The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe - The King In Yellow (07-08-47)

The King In Yellow (Aired July 8, 1947)

Dashiell Hammett introduced the new genre, and Sam Spade, in 1930 in his novel The Maltese Falcon. A few years later Raymond Chandler came along and perfected the type, with his detective, Philip Marlowe. Chandler introduced Marlowe in his first novel, The Big Sleep, and Philip Marlowe continued to solve crimes in six subsequent Chandler novels. Chandler had previously published a number of short stories featuring other detectives; however, Marlowe proved so popular that when the stories were later republished the author often switched the detectives to Philip Marlowe. Chandler's style was unique. His sparse style was full of wonderfully sharp similies and rich descriptive narration. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group.

THIS EPISODE:

July 8, 1947. NBC network. "The King In Yellow". Sponsored by: Pepsodent, Trim (hair tonic with olive oil!). A trumpet player named King Leopoldi is being blackmailed. King dies and more murders follow. The program is referred to as "The Pepsodent Program." Sounds like Gerald Mohr (who would later play the lead) is in the cast. Van Heflin, Raymond Chandler (creator, writer), Milton Geiger (adaptor), Gerald Mohr, Wendell Niles (announcer), Lyn Murray (composer, conductor). 31:09. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Gangbusters - The Case Of The Tennessee Valley Killer (12-20-47)

The Tennessee Valley Killer (Aired December 20, 1947 )

The series dramatized FBI cases, which producer-director Phillips H. Lord arranged in close association with Bureau director J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover insisted that only closed cases would be used. The initial series was on NBC Radio from July 20 - October 12, 1935. It then aired on CBS from January 15, 1936 to June 15, 1940, sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive and Cue magazine. From October 11, 1940 to December 25, 1948, it was heard on the Blue Network, with various sponsors that included Sloan's Liniment, Waterman pens and Tide. Returning to CBS on January 8, 1949, it ran until June 25, 1955, sponsored by Grape-Nuts and Wrigley's chewing gum. The final series was on the Mutual Broadcasting System from October 5, 1955 to November 27, 1957.

THIS EPISODE:

December 20, 1947. Program #508. ABC network origination, syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Case Of Troy Blankenship". Participating sponsors. The public enemy #1 loves bright new cars. He wears only red shirts and limps. A case of cow doctors, cock-fights and cracked safes. WRVR rebroadcast date: May 9, 1974. The syndicated rebroadcast is announced as, "The Case Of The Tennessee Valley Killer." Arthur Vinton, Will Geer, Don Gardiner (announcer), Phillips H. Lord (producer). 30:15. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Cat.# 11851.  

 

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - The Canyon Of Wanted Men (06-04-49)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town"
"The Canyon Of Wanted Men" (Aired June 4, 1949)

Chandler's characterization of Chad Remington is forceful, dynamic and melodramatic and runs for the first twenty-three episodes. Veteran Film, Television and Radio actor Reed Hadley then assumes the role of Chad Remington for the remaining 24 installments. The contrast between the two characterizations is quite evident, but doesn't interfere with either the continuity of the main character or the flow of the episodes. Both principal actors acquit themselves well in the role. Wade Crosby in the role of Cherokee O'Bannon plays it well over the top, but that's what sidekicks do, after all.

THIS EPISODE:

June 4, 1949. Program #14. Broadcasters Program Syndicate/Bruce Eells and Associates syndication. "The Canyon Of Wanted Men" aka: The Case Of The Wells Fargo Robbery. Music fill for local commercial insert. A gang of crooks trapped in a canyon take a hostage and blow up the dam. Jeff Chandler is billed as "Tex" Chandler. Jeff Chandler, Wade Crosby, Bob Mitchell (organist), Ivan Ditmars (possible organist), Bill Forman (announcer), Paul Franklin (writer, director), Bruce Eells (producer). 29:00. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Aldrich Family - "April Fool's Day" (04-01-42)

April Fool's Day (Aired April 01, 1942) *Date is subject to correction.

