SATURDAY, JUNE 7
MORGAN, MORGAN
AND MORE MORGAN

HENRY MORGAN SHOW (9-3-46) In the first show in his half-hour series, Henry Morgan is accompanied by Arnold Stang, Art Carney, Bernie Green and the orchestra and announcer Charles Irving. Sketches: Great Sayings of Unfamiliar Men; Baseball Broadcast, BBC-style; Trip to New York in the year 3000; The Question Man. Sustaining, ABC. (28 min)

FRANK MORGAN SHOW (8-31-44) Comedy and variety with Frank Morgan, actor Robert Young, comedienne Cass Daley, singer Carlos Ramirez, Al Sack and the orchestra and Eric Blore as Morgan’s butler. Frank tries to get out of his contract with Cass. AFRS rebroadcast of the first show in the series. (29 min)

RUSS MORGAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA (7-8-51) "Music in the Morgan Manner" in this remote broadcast from the Marine Room of the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. Selections include "How High the Moon," "Bye Bye Blues," "Stars Fell On Alabama." Bill Griskey announces. Sustaining, NBC. (25 min)

SUSPENSE (11-6-47) "Dream Song" starring Henry Morgan as a writer who hears the same song over and over from his next door neighbor’s apartment and soon the police are banging on his door because of a murder. Cast: Joseph Kearns, Wally Maher, Roma Wines, CBS. (30 min)

FABULOUS DR. TWEEDY (1946) Frank Morgan stars as Thaddeus Q. Tweedy, an absent-minded professor and dean of men at Potts College. Tweedy tries to help a co-ed who has trouble concentrating on her studies. Cast: Gale Gordon, Shirley Mitchell, Harry Von Zell. AFRS rebroadcast. (29 min)

HENRY MORGAN SHOW (4-11-50) Morgan and the gang: Art Carney, Arnold Stang, Pert Kelton, Lenore Lonigan, Billy Williams Quartet, Milt Katims and the orchestra. Sketches: Detroit hockey player; Husband and wife breakfast show in France; Famous historical events broadcast on "We Were There"; Gabriel (Heatter) Morgan. Sustaining, NBC. (29 min)

SATURDAY, JUNE 14

RAILROAD HOUR (11-22-48) "Hit the Deck" starring Gordon MacRae and Frances Langford with Elvia Allman in a radio version of Vincent Youmans’ hit Broadway musical comedy about sailors on shore leave. Cast: Jim Backus, Sandra Gould, Barney Phillips. Marvin Miller announces. Norman Luboff Choir, Carmen Dragon and the orchestra. Association of American Railroads, ABC. (18 min & 15 min & 12 min)

FRONTIER GENTLEMAN (10-26-58) "The Rainmaker" starring John Dehner as J. B. Kendall, a reporter for the London Times, covering the western territories of the United States. In the midst of a drought in Kansas, Kendall runs into the "King of the Rainmakers." Cast: Joseph Kearns, Jack Kruschen, Stacy Harris, Virginia Gregg, Jack Moyles, Charles Seel. This program is slightly connected to the next consecutive program in the series, to be presented later today. Kent Cigarettes and Plymouth Automobiles. (24 min)

HOUR OF CHARM (6-10-45) Phil Spitalny and his All-Girl Orchestra and choir featuring Evelyn and her Magic Violin, pianist "Rosalinda" and soprano "Vivian." A program in honor of Flag Day featuring music "expressive of all the American Flag stands for: truth from blue, loyalty from white, courage from red." Selections include "Stars and Stripes Forever," a military medley, "My Buddy" and "You’re a Grand Old Flag." AFRS rebroadcast. (30 min)

AMERICAN FLAG SPECIAL -- a TWTD flag-waving collage for Flag Day. U.S. Senator Everett M. Dirksen tells the story of the Flag and of the Star Spangled Banner; John Wayne presents "Face the Flag"; Red Skelton’s classic version of the "Pledge of Allegiance"; and an excerpt from the film "Yankee Doodle Dandy" featuring James Cagney and chorus. (21 min)

