Mission Of Mercy (Part 1 of 2) Aired March 25, 1952

Mission Of Mercy (Part 1 of 2) Aired March 25, 1952

Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, coloring books, punch-out books and View-Master reels in the 1950s. The stories followed the adventures of Tom Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning, cadets at the Space Academy as they train to become members of the elite Solar Guard. The action takes place at the Academy in classrooms and bunkroom, aboard their training ship the rocket cruiser Polaris, and on alien worlds, both within our solar system and in orbit around nearby stars. The Tom Corbett universe partook of pseudo-science, not equal to the standards of accuracy set by John W. Campbell in the pages of Astounding. And yet, by the standards of the day, it was much more accurate than most media science fiction.

Mars was a desert, Venus a jungle, and the asteroids a haunt of space pirates, but at least planets circled suns and there was no air in space. Contrast this with Twilight Zone, years later, where people could live on asteroids wearing ordinary clothes, or Lost in Space, years after that, where a spaceship could be passing "Jupiter and Andromeda" at the same time. Before Star Trek, Tom Corbett — Space Cadet was the most scientifically accurate series on television, in part due to official science advisor Willy Ley, and later due to Frankie Thomas. Thomas read up on science and everyone on the set turned to him for advice on matters scientific.

Hitchcock's Three Investigators - "Secret Of Terror Castle" (1950)

Secret Of Terror Castle (1950) *The Exact Date Is Unknown

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays Peaches & Herb "Reunited" (1978)

The Three Investigators was an American juvenile detective book series first published as "Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators." It was created by Robert Arthur, Jr., who believed using a famous figure like movie director Hitchcock would attract attention. Random House, which is owned by Bertelsmann AG, is the U.S. publisher and still holds some of the rights to the books. Other rights are held by the heirs to Robert Arthur, Jr. and the German publisher, Kosmos. The Three Investigators are Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews. Most of the mysteries involved investigation of baffling phenomena (e.g. an ancient Egyptian mummy that whispered and a human skull that talked). The original series ran from 1964 to 1987 and comprised 43 books. Books number 1 to 9 and 11 were written by the creator, Robert Arthur, who also sketched out ideas for a few of the other stories. Arthur had been an editor for several Hitchcock book collections. The other authors were William Arden (Dennis Lynds), Nick West (Kin Platt), M(ary). V(irginia). Carey and Marc Brandel (born Marcus Beresford). All of the authors wrote their own introductions and epilogues, which purportedly were dictated by Hitchcock and later in the series by Hector Sebastian.

The Theater Guild On The Air - "The Winslow Boy" (11-21-48)

The Winslow Boy (Aired November 21, 1948)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays The Classic IV "What Will I Do Without You" (1961)

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.

 

THIS EPISODE:

November 21, 1948. ABC network. Sponsored by: United States Steel. "The Winslow Boy."  A young British boy is accused of stealing, despite his protestations of innocence. The series is also known as, "The United States Steel Hour." Frank Allenby, Alan Webb, Valerie White, Michael Newell, George Benson, Owen Holder, Michael Kingsley, Mary Lynn, Betty Sinclair, Berry Kroeger, Rex O'Malley, Norman Brokenshire (announcer), Roger Pryor (host), George Hicks (commercial spokesman), Terence Rattigan (author), Leslie Reid (adaptor), Lawrence Langner (supervisor), Theresa Helburn (supervisor), Homer Fickett (director), Carol Irwin (production executive), Armina Marshall (executive director of the Radio Division), Harold Levey (composer, conductor). 57:10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Singing Cowboy Parody (Aired July 7, 1947)

 

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays Andy Williams "Moon River" (1961)

Television and radio pioneer Jack Par has been called the most imitated personality in broadcasting. He virtually created the late-night talk show format as the host of The Tonight Show , one of television's longest continuously running programs. The Washington Post said, "Jack Paar was genuine, and the footprints he left on the loony moonscape of television are enormous; they will be there forever." As the stars of stage and screen were rising around him, Paar was becoming an icon himself, on television sets in the homes of millions of Americans across the country. During the Golden Age of television, Paar was its golden boy, charming guests and viewers alike. From 1957 to 1962, Paar was the king of late-night television as host of The Tonight Show, which NBC eventually renamed The Jack Paar Show. He turned it from a typical variety format into something very different. With a rare combination of intelligence, irreverence and intuition, he invented a new genre of programming that would become ubiquitous to television.Paar helped launch the careers of such performers as Carol Burnett, Woody Allen and Liza Minnelli, but his guests weren't limited to the glitterati. He discussed religion with Billy Graham, visited Albert Schweitzer in Africa, and talked politics with Richard Nixon, all before the transfixed eyes of the American television audience.



