoy.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:15:57 -0800 Podcast no 1939 to 1952, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/139295/otrdrama-139295-01-12-2009.mp3 The CBS Radio Workshop "Portrait Of London" (07-20-56) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=138985&tId=2 The CBS Radio Workshop Broadcast from 1936 through to 1947 with just an occasional break. Revived again from January 1956 to September 1957 as CBS Radio Workshop with pretty much the same format.  Broadcast from 1936 through to 1947 with just an occasional break. Revived again from January 1956 to September 1957 as CBS Radio Workshop with pretty much the same format. This was drama with a difference. Columbia Workshop was not everybody’s cup of tea and in terms of audience popularity it was always noted that it was never a strong contender for the title “Radios Top Rated Drama Series” and yet it was always considered to be the drama program that led the way in radio standards. Columbia was the first to mexperiment with what radio drama was all about, introducing new techniques never before used in over the airwaves drama and because it received little encouragement from established writers, actors, etc., it was only by breaking new ground with new ideas and new techniques from writers who were not versed in the old ways that it was going to survive. Unlike theater drama which required scenery to stage the settings of a play. Radio drama relied only on the imagination of the listener to interpret the scene. But without the right kind of writer the whole thing could fall flat on it’s face. It required a blend of words and music coupled with each listener’s imagination to make the whole thing work successfully. New techniques were required to combine all of these things in order that the listener could live within the story which was being told. Neither did it go unnoticed that at the same time as achieving all this, it was essential that the broadcasting company’s moral obligations to the listening public were not compromised. William B. Lewis arrived at CBS in 1936 and quickly spotted the hidden talents of Irving Reis and it wasn’t long before he discovered that Reis had been lobbying for a workshop type show for some time, so it was no surprise when Lewis called him into the office and asked him if he would like to become the Director of the new drama production, Columbia Workshop. Needless to say, Reis jumped at the opportunity.

THIS EPISODE:

July 20, 1956. CBS network. "Portrait Of London". Sustaining. Sarah Churchill (daughter of the former Prime Minister) describes her home town in sound. A well-done answer to her own question, "What does London mean to me." Sarah Churchill, William N. Robson, Hugh Douglas (anouncer). 30:39.

]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:30:11 -0800 Podcast no 1936 to 1947, 1956 to 1957, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Network, CBS Radio Workshop, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/138985/otrdrama-138985-01-09-2009.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "Remember The Night" (12-23-41) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=138530&tId=2 In October of 1934, "Lux Radio Theater" debuted in New York on NBC's Blue radio network. Presenting audio versions of popular Broadway plays, the show failed to garner an audience and soon ran out of material. After switching networks to CBS and moving to Hollywood, Lux found its true market. The show began featuring adaptations of popular films, performed by as many of the original stars as possible. With an endless supply of hit films scripts and an audience of more than 40 million, Lux enjoyed a prosperous run until the curtain fell in 1956.

THIS EPISODE:

March 25, 1940. CBS network. "Remember The Night". Sponsored by: Lux. A good romance story about a prosecutor who winds up taking a beautiful thief with him on a Christmas visit to his mother. Good radio. The story was used again on The Lux Radio Theatre on December 22, 1941 (see cat. #43191) and also on May 5, 1955. Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Fred MacMurray, Cecil B. DeMille, Ann Lee, Arthur Q. Bryan (doubles), Celeste Rush (doubles), Edward Marr (doubles), Elizabeth Patterson, Jack Carr, John Fee, Lou Merrill, Louis Silvers (music director), Melville Ruick (announcer), Sidney Newman, Sterling Holloway, Wally Maher, Walter White (doubles), Warren Rock (doubles), Clarence Rock (as a dog), Rosemary De Camp (commercial spokesman), Kathleen Fitz (commercial spokesman as "Libby"), Preston Sturges (screenwriter), Sanford Barnett (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 60:10.
 

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:07:18 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Ann Lee, Arthur Q. Bryan, B.Camardella, Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Blue Network, cbs, Cecil B. DeMille http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/138530/otrdrama-138530-01-05-2009.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "Dixie" (12-20-43) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=137896&tId=2 In October of 1934, "Lux Radio Theater" debuted in New York on NBC's Blue radio network. Presenting audio versions of popular Broadway plays, the show failed to garner an audience and soon ran out of material. After switching networks to CBS and moving to Hollywood, Lux found its true market. The show began featuring adaptations of popular films, performed by as many of the original stars as possible. With an endless supply of hit films scripts and an audience of more than 40 million, Lux enjoyed a prosperous run until the curtain fell in 1956.

THIS EPISODE:

