RADIO’S GOLDEN AGE II

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, May 11th, 1985

1937 BELIEVE IT OR NOT (1937) Host Robert Ripley with Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard. The story of an explosion that blew up a man; a man who talks backwards; the story of a painting. NBC BLUE. (8:55;
17:12)

1938 BIG TOWN (10-14-38) Edward G. Robinson stars as Steve Wilson crusading editor of the Illustrated Press with Claire Trevor as society editor Lorelei Kilbourne. Wilson moves to break up a “Poultry Dealers’ Protective Racket.” Rehearsal recording. Rinso, CBS. (12:45; 18:25)

1939  LUX RADIO THEATRE (3-20-39) “It Happened One Night” starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly and Roscoe Kearns repeating their screen roles in the radio version of the 1934 Academy
Award winning movie directed by Frank Capra. The story of a runaway society girl and the reporter who helped her run! Cast includes Frank Nelson and Walter Tetley. Cecil B. DeMille hosts. Lux Soap, CBS. (20:10; 21:18; 21:33)

1940 ALDRICH FAMILY (2-20-40) Ezra Stone stars as Henry who tries to devise a way to make money, finally deciding to raise pigeons. Jell-O, NBC. (15:21; 14:50)

1941 JURGEN’S JOURNAL (5-18-41) Walter Winchell, the “one man newspaper of the air’’ reports on war headlines and stateside news. Announcer is Ben Grauer. Jergens Lotion, ABC. (14:58)

1942 VIC AND SADE (10-1-42) Art Van Harvey as Vic, Bernadine Flynn as Sade, Billy Idleson as Rush in the story by Paul Rhymer. Rotten Davis gives away free Cherry Phosphates to all comers at the confectionary store. Crisco, NBC. (13:30)