Henry's parents, Sam and Alice, were portrayed by House Jameson and Katharine Raht, his sister Mary was played by Charita Bauer among others, and his usual girlfriend, Kathleen Anderson, was voiced by Mary Shipp. The role of Henry's best friend, Homer Brown, was played by Jackie Kelk (as well as Jack Grimes, Michael O'Day and John Fiedler). Homer's parents were Arthur Vinton and Agnes Moorehead, among others. Eddie Bracken appeared in the earlier shows as friend Dizzy Stevens. The show's announcers included Harry Von Zell, Dan Seymour and Dwight Weist. The Aldrich Family lived at 117 Elm Street in Centerville, USA (state unknown). Henry and his friend Homer attend Central High School with an assortment of other friends. Henry's father Sam is a lawyer and his mother Alice is a homemaker. Henry Aldrich was an endearingly bumbling kid growing awkwardly into adolescence, and The Aldrich Family often revolved around Henry's misadventures with his friends and girls.

THIS EPISODE:

April 01, 1942. (AKA:  April 02, 1942 *The Date Is Subject To Correction.) - NBC network. Postum, Birdseye Frozen Foods. It's "April Fool's Day", and the practical jokes get out of hand.  Dan Seymour (announcer), Jack Miller (conductor), Clifford Goldsmith (writer). Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Cat. # 61483.

The Mayor Of The Town - "Amy Lou Goes To War" (09-20-42)

INTRO: Bob Remembers The Fiestas "So Fine" (1959) STEREO
"Amy Lou Goes To War" (Aired September 20, 1942)

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.

THIS EPISODE:

September 20, 1942. "Amy Lou Goes To War" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Swan Soap, Rinso. Amy Lou, the town tomboy, has volunteered to join the nurses overseas, and serves on Bataan. The last few seconds of the program have been deleted. Agnes Moorehead, Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra, Harlow Wilcox, Jean Holloway (writer), Jerry Hausner, Lionel Barrymore, Stanley Farrar, Veola Vonn (commercial). 32:38. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
 

Life With Luigi - "Luigi's Toothache" (05-08-49)

Luigi's Toothache (Aired May 8, 1949)

Life with Luigi was a radio comedy-drama series which began September 21, 1948 on CBS. The story concerned Italian immigrant Luigi Basco, and his experiences as an immigrant in Chicago. Many of the shows take place at the US citizenship classes that Luigi attends with other immigrants from different countries, as well as trying to fend off the repeated advances of the morbidly-obese daughter of his landlord/sponsor. Luigi was played by J. Carrol Naish, an Irish-American. Naish continued in the role on the short-lived television version in 1952, and was later replaced by Vito Scotti. With a working title of The Little Immigrant, Life with Luigi was created by Cy Howard, who earlier had created the hit radio comedy, My Friend Irma.

THIS EPISODE:
 
May 8, 1949. "Luigi's Toothache" - CBS network. Sustaining. Luigi has a toothache. J. Carrol Naish, Alan Reed, Cy Howard (creator, producer), Mary Shipp, Hans Conried, Ken Peters, Joe Forte, Mac Benoff (writer, director), Lou Derman (writer), Lyn Murray (music director), Bob Stevenson (announcer). 27:32. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Molle Mystery Theater - "Killer Come Back To Me" (05-17-46)

Killer Come Back To Me (Aired May 17, 1946)

Although Molle Mystery Theatre was initially sponsored by Molle Shaving Cream, other sponsors (such as Bayer Aspirin, Ironized Yeast, Phillips Milk of Magnesia) also sponsored the program. Sometimes, when it was not sponsored by Molle, the program was called "Mystery Theater". The show was first heard on NBC, on 9/7/43. Time slot was originally Sunday nights at 9:00 PM, but was later moved to Tuesday at 9:00 PM, and Friday at 10:00 PM. In 1948, the show moved to CBS (Tues, 8:00 PM), and in 1951, it moved to ABC, where it was called "Mark Sabre", and heard on Wednesdays at either 8:00 PM or 9:30 PM. The shows were tight and tension filled, with a fine orchestra score and solid production values. Classic tales from well-known authors, as well as modern unknowns were presented, and the endings were often twists or shockers.

