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 (9-2-46) “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)
Updated: 5/14/24 11:44 pm C.S.T.
Coming Next Week – “VARIETY OF SHOWS“ – May 22, 1999
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