VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, March 5, 1988

RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE (6-19-49) Dick Powell stars as Diamond with Virginia Gregg as Helen, Ed Begley as Lt. Levinson, plus Parley Baer, Hy Averback, Sidney Miller. A wealthy man, seeking a divorce, hires Diamond to get the goods on his cheat­ing wife. Sustaining, NBC. (14:55; 12:40)

LIFE WITH LUIGI (9-21-49) When Luigi learns that he is behind in his rent, a young friend suggests he sell his statue of George Washington. J. Cerro! Naish as Luigi Basco, Alan Reed as Pasquale. Sustaining, CBS. (14:30; 15:10)

HASHKNIFE HARTLEY (1950s) “Range War” with Frank Martin as Hashknife and Barton Yarborough as Sleepy Stevens, based on stories of the old west writ­ten by W. C. Tuttle, who narrates. Hashknife and Sleepy help a friend who has been harassed for the land rights he just purchased. AFRS rebroadcast. (10:53; 9:42)

KAY KYSER’S KOLLEGE OF MUSICAL KNOWL­EDGE (10-31-45) The old professor himself broadcast­ing from Vaughn General Hospital in Chicago, with quiz contestants from the Chicago area. AFRS rebroadcast. (11:30; 13:24)

SUSPENSE (10-26-53) “Dutch Schultz” stars Broder­ick Crawford as the organized crime figure who wants to rub out the new district attorney. Cast includes Jay Novello, Benny Rubin, Herb Butterfield, Hy Averback, Paul Frees, Sidney Miller. Produced by Elliott Lewis. AutoLite, CBS. (12:30; 15:08)

FRED ALLEN SHOW (10-19-47) Actor James Mason visits the comedian who stars as Oriental detective One Long Pan in a mystery sketch. DeMarco Sisters, Al Goodman and the orchestra. Tenderleaf Tea, Blue Bonnett Margarine, NBC. (12:41; 16:00)