RADIO’S FRENCH CONNECTION PT 1

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, October 14th, 2000

MY FAVORITE HUSBAND (1950s) Lucille Ball and Richard Denning star as Liz and George Cooper, with Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet as Rudolph and Iris Atterberry. A new French restaurant opens in town and Liz is worried about a menu written in French so she and Iris decide to take French lessons. AFRTS re­broadcast. (24 min)

RAILROAD HOUR (7-16-51) “Springtime in Paris” starring Gordon MacRae and Dorothy Warrenskjold offering “the great music of the City of Paris in a brand new musical play” by Lawrence and Lee. A romantic boy-meets-girl story set in the City of Lights. Associa­tion of American Railroads, NBC. (30 min)

THE WHISTLER (1940s) “Ticket To Paris” featuring Bill Forman as the Whistler. After World War II, a French woman in the U.S. lives in terror of a man who has sworn to kill her. Marvin Miller announces. Signal Oil Co., CBS. (28 min)

PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (6-12-49) Phil and Frankie Remley (Elliott Lewis) try to teach English to Frankie’s adopted French orphan. First of two consecutive shows; part two next week on TWTD. Rex-all, NBC. (29 min)

CBS RADIO WORKSHOP (7-6-56) “Portrait of Paris,” a “city of contradictions.” A word-picture of the French capitol, beautifully writ­ten and narrated by David Schoenbrun, vet­eran CBS foreign correspondent. Program in­cludes interviews with Parisians and clips fea­turing Edith Piaf and Maurice Chevalier. Sus­taining, CBS. (28 min)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (12-7-52) Jack and the gang, using French accents, present their version of Charles Boyer’s 1952 picture, “The Happy Time,” set in French Canada in the 1920s. Jack, naturally, plays the Boyer role. AFRS rebroadcast. (25 min)

NOTE— Ken Alexander is guest host for this program while Chuck Schaden and a group of TWTD listeners are on vacation in France

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RADIO’S FRENCH CONNECTION PT 2

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, October 21st, 2000

BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW (12-4-47) George and Gracie star with Bill Goodwin, Bea Benad­eret, Howard McNear, Hal March, Harry Lubin and the orchestra. After Gracie returns from a trip to Paris, she wishes George would be more romantic. Ammident Tooth Paste, ABC. (32 min)

BIG TOWN (9-23-42) “Escape From Paris” star­ring Edward G. Robinson as Steve Wilson, cru­sading editor of the Illustrated Press, with Ona Munson as Lorelei Kilbourne. They’re in war torn Europe, searching for an American corre­spondent in the French Underground. Rinso, CBS. (29 min)

PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (6-19-491 Frankie decides he needs a wife to help him care for the French orphan he has adopted. So he places an ad in the Police Ga­zette. Elliott Lewis, Walter Tetley in the second of two consecutive shows. Rexall, NBC. (29 min)

SUSPENSE (6-2-57) “Crossing Paris” starring Hans Conried in a story about the City of Paris during the Nazi occupation. Cast includes John Dehner, Ted deCorsia, Joe DiSantis, Paul Dubov. Sustaining, CBS. (28 min)

BING CROSBY SHOW (5-21-53) From Paris, France, Bing stars with his son Lindsay Crosby, Ken Carpenter, John Scott Trotter and the orchestra, violinist Joe Venuti, and pianist Buddy Cole. Bing sings “Mademoi­selle de Paree” and Lindsay sings “My Truly Fair” in French. General Electric, CBS. (30 min)

OUR MISS BROOKS (1940s) Eve Arden stars as Miss Brooks with Richard Crenna as Walter Denton, Gale Gordon as Mr. Conklin, Jeff Chandler as Mr. Boynton. Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton have visions of teaching in Paris when an educator from France comes to town to recruit teachers for his country. AFRS re­broadcast. (25 min)

NOTE— Ken Alexander is guest host for this program while Chuck Schaden and some TWTD listeners continue vacationing in France.