FRONTIER GENTLEMAN (11-2-58) "Nasty People" starring John Dehner as J. B. Kendall. After his horse goes lame in a downpour, Kendall seeks to spend the night in a house where he finds a strange family. Cast: Virginia Gregg, Vic Perrin, Paula Winslowe, Eddie Firestone, Parley Baer. This program is slightly connected to the preceding program in the series, presented earlier today. Kent Cigarettes, Plymouth Automobiles, CBS. (24 min)

COMMAND PERFORMANCE #179 (6-14-45) Ann Rutherford is hostess for this episode of the show for military audiences and starring Bob Hope, Alan Ladd, Gloria DeHaven, King Sisters, Chu Chu Martinez, Jerry Colonna. The stars exchange roles with the actor or actress they’d like to be in a "turnabout" sketch featuring Bob as Lauren Bacall, Alan as Betty Grable, Ann as Gary Cooper and Gloria as Bob Hope. AFRS. (30 min)

SATURDAY, JUNE 21
IMITATION IS THE
SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY

FIRST NIGHTER (3-25-41) "Love and Gazooza" starring Barbara Luddy and Les Tremayne in a romantic comedy about a well-to-do Mexican in love with a reluctant senorita. Erik Sagerquist and the orchestra. Campana Products, CBS. (25 min)

CURTAIN TIME (2-28-48) "Readin’, Writin’ and Romance" starring Nanette Sargent and Harry Elders in a romantic comedy about a young school teacher who permits a movie director to film a movie in her old Pennsylvania farm house. Mars Candy, NBC. (30 min)

ALDRICH FAMILY (6-18-42) Ezra Stone stars as Henry with Jackie Kelk as Homer Brown in this teen-age comedy. To earn money for the war bond drive, Henry and Homer order Christmas card samples so they can take orders. House Jameson and Kathryn Rhat are Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich. Dan Seymour announces. Postum, NBC. (29 min)

ARCHIE ANDREWS (11-6-48) Bob Hastings stars as Archie with Harlan Stone as Jughead in this teen-age comedy. Everyone is locked out of the Andrews house on a Friday night. Arthur Kohl and Alice Yourman as Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, with Rosemary Rice and Gloria Mann as Betty and Veronica. Sustaining, NBC. (29 min)

THE SHADOW (1-12-41) "The Ghost Building" starring Bill Johnstone as "wealthy young man about town" Lamont Cranston with Marjorie Anderson as his constant companion, the lovely Margo Lane. The Coast Building, the largest in the world, begins to be called the "ghost building" as mysterious deaths have occurred. The Shadow, using his ability to cloud men’s minds, investigates. Blue Coal, MBS. (32 min)

THE AVENGER (12-6-45) "Tunnel of Disaster" starring James Monks as famous biochemist Jim Brandon with Helen Adamson as his assistant, the beautiful Fern Collier, After the new Riverford Tunnel is dedicated, a commissioner, making the first trip through the tunnel, disappears. The Avenger, with his ability to pick up random thought flashes, investigates. Syndicated, (27 min)

SATURDAY, JUNE 28
REMEMBERING FRED ALLEN

BIOGRAPHY IN SOUND (5-29-56) "A Portrait of Fred Allen" narrated by Jack Haley. Presenting the life story of the famous comedian as told through personal recollections and broadcast clips. Heard are Jack Benny, Tallulah Bankhead, Peter Donald, Kenny Delmar, Minerva Pious, Alan Reed, Parker Fennelly, Edgar Bergen, Herb Shriner, George Jessel, Clifton Webb, Jimmy Durante, James Mason, Harry Von Zell, Goodman Ace and many others. Ed Herlihy announces. Sustaining, NBC. (27 min & 26 min)

COMEDY THEATRE (1-21-45) "The Show-Off" starring Fred Allen as Aubrey Piper, a boastful, joke-telling braggart and windbag in this radio version of the story that was a Broadway comedy, a silent film and a talking picture. Harold Lloyd hosts and directs. Cast includes Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin. Ben Grauer announces. Old Gold Cigarettes, NBC. (29 min)

CHARLIE McCARTHY SHOW (11-2-47) Excerpt. Guest Fred Allen joins Edgar Bergen, Charlie, Pat Patrick and Ray Noble. Charlie has a toothache. NBC. (17 min)

