SALUTE TO VIRGINIA GREGG

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, October 13, 1984

LET GEORGE DO IT (9-11-50) “The White Elephant” stars Bob Bailey as private detective George Valentine with Virginia Gregg as Claire Brooks — Brooksie — Valentine’s secretary. Standard Oil, MBS. (11:50; 14:45)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST will be radio actress VIRGINIA GREGG who discusses her long career on radio in many different roles, espec­ially as a “girl Friday” type for several private eyes. Conversation recorded in Beverly Hills, California, March 19, 1984. (21 :44)

SUSPENSE (1-25-54) “Want Ad” starring Robert Cummings with Virginia Gregg, Mary Jane Croft, Paula Winslowe. AutoLite, CBS. (18:08; 12:56)

RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETEC­TIVE (2-9-511 “The Blue Serge Suit” starring Dick Powell as Diamond with Virginia Gregg as Helen Asher, Jim Backus, Arthur Q. Brian. Camel Cigarettes, ABC. (13:20; 13:30)

YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR (4-25-50) “Pearl Carasa Matter” stars Edmund O’Brien as the man with the action-packed expense ac­count. Cast includes Virginia Gregg, Hy Aver-back, Joe Kearns, Bill Johnstone, Bill Conrad, Howard McNear. The body of Pearl Carasa is pulled out of the East River. Sustaining, CBS. (14:00; 15:10)

SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE (1-6-50) “Magic Town” starring James Stewart with Virginia Gregg and Hans Conried. Radio version of the 1947 film about a pollster who discovers an American town which reflects the national average. RCA Victor, NBC. (12:04; 18:20)