Wednesday, July 14, 2021

The Story Of Dr. Kildare - Gordon Mallory's Lead Poisoning (06-08-50)

Gordon Mallory's Lead Poisoning (Aired June 8, 1950)


 


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:
 
June 8, 1950. "Gordon Mallory's Lead Poisoning". Program #20. MGM syndication. Commercials added locally. Gordon Mallory is a construction worker who is suffering from lead poisoning. Then a second worker develops the same symptoms. How did they contract the disease? The closing theme has been deleted. Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Tony Barrett, Dick Joy (announcer), Jean Holloway (writer), William P. Rousseau (director), Walter Schumann (composer, conductor), Eleanor Audley, Ted Osborne, Dick Simmons, Jack Petruzzi, Lillian Buyeff, Max Brand (creator), Raymond Katz (producer). 27:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

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