VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, March 24, 2001

BLONDIE (10-8-44) Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake star as Blondie and Dagwood Bumsted with Hanley Stafford as Mr. Dithers, and Tommy Cook as Alexander, with special guest Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks. Alexander appears to be bored with life, but it seems he may have “girl problems.” Ken Niles an­nounces. AFRS rebroadcast. 29 min)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (5-17-91) Tommy Cook recalls his career as a child actor on radio in a conversation with Chuck Schaden recorded at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California. (27 min)

ARCH OBOLER’S PLAYS (7-26-45) “My Chicago” is writer-producer-direc­tor Arch Oboler’s “per­sonal” story of his relationship with the city where he did some of his best writing work… as seen through the eyes of an 11-year-old, played by Tommy Cook. Cast includes Cathy Lewis and Elliott Lewis as the boy’s mother and father. NBC. (28 min)

DODGE SHOW (3-7-36) Vaudevillian Harry Richman and the Dodge Orchestra welcome guest Gertrude Niesen, star of the Ziegfeld Follies. Dodge Automobiles, Syndicated. (15 min)

LUX RADIO THEATRE (7-1-40) “Alias the Dea­con” starring Bob Burns in a radio adaptation of his 1940 film about a cardsharp who be­comes a “Robin Hood” to help a family in trouble. Cast includes Helen Wood, Fred MacKaye, Lou Merrill, Arthur Q. Brian. Cecil B. De Mille hosts. Lux Soap, CBS. (20 min & 20 min & 19 min)

WORLD NEWS TODAY 19-2-45) On V-J Day, at the conclusion of World War II, Robert Trout reports: “Japan has surrendered. That’s sub­mitting the four home islands to the forces of occupation and renouncing the stolen empire overseas. The occupation troops are moving in gradually, slowly extending the area under Allied control. …Thousands of miles from Ja­pan, the Japanese forces are slowly yielding the territory they had fought to rule forever.” Admiral Radios, CBS. (25 min) Robert Trout died November 14, 2000 at age 91.