VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, March 24, 2001

BLONDIE (10-8-44) Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake star as Blondie and Dagwood Bumsted with Hanley Stafford as Mr. Dithers, and Tommy Cook as Alexander, with special guest Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks. Alexander appears to be bored with life, but it seems he may have “girl problems.” Ken Niles an­nounces. AFRS rebroadcast. 29 min)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (5-17-91) Tommy Cook recalls his career as a child actor on radio in a conversation with Chuck Schaden recorded at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California. (27 min)

ARCH OBOLER’S PLAYS (7-26-45) “My Chicago” is writer-producer-direc­tor Arch Oboler’s “per­sonal” story of his relationship with the city where he did some of his best writing work… as seen through the eyes of an 11-year-old, played by Tommy Cook. Cast includes Cathy Lewis and Elliott Lewis as the boy’s mother and father. NBC. (28 min)

DODGE SHOW 13-7-36) Vaudevillian Harry Richman and the Dodge Orchestra welcome guest Gertrude Niesen, star of the Ziegfeld Follies. Dodge Automobiles, Syndicated. (15 min)

LUX RADIO THEATRE (7-1-40) “Alias the Dea­con” starring Bob Burns in a radio adaptation of his 1940 film about a cardsharp who be­comes a “Robin Hood” to help a family in trouble. Cast includes Helen Wood, Fred MacKaye, Lou Merrill, Arthur Q. Brian. Cecil B. De Mille hosts. Lux Soap, CBS. (20 min & 20 min & 19 min)

WORLD NEWS TODAY 19-2-45) On V-J Day, at the conclusion of World War II, Robert Trout reports: “Japan has surrendered. That’s sub­mitting the four home islands to the forces of occupation and renouncing the stolen empire overseas. The occupation troops are moving in gradually, slowly extending the area under Allied control. …Thousands of miles from Ja­pan, the Japanese forces are slowly yielding the territory they had fought to rule forever.” Admiral Radios, CBS. (25 min) Robert Trout died November 14, 2000 at age 91.

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VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, March 31, 2001

OUR MISS BROOKS (5-28-50) Eve Arden stars as schoolteacher Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon as Mr. Conklin, Richard Crenna as Walter Denton, and Jeff Chandler as Mr. Boynton. After his car is scratched, Conklin is on his soap box for “Safety When Driving.” Miss Brooks has to pay a ticket for reckless driv-ing. Colgate-Palmolive, CBS. (29 min)

LAND OF THE LOST (1947) “Lead Pencil vania.” Isabel Manning Hewson tells a story from “that wonderful kingdom at the bottom of the sea where all things lost find their way.” Red Lantern, a wise, talking fish played by Art Carney, guides us to the place where lost pencils wind up. Bosco, ABC. (24 min)

INNER SANCTUM (7-19-48) “Death Demon” starring Everett Sloane and Anne Seymour. After his father has been murdered, a young man tries to summon his father’s spirit to learn the identity of the murderer. Bromo Seltzer, CBS. (30 min)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (8-3-76) Anne Seymour talks about her long radio career in a conver sation with Chuck Schaden recorded at Miss Seymour’s home in West Hollywood, California. Anne Seymour died in 1988 at age 79. (27 min)

MAGNIFICENT MONTAGUE (1951) Monty Wooley stars as Edwin Montague with Anne Seymour as his wife Lilly and Pert Kelton as their maid Agnes. Lilly and Agnes plan a surprise birthday party for Montague. Cast includes Art Carney and John Gibson. AFRS rebroadcast. (27 min)

DIARY OF FATE (3-23-48) “Paul Reese Entry.” Reese is a sports reporter who overhears a conversation about fixing a prizefight. Cast includes Lois Andrews, Steve Brody, Herbert Litton, Jerry Hausner, Hal Sawyer. Syndi-cated. (27 min)

LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE (3-2-58) “Tracks Out of Tombstone” stars Sam Buffington as Slaughter, “a Civil War cavalryman turned Arizona cattleman.” Luke protects a man whom he believes is innocent of robbery. Cast includes Vic Perrin, Lawrence Dobkin, Sam Edwards, Junius Matthews, Jack Moyles. Sustaining, CBS. (25 min)