Life With Luigi - "The Trolley Transfer" (09-26-50)

The Trolley Transfer (Aired September 26, 1950)

 

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays "Atlantic Starr" (1987)
From The Album "All In The Name Of Love"

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:

September 26, 1950. CBS network. "The Trolley Transfer" - Sponsored by: Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum. Luigi rides the trolley and gets a transfer. J. Carrol Naish, Alan Reed, Cy Howard (creator, producer, director), Hans Conried, Bob Stevenson (announcer), Mac Benoff (writer), Lou Derman (writer), Mary Shipp, Jody Gilbert, Joe Forte, Ken Peters, Lud Gluskin (music director). 29:2 Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.