SALUTE TO EDWARD G. ROBINSON

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, October 11, 1980

SUSPENSE (10-17-46) “The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G. Robinson” stars Edward G. Robinson as himself and as Homer G. Hubbard, a Walter Mitty type who decides to become E.G.R. after seeing him in a movie. Hubbard plots to kill his wife. Verna Felton co-stars. Roma Wines, CBS. (9:20; 20:26)

BIG TOWN (9-23-42) Edward G. Robinson stars as Steve Wilson, crusading editor of the Illustrated Press. Steve and Lorelei Kilbourne (Ona Munson) are in wartorn Europe searching for an American correspondent in the French underground. Rinso, CBS. (13:30; 15:55)

KRAFT MUSIC HALL (10-7-48) Al Jolson welcomes tough guy Edward G. Robinson to the Music Hall. Oscar Levant, Lou Bring and the orchestra, Ken Carpenter. Kraft, NBC. (9:10; 10:00; 9:30)

SCREEN DIRECTOR’S PLAYHOUSE (12-2-491 “All My Sons” starring Edward G. Robinson in a radio version of his 1948 motion picture. The owner of a small machine shop comes to grips with his guilt for shipping defective air­craft engine parts during the war. Jeff Chandler co-stars. Sustaining, NBC. (13:44; 15:55)

TREASURY STAR PARADE (1943) “The Checker Player” stars Edward G. Robinson and Mary Astor in a tale of suspense that brings home the importance of rationing. Paul Douglas is emcee. Treasury Department. (14:20)

SUSPENSE (3-31-49) “You Can’t Die Twice” stars Edward G. Robinson as a man who is believed to have been killed in an automobile accident. Auto-Lite, CBS. (9:05; 19:49)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST will be film buff ROBERT KOLOSOSKI who will offer special comments on the films and career of Edward G. Robinson.