DIXIE: Bing Crosby, Millie Cook and Billy De Wolfe. A popular musical stage show of the early and mid 19th Century was minstrelsy. Minstrel shows a variety of comical skits in which both black as well as white people painted their faces black. The film Dixie, directed by A. Edward Sutherland was a story about the intertwining characters and their production of a Minstrel show, Though Minstrel shows content embodied racial hatred they were the first form of musical theatre that was American-born and bred. It was embraced by all colors despite its ignorant and obnoxious slander of African Americans. Minstrelsy had an initial structure normally broken into a three act performance. A dance sequence was first on stage. Singing songs and preparing the audience for the second part which included a coordinate speech said by "Mr. Interlocutor". This pun-filled speech in Dixie was said by Mr. Cook, played by Raymond Walburn, while he was in the center of the stage. The final act in the show was a song almost like one slaves would sing while working at the plantation. In the film the characters refer to African Americans as "darkies". To accomplish "blackface" performers would burned corks and painted their face black with the soot, and then extenuated their lips with red paint, with the objective to appear as black as possible. Minstrelsy typical distastefully portrayed African Americans as lazy and moronic people gallivanting around. Though enjoyed by audiences of all colors minstrelsy began to lose popularity with the gain of social rights against racism. In the 1930's it was considered suitable portrayal of black America by White America, with blind bigotry. The film Dixie did not have African American's performing in the Minstrel show they were all white. But during this era that was acceptable and considered comic relief. Despite the slander against African Americans culture and characteristics all races enjoyed the comedy of the Minstrel show. But the fact that audiences at that time did not speak up sooner concerning the physical appearance of the blackface actors and overall enacting of blacks, leaves one with a strong impression, truly displaying the horribly rude comments and acts going on in our society. However Dixie correctly followed the structure of minstrelsy and had an interesting plot, forcing the audience to quickly forget how inconsiderately racist the movie actually is. This helps us ultimately realize the awareness of whites view on black culture.
 

 

]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:56:33 -0800 Podcast no A. Edward Sutherland, ABC, adventure, African Americans, B.Camardella, Billy De Wolfe, Bing Crosby, blackface, Blue Network, cbs http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/137896/otrdrama-137896-12-30-2008.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "It's A Wonderful Life" (03-10-47) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=137390&tId=2 Lux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance to do the show. It was when sponsor Lever Brothers (who made Lux soap and detergent) moved the show from New York City to Hollywood in 1936 that it eased back from adapting stage shows and toward adaptations of films. The first Lux film adaptation was The Legionnaire and the Lady, with Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable, based on the film Morocco. That was followed by a Lux adaptation of The Thin Man, featuring the movie's stars, Myrna Loy and William Powell. Many of the greatest names in film appeared in the series, most in the roles they made famous on the screen, including Abbott and Costello, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Charles Boyer, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Joseph Cotton, Bing Crosby, Dan Duryea, Ava Gardner, Cary Grant, Bob Hope, Vivien Leigh, Agnes Moorehead, Vincent Price, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, Ann Sothern, Barbara Stanwyck, James Stewart, Gene Tierney, John Wayne, Jane Wyman, Orson Welles and Loretta Young.

THIS EPISODE:

March 10, 1947. CBS network. "It's A Wonderful Life". Sponsored by: Lux Soap, Spry. Tired of his life on Earth, a man finds out what it's like never to have been born. Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Victor Moore, William Keighley (host), John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Louis Silvers (music director), William Johnstone, John McIntire, Leo Cleary, Edwin Maxwell, Janet Scott, Noreen Gammill, Cliff Clark, Norma Jean Nilsson, Edward Marr, Norman Field, Franklyn Parker, Ann Carter, Charles Seel, Doris Singleton (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"), Susan Blanchard (intermission guest), Frances Goodrich (screenwriter), Albert Hackett (screenwriter), Jo Swerling (screenwriter), Frank Capra (screenwriter), Philip Van Doren (author), Fred MacKaye (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 1 hour.
 

]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:01:25 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Albert Hackett, Ann Carter, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, Charles Seel, Charlie Forsyth, Christmas http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/137390/otrdrama-137390-12-23-2008.mp3 Damon Runyon Theater "Dancing Dan's Christmas" (12-13-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=137006&tId=2 Damon Runyon Theater - Broadcast from January to December 1949, "The Damon Runyon Theatre" dramatized 52 of Runyon's short stories for radio. Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 – December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. He spun tales of gamblers, petty thieves, actors and gangsters; few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead to be known as "Nathan Detroit", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charlie", "Dave the Dude", and so on. These stories were written in a very distinctive vernacular style: a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in present tense, and always devoid of contractions.

THIS EPISODE:

1948. Program #11. Mayfair syndication. "Dancing Dan's Christmas". Commercials added locally. Shotgun Sam is gunning for Dancing Dan on Christmas Eve and Broadway tries to help. Russell Hughes (adaptor), John Brown, Damon Runyon (author), Vern Carstensen (production supervisor), Richard Sanville (director). 25 minutes.
 

]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:48:18 -0800 Podcast no ABC, Actors, adventure, B.Camardella, Big Jule, Blue Network, Broadway In New York, cbs, comedy, Cop http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/137006/otrdrama-137006-12-19-2008.mp3 The Screen Guild Theater "Holiday Inn" (01-11-43) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=136579&tId=2 The Screen Guild Theater was a popular radio anthology series during the Golden Age of Radio that was heard from 1939 until 1952 with adaptations from films in programs starring top Hollywood actors of the time. The show had a long run, lasting for 14 seasons and 527 episodes. It ran on CBS from January 8, 1939 until June 28, 1948, continuing on NBC from October 7, 1948 until June 29, 1950. It was broadcast on ABC from September 7, 1950 to May 31, 1951 and returned to CBS on March 13, 1952. It aired under several different titles: The Gulf Screen Guild Show, The Screen Guild Players, The Gulf Screen Guild Theater, The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater and The Camel Screen Guild Theater.

THIS EPISODE:

Holiday Inn. January 11, 1943 This is truly one of the great musicals to ever grace the silver screen. Between the great song, the dance numbers and the chemistry between Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, this film really is one of the the all time classics. What really makes it great is that it pretty much plays like a great Broadway review that uses the different holidays as an excuse to display the individual talents of each of the film's stars. However, the thing that this film will truly be remembered for is the fact that it introduced one of the all time classic song's to the world, "White Christmas". Another thing that makes this film so beloved is that it came out during a time when America needed somewhat of a diversion, World War II. This film helped to give people something to put smiles on their faces as the whole world was going to hell. At least for two hours, this film helped America to forget its troubles and put a smile on everyone's faces.

