VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, June 30, 2007

MATINEE WITH BOB AND RAY (10-28-48) Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding with organist Ken Wilson and pianist Bill Green. Mostly ad-lib bits, including Jack Hedstrong; Chef Gerlande; Backstage O’Flynn; Webley Webster; the Answer Man. Uncle Ray tells the kids how to have fun on Hallowe’en. Multiple sponsors, WHDH, Boston. (29 min)

HOLLYWOOD STAR PLAYHOUSE  (8-9-51) “A Wonderful Disposition” starring Deborah Kerr as a woman traveler who meets a man who needs a favor. Cast includes Harry Bartell, Ed Max, Gene Tatum, Tom Tully, Jeff Corey. Sustaining, ABC. (29 min)

RAILROAD HOUR (7-13-53) “The Friml Story” starring Gordon MacRae and Dorothy Warrenskjold. On the occasion of The Rail­road Hour’s 250th broadcast, the program offers a musical salute to the great operetta composer Rudolf Friml, who speaks and per­forms at the conclusion of the show. Marvin Miller announces. Association of American Railroads, NBC. (30 min)

OUR MISS BROOKS (1-9-49) Eve Arden stars as Miss Brooks. After being off for the Christmas/Winter vacation period, Miss Brooks tries to persuade Mr. Conklin (Gale Gordon) to heat the building, order some much-needed supplies and get the school in better shape. Cast: Richard Crenna, Jeff Chandler, Jane Morgan, Gloria McMillan. Colgate-Palmolive, CBS. (29 min)

THE CLOCK (7-14-47) A woman escapes from an asylum and kills for thrills and money. Charles Webster is the voice of “The Clock.” Cast includes Fran Lafferty and Mason Adams. Sustaining, ABC. (29 min)

DINAH SHORE’S OPEN HOUSE (11-8-45) Dinah welcomes guest Groucho Marx, who joins regulars Harry Von Zell, Elvia Allman, Frank Nelson, Robert Emmet Dolan and the orchestra and the Ken Lane Chorus. Groucho looks forward to having a quiet evening in Dinah’s company. Birds Eye Fro­zen Foods, NBC. (29 min).