OH CANADA!

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, June 28, 1997

July 1 is Canada Day, so today’s program features performers who were born in Canada.

FORT LARAMIE (4-15-56) Raymond Burr (born in New Wesminster, British Columbia) stars as Capt. Lee Quince of the U.S. Cavalry.  A woman and her daughter, staying at the Fort due to a stagecoach breakdown, are causing problems for the soldiers.

PEOPLE ARE FUNNY (9-19-52) Beginning the tenth season on the air, host Art Linkletter (born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) puts the contestants thru their paces. One has to go out and borrow a family; another can’t decide between two men who want to marry her.

THE SHADOW (2-15-48) “Terror at Wolf’s Head Knoll” stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston and Grace Matthews (born in Toronto) as the lovely Margo Lane.  When Margo sprains her ankle, she and Lamont seek shelter in a mysterious mansion.

PHILCO RADIO TIME (5-26-48) Excerpt.  Bing Crosby stars with singer-comedienne Bea Lillie (born in Toronto), and pianist Alec Templeton.  Bea offers a travelogue of the USA and the trio sing British Music Hall tunes.

SUSPENSE (11-2-43) “Statement of Employee Henry Wilson” starring Gene Lockhart (born in London, Ontario) as a man who relates and relives the climatic moments in his life.

YOUR HIT PARADE (11-10-45) Joan Edwards and Dick Todd (born in Montreal) sing the top tunes of the week.