]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:25:00 -0800 Podcast no 1939 to 1952, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/136579/otrdrama-136579-12-15-2008.mp3 Inspector Thorne "The Defrosted Refrigerator Murder Clue" (08-10-51) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=136212&tId=2 Inspector Thorne - By the 1940's, Frank and Ann Hummert controlled four and a half hours of national weekday broadcast schedules. Their features reportedly spawned more that 5 million pieces of correspondence annually from steadfast fans. Simultaneously they brought in more than half of the national radio chain's advertising revenues generated during the daylight hours. The couple broadcast 18 quarter-hour serials five times weekly, a total of 90 original episodes for 52 weeks per year, with none of those ever repeated. Some shows were "Amanda of Honeymoon Hill", "Backstage Wife","Chaplin Jim USA", "David Harum", "Easy Aces", "Front Page Farrell", "John's Other Wife", "Just Plain Bill", "The Life of Mary Sothern","Lora Lawton", "Lorenzo Jones", "Ma Perkins", "Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch", "Our Gal Sunday", "The Romance of Helen Trent" and "Young Widder Brown".

THIS EPISODE:

August 10, 1951. NBC network. "The Defrosted Refrigerator Murder Clue". Sustaining. Not auditioned. Kenneth MacGregor (director), Frank Hummert (creator), Anne Hummert (creator), Fred Collins (announcer), Karl Weber, Geraldine Merken (writer), Edward Francis (writer). 28:50.
 

]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:27:49 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, August 10, 1951, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, crime, Criminal, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/136212/otrdrama-136212-12-13-2008.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "Magic Town" (12-15-47) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=136211&tId=2 The Lux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance to do the show. It was when sponsor Lever Brothers (who made Lux soap and detergent) moved the show from New York City to Hollywood in 1936 that it eased back from adapting stage shows and toward adaptations of films. The first Lux film adaptation was The Legionnaire and the Lady, with Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable, based on the film Morocco. That was followed by a Lux adaptation of The Thin Man, featuring the movie's stars, Myrna Loy and William Powell. Many of the greatest names in film appeared in the series, most in the roles they made famous on the screen, including Abbott and Costello, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Charles Boyer, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Joseph Cotton, Bing Crosby, Dan Duryea, Ava Gardner, Cary Grant, Bob Hope, Vivien Leigh, Agnes Moorehead, Vincent Price, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, Ann Sothern, Barbara Stanwyck, James Stewart, Gene Tierney, John Wayne, Jane Wyman, Orson Welles and Loretta Young.

THIS EPISODE:
December 15, 1947. CBS network. "Magic Town". Sponsored by: Lux, Pepsodent. A pollster's dream comes true. He finds the typical American city that is statistically accurate...until the residents come to realize how valuable they are! Love complicates the plot. William Keighley hosts the program from Washington D. C. Jimmy Stewart, Jane Wyman, William Keighley (host), John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Louis Silvers (music director), Herb Butterfield, Jeff Chandler (doubles, billed as "Ira Grossel"), Wally Maher, John McIntire (narrator), Alex Carey, Jack Edwards Sr. (doubles), Norman Field, Tommy Cook, Gil Stratton, Lois Corbett, Edward Marr, Marie Windsor, Charles Woolf, Robert Griffin, Earl Lee, Dorothy Lovett (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"), Martha Hyer (intermission guest), Robert Riskin (screenwriter), Joseph Krumgold (screenwriter), Fred MacKaye (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 59:48.
 

]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:17:53 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Alex Carey, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, Charles Woolf, Charlie Forsyth, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/136211/otrdrama-136211-12-13-2008.mp3 The CBS Radio Workshop "Another Point Of View" (06-22-56) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=135714&tId=2 The CBS Radio Workshop - Broadcast from 1936 through to 1947 with just an occasional break. Revived again from January 1956 to September 1957 as CBS Radio Workshop with pretty much the same format.  Broadcast from 1936 through to 1947 with just an occasional break. Revived again from January 1956 to September 1957 as CBS Radio Workshop with pretty much the same format. This was drama with a difference. Columbia Workshop was not everybody’s cup of tea and in terms of audience popularity it was always noted that it was never a strong contender for the title “Radios Top Rated Drama Series” and yet it was always considered to be the drama program that led the way in radio standards. Columbia was the first to mexperiment with what radio drama was all about, introducing new techniques never before used in over the airwaves drama and because it received little encouragement from established writers, actors, etc., it was only by breaking new ground with new ideas and new techniques from writers who were not versed in the old ways that it was going to survive. Unlike theater drama which required scenery to stage the settings of a play. Radio drama relied only on the imagination of the listener to interpret the scene. But without the right kind of writer the whole thing could fall flat on it’s face. It required a blend of words and music coupled with each listener’s imagination to make the whole thing work successfully. New techniques were required to combine all of these things in order that the listener could live within the story which was being told. Neither did it go unnoticed that at the same time as achieving all this, it was essential that the broadcasting company’s moral obligations to the listening public were not compromised.

THIS EPISODE:

June 22, 1956. CBS network. "Another Point Of View," or "Hamlet Revisited". Sustaining. An analytical misrepresentation of Shakespeare's greatest hero. A fascinating reading of the play, with interpretations somewhat different than the Bard had in mind. William Conrad (narrator, author), Ben Wright, John McIntire, Ben Wright (author). 1/2 hour.

