Two hours of Drama

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Cavalcade of America, originally broadcast January 19, 1942, 82 years ago, An American is Born starring Bette Davis. A good story about a Czech couple in Mexico, awaiting an entry visa into the United States.

Followed by Rocky Fortune starring Frank Sinatra, originally broadcast January 19, 1954, 70 years ago, The Museum Murder. Rocky's running a tour through a New York museum. He finds a corpse and adventure in a mummy case.

Then Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast January 19, 1941, 83 years ago, The Magnificent Obsession starring Myrna Loy and Don Ameche. The life of spoiled Robert Merrick is saved through the use of a hospital's only pulmotor, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death of Dr. Hudson, a selfless, brilliant surgeon and generous philanthropist. Merrick falls in love with Hudson's widow.

Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast January 19, 1950, 74 years ago, The Escape of Lacey Abbott starring William Powell. A lunatic escapes from Bellevue with plans to kill the man responsible for his wife's death.

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 19, 1942, 82 years ago, Ownership papers to the store. Grandpappy Spears tries to get Lum and Abner back together again.

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