VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast WDCB
Saturday, May 21st, 2005 

BUSTER BROWN GANG (1-15-49) Smilin’ Ed McConnell entertains the kids with Little Kulah (the Persian Prince) and the Genie in the Jug and the story of “The Enchanted King.” Also on hand: Squeeky the Mouse, Midnight the Cat, Froggie the Gremlin and Alkali Pete the Cowboy. Buster Brown Shoes, NBC. (27 min)

LUX RADIO THEATRE (11-20-39) “Good-bye Mr. Chips” starring Lawrence Olivier and Edna Best in a radio version of the 1939 film. A shy schoolmaster devotes his life to his stu­dents, coming out of his shell only when he meets a woman whom he considers “much too good” for him. Cecil B. DeMille hosts. Announcer is Melville Ruick. Cast features Alan Napier, Clifford Severn, Ronald Sinclair. Lux Soap, CBS. (22 min & 14 min & 21 min)

THE BIG STORY (6-4-47) “The Thirteenth Key.” Reporter James E. Fusco of the Colum­bia Citizen tells how he helped to apprehend a murderer in this “big story” based on a 1929 murder case. Berry Kroeger narrates. John Gibson as Fusco. This rare home recording of the broadcast is introduced by the real James Fusco. Pall Mall Cigarettes, NBC. WLW Cin­cinnati aircheck. (25 min)

DINAH SHORE SHOW (5-10-45) Dinah wel­comes guest Frank Sinatra, who joins an­nouncer Harry Von Zell, Elvia Allman and Rob­ert Emmet Dolan and the orchestra. Dinah has an idea to fatten up Frankie and slim down Harry. Birds Eye Frozen Foods, NBC. (30 min)

BILL STERN’S SPORTS NEWSREEL (11-26-­48) Broadcasting from Dallas, Texas, it’s the sportscaster’s 474th edition of his “newsreel.” Guest, in New York, is orchestra leader and pianist Frankie Carle, who tells how he wanted to be a prize-fighter. Other stories are about golfers and songs written in 1910 that had a background in sports. Colgate Shave Creme, NBC. (14 min).