THIS DAY, THAT YEAR

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, March 13, 1982

SCREEN DIRECTOR’S PLAYHOUSE (3-13-49) “You Were Meant For Me” starring Dan Dailey in a radio version of the 1948 musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon. In 1929, a band director falls in love. Cast includes Jim Backus. Sustaining, NBC. (15:40; 14:20)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (3-13-55) Mary Livingstone, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, Frank Nelson. Jack puts his house up for sale, then goes to the golf course. Lucky Strike Cigar­ettes, CBS. (9:30; 8:00; 8:30)

SUSPENSE (3-13-48) “Nightmare” starring Eddie Bracken with William Conrad. Robert Montgomery introduces this hour-long drama about a man who dreams he has killed someone. When he awakes, he finds clues incriminating himself of the murder. Sustaining, CBS. (26:05; 16:20; 16:05)

SONGS BY SINATRA (3-13-46) The Nat “King” Cole Trio and director Mervyn LeRoy join Sinatra for this broadcast. LeRoy directed the Academy Award winning short “The House I Live In” starring Sinatra and Frank appears in a radio version of the story. Pied Pipers. Old Gold Cigarettes, CBS. (15:35; 10:40)

HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL (3-13-60) John Dehner stars as Paladin, with Ben Wright as Hey Boy. Paladin starts to unravel a case even before he meets the man who hired him. Participating Sponsors, CBS. (7:30; 6:05; 8:40)