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August 17, 1947. NBC network. Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. "Little Known People Who Mean Absolutely Nothing" A lady tree surgeon. Who will be Jack's "winter replacement?" Perhaps guest Jack Benny will win the talent contest. "Jack Plays The Violin". The announcer gets the Lucky Strike slogan incorrect at the end of the show! Jack Paar, F. E. Boone (tobacco auctioneer), L. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer), Hy Averback, The Page Cavanaugh Trio, Trudy Erwin, Jerry Fielding and His Orchestra, Elvia Allman, Florence Halop, Hans Conried, Jack Benny, Frank Nelson, Lionel Stander. 29:12. Episode Notes From Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod.

Theater Five - "Jump Jump" (08-12-64)

Jump Jump (Aired August 12, 1964)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays The Danleers "One Summer Night" (1958)

Theater Five was ABC's attempt to revive radio drama during the early 1960s. The series name was derived from its time slot, 5:00 PM. Running Monday through Friday, it was an anthology of short stories, each about 20 minutes long. News programs and commercials filled out the full 30 minutes. There was a good bit of science fiction and some of the plots seem to have been taken from the daily newspaper. Fred Foy, of The Lone Ranger fame, was an ABC staff announcer in the early 60s, who, among other duties, did Theater Five.

THIS EPISODE:

August 12, 1964. ABC network. "Jump, Jump". Commercials deleted. A young writer plans to jump off the roof of a hotel. His father and girlfriend aren't of much help. Well-done! Rafael David Blau (writer), Ted Bell (director), Jack Manning, Ralph Bell, Jean Gillespie, Ian Martin, Sam Raskin, Marty Folia (audio engineer), Bill Sanreuter (audio engineer), Ed Blainey (sound technician), M. C. Brock (sound technician), Fred Foy (announcer), Edward A. Byron (executive producer), Alexander Vlas-Daczenco (composer), Glenn Osser (conductor). 21:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Theater 1030 - "The Monkey's Paw" (1968)

The Monkey's Paw (1968)*The Exact Date Is Unknown.

The old-time radio era, sometimes referred to as the Golden Age of Radio, refers to a period of radio programming in the United States lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until the 1950s, when television superseded radio as the medium of choice for scripted programming and radio shifted to playing popular music. During this period, when radio was dominant and filled with a variety of formats and genres, people regularly tuned into their favorite radio programs. In fact, according to a 1947 C. E. Hooper survey, 82 out of 100 Americans were found to be radio listeners. Theatrer 10:30 was a Canadian Old Time Radio show. The date of the broadcast for the episodes is generally unknown. The shows are in the genres of horror, fantasy and mystery. It was a production of CBC Radio. This series aired from September 1968 through 1971, though air dates for particular episodes are unavailable.

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - Joy Ride (05-27-51)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - Joy Ride (05-27-51)

Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal (or "Charky," as Jayce would sometimes refer to him), to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual Texas Ranger cases. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach, Sr., and was sponsored for part of its run by Wheaties. Captain Manuel T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, a Ranger for 30 years and who was said to have killed 31 men during his career, served as consultant for the series.

THIS EPISODE:

May 27, 1951. NBC network. "Joy Ride". Sustaining. The last show of the season. A "pimply faced youth" and his trigger-happy girlfriend hold up a liquor store and kill the owner. Tony Barrett, Sam Edwards, William Johnstone, Peggy Webber, Barney Phillips, John Frank, Hal Gibney (announcer), Joel McCrea. 29:35. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Story Of Dr Kildare - "The Investigation Of Dr. Robert Lane" (04-02-51)

The Investigation Of Dr. Robert Lane (Aired April 2, 1951)

INTRO: Bob Plays Kenny Rogers "Lady" Written By Lionel Richie (Released 1980) 

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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:

April 2, 1951. "The Investigation Of Dr. Robert Lane" - Program #75. MGM syndication. Commercials added locally. Dr. Robert Lane, an intern at the hospital, is not on duty when he's needed. Lionel Barrymore, Lew Ayres, William P. Rousseau (director), Walter Schumann (composer, conductor), Dick Joy (announcer), Virginia Gregg, Ted Osborne, Les Crutchfield (writer), Max Brand (creator), Raymond Katz (producer). 26:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Suspense - "Three Blind Mice" (01-30-47)

Three Blind Mice (Aired January 30, 1947)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays The Classics "Till Then" (1963)

Suspense was actually spawned from another series called Forecast. The 1940 horror show was entitled Suspense and it was based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes' short Jack-the-Ripper novella, The Lodger. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, who had made a 1926 silent film based on the same story (Grams, 1997, 3). Its subtle ending generated a large volume of mail which convinced CBS executives that they had a strong market. Two years later, Suspense was aired. It became one of radio's longest lasting shows, surviving twenty years of consistent success. It had numerous announcers during those two decades, ranging from the early Berry Kroeger to the veteran announcers, Paul Frees and George Walsh. But it was Joseph Kearns who evolved into "The Man in Black" host in 1943. This mysterious all-knowing narrator was similar to The Whistler.. The character lasted for over 100 episodes until March of 1945. Kerns continued as host through 1947, and returned again in 1950, but "The Man in Black" role devolved back into a nameless announcer (Grams, 1997, 17).

 

THIS EPISODE:

 
January 30, 1947. CBS network. "Three Blind Mice". Sponsored by: Roma Wines. A man frames his partner for murder when the third partner is found with a neat bullet hole in his body. Kenneth Pettis (writer), Robert L. Richards (writer), Van Heflin, Cathy Lewis, Joseph Kearns (announcer), Ken Niles (commercial spokesman), William Spier (producer, director), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor). 29:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Stand By For Crime - "Spy Ring In June" (1952)

Spy Ring In June (1952) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.

 

 

INTRO: Bob Plays Lou Rawls "You'll Never Find" (1976)
 

This show, from the early 1950s, is a good example of the true story style of delivery made popular in radio's classic crime shows Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney. Of course, the best and most popular of the true crime shows was Dragnet -- the monotone, "just the facts" style demanded by Jack Webb in the show made two points at once: first, that the show wasn't a typical melodramatic crime show, as had been on radio since "the good old days", and more importantly, that we were along for the ride on another day at the office -- in this case, a policeman's “day at the office". Not a true crime show, as this is drama, but this show features Chuck Morgan, as played by Glen Langen, a very believable news anchor at KOP, a Los Angeles radio station. He is pals with Lieutenant Bill Miggs of the police force, who tips him off to hot crime news. Also in on the capers is Morgan's "Gal Friday", Carol Curtis, played by Adele Jurgens. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group.

THIS EPISODE:

1952. "Spy Ring In June". Cheshire and Associates syndication. Participating sponsors. Chuck Morgan and Carol Curtis (his secretary at ficticious KOP radio in Los Angeles) travel to New England to foil a plan to free a captured spy. There, they meet a beautiful lady pilot who kidnaps them en route to Burlington, Vermont. The date is approximate. Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens. 24:42. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Silver Theater - "Murder Unlimited" (03-09-41)

Murder Unlimited (Aired March 9, 1941)

The Silver Theater was by far International Silver's most ambitious undertaking, but this must be tempered by the fact that International Silver was a $20,000,000 company in 1937 with subsidiaries throughout the entire civilized world. One glance at the spot ads from the era (left) gives some indication of what it must have cost to mount each of The Silver Theater's nine seasons comprising 232 dramatic programs between 1937 and 1947. This, in addition to another 23 contemporary variety programs under it's 1941 Silver Theater Summer Show, hosted by no less than journalist Ed Sullivan of American Television fame. International Silver of Canada, Ltd., also mounted a summer programme of their own in 1941, titled The Silver Theatre Summer Show, over the  , although the Canadian production bore little resemblance to its American counterpart during the same summer season. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

 

THIS EPISODE:

March 9, 1941. CBS network. "Murder Unlimited". Sponsored by: International Silver. The program opening and middle commercial have been deleted. Carole Lombard, Conrad Nagel (host, director), Edwin Max, Felix Mills (composer), Henry Charles (announcer), Jerry Hausner, Joseph Kearns, Reed Hadley. 25:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Price Of Fear - "Is Anybody There" (07-04-74)