SCREEN DIRECTORS’ PLAYHOUSE (2-17-50) "It’s In the Bag" starring Fred Allen in a radio version of his 1945 screen comedy. Allen plays Fred Flugle, a gambler looking for an inheritance from a relative who has been murdered. Cast: John Brown, Sheldon Leonard, Frank Nelson, Hans Conried, Alan Reed. RCA Victor, NBC. (28 min)

FRED ALLEN SHOW (6-26-49) On Fred’s final broadcast in his own series, his guests are Henry Morgan and Jack Benny. Also appearing are Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar (Senator Claghorn), Parker Fennelly (Titus Moody), Minerva Pious (Mrs. Nussbaum), Peter Donald (Ajax Cassidy), DeMarco Sisters. Ford Motors, NBC. (30 min)

SATURDAY, JULY 5
PARADE OF BANDS

MONITOR (7-9-55) Broadcast from Birdland, "The Jazz Corner of the World," in New York City, featuring Count Basie and his Orchestra with vocalist Joe Williams. Selections include "Soft Drink," "Teach Me Tonight," and "One O’ Clock Jump." Fred Collins announces. Sustaining, NBC. (15 min)

GRIFF WILLIAMS AND HIS ORCHESTRA (3-28-40) "Music That Sings as It Swings" from the Continental Room in the Hotel Stevens in downtown Chicago. Vocals by Buddy Moreno, Bob Kirk and Walt King. Selections include "What’s The Matter with Me?" and "Katie Went to Haiti." Sustaining, MBS. (15 min)

WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA (5-9-39) "The Band That Plays The Blues" in a remote broadcast from the Meadowbrook near Cedar Grove, New Jersey. The Herman band plays "One O’ Clock Jump," "Don’t Worry ‘bout Me" and "Blues in D Minor." Announcer is Charlie Nobles. Sustaining, NBC. (15 min)

FITCH BANDWAGON (11-27-38) Frankie Masters and his Orchestra are featured on this broadcast from Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. Host Henry M. Neely talks to Frankie about the band and Frankie’s start in the music business. Numbers include "The Yam," "Two Sleepy People" and "At Long Last Love." Harold Peary has a bit part in this broadcast as Frankie’s prospective agent! Announced by Fort Pearson. Fitch Shampoo, NBC-Red. (30 min)

MOONLIGHT SERENADE (2-29-40) Featuring "America’s number one dance band and America’s number one swing trio, Glenn Miller and the Andrews Sisters" from New York City. (Glenn Miller misses this broadcast due to illness; arranger Jerry Gray conducts the band in his absence.) Selections include "Sunrise Serenade" and "Chico’s Love Song." Announced by Paul Douglas. Chesterfield Cigarettes, CBS. (13 min)

MUSIC FROM HOLLYWOOD (12-17-37) "Songs of the movies, sung by the stars and played for dancing America." Featuring Alice Faye and Hal Kemp and his Orchestra. Selections include "Once In A While," "She’s Tall, She’s Tan, She’s Terrific" and "Josephine." Guest Donald Duck (Clarence Nash) joins Alice to sing "Bob White." Carlton KaDell announces. Chesterfield Cigarettes, CBS. (28 min)

ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA (8-19-39) Remote broadcast from the Summer Terrace of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Boston, with vocals by Helen Forrest and Tony Pastor. Numbers include "The Donkey Serenade," "Comes Love" and "The Carioca." Sustaining, NBC-Blue. (30 min)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST is big band historian KARL PEARSON who will talk about the musicians and their music.

SATURDAY, JULY 12

BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW (6-14-49) George Burns and Gracie Allen welcome guest Rudy Vallee. Gracie believes her teen-aged house guest, Emily Vanderlip (Mary Lee Robb), is in love with Rudy Vallee. Richard Crenna appears as Rudolph Shrekenhorst. Cast includes Tobe Reed, Bill Goodwin. Maxwell House Coffee, NBC. (30 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 1 of 26 consecutive episodes. "A story of a small back-country railroad in the early years of the twentieth century." This syndicated series is believed to have originated at the studios of WXYZ, Detroit with many of the actors who portrayed characters on the Lone Ranger, Green Hornet and Challenge of the Yukon. (13:00)

NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1-28-46) "The Strange Case of the Demon Barber" starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson, who try to keep an actor, who is portraying Sweeney Todd, a fiendish killer, from being driven insane. Harry Bartell announces. Petri Wines, MBS. (30 min)

NAVAL AIR RESERVE SHOW (1940s) "Skipper" Don Ameche welcomes guest Jerry Colonna, who sings "Bell Bottom Trousers." Honeydreamers, George Barnes and the orchestra. Program comes from Chicago and is produced by the Naval Air Reserve Command, Glenview, Illinois. (15 min)

NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (6-30-47) "The Adventure of the Innocent Murderess" starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson. An ambassador from a small European country suffering political upheaval seeks refuge at 221B Baker Street. Joseph Bell announces. Kreml Hair Tonic, ABC. (30 min)

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW (11-11-43) Bud and Lou with guest Lucille Ball and regulars Mel Blanc, Billy Grey, Elvia Allman, singer Connie Haines, Freddy Rich and the orchestra, announcer Ken Niles. Searching for hard-to-find nylon stockings for Lou to give Connie, the boys run into Lucille, who has a pair and won’t give them up. Camel Cigarettes, NBC. (21 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 2 of 26. The Green Valley Line (GVL) has a very large mortgage due in three months. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 3 of 26. The GVL has a chance to get a big mail contract. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (12 min)

SATURDAY, JULY 19

INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES (3-7-43) "The Black Sea Gull" starring Peter Lorre. A dying woman promises her husband that she will return from the grave. Raymond Edward Johnson as Raymond, "your host." Carter’s Little Liver Pills, NBC. (29 min)

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION (7-20-44) Excerpt. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt accepts the nomination of his party for an unprecedented fourth term. This wartime convention is being held at the Chicago Stadium, but FDR speaks from an undisclosed location. NBC. (30 min)

SCREEN DIRECTORS’ PLAYHOUSE (3-3-50) "The Paleface" starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell in a radio version of their 1948 film. Hope is Painless Potter, a dentist in the Old West, with Jane as sharpshooting Calamity Jane. Jimmy Wallington announces. RCA Victor, NBC. (31 min)

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION (6-28-44) This is a re-enactment of the acceptance speech given by New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey following his nomination to be the GOP candidate for President of the United States. This convention was also held at the Chicago Stadium. (Approximately 15 min)

DURANTE-MOORE SHOW (3-31-44) Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore present a comedy play about music, "The G-String Murder." Cast includes Georgia Gibbs, Roy Bargy and the orchestra, announcer Howard Petrie. Garry offers a special version of "Shine On Harvest Moon." AFRS rebroadcast. (30 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 4 of 26. Secret plans are being made for the mail run. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (12 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 5 of 26. The CK&W Railroad makes another offer for the GVL. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

SATURDAY, JULY 26

STRAIGHT ARROW (6-21-51) Howard Culver stars as rancher Steve Adams, also known as "Straight Arrow." "Mesquite Molly" has been kidnapped by some men who plan to disrupt a peace treaty in Sundown Valley. Last show of the series. Nabisco Shredded Wheat, MBS. (30 min)

RAILROAD HOUR (8-15-49) Gordon MacRae and the program salute songwriter Mack Gordon and his movie musical partner at 20th Century Fox studios Josef Myrow. Presenting their music from such films as Three Little Girls in Blue, When My Baby Smiles at Me and Mother Wore Tights. Cast features Lucille Norman, the Sportsmen, John Rarig and the orchestra. Marvin Miller announces. Association of American Railroads, ABC. (29 min)

ROCKY FORTUNE (3-23-54) Frank Sinatra stars as "that footloose and fancy free young gentleman." Fortune’s employment agency gets him a position with a firm dealing with the promotion of interplanetary travel. Cast: Howard Culver, Don Diamond, Dan Risk, Edith Terry, William Oehler. AFRS rebroadcast. (24 min)

DINAH SHORE SHOW (10-15-54) Dinah offers "This Ol’ House," "I’ve Got a Crush on You" and "The High and the Mighty." The Skylarks sing "Skokiaan." Frank DeVol and the orchestra. Art Baker announces. Chevrolet, NBC. (14 min)

