ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II – PT 5

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, June 4, 1977

THIS IS YOUR FBI (19451 “Escaped Prisoners of War” (30 min)

INNER SANCTUM (12-6-44) “Color Blind Formula” (25 min)

V-E DAY SPECIAL (5-8-451 An “audio newsreel” dealing with the major events of the war in Europe. (30 min)

TOM MIX RALSTON STRAIGHT SHOOTERS (5-8-45) V-E Day broadcast. “Secret Mission” episode. (15 min)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (5-1345) The Sunday after V-E Day with Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Larry Stevens, Phil Harris, John Brown, Joe Kearns, Frank Nelson, Mel Blanc. (30 min)

FOURTEEN AUGUST (8-14-45) A message for the day of victory — V-J Day — written, produced and edited by Norman Corwin, spoken by Orson Welles. (16 min)

COMMAND PERFORMANCE (19451 Special V-J Day Show with Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles and President Harry Truman. (30 min)

Updated:  6/2/26  9:50 pm C.S.T.

Coming Next Week – VARIETY OF SHOWS – June 11, 1977

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