AFRICAN-AMERICANS
ON OLD-TIME RADIO

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, August 17, 2002

DUFFY’S TAVERN (5-19-48) Ed Gardner stars as the manager of the tavern, with Eddie Green as Eddie the Waiter, Charlie Cantor as Clifton Finnegan, Sandra Gould as Miss Duffy. When Duffy won’t give Archie a raise, he fakes an injury and takes his case to court, using Eddie as his star witness. Vitalis, Ipana, NBC. (30 min)

BEULAH (6-27-50) First of four connected and related episodes. Hattie McDaniel stars as Beulah with Ernie “Bubbles” Whitman as Bill, Ruby Dandridge as Oriole, and Hugh Studebaker and Mary Jane Croft as Harry and Alice Henderson. Beulah is having trouble making plans for her summer vacation. Dreft, CBS. (11 min)

BEULAH (6-28-50) Second of four related epi­sodes. Dreft, CBS. (11 min)

* JUDY CANOVA SHOW (8-24-43) Judy stars with Ruby Dandridge as Geranium, Mel Blanc as Sylvester, and singer Eddie Dean. Ken Niles announces. Judy needs a new dress because she has a date with Mickey Rooney. Colgate, CBS. (25 min)

BEULAH (6-29-50) Third of four connected episodes. Dreft, CBS. (11 min)

BEULAH (6-30-50) Last of four related epi­sodes; last show of the season. Dreft, CBS. (12 min)

GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (6-3-53) Willard Waterman stars as Throckmorton P. Gilder­sleeve, with Lillian Randolph as Birdie, Walter Tetley as Leroy, Mary Lee Robb as Marjorie. Gildy thinks Marjorie, now married and with twins, wants Birdie to work for her. AFRS re­broadcast. 126 min)

BEULAH (11-9-53) First of two connected and related episodes. Amanda Randolph stars as Beulah with Ernie “Bubbles” Whitman as Bill, Hugh Studebaker and Mary Jane Croft as the Hendersons, and Ruby Dandridge as Oriole. The latest issue of Flash Magazine arrives at the Henderson household. AFRS rebroadcast. (14 min)

BEULAH (1953) Second of two related epi­sodes. Beulah and Bill help with the landscap­ing to make the house nice for the Flash maga­zine layout. AFRS rebroadcast. (14 min)

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Excerpts from The Jack Benny Program fea­turing Eddie “Rochester” Anderson and from The Red Skelton Show featuring Wonderful Smith.