THIS EPISODE:

May 17, 1946. Program #202. NBC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Killer Come Back To Me". AFRS program name: "Mystery Playhouse." A gun moll changes a young punk into an experienced bank robber...or at least his double. Ray Bradbury (author), Richard Widmark, Alice Reinheart, Alexander Semmler (composer, conductor), Bernard Lenrow (host, as "Geoffrey Barnes"). 29:55. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Philo Vance - "The Argyle Murder Case" (06-27-50)

Argyle Murder Case (Aired June 27, 1950)

Philo Vance was the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Vance, in the original books, is an intellectual so highly refined he seems he might be ghostwritten by P. G. Wodehouse. Take this quote from The Benson Murder Case, 1924, as Vance pontificates in his inimitable way: "That's your fundamental error, don't y' know. Every crime is witnessed by outsiders, just as is every work of art. The fact that no one sees the criminal, or the artist, actu'lly at work, is wholly incons'quential." Thankfully, the radio series uses only the name, and makes Philo a pretty normal, though very intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie plays Vance's constantly impressed public servant, District Attorney Markham. Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary and right-hand woman. The organist for the show is really working those ivories, and fans of old time radio organ will especially enjoy this series. Perhaps one reason the organist "pulls out all the stops" is because there seems to be little, Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group.

THIS EPISODE:

June 27, 1950. Program #69. ZIV Syndication. "The Argyle Murder Case". Commercials added locally. An actor's dead body is found on a ferryboat. The body has on all new clothes...and argyle socks that don't match. Jackson Beck. 32:03. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Father Knows Best - "A House Full Of Junk" (05-10-51)

A House Full Of Junk (Aired May 10, 1951)

Father Knows Best, a family comedy of the 1950s, is perhaps more important for what it has come to represent than for what it actually was. In essence, the series was one of a slew of middle-class family sitcoms in which moms were moms, kids were kids, and fathers knew best. Today, many critics view it, at best, as high camp fun, and, at worst, as part of what critic David Marc once labeled the "Aryan melodramas" of the 1950s and 1960s. The brainchild of series star Robert Young, who played insurance salesman Jim Anderson, and producer Eugene B. Rodney, Father Knows Best first debuted as a radio sitcom in 1949.The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson) and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran and Sam Edwards. Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954.

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Overland Express (10-31-52)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke"
"Overland Express" (Aired October 31, 1952)

The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and John Dunning writes that among radio drama enthusiasts "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time." The television version ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975, and was the United States' longest-running prime time, live-action drama with 635 episodes. In 2010, Law & Order tied this record of 20 seasons (but only 456 episodes). At the end of its run in 1975, Los Angeles Times columnist Cecil Smith wrote "Gunsmoke was the dramatization of the American epic legend of the west. Our own Iliad and Odyssey, created from standard elements of the dime novel and the pulp western as romanticized by Buntline, Harte, and Twain. It was ever the stuff of legend.

THIS EPISODE:

October 31, 1952. CBS network. "Overland Express". Sustaining. While taking an escaped killed named Joe Bodrie back to Dodge, Matt and Chester find plenty of action aboard a stagecoach. One of the public service announcements mentions that CBS News will be using "Univac" to predict election returns. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series May 31, 1958. Clancey Cassell (announcer), James Nusser, John Meston (writer), Junius Matthews, Lawrence Dobkin, Lou Krugman, Parley Baer, Ralph Moody, Vic Perrin, William Conrad. 30:09. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Cat. #39952.  

Barry Craig Confidential Investigator - "Corpse On Delivery" (10-31-51)

Corpse On Delivery (Aired October 31, 1951)

Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator is one of the few detective radio series that had separate versions of it broadcast from both coasts. Even the spelling changed over the years. It was first "Barry Crane" and then "Barrie Craig". NBC produced it in New York from 1951 to 1954 and then moved it to Hollywood where it aired from 1954 to 1955. It attracted only occasional sponsors so it was usually a sustainer.William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye BARRY CRAIG while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man. As the promos went, he was "your man when you can't go to the cops. Confidentiality a specialty.

