SUMMER FESTIVAL OF RADIO—Part 3

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, August 21st, 1976

ARBOGAST (11-2-51) Bob Arbogast and his sidekick Pete Robinson in comedy and music from Chicago.

COMMAND PERFORMANCE (2-15-45) “Dick Tracy in B-Flat” or “For Goodness Sake, Isn’t He Ever Going to Marry Tess Truehart?” An all-star cast presents a comic strip opera and features Bing Crosby as Dick Tracy, Dinah Shore as Tess Truehart, Harry Von Zell as Old Judge Hooper, Jerry Colonna as the Police Chief, Bob Hope as Flattop, Frank Morgan as Vitamin Flintheart, Jimmy Durante as The Mole, Judy Garland as Snowflake, the Andrews Sisters as the Summer Sisters, Frank Sinatra as Shakey and Cass Daley as Gravel Girtie. (55 min)

BIG TOWN (9-23-42) “Escape From Paris” starring Edward G. Robinson as Steve Wilson and Ona Munson as Lorelei Kilbourne, both of the Illustrated Press.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS (7-30-49) An excursion in Modern Music as Charlie Barnett and Woody Herman square off in a music competition and Stan Kenton acts as referee. (45 min)

EDDIE CANTOR SHOW (1-9-46) Guest is Ed Sullivan, with Bert Gordon, the Mad Russian.