Is Anybody There (Aired July 4, 1974)

Recorded in every corner of the world when first broadcast over the BBC's World Service, The Price of Fear soon became one of the most widely recorded offerings of its era. As with most BBC productions, the acting talent and production values were excellent throughout. The stories dramatized in the series are from some of the supernatural fiction world's finest authors. William Ingram was responsible for almost half of the stories and scripts, backed up the works of Bram Stoker, Roald Dahl, Robert Arthur, Rene Basilico, Stanley Ellin, and R. Chetwynd-Hayes. John Dyas produced and directed all three series over the ten year period. Host Vincent Price, already long since recognized throughout the world as the reigning Master of The Macabre, virtually ensured that the series would be heard. True to his legend, Price's imprimatur on the series provided a voice as chilling and familiar to World Service listeners as that of their own Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. The Price of Fear has been an international favorite ever since it's first airing. It was picked up by several short-wave and FM stations in the U.S. and enjoyed broadcast airing over several American public broadcasting stations from 1973, on. The BBC's proscription against commercial broadcast of its productions left only national or public broadcasting networks and stations capable of airing the compelling program. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

Spy Catcher - Never Say Die (11-15-60)

 Never Say Die (Aired November 15, 1960)

The series was last aired on Australian television in Adelaide on September 21, 1976, but has been re-run several times since. Famous antipodean actor Russell Crowe appeared briefly in one episode as a child actor at the age of seven. The record of Colonel Pinto and his team in trapping the spies who came to Britain is exceptional and is fully described in Colonel Pinto's two excellent books Spycatcher and Friend Or Foe? which tell in exciting detail both the methods and intentions of the spies and the patience and experience required to trap them. Every efficient spy, says Colonel Pinto, would have a plausible and well-supported story. Only the ability of the interrogator to probe beneath the surface could succeed in breaking the spy's story. Colonel Pinto lists the following qualifications "for a successful spycatcher": a phenomenal memory, patience and regard for detail, a gift for languages, courage, a detailed knowledge of the capitals and towns of the world, a thorough knowledge of international law, a gift for detection, and a long experience of the methods and tricks of spies.

Pursuit - (Inspector Peter Black) - "Pursuit Of The Asiatic Killer" (03-11-52)

Pursuit - (Inspector Peter Black) - Pursuit Of The Asiatic Killer (Aired March 11, 1952)

PURSUIT (CBS 1949 - 1952) was a detective series that presented the cases of the fictional Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Black. (The leading character was called Inspector Harvey in the audition show and the first episode.) The Inspector was a dedicated policeman, a man hunter, who once on the case, would not rest until the wrongdoer was brought to justice. Black was assisted in cases by Sgt. Moffet. The series was unusual in that it featured dual narration. Starting in the Spring of 1950, Bill Johnstone provided the opening and closing narrations and sometimes, bridges between commercials. Inspector Black furnished the change of scenes and overall case narrations. Show Notes From Times Past.

 

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March 11, 1952. CBS network. "The Asiatic Killer". Sponsored by: Haley's M-O, Dr. Lyon's Tooth Powder, Energine, Molle Shaving Cream. James Callender has been poisoned by Asiatic cholera germs. Inspector Peter Black of Scotland Yard investigates. Ben Wright, Raymond Lawrence, Sally Cassell, Julian Upton, William Johnstone, John Sherman, Bob Stevenson (announcer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Antony Ellis (writer), Eddie Dunstedter (music). 29:25. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Sleep No More - "Wax Work and Man & The Snake" (01-09-57)

Wax Work" and "Man & The Snake" (Aired January 9, 1957)

Nelson Olmsted was a national treasure. Over a broadcasting career of thirty-five years, Olmsted's soothing, reassuring, and highly versatile narrations graced thousands of broadcast recordings. While also a prolific and highly successful actor in both Radio and Television, it's Olmsted's literature readings and narrations that are the focus of this series and this article. Sleep No More was Nelson's Olmsted's contribution to The Golden Age of Radio's rich tradition of broadcasting compelling and stirring supernatural and suspense dramas, predominantly from the finest supernatural literature throughout modern history. Sleep No More arrived during the waning years of the Golden Age of Radio--understandably risky Radio programming for the mid-1950s. On the plus side of the equation were Nelson Olmsted's extremely loyal following throughout the U.S. combined with the classic nature of the stories which comprised the series. These stories were many of the most popular and compelling supernatural stories and adventures in literary history.

