VARIETY OF SOUNDS

Originally broadcast WDCB
Saturday, October 15, 2005 

SCREEN DIRECTORS’ PLAYHOUSE (3-17­-50) “Champion” starring Kirk Douglas in a radio version of his original screen role as a boxer who punches his way to the top. Frank Lovejoy co-stars. RCA Victor, NBC. (29 min)

MILTON BERLE SHOW (11-4-47) “A Salute to Football” starring Milton (before his TV career began) with Pert Kelton, Jack Albertson, Mary Shipp, Billy Sands, Johnny Gibson, Al Kelly, singer Dick Varney, Ray Bloch and the orches­tra, and announcer Frank Gallop. Philip Morris Cigarettes, NBC. (28 min)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (11-10-70) Milton Berle recalls his career in a conversation with Chuck Schaden recorded backstage at the Mill Run Theatre in Niles, Illinois. Milton Berle died on March 27, 2002 at the age of 93. (21 min)

SUSPENSE (10-12-50) “Rave Notice” starring Milton Berle in a rare dramatic appearance as a struggling actor who vows to kill a director who criticized his performance. Cast includes Joseph Kearns, Lawrence Dobkin, Howard McNear, Sidney Miller. Auto-Lite, CBS. (28 min)

BILL STERN’S SPORTS NEWSREEL (11-26­48) The famed sportscaster tells stories about golfers and songs from the year 1910 with a background in sports. Guest is bandleader Frankie Cade, who tells how he wanted to be a prize-fighter. Colgate Shave Creme, NBC. (14 min)

ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET (3­13-49) Ozzie’s working on his income taxes as the deadline for payment approaches. Cast features Ozzie, Harriet, David and Ricky Nelson as themselves, with John Brown, Lurene Tuttle and Janet Waldo. International Silver Company, NBC. (29 min)