ROCKY JORDAN (3-26-50) Jack Moyles stars as the owner of the Cafe Tambourine in Cairo, where he runs into a king-size customer who has a gun and a briefcase filled with rare diamonds. Jay Novello as Capt. Sam Sabaaya. Larry Thor announces. Del Monte Foods, CBS. (29 min)

MILTON BERLE SHOW (8-12-47) Milty offers a "Salute to Summer Sports" with regulars Frank Gallop, Pert Kelton, Jack Albertson, Arnold Stang, Mary Shipp, Arthur Q. Bryan, singer Dick Varney, Ray Bloch and the orchestra. Philip Morris Cigarettes, NBC. (28 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 6 of 26. The great train race begins. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 7 of 26. The pilot train arrives ahead of schedule. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (12 min)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

LIFE WITH LUIGI (1-9-53) J. Carroll Naish stars as Luigi Basco. Alan Reed is Pasquale, who puts pressure on Luigi to marry his daughter Rosa. AFRS rebroadcast. (24 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 8 of 26. The winner of the race! Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

OUR MISS BROOKS (11-14-48) Eve Arden stars as the Madison high school teacher, who calls in sick to Mr. Conklin (Gale Gordon) while she takes time off to do some baby-sitting. Cast: Richard Crenna, Jeff Chandler, Tommy Cook. Colgate, Palmolive, CBS. (29 min)

NELSON OLMSTEAD (7-20-48) "Farewell to a Friend." Storyteller Olmstead offers a tribute to his deceased dog, written by Louis Bromfield. Sustaining, NBC. (14 min)

SUSPENSE (1-18-51) "The Well-Dressed Corpse" starring Eve Arden in "a story of love and death in a New York penthouse." Cast: Verna Felton, Hy Averback, Cathy Lewis, Howard McNear, Larry Thor. AutoLite, CBS. (30 min)

EDDIE CANTOR SHOW (1-30-47) On Eddie’s birthday, well-wishers include Jack Benny, Peter Lind Hayes and Ralph Edwards. Harry Von Zell announces. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, NBC. (29 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 9 of 26. At the celebration dance, the entire town sings the "Green Valley" song. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 10 of 26. GVL workers are quitting. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (14 min)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

LUX RADIO THEATRE (11-27-50) "You’re My Everything" starring Anne Baxter and Phil Harris in a radio version of the 1949 film. A show biz story of a couple --a socialite and a hoofer-- who become movie stars in the 1920s and ‘30s. Cast includes Janet Scott, Norma Jean Nilsson, Joe Kearns, Ed Begley, Bill Johnstone, Ruth Perrott, Larry Dobkin. William Keighley hosts. Lux Soap, CBS. 19 min & 18 min & 23 min)

BOB BURNS SHOW (3-24-42) Southern-country comedy and variety starring Bob Burns, the Arkansas Traveler with Ginny Simms and guest actress Una Merkel, who appears in a romantic sketch with Burns. Campbell Soup, CBS. (23 min)

RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE (10-4-50) Dick Powell stars as Diamond with Virginia Gregg as his girlfriend Helen Asher and Ed Begley as police Lt. Walt Levinson. When convict Pete Rocco escapes jail to kill Diamond, Rocco’s mother hires Diamond to return her son to prison. Rexall, NBC. (29 min)

COMEDY THEATRE (11-12-44) "True to Life" starring Dick Powell, Victor Moore and Rosemary DeCamp in a radio version of the 1943 film. Two highly paid writers of daytime radio serials are told their heroine is not realistic and that they had better shape up. Harold Lloyd hosts. Old Gold Cigarettes, NBC. (28 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 11 of 26. Carrie Graham goes against the wishes of her parents. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 12 of 26. Making up for lost time with a new engineer. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

DUFFY’S TAVERN (5-26-48) Ed Gardner stars as Archie, the manager with guest Rex Harrison. Archie’s hoping to get married and wants some advice from Rex. Eddie Green as Eddie the waiter; Sandra Gould as Miss Duffy; Charlie Cantor as Clifton Finnegan. Rod O’Connor announces. Bristol-Myers, NBC. (29 min)

ADVENTURES OF NERO WOLFE (11-17-50) "The Case of the Careless Cleaner" starring Sydney Greenstreet as Rex Stout’s orchard-raising, beer-drinking, gourmet detective with Larry Dobkin as Archie Goodwin. Wolfe catches a killer when he declares knowledge of the cause of death. Sustaining, NBC. (30 min)

GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (5-17-50) Harold Peary stars as Gildy, who goes fishing at Grass Lake with Leroy (Walter Tetley). But Mr. Gildersleeve has romance on his mind when he learns that Nurse Milford (Cathy Lewis) will be there. Cast: Lillian Randolph, Dick LeGrand, Earle Ross. Kraft Foods, NBC. (30 min)

THE WHISTLER (1940s) "Generous Host." A man is befriended by a wealthy man who plans to rob him and later marry his niece. J. Anthony Smythe stars. AFRS rebroadcast. (22 min)

GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (10-4-50) Willard Waterman stars as Gildy, who has been appointed chairman of the Summerfield Community Chest fund drive. Leroy (Walter Tetley) is going to be the quarterback in the benefit football game. Cast: Mary Lee Robb, Lillian Randolph, Arthur Q. Bryan, Barbara Whiting, Dick LeGrand. Kraft Foods, NBC. (30 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 13 of 26. Spider McGee agrees to stay with the railroad. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 14 of 26. Apparently the CK&W will take over the GVL at tomorrow’s stockholder’s meeting. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS (1-8-45) "Going My Way" starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald in a radio version of their 1944 Academy Award winning film about a down-to-earth priest who is assigned to assist an aging pastor. Lady Esther Products, CBS. (30 min)

SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS (8-26-46) "The Bells of St. Mary’s" starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman with Joan Carroll in the radio version of the film sequel to "Going My Way." Father O’Mally is assigned to a parish where Sister Benedict is the Sister Superior. Lady Esther products, CBS. (29 min)

ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET (10-7-45) The Nelsons receive an unusual gift –a camel– from an Arabian prince. Cast: Bea Benaderet, Verna Felton, John Brown, Veola Vonn. Vern Smith announces. International Silver Company, CBS. (30 min)

MYSTERY IS MY HOBBY (1949) "The Walking Corpse." Mystery writer Barton Drake is retained by a wealthy man to find the killer who murdered his wife. Syndicated. (25 min)

THEATRE OF ROMANCE (12-11-45) "Love Affair" starring Van Johnson and Susan Peters in a radio version of the 1939 film, the story of a shipboard romance whose continuation onshore is interrupted by unforeseen circumstances. Colgate, Halo, CBS. (24 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 15 of 26. Judge Merrick outfoxes Graham at the stockholder’s meeting. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (14 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 16 of 26. Reid and Merrick are missing. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
WINDY CITY BANDSTAND

EDDY HOWARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA (12-5-45) Remote broadcast from "The far-famed Aragon Ballroom, Lawrence Avenue near Broadway, on the North Side of the City of Chicago." Tunes include "Thou Swell", "Homesick-That’s All" and "Ragtime Cowboy Joe." Sustaining, MBS. (25 min)

LES BROWN AND HIS BAND OF RENOWN (3-30-56) Excerpt. Remote from the Melody Mill Ballroom,North Riverside, Illinois. Songs include "Take Back Your Mink," "Walkin’ My Baby Back Home" and "Harlem Nocturne." Vocals by Jo Ann Greer and Stumpy Brown. Sustaining, (14 min)

ART KASSEL AND HIS KASSELS IN THE AIR (4-14-40) Remote from the Walnut Room of the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago, with vocalists Marion Holmes and Harvey Crawford. Selections include "I Can’t Love You Any More," "Do I Love You" and "Leanin’ On The Old Top Rail." Claude Kirschner announces. Sustaining, MBS. (15 min)

TREASURY BANDSTAND (6-26-51) "Here’s That Band Again!" Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra from the Aragon Ballroom on Chicago’s North Side. Vocals by Ray McIntosh and Al Galante. The band plays "When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues" and Jezebel." U.S. Treasury Department, CBS. (10 min)

JAN GARBER AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1949) "The Idol of the Airlanes" is heard from the Trianon Ballroom, 62nd and Cottage Grove on Chicago’s South Side. WGN announcers Bob Sigrist, Lee Bennett and Pierre Andre make guest appearances on the Trianon bandstand. Selections include "You’re My Thrill," "Fiddle Dee Dee" and "Catalina Bounce." Vocals by Bob Grabeau and "Kitty Thomas" (Janis Garber). Ed Murphy announces. Sustaining, WGN Chicago. (30 min)

CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1-12-46) Excerpt. "His Royal Highness of Hi-De-Ho…direct from the Cradle of Swing, the College Inn of the Hotel Sherman" in downtown Chicago. Selections include "We the Cats Shall Hep Ya," "I Should Care" and "Minnie The Moocher." Everett Clarke announces. Sustaining, CBS. (12 min)

FREDDY MARTIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA (6-13-49) "Music in the Martin Manner" from "the Glamorous Marine Room of the Edgewater Beach Hotel, overlooking Lake Michigan in Chicago." Songs include "1400 Dream Street," "So Tired" and "Some Enchanted Evening." Vocals by Merv Griffin, Stan Wild and the Martin Men. Announcer is Charles Mountain. Sustaining, NBC. (25 min)

HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA (11-26-58) Remote from the Blue Note located in Chicago’s Loop. Vocals by Jilla Webb and Ernie Andrews. Selections include "Kinda Like the Blues" and "Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe." Sustaining, CBS. (20 min)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST is big band historian KARL PEARSON who will share lots of information about the bands in Chicago.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (10-17-48) Five-year-old Phyllis has a boyfriend but her father has a problem. Cast: Walter Tetley. Elliott Lewis, Robert North, Jeanine Roos, Anne Whitfield (little Phyllis). Rexall, NBC. (30 min)

SUPPER CLUB (4-17-46) Jo Stafford stars with guest Alan Reed, Falstaff Openshaw from Fred Allen’s Alley. Jo and the Satisfyers sing "Sometimes I’m Happy," Openshaw has a collection of poems he has written. AFRS rebroadcast. (14 min)

PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (10-9-53) An unedited recording session for the broadcast of 10-30-53. When 14-year old little Alice (Jeanine Roos) plans her first date, Phil and Alice each tell her their own version of how they met. Cast: Elliott Lewis, Walter Tetley, John Hubbard, Anne Whitfield, Gil Stratton. RCA Victor, NBC. (30 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 17 of 26. Merrick and Reid escape from captivity. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

LUX RADIO THEATRE (4-14-47) "Monsieur Beaucaire" starring Bob Hope and Joan Caulfield in the radio version of the 1946 screen comedy. Hope is a barber in the reign of Louis XV who exchanges identities with a duke for political purposes. Cast includes Carlton KaDell, Luis Van Rooten, Eric Snowden, Bill Johnstone. William Keighley hosts. AFRS rebroadcast. 16 min & 16 min & 20 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 18 of 26. A riot is barely prevented. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (14 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 19 of 26. Bill threatens to quit if Carrie leaves the GVL. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE (4-27-58) Sam Buffington stars as Slaughter, a former Civil War soldier, now an Arizona cattleman. Luke is accused of horse rustling. Sustaining, CBS. (25 min)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (2-4-45) Broadcasting from St. Albin’s Naval Hospital, long Island, New York, Jack and the gang welcome guests Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa. Jack recalls the day he took Mary Livingstone to the movie "Hollywood Canteen." Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Phil Harris, singer Larry Stevens. Lucky Strike Cigarettes, NBC. (28 min)

LET GEORGE DO IT (5-31-48) "The Island in the Lake" starring Bob Bailey as free-lance detective George Valentine, assigned to find the missing sister of a socialite. Frances Robinson as Valentine’s assistant Claire Brooks. Cast: Irene Tedrow, Paul McVey, Jack Edwards, Joe Forte, Wally Maher. Standard oil of California, MBS. (29 min)

FRED ALLEN SHOW (6-9-46) The Allen’s Alley question is "What kind of music is good for children: classic or swing?" Later, Fred goes to a nightclub in the Bowery and runs into guest Dennis Day, who is a waiter and emcee. Cast: Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar, Parker Fennelly, Minerva Pious, Alan Reed, DeMarco Sisters, Al Goodman and the orchestra. Blue Bonnet Margarine, Tenderleaf Tea, NBC. (29 min)

