VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, August 2, 2008

LIFE WITH LUIGI (1-9-53) J. Carroll Naish stars as Luigi Basco. Alan Reed is Pasquale, who puts pressure on Luigi to marry his daughter Rosa. AFRS rebroadcast. (24 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 8 of 26. The winner of the race! Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

OUR MISS BROOKS (11-14-48) Eve Arden stars as the Madison high school teacher, who calls in sick to Mr. Conklin (Gale Gordon) while she takes time off to do some baby-sit­ting. Cast: Richard Crenna, Jeff Chandler, Tommy Cook. Colgate, Palmolive, CBS. (29 min)

NELSON OLMSTEAD (7-20-48) “Farewell to a Friend.” Storyteller Olmstead offers a trib­ute to his deceased dog, written by Louis Bromfield. Sustaining, NBC. (14 min)

SUSPENSE (1-18-51) “The Well-Dressed Corpse” starring Eve Arden in “a story of love and death in a New York penthouse.” Cast: Verna Felton, Hy Averback, Cathy Lewis, Howard McNear, Larry Thor. Auto-Lite, CBS. (30 min)

EDDIE CANTOR SHOW (1-30-47) On Eddie’s birthday, well-wishers include Jack Benny, Peter Lind Hayes and Ralph Ed­wards. Harry Von Zell announces. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, NBC. (29 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 9 of 26. At the celebration dance, the entire town sings the “Green Valley” song. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 10 of 26. GVL workers are quitting. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (14 min)