VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, May 16, 2009

SUSPENSE (9-30-42) “One Hundred in the Dark” with Eric Dressler, Alice Frost, Ted Osborne, Berry Kroeger. At the Artists and Writers Club in New York, a tale is told of high-class robbery, suspicion and how some ladies and gentlemen nervously counted to 100 in the dark. Sustaining, CBS. (28 min)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (6-22-07) Chuck Schaden’s conversation with Gloria McMillan, who appeared as Harriet Conklin on the radio (and TV) series Our Miss Brooks. Recorded at the Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound con­vention in Seattle, Washington. (31 min)

OUR MISS BROOKS (2-11-51) Eve Arden stars as the school teacher with Richard Crenna, Jane Morgan, Gloria McMillan, Gale Gordon, Jeff Chandler. Miss Brooks and Miss Enright vie for the affections of Mr. Boynton. Colgate-Palmolive, CBS. (30 min)

FRONTIER GENTLEMAN (1-30-58) Audition program for the series. “South Sunday” star­ring Ben Wright as J. B. Kendall, reporter for the London Times in the U.S. Western territo­ries. Kendall runs into the Shelton Brothers in a small town in Montana territory. Cast: Jack Krushen, Michael Ann Barrett, Stacy Harris, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips. CBS. (25 min)

FRONTIER GENTLEMAN (2-2-58) First show in the series. “South Sunday” starring John Dehner as J. B. Kendall, reporter for the London Times. Kendall runs into the Shelton Brothers in a small town in Montana territory. Cast: Virginia Gregg, Jack Kruschen, Harry Bartell, Barney Phillips, Stacy Harris. Sustaining, CBS. (25 min)

THE WHISTLER (7-9-43) “Eye for an Eye.” A scientist traps four people he suspects of murdering his brother. Cast includes Frank Nelson. Sustaining, CBS. (29 min)