REMEMBERING ALAN LADD

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, May 8th, 1999

SUSPENSE (3-16-50) “Motive For Murder” starring Alan Ladd as a detective whose wife is arrested for the murder of a door-to-door salesman. Cast includes John Dehner, Ed Max, Howard McNear, Jeanette Nolan, Joseph Kearns. AutoLite, CBS. (30 min)

LUX RADIO THEATRE (9-22-47) “Two Years Before the Mast” starring Alan Ladd, Howard daSilva, Macdonald Carey and Wanda Hendrix in the radio version of the 1946 Paramount film. A ruthless captain bent on breaking a record drives his crew to the point of mutiny. Cast includes Jeff Chandler, Bill Johnstone, Louis Van Rooten. Lux Soap, CBS. (59 min)

BOX THIRTEEN (1948) Alan Ladd stars as writer Dan Holiday in “Hot Box.” Holiday gets box at an auction. He misses out on the bid­ding, but gets the box anyway. Syndicated. (26 min)

RUDY VALLEE SHOW (1-11-46) Guest Alan Ladd joins Rudy and regulars Pinky Lee, Betty Bradley, Eddie Marr, Benny Krueger and the orchestra. “Taxi Drivers” is the theme as Rudy composes special material for Ladd. AFRS rebroadcast. (30 min)

SCREEN DIRECTOR’S PLAYHOUSE (7-29-49) “Saigon” starring Alan Ladd in an adventure set in Indochina (Viet Nam) involving a black marketeer and a half-million dollars. Radio version of Ladd’s 1948 Paramount film. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, NBC. (28 min)

 

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VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, May 15th, 1999

INNER SANCTUM (1940s) “Ghosts Always Get the Last Laugh.” A judge is confronted by the “ghost” of a man he condemned to death, but might have spared. AFRS rebroad­cast. (24 min)

SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS 19-2-46) “Weekend for Three” starring Dennis O’Keefe, Lynn Bari and Harry Von Zell in a radio version of the 1941 screen comedy about a wife who tries to make her husband jealous but winds up with an unwanted house guest. Cast includes Frank Nelson. Truman Bradley announces. Lady Esther Products, CBS. (28 min)

RECOLLECTIONS AT THIRTY (9-5-56) Pro­gram 12 of 33. Host Ed Herlihy highlights a special tribute to King George VI and the Queen as they visited America in 1938. Excerpts from a special broadcast for the King and Queen of England, featuring Ray Noble; Vivian Leigh and Basil Rathbone; Greer Garson and Leslie Howard; Gertrude Lawrence; Brian Ahearne; Dennis King. Includes a toast to the visiting monarchs by George M. Cohan. Sustaining, NBC. (24 min)

BOSTON BLACKIE (1940s) “Murder at the Movies” starring Richard Kollmar as Blackie, with Leslie Woods as Mary Wesley,Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday. Present during the shooting of a movie scene, Blackie and Mary witness a murder. Syndicated. (28 min)

TRIBUTE TO VIC AND SADE (1973) Second half of a two-hour salute featuring former cast members reminiscing about the beloved radio series. Includes two complete “Vic and Sade” episodes: “Sade wants to Visit the Cardberrys” and “Sade Plans a Gathering and Ice Cream Also.” Documentary. (59 min)