 

THIS EPISODE:

 January 9, 1957. NBC network. "The Waxwork"  And "The Man & The Snake". Sustaining. An impoverished journalist accepts the assignment of spending a night in a wax museum. Also, a man is hypnotized by a deadly snake in his apartment. Nelson Olmsted, Ben Grauer (announcer), Ambrose Bierce (author of the second story), Al Kelly (promotional announcement), Kenneth MacGregor (director), A. M. Burrage (author). 28:48. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Philip Morris Playhouse - "Four Hours To Kill" (05-13-49)

Four Hours To Kill (Aired May 13, 1949)

The first CBS season of Philip Morris Playhouse On Broadway showcased some of the more popular Broadway plays of the era, as well as the talents of some of the finer east coast Film and Stage luminaries of the era. Great Stage and Film character actors such as Joseph Schildkraut, Walter Abel, Louis Calhern, Dane Clark, Marsha Hunt, Edmond O'Brien, Olga San Juan, Martha Scott, Chester Morris, Lucille Watson, Edward Everett Horton, Jessica Tandy, and Hume Cronyn added their solid performances to the half-hour format. That first season also showcased Film and Stage superstars of the era, such as Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Veronica Lake, Margaret Sullavan, Eva LeGallienne, Joan Bennett, Rosalind Russell, Lillian Gish, and Gloria Swanson.

 

THIS EPISODE:

May 13, 1949. CBS network. "Four Hours To Kill". Sponsored by: Philip Morris, Revelation Pipe Tobacco. After killing his brother, a man has only four hours to find and kill the woman who heard the crime over the telephone. The script was also used on "Suspense" on January 12, 1950. Howard Duff, William Spier (producer, editor, director), Cathy Lewis, John Holbrook (announcer), Harold Swanton (writer), Lud Gluskin (music director), Art Ballinger (announcer). 29:13. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Shadow - "The Blind Beggar Dies" (03-09-41)

The Blind Beggar Dies (Aired March 9, 1941)

The Shadow featured radio's foremost crimefighter and was the highest-rated daytime series for many years. A man of mystery who was "never seen, only heard," The Shadow was also the first multimedia sensation and helped propel the young Orson Welles into the national spotlight. The famous character was also portrayed on radio by James LaCurto, Frank Readick, Carl Kroenke, Bill Johnstone, John Archer, Steve Courtleigh and Bret Morrison. The readers of Walter Gibson's pulp novels knew The Shadow as a master investigator who operated under the cover of darkness as he commanded a small army of agents in his war against the underworld and white-collar criminals.

 

THIS EPISODE:

 
March 9, 1941. Mutual network origination, syndicated. "The Blind Beggar Dies". Sponsored by: B.F. Goodrich Tires. A pair of small-time racketeers work the protection racket on beggars. Contains only one commercial. Orson Welles, Margot Stevenson, Ken Roberts (announcer). 23:02. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Rogues Gallery - "The Star Of Savoy" (06-23-46)

The Star Of Savoy (Aired June 23, 1946)

The gimmick in Rogue's Gallery was the presence of an alter ego, "Eugor," who arrived in the middle of the show to give Rogue enough information for his final deduction. Eugor was a state of mind, achieved when Rogue was knocked unconcious. Eugor would appear cackling like the host of Hermit's Cave and imparted some vital information the hero had overlooked. Rogue would then awaken with a vague idea of what to do next. Rogue's Gallery also starred different actors as Rogue, in later incarnations of the series, but Richard Powell was the most popular. This series preceded Richard Powell's most famous series, Richard Diamond, Private Detective. Rogue trailed lovely blondes and protected witnesses in the new tough guy persona of Dick Powell. This was the transition series for Powell in his quest to be recognized as an actor rather than a singer.

