VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, August 19th, 2000

LUX RADIO THEATRE (5-8-50) “The Life of Riley” starring William Bendix in a radio version of the 1949 film based on the original radio series. Riley tries to impress Peg’s old boyfriend while daughter Babs must make a romantic choice be­tween a medical student and the son of Riley’s boss. Cast includes Rosemary DeCamp, Ri­chard Long, Meg Randall and John Brown. Wil­liam Keighley hosts. Lux Soap, CBS. (19 min & 19 min & 20 min)

ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET (1­30-49) Ozzie decides to take a job as the driver of the school bus, but first he must pass a driver’s test. Ozzie and Harriet play them­selves, Tommy Bernard and Henry Blair ap­pear as David and Ricky Nelson, with Janet Waldo as Emmy Lou. International Silver Com­pany, NBC. (29 min)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (11-6-49) Jack stars with regulars Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Sportsmen, Joe Kearns, Artie Auerback, Frank Nelson. Jack is worried about being sued for $50,000 be­cause he refuses to pay for a yacht he ordered. The yacht salesman offers to take Jack and the gang for a “no obligation” cruise. Lucky Strike Cigarettes, CBS. (28 min)

BLONDIE (1940s) Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake star as Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead, with Hanley Stafford and Elvia Allman as Mr. and Mrs. Dithers. Blondie’s school chum, a war hero, returns and becomes a rival for Dagwood. AFRS rebroadcast. (28 min)

LUM AND ABNER (1-30-49) Chester Lauck and Norris Goff star, with Clarence Hartzell as Ben Withers. The boys start their own collec­tion agency. Frigidare, CBS. (30 min)