VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, July 12, 2008

BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW (6-14-49) George Burns and Gracie Allen welcome guest Rudy Vallee. Gra­cie believes her teen­aged house guest, Emily Vanderlip (Mary Lee Robb), is in love with Ru­dy Vallee. Richard Cren­na appears as Rudolph Shrekenhorst. Cast in­cludes Tobe Reed, Bill Goodwin. Maxwell House Coffee, NBC. (30 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 1 of 26 consecutive episodes. “A story of a small back-country railroad in the early years of the twentieth century.” This syndicated series is believed to have originated at the studios of WXYZ, Detroit with many of the actors who portrayed characters on The Lone Ranger, Green Hornet and Challenge of the Yukon. (13 min)

NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1-28-46) “The Strange Case of the Demon Barber” starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson, who try to keep an actor, who is portraying Sweeney Todd, a fiendish killer, from being driven insane. Harry Bartell announces. Petri Wines, MBS. (30 min)

NAVAL AIR RESERVE SHOW (1940s) “Skipper” Don Ameche welcomes guest Jerry Colonna, who sings “Bell Bottom Trousers.” Honeydreamers, George Barnes and the orchestra. Program comes from Chicago and is produced by the Naval Air Reserve Command, Glenview, Illinois. (15 min)

NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (6-30-47) “The Adventure of the Innocent Murderess” starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson. An ambassador from a small European country suffering political upheaval seeks refuge at 221B Baker Street. Joseph Bell announces. Kreml Hair Tonic, ABC. (30 min)

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW (11-11­43) Bud and Lou with guest Lucille Ball and regulars Mel Blanc, Billy Grey, Elvia Allman, singer Connie Haines, Freddie Rich and the orchestra, announcer Ken Niles. While searching for hard-to-find nylon stockings for Lou to give Connie, the boys run into Lucille, who has a pair and won’t give them up. Camel Cigarettes, NBC. (21 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 2 of 26. The Green Valley Line (GVL) has a very large mortgage due in three months. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 3 of 26. The GVL has a chance to get a big mail contract. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (12 min).