A RADIO NOSE JOB

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, November 15, 1997

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (10-23-49) Jack recuperates at home after being in the hospital to have an obstruction removed from his nose.

FAVORITE STORY (1940s) “Cyrano deBergerac. Host Ronald Colman stars as Cyrano, renown for his nose, but longing for the love of a beautiful lady.

JIMMY DURANTE SHOW (12-3-47) Guest Charles Boyer. The Schnozz auditions at Boyer’s repertory theatre and is persuaded to play the lead in a production of “Cyrano deBergerac.”

FATHER KNOWS BEST (1950s) Robert Young stars.  The Anderson household has a typical day until Jim’s client with a large nose arrives for dinner.

DR. CHRISTIAN (1940s) “The Norton Nose” is a comedy about a young woman whose nose was injured in an accident when she was hit by a truck. Jean Hersholdt stars.

THE ANGEL WITH THE COLD NOSE (1940s) Margaret O’Brien stars in a Christmas story as a young girl who befriends a “tramp” and his dog.