REMEMBERING BASIL RATHBONE

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, May 5, 2001

SKIPPY HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 11949) “The Man from Jamestown” starring Basil Rathbone in an historical romantic drama set in the early days of the Twentieth Century. Lee Mitchell is director and host. Skippy Peanut Butter, Syn­dicated. (31 min)

TALES OF FATIMA (5-28-49) “Time to Kill” starring Basil Rathbone as himself, who hears a news announcement that “Basil Rathbone, noted actor, has been found brutally mur­dered.” Fatima Cigarettes, CBS. (27 min)

FRED ALLEN SHOW (4-24-491 Guest Basil Rathbone joins Fred and the regulars, Portland Hoffa, Minerva Pious (Mrs. Nussbaum), Peter Donald (Ajax Cassidy), Parker Fennelly (Titus Moody), Kenny Delmar (Senator Claghorn), DeMarco Sisters, Al Goodman and the orches­tra. Rathbone joins Allen in a “One Long Pan” detective sketch, “The Mad Doctor of Downey Street” or “Death Wore Rubber Gloves.” Ford Motor Co., NBC. (29 min)

CAVALCADE OF AMERICA (3-22-48) “The President and the Doctor” starring Basil Rathbone as George Washington and Thomas Mitchell as Dr. Samuel Baird in “a little-known story about a double crisis in the life of our nation’s first president.” DuPont, NBC. (28 min)

NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (10-10-45) “A Scandal in Bohemia” starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, who tells a story about Holmes, a king, and “the woman.” Harry Bartell announces. Petri Wines, MBS. (30 min)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST is movie historian Bob Kolososki who will talk about the film career of Basil Rathbone, who died in 1967 at age 75.