THIS EPISODE:

October 31, 1951. NBC network. "Corpse On Delivery". Sustaining. Joey Florio has jumped bail and Barrie Craig has been hired to find him. A corpse slows down the search. Amzie Strickland, Don Pardo (announcer), Himan Brown (director), John Roeburt (writer), William Gargan. 28:03. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Adventures Of Maisie - "Cupid On The Farm" (03-02-50)

Cupid On The Farm (Aired March 2, 1950)

The series ran two seasons, and was revived in 1949 as a syndicated program, now called The Adventures of Maisie. Included in the repertory cast were Hans Conreid (later on Life with Liugi), Sheldon Leonard, Joan Banks, Elvia Allman, Bea Benadaret, and Sandra Gould. The radio show continued in the tried and true Maisie tradition of one part adventure of the emotional kind, one part romance, and one part laughs. To the end Maisie was the single girl, as this allowed her to get involved in continuing adventures of many kinds. These radio adventures of a liberated American "dame" from Brooklyn were tailored to post-WWII, and featured Maisie making her way (and having her way, most of the time) on both sides of the Atlantic. Maisie's favorite comment - "Likewise, I'm sure." Sothern, due in great part to the Maisie films type-casting, would ultimately admit she was "a Hollywood princess, not a Hollywood queen." But in its time, the Maisie series in film and on radio made her known and loved the world over.

THIS EPISODE:

March 2, 1950. "Cupid On The Farm" - Program #15. MGM syndication. Commercials added locally. Maisie's working down on the farm, trying to get two lovers to tie the knot. The date above is the date of first broadcast on WMGM, New York City. Ann Sothern,  , Harry Zimmerman (composer, conductor), Jack McCoy (announcer), Sammie Hill, Sheldon Leonard, Sidney Miller, Will Wright. 29:59. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

A Life In Your Hands - "Boarder Killed" (09-13-49)

A Life In Your Hands - Boarder Killed (09-13-49)

Boarder Killed (Aired September 13, m1949) Here we bring you A Life in Your Hands, a murder and courtroom melodrama which ran on the radio from 1949 - 1952. It portrays a truthful and objective view of various murder stories. The format of the shows is that of interviews - with witnesses on both sides providing their stories. The hero in the story is the fictitious Jonathan Kegg who is seeking the truth behind these mysterious cases. He represents neither the defense nor the prosecution, but rather is a man on a journey for justice. Cast: Ned LeFevre (Jonathan Kegg-1949) Mike Wallace (Narrator (1949)) Lee Bowman (Jonathan Kegg-1951) Carlton Kadell (Jonathan Kegg (1950,52), Narrator) Erle Stanley Gardner ((Creator)) Director: John Cowan, Homer Heck, Patrick Murphy, Jack Simpson.

THIS EPISODE:

 

September 13, 1949."Boarder Killed" NBC network. Raleigh Cigarettes, Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco. There's been a murder in Mrs. O'Malley's boarding house. It's Bill Smith, the boarder that everyone hates. The last program of the season, "People Are Funny" returns to this time slot next week. Erle Stanley Gardner (creator), Ned LeFevre, Mike Wallace (announcer, billed as "Myron Wallace"), Bob McKee (writer), Homer Hecht (director), Jack Simpson (producer), Clarence Hartzell (? The Judge), Adele Scott (organist). 29:11. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Cat# 81734.

Rocky Jordan - "The Lady From Istanbul" (08-28-49)

The Lady From Istanbul (Aired August 28, 1949)

Rocky Jordan (Jack Moyles/George Raft) is the proprietor of the Café Tambourine located, according to the announcer, "not far from the Mosque Sultan Hassan," though he is originally from St. Louis. As an American restaurateur in a North African country, Jordan is somewhat similar to the Rick Blaine character in the film Casablanca, though the Café Tambourine is apparently a much less salubrious venue than Rick's Bar. The announcer describes it as being "Crowded with forgotten men, and alive with the babble of many languages". Each episode sees Jordan confronted with a "crime, a mystery, a beautiful woman, or a combination of the three". Precisely why Jordan is in Egypt is left deliberately vague, though he apparently has enemies in St. Louis so can't go back home. Sam Sabaaya (Jay Novello) is the police captain who apprehends the criminals at the end of each adventure.

