2001: A RADIO ODYSSEY – Pt 3

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, January 20, 2001 

LIFE WITH LUIGI (3-25-52) J. Carrol Naish stars as Luigi Basco, with Alan Reed as Pasquale. When Miss Spaulding’s night school class presents a con­test: “What are the three most important words in guiding your life?” Luigi is determined to win the prize, a dictionary. Cast includes Hans Conried as Schultz; Jody Gilbert as Rosa; Joe Forte as Horowitz; Ken Peters as Peterson; Mary Shipp as Miss Spaulding; also Ed Max, Herb Butterfield. Charles Lyon announces. Wrigley’s Gum, CBS. (31 min)

MURDER AT MIDNIGHT (1946) “The Dead Hand,” a tale of murder and retribution. A concert pianist has two obsessions: his music and the woman he loves. Syndicated. (25 min)

BIOGRAPHY IN SOUND (2-28-56) “Magnificent Rogue” a biography of comedian W. C. Fields, narrated by Fred Allen, with sound clips and interviews with people who knew Fields, in­cluding producer William LeBaron; director Leo McCarey; biographer Louis Taylor; vaudevil­lian Uncle Jim Harkins; singer Maurice Cheva­lier; actor Errol Flynn; comic Ed Wynn; pro­ducer Mack Sennett; actor Baby Leroy; pro­ducer Lester Cowan; comedian Edgar Bergen. Sustaining, NBC. (28 min & 24 min)

GREEN HORNET (4-24-40) “Ryder’s Writer’s Racket” starring Al Hodge as Brit Reid; Raymond Toyo as Kato; Lenore Allman as Lenore Case; Jim Irwin as Mike Axford. The Green Hornet and Kato break up an unscrupulous publisher who promises to publish manuscripts of new writ­ers. Sustaining, NBC BLUE. (28 min)

TODAY’S CHILDREN (6-1-36) An isolated episode of the long-running (1933-1950) daytime drama written by Ima Phillips, “the story of a typical Ameri­can family.” Eileen (Ireene Wicker) resigns herself to a life without Bill, whom she be­lieves is dead. Pillsbury Flour, NBC. (14 min)

HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL (7-12-59) John Dehner stars as Paladin who finds water problems in the town of Benedict. Ben Wright is Hey Boy and the cast includes Sam Edwards and Virginia Chris­tine. Multiple sponsors, CBS. (22 min)