 

THIS EPISODE:

 
June 23, 1946. NBC network. "The Star Of Savoy". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Hair Tonic. The first show of the series on NBC. This might be a rehearsal recording or unedited tape. A man with a bullet in him comes to Rogue's office to die. Who shot Charles McDonald...and why? The reason is a very, very valuable diamond! The system cue is not heard. The script was previously used on "Rogue's Gallery" on June 24, 1945. Dick Powell, Jim Doyle (announcer), Ray Buffum (writer), Dee Englebach (producer, director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Peter Leeds. 29:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Studio One - "Thunder Rock" (09-02-47)

Thunder Rock (Aired September 2, 1947)

Studio One received Emmy nominations every year from 1950 to 1958. The series staged some notable and memorable teleplays among its 466 episodes. Some created such an impact they were adapted into theatrical films. Reginald Rose's drama Twelve Angry Men, about the conflicts of jurors deciding a murder case, originated on Studio One on 20 September 1954, and the 1957 motion picture remake with Henry Fonda was nominated for three Academy Awards. Sal Mineo had the title role in the 2 January 1956 episode of Reginald Rose's Dino , and he reprised the role for the movie Dino (1957). In 1954, "Crime at Blossoms", scripted by Jerome Ross, was given an Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series.

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. 58;10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Stan Freberg Show - "The Good Humor Man" (09-01-57)

The Good Humor Man (Aired September 1, 1957)

 

 

 INTRO: Bob Plays Ruby & The Romantics "Our Day Will Come" (1962)

Freberg was employed as a voice actor in animation shortly after graduating from Alhambra High School. He began at Warner Brothers in 1944 by getting on a bus and asking the driver to let him off "in Hollywood." As he describes in his autobiography, It Only Hurts When I Laugh, he did this, getting off the bus and finding a sign that said "talent agency." He walked in, and the agents there arranged for him to audition for Warner Brothers cartoons where he was promptly hired. His first cartoon voice work was in a Warner Brothers cartoon called For He's a Jolly Good Fala, which was recorded but never filmed (due to the death of Fala's owner, President Franklin D. Roosevelt), followed by Roughly Squeaking (1946) as Bertie; and in 1947, he was heard in It's a Grand Old Nag (Charlie Horse).

 

THIS EPISODE:

 
September 1, 1957. Program #8. CBS network. Sustaining. Acrobats on Radio, "Uninterrupted Melody": a movie about men in uniform "Good Humor Men", another panel discussion about the funnies, "St. George and The Dragonette." Stan Freberg, Billy May and His Orchestra, Daws Butler, June Foray, Peggy Taylor, Peter Leeds. 28:44. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes - "The Harley Street Murders" (03-03-47)

The Harley Street Murders (Aired March 3, 1947)

According to Holmes, it was an encounter with the father of one of his classmates that led him to take up detection as a profession and he spent the six years following university working as a consulting detective, before financial difficulties led him to take Watson as a roommate, at which point the narrative of the stories begins. From 1881, Holmes is described as having lodgings at 221B Baker Street, London, from where he runs his private detective agency. 221B is an apartment up seventeen steps, stated in an early manuscript to be at the "upper end" of the road. Until the arrival of Dr. Watson, Holmes works alone, only occasionally employing agents from the city's underclass, including a host of informants and a group of street children he calls the Baker Street Irregulars.

 

THIS EPISODE:

 
March 3, 1947. ABC network. "The Harley Street Murders" aka: "Queue For Murder". Sponsored by: Kreml Hair Tonic, Kreml Shampoo. A man dies in an opium den, a doctor dies in his office on Harley Street. Holmes works on the case, which involves decapitation and a strangulation with a Chinaman's queue. The story is based on, "The Man With The Twisted Lip" by Arthur Conan Doyle. Tom Conway, Nigel Bruce, Joseph Bell (announcer), Arthur Conan Doyle (author), Anthony Boucher (writer), Denis Green (writer), Tom McKnight (producer), Alex Steinert (composer, conductor). 29:25. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Lee Burlough Gang (03-14-52)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Lee Burlough Gang (Aired March 14, 1952)

Roy Rogers was born to Andrew ("Andy") and Mattie (Womack) Slye in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his family lived in a tenement building on 2nd Street. (Riverfront Stadium was constructed at this location in 1970 and Rogers would later joke that he had been born at second base.) Dissatisfied with his job and city life, Andy Slye and his brother Will built a 12-by-50-foot houseboat from salvage lumber, and, in July 1912, the Slye family floated on the Ohio River towards Portsmouth, Ohio. Desiring a more stable existence in Portsmouth, the Slyes purchased land on which to build a home, but the flood of 1913 allowed them to move the houseboat to their property and continue living in it on dry land.

