VARIETY OF SHOWS
Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, March 31, 2001
OUR MISS BROOKS (5-28-50) Eve Arden stars as schoolteacher Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon as Mr. Conklin, Richard Crenna as Walter Denton, and Jeff Chandler as Mr. Boynton. After his car is scratched, Conklin is on his soap box for “Safety When Driving.” Miss Brooks has to pay a ticket for reckless driv-ing. Colgate-Palmolive, CBS. (29 min)
LAND OF THE LOST (1947) “Lead Pencil vania.” Isabel Manning Hewson tells a story from “that wonderful kingdom at the bottom of the sea where all things lost find their way.” Red Lantern, a wise, talking fish played by Art Carney, guides us to the place where lost pencils wind up. Bosco, ABC. (24 min)
INNER SANCTUM (7-19-48) “Death Demon” starring Everett Sloane and Anne Seymour. After his father has been murdered, a young man tries to summon his father’s spirit to learn the identity of the murderer. Bromo Seltzer, CBS. (30 min)
SPEAKING OF RADIO (8-3-76) Anne Seymour talks about her long radio career in a conver sation with Chuck Schaden recorded at Miss Seymour’s home in West Hollywood, California. Anne Seymour died in 1988 at age 79. (27 min)
MAGNIFICENT MONTAGUE (1951) Monty Wooley stars as Edwin Montague with Anne Seymour as his wife Lilly and Pert Kelton as their maid Agnes. Lilly and Agnes plan a surprise birthday party for Montague. Cast includes Art Carney and John Gibson. AFRS rebroadcast. (27 min)
DIARY OF FATE (3-23-48) “Paul Reese Entry.” Reese is a sports reporter who overhears a conversation about fixing a prizefight. Cast includes Lois Andrews, Steve Brody, Herbert Litton, Jerry Hausner, Hal Sawyer. Syndi-cated. (27 min)
LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE (3-2-58) “Tracks Out of Tombstone” stars Sam Buffington as Slaughter, “a Civil War cavalryman turned Arizona cattleman.” Luke protects a man whom he believes is innocent of robbery. Cast includes Vic Perrin, Lawrence Dobkin, Sam Edwards, Junius Matthews, Jack Moyles. Sustaining, CBS. (25 min)
Updated: 3/31/26 8:15 pm C.S.T.
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