SCREEN DIRECTORS’ PLAYHOUSE (4-10-49) "Music for Millions" starring June Allyson in her original screen role from the 1944 film as a cellist waiting for her husband to return home from military service. Cast: Anne Whitfield, GeGe Pearson, Herb Rawlinson, Joe Kearns, Wilms Herbert. Sustaining, NBC. (30 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 20 of 26. A $70,000 mortgage payment. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (12 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 21 of 26. Selling half interest in a gold mine to raise mortgage money. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

JACKIE GLEASON-LES TREMAYNE SHOW (8-13-44) Edgar Bergen guests on this summer variety show. Gleason talks about growing up in Brooklyn. Les extols the virtues of California and the two of them salute New York, the Empire State. Edgar, without Charlie or Mortimer, talks about his new character, not yet named. Cast: Andy Russell, Patsy Garret, Toots Camarata and the orchestra. AFRS rebroadcast. (30 min)

FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY (1-4-44) Marian and Jim Jordan star. Fibber has gone into "big business" as the Western representative of the ABJ Corporation and there’s a flurry of activity at 79 Wistful Vista. Cast: Arthur Q. Bryan, Shirley Mitchell, King’s Men, the Billy Mills orchestra and Harry Von Zell, subbing for Harlow Wilcox who, along with Ransom Sherman and Billy Mills, is ill with the flu. Johnson’s Wax, NBC. (29:40)

ESCAPE (5-5-50) "The Man Who Stole the Bible." "Escape to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, behind the gaiety of which lies a nightmare world of terror and death." Cast: Rick Vallin, Nanette Boardman, Ben Wright, Will Geer, Lou Merrill, Mary Shipp, Harry Bartell, Peter Leeds, Paul Frees. Richfield Oil, CBS. (29 min)

FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY (1-11-44) The next consecutive McGee program. Fibber wants to get his income tax return filed early this year. Harlow Wilcox, Billy Mills and Ransom Sherman (Mr. Wellington) have all recovered from their bout with the flu. Harry Von Zell shows up to collect a fee for subbing on last week’s program. Johnson’s Wax, NBC. (27 min)

GI JOURNAL #125 (1940s) Excerpt. George Burns and Gracie Allen are co-editors of the Journal, with Robert Young and Mel Blanc. Gracie tries to play matchmaker to pair up friend Beverly Fudnick (Paula Winslowe) with Bob Young. AFRS. (19 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 22 of 26. Bill’s mother arrives from Japan. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (14 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 23 of 26. Making plans for a midnight job. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (14 min)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

GUNSMOKE (5-31-52) "Carmen" starring William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon. Two soldiers are murdered and a government payroll is stolen. An army officer threatens to declare martial law in Dodge City. Cast: Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Parley Baer, Michael Ann Barrett, Jeanette Nolan, Harry Bartell, Don Diamond. AFRS rebroadcast. (25 min)

ARE YOU A GENIUS? (1940s) Mel Blanc hosts a serviceman’s quiz for military audiences. He asks the questions, supplies vocal impressions, and does sound effects. Guest is Porky Pig. AFRS. (15 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 24 of 26. Carrie foils Bill’s plan to trick the CK&W Railroad. Syndicated, WXYZ. (13 min)

ALAN YOUNG SHOW (1-3-47) Alan checks his family tree and discovers that he is a direct descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte. Cast: Jim Backus (as Hubert Updyke III) Charlie Cantor, Elvia Allman, Hans Conried, Gerald Mohr, Veola Vonn. Bristol Myers, NBC. (30 min)

SUSPENSE (9-9-48) "The Big Shot" starring Burt Lancaster as a tough, good-looking mining engineer who goes to work an illegal gold mine in Mexico. AutoLite, CBS. (29 min)

COMEDY THEATRE (1-14-45) "Nothing But the Truth" starring Alan Young and Anne Baxter in a radio version of the 1941 film. A stockbroker, who is to make a double-your-money investment, makes a bet that he can only tell the truth. Harold Lloyd hosts. Old Gold Cigarettes, NBC. (26 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 25 of 26. The mortgage payment is made and everything appears fine. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)

GREEN VALLEY LINE (1934) Episode 26 of 26. Secret wedding plans aren’t so secret. Syndicated, WXYZ, Detroit. (13 min)