]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:29:41 -0800 Podcast no 1936 to 1947, ABC, adventure, Another Point of View, B.Camardella, Ben Wright, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/135714/otrdrama-135714-12-08-2008.mp3 The Ford Theater "Michaell & Mary" (06-06-48) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=135411&tId=2 The FORD THEATER, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, presented hour long dramas first on NBC for one only season. The series moved to CBS for its second and last season. There were 39 NBC and 39 CBS hour- long shows (not verified). The show initially received an unfavorable review from the New York Times for poor script adaptation but was still highly rated for the actors' performance and overall production. The show was supposed to feature only original scripts but had to forgo that plan due to lack of quality material. The first season on NBC used radio actors under the direction of George Zachary. Martin Gabel announced the first show but was soon replaced by Kenneth Banghart. The second season, on CBS, used Hollywood screen actors in the lead roles, supported by radio actors. Fletcher Markle, who previously produced CBS's STUDIO ONE series, was the producer for the second season. Although a short series, it still has some of radio's best dramas.


THIS EPISODE:
June 6, 1948 - NBC network. "Michael & Mary" . Sponsored by: Ford. The story about Michael Row, a well known novalist and his wife Mary as they plan for the wedding of their son David. "A story within a story". Lauren Gilbert, Fran Carlon, Peter Capell, Art Carney, Raymond Edward Johnson, Arnold Moss, Ian Martin, Julian Noa, Vivian Barry, Dean Carlton, Leora Thatcher, John Houseman (adaptor), Howard Lindsay (host), Howard Teichman (editor), Amadeo Di Filipi (composer), Howard Barlow (conductor), George Zachery (director), Kenneth Banghart (announcer). 1 hour.


]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:51:19 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Amadeo DiFilpi, Arnold Moss, Art Carney, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/135411/otrdrama-135411-12-05-2008.mp3 Halls Of Ivy "Education Of Anne Bell" (07-12-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=134916&tId=2 The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. The Colmans had shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s, and they landed the title roles in the new show. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. Others in the cast included Herbert Butterfield as testy Clarence Wellman, Willard Waterman (then starring as Harold Peary's successor as The Great Gildersleeve) as John Merriweather, and Elizabeth Patterson and Gloria Gordon as the Halls' maid.

THIS EPISODE:
July 12, 1950. NBC network. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. Annie Bell wants to attend Ivy College, but Annie's father wants to keep dogs out of the park. The last show of the season, the system cue has been deleted. Ronald Colman, Benita Hume, Ken Carpenter (annouuncer), Earle Ross, Herbert Rawlinson, Don Quinn (creator, writer), Henry Russell (composer, conductor). 29:22. ]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:27:10 -0800 Podcast no 1954 to 1955, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Benita Hume, Blue Network, cbs, Clarence Wellman, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/134916/otrdrama-134916-12-01-2008.mp3 The New Theater "After Many A Summer Dies" (06-05-51) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=134578&tId=2 After Many a Summer Dies the Swan from New Theater aired June 5, 1951 with Eva Le Gallienne (hostess), Francis X. Bushman, Fred Collins (announcer), Ramsay Hill and Tony Barrett. The drama is taken from the 1939 novel by Aldous Huxley which tells the story of a Hollywood millionaire fearing his impending death. Jo Stoyte, a very rich man, realise that all his money and power will not avoid him of the death, having a fate as the rest of human beings. Nevertheless, he does not give over and look for a possibility to defeat his tragic fate. Searching for a cure against his death , he discovers a strange manuscript (the Charles Hauberk's Diary) about a man who could live two hundred years or maybe more. Then, Stoyte begins looking for the secret of Charles Hauberk's longevity. A highly wondrous story that will keep astonishing until the end. ]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:07:26 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Aldous Huxley, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, Charles Hauberk's Diary, comedy, D.Humphrey, death http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/134578/otrdrama-134578-11-28-2008.mp3 The Guiding Light - 3 Episode "Ep. 801 Ep. 802 and Ep. 803" (1949) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=134059&tId=2 Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, or simply GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television and radio history. The 15,000th televised episode of Guiding Light aired on September 7, 2006. Due to this series run, it is not only considered to be the longest soap opera, but the longest-running scripted show in history. It has been announced that Guiding Light has been renewed into its 72nd season through September 2009, with an option for September 2010. The program was created by soap writer Irna Phillips, and began as an NBC radio serial on January 25, 1937 before moving to CBS on June 30, 1952, as a televised serial. The show's title refers to a lamp in the study of Reverend Dr. John Ruthledge, a major character when Guiding Light debuted in 1937, that family and residents could see as a sign for them to find help when needed.

Episode 801 and Episode 802 and Episode 803

The series was created by Irna Phillips, who based it on personal experiences. After giving birth to a still-born baby at age 19, she found spiritual comfort listening to the on-air sermons of Preston Bradley, a very famous Chicago preacher and founder of the Peoples Church, a church which promoted the brotherhood of man. It was these sermons that formed the nucleus of the creation of The Guiding Light, which began as a radio show. ]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:43:05 -0800 Podcast no 1975, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, church, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/134059/otrdrama-134059-11-24-2008.mp3 Arch Oboler's Plays "The Truth" (06-28-45) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=133732&tId=2 Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939 to March 23, 1940 and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945 to October 11, 1945. Leading film actors were heard on this series, including Gloria Blondell, Eddie Cantor, James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Edmund Gwenn, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, Elsa Lanchester, Peter Lorre, Frank Lovejoy, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Paul Muni, Alla Nazimova, Edmond O'Brien, Geraldine Page, Gale Sondergaard, Franchot Tone and George Zucco.