THIS EPISODE:

August 28, 1949. CBS Pacific network. "The Lady From Istanbul". Sponsored by: Del Monte Foods. A beautiful woman with no past brings adventure to Rocky in old Cairo. Jack Moyles, E. Jack Neuman (author), Larry Roman (adaptor), Gomer Cool (adaptor), Jay Novello, Cliff Howell (producer, director), Richard Aurandt (composer, conductor), Larry Thor (announcer). 29:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Rocky Fortune (Starring Frank Sinatra) - "On The Trail Of A Killer" (01-05-54)

INTRO: Bob Remembers Larry Chance & The Earls (1963)
On The Trail Of A Killer (Aired January 5, 1954)

Both Frank Sinatra's and Ava Gardner's careers were approaching critical junctures--a publicists dream, but rapidly dimming any possibility for a continuation of Rocky Fortune, or any other such Radio vehicle for Frank Sinatra. NBC had auditioned two other such detective genre vehicles for Sinatra--'Frankie Galahad, Private Detective', and an Erle Stanley Gardner series. Some intriguing prospects to be sure. If only . . . .Rocco Fortunato was a young New Yorker on his way up and out of the endless dead-end jobs his employment agency was sending him on, like the oyster-shucking job they sent him to that yielded only a handful of 'clams' for his efforts--but a bonus of 12 big hot pearls in the bargain. And much as Alan Ladd's character in Box 13, Rocky Fortune was clearly ready for a more vibrant, exciting, and financially rewarding career change. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

THIS EPISODE:
 
January 5, 1954. "On The Trail Of A Killer" NBC network. Frank's good friend Ellie is, "fat, forty and frustrated." She marries a no-goodnik and is soon murdered. Rocky takes out in hot pursuit and nearly rides the rails...with his ticket punched with a bullet, "from here to eternity." Frank Sinatra, Paula Victor, Tom McKee, John Sutton, Barney Phillips, Jay Loft Lynn, Maurice Hart, Norm Sickle (writer), Andrew C. Love (director). 23:53. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Suspense - "Fire Burn & Cauldron Bubble" (04-06-43)

"Fire Burn & Cauldron Bubble" (Aired April 6, 1943)

Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes: Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end.

THIS EPISODE:

April 6, 1943. CBS network. "Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble". Sustaining. The "Man In Black" (Ted Osborne) introduces Paul Lukas in a story about a famous actress who is killed by a long blade through her eye while watching MacBeth. A tale well calculated... Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), John Dickson Carr (host), John Dietz (director), Paul Lukas, Robert Simmons, Ted Osborne, William Spier (producer, director, editor). 29:36. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

X Minus One - "Knock" (05-22-55)

"Knock" (Aired May 22, 1955)

X Minus One was an NBC science fiction series that was an extension, or revival, of NBC's earlier science fiction series, Dimension X. which ran from Apr. 8, 1950 through Sept. 29, 1951. Both are remembered for bringing really first rate science fiction to the air. The first X Minus One shows used scripts from Dimension X, but soon created new shows from storied from the pages of Galaxy Magazine. The series was cancelled after the 126th broadcast on January 9, 1958. However, the early 1970s brought a wave of nostalgia for old-time radio; a new experimental episode, "The Iron Chancellor" by Robert Silverberg, was created in 1973, but it failed to revive the series. NBC also tried broadcasting the old recordings, but their irregular once-monthly scheduling kept even devoted listeners from following the broadcasts. All episodes of the show survive.

THIS EPISODE:

May 22, 1955. NBC network. "Knock". Sustaining. The last man on Earth sat in a room, there was a knock on the door. The script was previously used on "Dimension X" on May 6, 1950. The program was rebroadcast as part of "Monitor" during July, 1974. One public service announcement has been deleted. William Welch (producer), Fred Weihe (director), Fred Collins (announcer), Ernest Kinoy (adaptor), Alexander Scourby, Lori March, Luis Van Rooten, Frederic Brown (author). 28:20. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Your's Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Royal Street Matter" (11-25-56)

The Royal Street Matter (Aired November 25, 1956)

