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July 31st, 2010

Fibber McGee and Molly: 6/28/1937 - The Human Cannonball

Meet Fibber McGee, the human cannonball!

Fibber McGee and Molly – The Human Cannonball

Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox, Bill Thompson, Ted Weems and His Orchestra.

NBC Red network. Sponsored by Johnson’s Wax.

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July 30th, 2010

CBS Radio Mystery Theatre: 5/07/1974 – The Suicide Club

A high stakes gambler joins a club where he may be asked to commit someone else’s murder, or be forced to commit suicide. The tale is adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson classic.

CBS Radio Mystery Theatre – The Suicide Club

E. G. Marshall (host), Robert Louis Stevenson (author), George Lowther (adaptor), Barry Nelson, Marian Seldes, John Baragrey, Dan Ocko, Lloyd Batista.

CBS network. Sponsored by Budweiser, 7-Up.

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July 30th, 2010

Words at War: 10/05/1943 – Eighty-Three Days

A fascinating story about a sailor lost at sea, on a raft, for almost three months.

The script was re-used on the program on January 11, 1944.

Words at War – Eighty-Three Days

Paul Mann, Paul Gordon, Tom Hoyer, Ken Lynch, Myron McCormick, William Quinn, Jackson Beck, Glenn Anders, Morris Mamorsky (composer), Joseph Losey (director), Max Goberman (conductor), Mark Murphy (author), Edith Sommer (adaptor).

NBC network. A sustaining show.

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July 30th, 2010

Dimension X: 11/19/1950 – Competition

A spaceship filled with women emigrating to the stars find themselves taken to a planet not of their choosing. Miss Travis finds herself an innocent pawn in a high stakes game of intrigue.

The final public service announcement and system cue have been deleted.

Dimension X – Competition

Albert Buhrman (music), Bill Chambers (engineer), E. M. Hull (author), Edward King (director), Elaine Rost, Ernest Kinoy (adaptor), Les Tremayne, Norman Rose (host), Van Woodward (producer), Bob Warren (announcer), Joseph Julian, Ed Latimer, Staats Cotsworth, John McGovern, Peter Capell.

NBC network. Sponsored by Wheaties.

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July 30th, 2010

Gangbusters: 7/31/1948 - The Case Of The Carnival Caper

GangbustersRobbery rode the show train until police officers found the mysterious passenger and stopped murder on the carnival midway.

Gangbusters – The Case Of The Carnival Caper

Robert Dryden (narrator-by-proxy), Arthur Vinton, Bill Smith, Frank Readick, Jean Ellen, Stanley Niss (writer), Phillips H. Lord (producer), William Sweets (director), Don Gardiner (announcer).

ABC network. Sponsored by World Wide Handicrafts. WRVR rebroadcast date: April 18, 1974.

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July 30th, 2010

The Campbell Playhouse: 4/21/1939 – Private Lives

A well-done performance of the romantic comedy by Noel Coward.

The Campbell Playhouse -Private Lives

Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Edgar Barrier, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Gertrude Lawrence, Naomi Campbell, Noel Coward (author), Orson Welles (host), Robert Spaeth.

CBS network. Sponsored by Campbell’s Tomato Juice.

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July 30th, 2010

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: 2/11/1946 – The Guileless Gypsy

Holmes and Watson find good companionship in a gypsy camp. But they also find kidnapping, attempted murder, and a beautiful girl who gives up her life for Holmes! You know, a typical evening in a gypsy camp…

The story is based on The Adventure Of The Red Circle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes – The Guileless Gypsy

Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Harry Bartell (announcer), Anthony Boucher (writer), Denis Green (writer), Arthur Conan Doyle (author), Dean Fosler (music), Edna Best (producer).

Mutual network. Sponsored by Petri Wines.

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July 30th, 2010

Lum and Abner: 1/31/1935 – Abner’s Two Broken Arms

Abner’s in bed, supposedly with two broken arms. Lum has decided that the boys are going into yet another business.

Lum and Abner – Abner’s Two Broken Arms

Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Carlton Brickert (announcer).

Mutual network. Sponsored by Horlick’s Malted Milk.

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