THIS EPISODE:
June 28, 1945. Mutual network. "The Truth". Sustaining. A thoughtful story about a scientist who puzzles after the ultimate source of cosmic rays and eventually discovers "The Truth." Edmund Gwenn, Roseanne Murray, Bruce Elliott, Antony Ellis, Gordon Jenkins, Jack Meighan, Arch Oboler. 1/2 hour. ]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:15:27 -0800 Podcast no 1939 to 1940, 1945, ABC, adventure, Antony Ellis, Arch Oboler's Plays, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Bruce Elliott, cbs http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/133732/otrdrama-133732-11-21-2008.mp3 Studio One "Thunder Rock" (09-02-47) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=133254&tId=2 Studio One - A drama anthology, which first aired Tuesday, April 29, 1947, at 9:00 over CBS stations. It brought hour-long presentations of books and plays to radio, many of which had not been attempted before. Fletcher Markle, a CBC radio veteran, produced, hosted and occasionally acted in the series. Half way through the season, ratings were not as expected, possibly because the series didn't air on the West Coast. Big name actors were brought in to help improve ratings. The sustained series still left the air after only one season. STUDIO ONE ran until July 27, 1948, when it was replaced by ROOFTOPS OF THE CITY. However, the standards it set led to a TV series of the same name which ran for nine seasons. STUDIO ONE seems to be a forgotten gem. If you like high drama, these shows should not be overlooked.

THIS EPISODE:
September 2, 1947. CBS network. "Thunder Rock". Sustaining. A fascinating story of a lighthouse keeper who imagines six people who died 90 years ago in a wreck are alive again. Clarence Derwent, Fletcher Markle (producer, director, performer), Hester Sondergaard, Robert Audrey (author), Robert Dryden, Stefan Schnabel. 1 hour. ]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:19:55 -0800 Podcast no 1947 to 1948, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, CBS Network, Clarence Derwent, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/133254/otrdrama-133254-11-17-2008.mp3 The NBC University Theater "The Red And Black" (11-02-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=132887&tId=2 The NBC University Theater - dramatic anthology Offered novels, with programs for college credit. Broadcast History : July 30th, 1948 - February 14th, 1951 NBC. Mostly 60 minutes. Mostly aired on Sundays, with occasional weeknight airings. Announcer : Don Stanley Music : Albert Harris, Henry Russell Director : Andrew C. Love Writers : Claris A. Ross, Ernest Kinoy, George Lefferts, Jack C. Wilson Sound Effects : Bob Holmes, Rod Sutton. NBC THEATER was truly one well loved program. Beyond just its educational value, the combination of great stories... quality acting... and first class production made these shows wonderful entertainment. They are truly great radio AND a highly accessible way to introduce YOUR kids to great American Literature!

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November 2, 1950. NBC network. "The Red and The Black". Sustaining. The rise of a peasant to a position of power, and his inevitable fall. Andrew C. Love (director), David Wolfe, Don Randolph, Don Stanley (announcer), Donald Morrison, Earl Lee, Ernest Kinoy (writer), Gayne Whitman, Georgia Ellis, Gray Stafford, Lucille Alex, Lynn Whitney, Norman Field, Stanley Farrar, Stendahl (author), Wade Arnold (producer), Whitfield Connor. 59:21.
 

]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:03:26 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/132887/otrdrama-132887-11-14-2008.mp3 Academy Award Theater "A Star Is Born" (06-29-46) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=132279&tId=2 Academy Award Theater - Stars and movies with Oscars were the idea - in most cases, the movie stars recreated their academy award roles for the show, or in other cases, fine actors played the parts and gave it a different character. Both ways make for great radio drama and first class Hollywood motion picture star entertainment. The Lux Radio Theater had been doing this kind of radio show in the grandest manner for many years, but sponsor Squibb had the hubris and deep pockets to take on the competition by doing Academy Award Theater right after the Second World War. The year 1946 was pre-television, and so movies were still the major American visual art form, with radio the other popular network entertainment. In this final pre-TV time, Academy Award Theater was thought of as a premier radio production, a wow show, much like CinemaScope was to be in the 1950's when Hollywood felt the box office blow of early TV.


THIS EPISODE:
June 29, 1946. CBS network. "A Star Is Born". Sponsored by: Squibb Drugs. The well known story of Hollywood and the Star System vs. love and normality. Fredric March. 1/2 hour.

]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:00:25 -0800 Podcast no A Star Is Born, ABC, Academy Award Theater, actor, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/132279/otrdrama-132279-11-10-2008.mp3 Theater Guild On The Air "The Glass Menagerie" (09-16-51) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=131943&tId=2 Theater Guild On The Air - The theatrical society in U.S.A. is termed as Theatre Guild. Founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner (1890-1962) and others, the group proposed to produce high-quality, noncommercial plays. Its board of directors shared responsibility for choice of plays, management, and production. After the premiere of George Bernard Shaw’s Heartbreak House in 1920, the Guild became his U.S. agent and staged 15 of his plays. It also produced successful plays by Eugene O’Neill, Maxwell Anderson, and Robert Sherwood and featured actors such as the Lunts and Helen Hayes. It helped develop the American musical by staging Porgy and Bess (1935), Oklahoma! (1943), and Carousel (1945); later also producing the radio series Theatre Guild on the Air (1945-53) and even presented plays on television.

