RADIO’S FRENCH CONNECTION – PART 2  

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, October 21, 2000 

BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW (12-4-47) George and Gracie star with Bill Goodwin, Bea Benad­eret, Howard McNear, Hal March, Harry Lubin and the orchestra. After Gracie returns from a trip to Paris, she wishes George would be more romantic. Ammident Tooth Paste, ABC. (32 min)

BIG TOWN (9-23-42) “Escape From Paris” star­ring Edward G. Robinson as Steve Wilson, cru­sading editor of the Illustrated Press, with Ona Munson as Lorelei Kilbourne. They’re in war torn Europe, searching for an American corre­spondent in the French Underground. Rinso, CBS. (29 min)

PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (6-19-491 Frankie decides he needs a wife to help him care for the French orphan he has adopted. So he places an ad in the Police Ga­zette. Elliott Lewis, Walter Tetley in the second of two consecutive shows. Rexall, NBC. (29 min)

SUSPENSE (6-2-57) “Crossing Paris” starring Hans Conried in a story about the City of Paris during the Nazi occupation. Cast includes John Dehner, Ted deCorsia, Joe DiSantis, Paul Dubov. Sustaining, CBS. (28 min)

BING CROSBY SHOW (5-21-53) From Paris, France, Bing stars with his son Lindsay Crosby, Ken Carpenter, John Scott Trotter and the orchestra, violinist Joe Venuti, and pianist Buddy Cole. Bing sings “Mademoi­selle de Paree” and Lindsay sings “My Truly Fair” in French. General Electric, CBS. (30 min)

OUR MISS BROOKS (1940s) Eve Arden stars as Miss Brooks with Richard Crenna as Walter Denton, Gale Gordon as Mr. Conklin, Jeff Chandler as Mr. Boynton. Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton have visions of teaching in Paris when an educator from France comes to town to recruit teachers for his country. AFRS re­broadcast. (25 min)

NOTE— Ken Alexander is guest host for this program while Chuck Schaden and some TWTD listeners continue vacationing in France.