 

THIS EPISODE:

 

March 14, 1952. "The Lee Burlough Gang" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Post Cereals. The Lee Burlough gang has stolen the life savings of Peter Nicholas. Roy and Dale try to find the gang's secret hideout. Art Ballinger (announcer), Art Rush (producer), Dale Evans, Earl Lee, Forrest Lewis, Frank Hemingway, Herb Butterfield, Leo Curley, Milton Charles, Ray Wilson (writer), Roy Rogers, The Whippoorwills, Tim Graham, Tom Hargis (director). 28:34. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Phil Harris & Alice Faye - "The First Show For Rexall" (10-03-48)

The First Show For Rexall (Aired October 3, 1948)

As both Phil and Alice were known singers, there were two musical numbers in each show, and they were always for real, except some of Phil's, which were for laughs. But Phil's band gave much more than music to the show. Frankie Remley was the band's left handed guitar player, with a sardonic sense of humor out of left field. The character was first done on The Jack Benny Show, and, of course, now on a show about the band itself, Frankie was even more obnoxious. Famed radio actor Elliott Lewis played him with relish. In fact, later in the run they actually started calling the character Elliott! (Elliott Lewis changes his name on the show from Frankie Remly to Elliott because Harris stopped leading Jack Benny's band--so he wasn't connected to Remly any more.

 

THIS EPISODE:

October 3, 1948. "The First Show For Rexall" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Rexall Drugs. The first show of the series sponsored by Rexall. Phil and Alice go to sign their contract with Rexall. Phil sings, "You Can't Do Wrong Doing Right." Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Ray Singer (writer), Dick Chevillat (writer), Elliott Lewis, Walter Tetley, Robert North, Jeanine Roos, Anne Whitfield, Walter Scharf and His Orchestra, Bill Forman (announcer), Paul Phillips (producer, director). 29:20. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Casebook Of Gregory Hood - "Gregory Hood Suspect" (09-30-46)

Gregory Hood Suspect (Aired September 30, 1946)

INTRO: Bob Remembers The Chantels "Maybe" (1958)

Gregory Hood was modelled after true-life San Francisco importer Richard Gump, and many of the stories revolve around a mystery surrounding some particular imported treasure. Hood's sidekick Sanderson "Sandy" Taylor was played by Bill Johnstone. The show aired from June, 1946 through August, 1950. There were an additional couple of shows aired in October 1951. Hood and Sanderson were played in later episodes by Elliott Lewis and Howard McNear, respectively.

 

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September 30, 1946. Mutual network. "Gregory Hood, Suspect". Sponsored by: Petri Wines. A rat named Jethro Bronson is blackmailing Dephne Boggs. After Hood pays him a visit, Bronson is found murdered, with Hood's fingerprints on the murder weapon. A locked room mystery. See cat. #41892 for another show in the series with the same date. This date is correct, a circus story is promoted for next week. Elliott Lewis, Howard McNear, Herb Vigran, Anthony Boucher (writer), Ned Bliss (producer), Denis Green (writer), Lee Bowen (director), Arthur Fulton (sound effects), Art Surrence (sound effects), Dean Fosler (composer, conductor), Harry Bartell (announcer). 29:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Private Files Of Rex Saunders - "Hidden Thoughts In A Feminine Mind" (07-04-51)

Hidden Thoughts In A Feminine Mind (Aired July 4, 1951)

"The Secret Files of Rex Saunders." Heard every Wednesday night at 7:30, this thriller is typical of radio mystery shows. However, it has one thing the others don't--that is a sauve Englishman by the name of Rex Harrison. Harrison turns in a better than average performance as a private detective. With the help of an assistant played by Leon Janey, the "dick" goes his way solving a new mystery each week. Impressing us most was the quiet manner in which Harrison plays his new role. Not once during the entire half hour show did he raise his voice enough to activate the decible meter on the KSMO switchboard. Most radio detectives are of the loud and fast talking type, who just love to order their girl friends and constituted police authorities around like mad. Harrison's show keeps away from this sort of thing. 

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July 4, 1951. NBC network. "Hidden Thoughts Of A Feminine Mind...Concerned With Murder". Sponsored by: RCA Victor. The system cue has been deleted. Leon Janney, Lesley Woods, Himan Brown (director), Rex Harrison, Edward Adamson (writer), Kenneth Banghart (announcer). 28:26. Episode Notes From The Boxcars711 Old Time Radio.