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The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams that was originally written as a screenplay for MGM, to whom Williams was contracted. The play premiered in Chicago in 1944, and in 1945 won the prestigious New York Drama Critics Circle Award. The Glass Menagerie was Williams's first successful play; he went on to become one of America's most highly regarded playwrights. The Glass Menagerie is accounted by many to be an autobiographical play about Williams's life, the characters and story mimicking his own more closely than any of his other works. Williams (whose real name is Thomas) would be Tom, his Mother, Amanda, and his sickly and (supposedly) mentally ill sister Rose would be Laura (whose nickname in the play is "Blue Roses", a result of an unfortunate bout of Pleurosis as a high school student).The play is introduced to the audience by Tom as a memory play, based on his recollection. Amanda's husband left the family long ago, and she remains stuck in the past. Tom works in a factory, doing his best to support his family. He chafes under the banality and boredom of everyday life and spends much of his spare time watching movies in cheap cinemas. Amanda is obsessed with finding a suitor for Laura, who spends most of her time with her glass collection. Tom eventually brings Jim home for dinner at the insistence of his mother, who hopes Jim will be the long-awaited suitor for Laura. Laura realizes that Jim is the man she loved in high school and has thought of ever since. He dashes her hopes, telling her that he is already engaged, and then leaves. Tom leaves too, and never returns to see his family again.
 

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:55:18 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Amanda, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/131943/otrdrama-131943-11-07-2008.mp3 Hollywood Star Time "Seventh Heaven" (01-06-46) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=131486&tId=2 The Hollywood Star Playhouse (Hollywood Star Time) , well written and performed, presented many original plays and popular Hollywood stars. Some of those who accepted roles in this great series included Jimmy Stewart, William Conrad, Deborah Kerr, Vincent Price, Harry Bartell and Betty Lou Gerson. Highlights included an episode entitled The Six Shooter and which later became it’s own series staring James Stewart. In 1952, Marilyn Monroe made her radio debut on The Hollywood Star Playhouse. This 30 minute anthology program was heard over three different networks during its three seasons. Many leading Hollywood stars appeared before the microphones for this programs original scripts. Marilyn Monroe made her radio debut on the 08/31/52 broadcast. Several programs were intended to become new series. On 04/13/52, the broadcast # 99 of The Six Shooter w/James Stewart did indeed become a new NBC series The Six Shooter in 1953, while the broadcast of 05/18/52 #104 Safari w/Ray Milland failed to make it. There was a title change to this series. During the third network change to NBC the series picked up the sponsorship of the American Bakers and the series was called Baker’s Theater Of Stars.

THIS EPISODE:
January 6, 1946. CBS network. "Seventh Heaven". Sponsored by: Frigidaire. Not auditioned. The very moving love story of the Parisian sewers. Tyrone Power ("his first radio appearance since being released from the Marine Corps"), Jeanne Crain, Wendell Niles (announcer), Alfred Newman (composer, conductor), Milton Geiger (adaptor), Robert L. Redd (director). 27:34.
 

]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:19:19 -0800 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/131486/otrdrama-131486-11-03-2008.mp3 The Ford Theater "Arrowsmith" (06-27-48) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=131145&tId=2 The FORD THEATER, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, presented hour long dramas first on NBC for one only season. The series moved to CBS for its second and last season. There were 39 NBC and 39 CBS hour- long shows (not verified). The show initially received an unfavorable review from the New York Times for poor script adaptation but was still highly rated for the actors' performance and overall production. The show was supposed to feature only original scripts but had to forgo that plan due to lack of quality material. The first season on NBC used radio actors under the direction of George Zachary. Martin Gabel announced the first show but was soon replaced by Kenneth Banghart. The second season, on CBS, used Hollywood screen actors in the lead roles, supported by radio actors. Fletcher Markle, who previously produced CBS's STUDIO ONE series, was the producer for the second season. Although a short series, it still has some of radio's best dramas.

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June 27, 1948. NBC network. "Arrowsmith". Sponsored by: Ford. The story about a young doctor determined to contribute to medical science, but starts by practicing medicine in a small town in the Midwest. The last show of the season. Sinclair Lewis (writer), Lauren Gilbert, Fran Carlon, Peter Capell, Art Carney, Raymond Edward Johnson, Arnold Moss, Ian Martin, Julian Noa, Vivian Barry, Dean Carlton, Leora Thatcher, John Houseman (adaptor), Howard Lindsay (host), Howard Teichman (editor), Amadeo Di Filipi (composer), Howard Barlow (conductor), George Zachery (director), Kenneth Banghart (announcer). 1 hour.

]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:38:22 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Amadeo DiFilpi, Arnold Moss, Arrowsmith, Art Carney, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/131145/otrdrama-131145-10-31-2008.mp3 Screen Director's Playhouse "Mr Lucky" (01-20-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=130647&tId=2 Screen Director's Playhouse - From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director’s Guild and The Screen Director’s Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Director’s Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywood’s directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies. The President of the Screen Director’s Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast.

