MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL 

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, May 12, 2007

PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (5-8-49) It’s Mother’s Day and Phil doesn’t have any-thing for Alice, who hints to him that she would like a new fur coat. Frankie (Elliott Lewis) recommends a wholesale dealer. Walter Tetley as Julius Abbruzio, with Anne Whitfield, Jeanine Roos, Robert North and qirley Mitchell. Rexall, NBC. (30 min)

HALLMARK HALL OF FAME (5-10-53) “George Washington’s Mother.” Host Lionel Barrymore presents the true story of Mary Washington, the mother of the man who became the first president of the United States. AFRTS rebroadcast. (22 min)

MAMA’S FAMILY (4-29-50) A Canadian version of The Goldbergs. Mama Rosen tells the family at breakfast that today is a “special day” and that she will be going shopping. Papa Rosen decides that he had better get a gift for his wife. Cast: Sylvia Lennox, Paul Kliegman, Ben Lennox, Lionel Ross, Claire Murray, Sammy Sales, Jack Anthony. CBC. (30 min)

LIFE OF RILEY (5-8-48) On Mother’s Day, Riley (William Bendix) fixes breakfast in bed for Peg (Paula Winslowe), but she has a gift for him, too. Cast: John Brown, Alan Reed. Prell Shampoo, NBC. (30 min)

LET GEORGE DO IT (6-21-48) “The Unfit Mother” starring Robert Bailey as George Valentine, free-lance detective. Valentine must prove that an ex-chorus girl is not an unfit mother. Cast includes Frances Robin-son, Virginia Gregg, Jay Novello, Herb Butterfield. Standard Oil, MBS. (29 min)

HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE (5-5-49) “Mother” starring Linda Darnell with Verna Felton. James Hilton introduces a warm-hearted story of the relationship of a mother and her daughter. Hallmark Cards, CBS. (30 min)