VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, July 19, 2008

INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES (3-7-43) “The Black Sea Gull” starring Peter Lorre. A dying woman promises her husband that she will return from the grave. Raymond Edward Johnson as Raymond, “your host.” Carter’s Little Liver Pills, NBC. (29 min)

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION (7-20-44) Excerpt. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt accepts the nomination of his party for an unprecedented fourth term. This war­time convention is being held at the Chicago Stadium, but FDR speaks from an undis­closed location. NBC. (30 min) Read the arti­cle about FDR and radio on page 12.

SCREEN DIRECTORS’ PLAYHOUSE (3-3­50) “The Paleface” starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell in a radio version of their 1948 film. Hope is Painless Potter, a dentist in the Old West, with Jane as sharpshooting Calamity Jane. RCA Victor, NBC. (31 min)

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION (6-28-44) This is a re-enactment of the acceptance speech given by New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey following his nomination to be the GOP candidate for President of the United States. This conven­tion was also held at the Chicago Stadium. (Approximately 15 min)

DURANTE-MOORE SHOW (3-31-44) Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore present a comedy play about music, “The G-String Murder.” Cast includes Georgia Gibbs, Roy Bargy and the orchestra, announcer Howard Petrie. AFRS rebroadcast. (30 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 4 of 26. Secret plans are being made for the mail run. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (12 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 5 of 26. The CK&W Railroad makes another offer for the GVL. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min).