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January 20, 1950. NBC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Mr. Lucky". A lucky gambler and part-time draft-dodger comes upon a "neat package" at the end of a pier. Cary Grant, Frances Robinson, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Hank Potter (screen director). 24:14. ]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:00:22 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama, entertainment, Golden Age http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/130647/otrdrama-130647-10-27-2008.mp3 Curtain Time "Over The Falls" (01-13-39) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=130417&tId=2 Curtain Time, like First Nighter, presented romantic drama in a theater setting complete with the announcer shouting, “Tickets please, thank you”. The shows announcer was Harry Halcomb who was later known best for his appearances on the 60 minutes television show. Great scripts and superb acting, Curtain Time is truly an Old Time Radio Classic. Mutual Network, local KNX show sustained, heard Fridays 7:30 - 8:00 pm


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January 13, 1939. Mutual net, WGN, Chicago aircheck. "Over The Falls". Sponsored by: Corn Kix. A trio of out-of-work vaudevillians comes up with a scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel! Richard Hanser (writer), Henry Weber (conductor), Blair Walliser (director), Louise Fitch, Olan Soule, Ken Christy, Charles Calvert. 29:50.

]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:46:16 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blair Walliser, Blue Network, cbs, Charles Calvert, comedy, Corn Kix, Curtain Time http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/130417/otrdrama-130417-10-24-2008.mp3 The GlobeTheater "The Ghost Goes West" (1944) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=129551&tId=2 The Globe Theater radio presentation of a 1935 Comedy/ Drama Motion Picture entitled "The Ghost Goes West". An American businessman's family convinces him to buy a Scottish castle and disassemble it to ship it to America brick by brick, where it will be put it back together. The castle though is not the only part of the deal, with it goes the several-hundred year old ghost who haunts it. The original cast was headed by Robert Donat as Murdoch, Jean Parket as Peggy Martin, and Eugene Pallette as Mr. Martin.

The Ghost Goes West (1944) -  "For me, three things make this film stand out. First, Robert Donat is marvelous as the ghost/impoverished seller. Had Donat lived later in the 20th century, he would have been far, far more successful as an actor, and infinitely more active. Donat suffered from nearly debilitating asthma condition that severely limited his screen appearances (as well as some serious stage fright, or, in this case, screen fright). This performance is one of his finest. Second, Eugene Pallette enjoys one of his greatest roles. Pallette is perhaps best known as Friar Tuck in the Errol Flynn THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, and almost as well known in THE LADY EVE and MY MAN GODFREY. He actually appeared in a vast number of films from the beginning of the silent era all the way to his death in 1946. Yet, his major roles were relatively few. I find his stern scowl, rotund physique, and softhearted core to be enchanting. The third reason the film succeeds is the deft and light-hearted direction of René Clair. Partly because he suffered a sharp post-WW II decline, Clair is not as fondly remembered as he ought to be. He directed the two Hollywood classic I mentioned above, but was even better in the early 1930s, directing in France such masterpieces as SOUS LES TOITS DE PARIS and À NOUS LA LIBERTE, as well as one of my all time favorite films, the utterly delightful musical LE MILLION."

]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:12:45 -0700 Podcast no 1944, ABC, adventure, American Businessman, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/129551/otrdrama-129551-10-20-2008.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "People Will Talk" (01-25-54) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=129268&tId=2 Lux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance to do the show. It was when sponsor Lever Brothers (who made Lux soap and detergent) moved the show from New York to Hollywood in 1936 that it eased back from adapting stage shows and toward adaptations of films. The first Lux film adaptation was The Legionnaire and the Lady, with Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable, based on the film Morocco. That was followed by a Lux adaptation of The Thin Man, featuring the movie's stars, Myrna Loy and William Powell.


THIS EPISODE:
January 25, 1954. Program #109. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "People Will Talk". The story of the strange Dr. Pretorious and his even stranger companion, and how he finds love, marriage, and an inquisition by his peers. AFRTS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre." Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Irving Cummings (host), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Rudy Schrager (music director), Lawrence Dobkin, Tudor Owen, Joseph Kearns, William Johnstone, Ken Christy, Herb Butterfield, Edward Marr, Paula Winslowe, Gail Bonney, Joseph Mankiewicz (screenwriter), Curt Goetz (author), Earl Ebi (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 55 minutes.

]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:06:04 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, Cary Grant, cbs, Charlie Forsyth, comedy, Curt Goetz, D.Humphrey http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/129268/otrdrama-129268-10-17-2008.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "It Happened One Night" (3-20-39) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=128765&tId=2 Lux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance to do the show. It was when sponsor Lever Brothers (who made Lux soap and detergent) moved the show from New York to Hollywood in 1936 that it eased back from adapting stage shows and toward adaptations of films. The first Lux film adaptation was The Legionnaire and the Lady, with Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable, based on the film Morocco. That was followed by a Lux adaptation of The Thin Man, featuring the movie's stars, Myrna Loy and William Powell.


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March 20, 1939 Director Frank Capra's 1934 "It Happened One Night" is an opposites-attract romantic comedy featuring two big stars, Clark Gable as Peter Warne and Claudette Colbert as Ellen "Ellie" Andrews, Walter Connolly and Roscoe Karns. He's a no-nonsense journalist; she's a sheltered heiress. They strike a bargin: he gets her exclusive story, she gets an escort back to the marriage her father wants her to annul. The film was the winner of five Academy Awards (Oscars) and was number eight on the American Film Institute's (AFI) Funniest Films list.

]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:04:28 -0700 Podcast no 1934, ABC, Academy Award, adventure, American Film Institute's, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/128765/otrdrama-128765-10-13-2008.mp3 The Halls Of Ivy "Knockwurst Society" (03-31-50) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=128392&tId=2 The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. The Colmans had shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s, and they landed the title roles in the new show. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. Others in the cast included Herbert Butterfield as testy Clarence Wellman, Willard Waterman (then starring as Harold Peary's successor as The Great Gildersleeve) as John Merriweather, and Elizabeth Patterson and Gloria Gordon as the Halls' maid.

