VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, August 4, 1979

CHARLIE MC CARTHY SHOW (11-16-47) Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Pat Patrick, Anita Gordon, Ray Noble and the orchestra and guest Lana Turner. Lana reads Charlie’s palm. NBC, Chase and Sanborn. (9:20; 11:05; 11:15)

THE BIG STORY (12-1-47) “The Case of the Unfinished Love Song” is Howard Boffet’s story, written for the Cleveland News. The newspaperman investigates the case of a con­victed killer. NBC, Pall Mall cigarettes. (12:50; 16:05)

NELSON OLMSTEAD (7-20-48) The famous storyteller offers a tribute to a dog as he reads Louis Bromfield’s “Farewell to a Friend.” NBC, Sustaining. (14:05)

SKY KING (7-14-47) Earl Nightengale plays Sky, “America’s favorite flying cowboy” in this episode from the “Land of the Diamond Scarab.” Mike Wallace announces. ABC, Sustaining. (14:00)

EDDIE CANTOR SHOW (12-4-471 The end of the Cantor kidnapping sequence finds both Eddie and Harry Von Zell being held against their will. NBC, Pabst. (12:55; 10:40; 5:12)

THE WHISTLER (1944) “The Lady from the Sea.” A faded silent star learns of the demise of a favorite meeting place of years ago. Syndi­cated. (14:10; 11:50)

MUSICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BING CROSBY (1954) Part 5 — Bing sings White Christmas, Moonlight Becomes You, On the Road to Morocco (with Bob Hope), Sunday, Monday or Always (with Andrews Sisters), Pistol Packin’ Mama, I’ll Be Seeing You and others. (6:50; 6:25; 6:10; 6:40