The weekday serialized episodes are generally acknowledged as some of the finest radio detective shows ever produced. There were fifty six multi-part shows in all: fifty four five-part shows, one six-part show, and one nine-part show. The serialized episodes continued until November 2, 1956 when the series again reverted to a once a week, thirty minute format. Bob Bailey continued in the lead, until "The Empty Threat Matter" of November 27, 1960, when the Hollywood run ended. The guest stars and supporting casts were always first rate, attracting the best radio actors in both Los Angeles and New York. Pat McCracken was played by several actors – most frequently, by Larry Dobkin. Particularly noteworthy was the work of Virginia Gregg, who played many roles, including Johnny's girlfriend Betty Lewis. Harry Bartell was also a frequent guest, who did many of the Spanish dialect roles when Johnny went to a Latin American country. Other frequent guest performers were Parley Baer, Tony Barrett, John Dehner, Don Diamond, Sam Edwards, Herb Ellis, Frank Gerstle, Stacy Harris, Jack Kruschen, Forrest Lewis and Howard McNear.  Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group.

THIS EPISODE:

November 25, 1956. CBS network. "The Royal Street Matter". Sustaining. A New Orleans antique shop has had a fire, but the owner refuses to file a claim! Why? Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg, Forrest Lewis, Lou Merrill, Lawrence Dobkin, Frank Gerstle, Dan Cubberly (announcer). 30:20. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Nightfall - "Love and The Lonely One" (07-04-80)

"Love and The Lonely One" (Aired July 4, 1980)

Nightfall was a radio drama series produced and aired by CBC Radio from July 1980 to June 1983. While primarily a supernatural/horror series, Nightfall featured some episodes in other genres, such as science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and human drama. Some of Nightfall's episodes were so terrifying that the CBC registered numerous complaints and some affiliate stations dropped it. Despite this, the series went on to become one of the most popular shows in CBC Radio history, running 100 episodes that featured a mix of original tales and adaptations of both classic and obscure short stories. Nightfall was created by producer Bill Howell, who was known at the time for his work on CBC Playhouse and the cult adventure series, Johnny Chase: Secret Agent of Space. When CBC Radio was revamped and given an expanded budget in 1980, Howell approached the newly appointed head of radio drama, Susan Rubeš, about his idea for a supernatural/horror anthology series. Though not a fan of the horror genre, Rubeš greenlit the production. Bill Howell served as executive producer of Nightfall at CBC Toronto for the first two seasons. The third season was produced by Don Kowalchuk at CBC

THIS EPISODE:

July 04, 1980. Program #1. CBC network, Toronto origination, NPR syndication. "Love and The Lonely One". Sustaining. A medical student receives a strange invitation from the cadaver in his anatomy class! The first show of the series. Henry Ramer is the host with a very distinctive voice, using the name "Larry Kranst.". Jay Bowen, John Graham (writer), Elva Mai Hoover, John Stocker, Mignon Elkins, Graham Haley, John Jessop (recording engineer), Bill Robinson (sound effects), John Douglas (senior script editor), Henry Ramer (host), Nina Callaghan (production assistant, Bill Howell (producer, director). 27:04. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Cat# 39686.

2000 Plus - "A Veteran Comes Home" (07-05-50)

A Veteran Comes Home (Aired July 5, 1950)

2000 AD is known as the first of the network science fiction shows, although it ran on Mutual just a month prior to the introduction of the landmark series, Dimension X. It was a half hour of science fiction wonder in an exciting package. The stories have a charm that is always present in science fiction of the future that is written in the past. "When The Worlds Met" takes place "at the giant space port in Washington, temporary capitol of the federated world government as in April 21, 2000 Plus 20 (2020) crowds throng as audio and televox networks cover a space ship carrying in its space hold the first load of uranium taken from the pits of Luna, satellite of Earth.

THIS EPISODE:

July 5, 1950. Mutual network. "A Veteran Comes Home". Sustaining. A soldier returns to Earth after five years of fighting in the Martian wars, to find his wife and son waiting. Lon Clark, William Griffis, Sherman H. Dreyer (creator, producer), Robert Weenolsen (producer), Joan Shea, Helen Shea, Charles Smith, Emerson Buckley and His Orchestra, Elliot Jacoby (composer), Walt Shaver (sound), Adrian Penner (sound), Ken Marvin (announcer), Bob Albright (engineer). 28:17. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.