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March 31, 1950. NBC network. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. Will Dr. Hall be invited to join the "Ivy Chamber Music and Knockwurst Society" to play the Piffleflute? The program may be dated April 7, 1950. Alan Reed, Benita Hume, Cliff Arquette, Don Quinn (creator, writer), Frank Martin (announcer), Gloria Gordon, Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Nat Wolff (director), Ronald Colman, Walter Newman (writer). 29:31. ]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:03:23 -0700 Podcast no 1950 to 1952, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, Don Quinn, drama http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/128392/otrdrama-128392-10-10-2008.mp3 The Lux Radio Theater "To The Ends Of The Earth" (05-23-49) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=127822&tId=2 Lux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance to do the show. It was when sponsor Lever Brothers (who made Lux soap and detergent) moved the show from New York to Hollywood in 1936 that it eased back from adapting stage shows and toward adaptations of films. The first Lux film adaptation was The Legionnaire and the Lady, with Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable, based on the film Morocco. That was followed by a Lux adaptation of The Thin Man, featuring the movie's stars, Myrna Loy and William Powell.


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May 23, 1949. CBS network. "To The Ends Of The Earth". Sponsored by: Lux (aluminum self-draining sauce pan premium). An action-adventure as a T-Man tracks down an opium crop in the Middle East. William Keighley (host), John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Louis Silvers (music director), Barbara Jean Wong, Herb Butterfield, Vernon Steele, Edgar Barrier, Alan Reed (doubles), William Johnstone (doubles), Howard McNear (doubles), Norman Field, Edward Marr, Lou Krugman, Ivan Triesault, Don Diamond, Dick Powell, Signe Hasso, Jack Kruschen, Lawrence Dobkin, Donald Randolph, George Neise, Dorothy Lovett (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"), Lola Albright (intermission guest), Jay Richard Kennedy (screenwriter), Fred MacKaye (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 59:07.

]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:37:46 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Alan Reed, B.Camardella, Barbara Jean Wong, Blue Network, cbs, Charlie Forsytrh, comedy, Cop http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/127822/otrdrama-127822-10-06-2008.mp3 Damon Runyon Theater "Earthquake" (1948) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=127549&tId=2 Damon Runyon Theater - Broadcast from January to December 1949, "The Damon Runyon Theatre" dramatized 52 of Runyon's short stories for radio. Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 – December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. He spun tales of gamblers, petty thieves, actors and gangsters; few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead to be known as "Nathan Detroit", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charlie", "Dave the Dude", and so on. These stories were written in a very distinctive vernacular style: a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in present tense, and always devoid of contractions.

THIS EPISODE:
1948. Program #28. Mayfair syndication. "Earthquake". Commercials added locally. A cop trails a very strong killer all the way to South America, and then fails to return to the States with his prisoner! Damon Runyon (author), John Brown, Richard Sanville (director), Russell Hughes (adaptor), Vern Carstensen (production supervisor). 27:23

]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:22:25 -0700 Podcast no 1949, ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Big Jule, Blue Network, broadway, cbs, comedy, Cop http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/127549/otrdrama-127549-10-04-2008.mp3 Curtain Time "I Hate Hollywood" (06-26-48) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=127151&tId=2 Curtain Time, like First Nighter, presented romantic drama in a theater setting complete with the announcer shouting, “Tickets please, thank you”. The shows announcer was Harry Halcomb who was later known best for his appearances on the 60 minutes television show. Great scripts and superb acting, Curtain Time is truly an Old Time Radio Classic. Mutual Network, local KNX show sustained, heard Fridays 7:30 - 8:00 pm


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June 26, 1948. NBC network, Chicago origination. "I Hate Hollywood". Sponsored by: Mars Bar. Not auditioned. Patrick Allen (host), Mike Wallace (announcer, as "Myron Wallace"), Harry Elders, Nannette Sargent, Bert Farber (arranger, conductor), Harry Holcomb (director), Sidney Hoffman (writer), Geraldine Kaye, George Cisar, Michael Romano. 28:45.

]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:00:34 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, B.Camardella, Bert Farber, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, Curtain Time, D.Humphrey, drama http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/127151/otrdrama-127151-09-29-2008.mp3 Stella Dallas "The Egyptian Mummy" (Part 1 and 2) (1955) Humphrey-Camardella http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=126904&tId=2 Exactly 60 years ago today, Stella Dallas "the true-to-life story of mother love and sacrifice" made its radio debut. Based on the novel by Olive Higgins Prouty (and the 1937 film starring Barbara Stanwyck), this soap opera chronicled the trials and tribulations of a poor woman whose daughter married "in to wealth and society. " According to John Dunning's Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio, the show "was perhaps the most excrutitating melodrama on radio." But, housewives must have eaten it up! This 15-minute/5-day-a-week program ran on NBC for 17 years. What do you say, soap fans? What present-day soap opera do you think has the most painful story lines and the most tortured characters?

THIS EPISODE:
NBC network. Two consecutive episodes. Stella helps recover a stolen Egyptian and foil twin Arab brothers. . 1/2 hour.

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:52:31 -0700 Podcast no ABC, adventure, Arab Brothers, B.Camardella, Barbara Stanwyck, Blue Network, cbs, comedy, D.Humphrey, drama http://m.podshow.com/media/1407/episodes/126904/otrdrama-126904-09-26-2008.mp3