We head to Sunday, August 25, 1957, for drama

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, Suspense, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, 68 years ago, Leiningen Versus the Ants starring William Conrad.  A determined man battles an elemental force of nature. 

Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, 68 years ago, The Smoky Sleeper Matter.  A mattress warehouse owned by a shady operator has burned down. Arson?

Then, the CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, 68 years ago, Sweet Cherries of Charleston starring Roy Glenn.  The disease of "Freedom," and how it spread among the slaves of South Carolina. 

Followed by Calling All Cars, originally broadcast August 25, 1938, 87 years ago, The Thirteenth Grave. In Fresno, a seventy-two-year-old man has been reported missing. 

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 25, 1942, 83 years ago, Auctioning Store Fixtures.  Grandpappy Spears auctions off all the fixtures in the Jot 'Em Down Store. 

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Drama on a Sunday

First,  a look at the events of the day.

Then, Somebody Knows, originally broadcast August 24, 1950, 75 years ago, The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Short.   The last show of a summer replacement for the "Suspense" series. The story of the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short. CBS offers a $5000 reward to solve the case of a naked woman found dead with her body cut in two. 

Followed by The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast August 24, 1951, 74 years ago, Ticket to Tangiers.  Down on his luck in Paris, Harry finds an opportunity in Morocco from a classified ad in a newspaper. 

Then, Lights Out, originally broadcast August 24, 1943, 82 years ago, Subbasement starring Joseph Kearns and Bea Benederet. A story about the basement of a department store infested with dinosaurs.

Followed by Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast August 24, 1952, 73 years ago, No Rest for the Dead.  A retired artist in need of cash sells his brain to the evil Dr. Tarleton, who dies under strange circumstances that very day!

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 24, 1942, 83 years ago, Entering the Baby In a Movie Contest.   The boys plan to enter the baby in a photo contest. The Squire has another idea too!

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We head to the Movies on a Saturday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, Stars Over Hollywood, originally broadcast August 23, 1952, 73 years ago, The First Man She Met starring Debbie Reynolds.   A woman breaks up with her doctor-fiance and vows to marry the first man she meets.

Followed by The Lady Esther Screen Guild Players, originally broadcast August 23, 1943, 82 years ago, Skylark starring Ginger Rogers.  An adaptation of the 1941 movie.  An adman's wife feels neglected, and another man seems to be the answer.

Then, the Screen Director’s Playhouse, originally broadcast August 23, 1951, 74 years ago, The Velvet Touch starring Rosalind Russell.  An adaptation of the 1948 thriller motion picture.  A Broadway star unintentionally kills her impresario but keeps mum about it after the police investigator targets a rival actress.

Finally. The Amos ‘n’ Andy Music Hall, originally broadcast August 23, 1959, 66 years ago, They boys celebrate their 30th anniversary.  Excerpts from the show.   Amos 'N Andy interview Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll on their 30th anniversary of network broadcasting. 

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Drama on a Friday

First,  a look at the events of the day.

Then, Nick Carter, Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast August 22, 1948, 77 years ago, The Case of the Red Arrow.  A haunted house, and an Indian ghost with a disturbed grave. Prof. Nick Carter...ghost buster to the rescue!

Followed by Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast August 22, 1949, 76 years ago, Mind over Murder. There's no such thing as an innocent bystander...or is there? What does the number 4826 mean?  Everett Sloane stars. 

Then, The Whistler, originally broadcast August 22, 1942, 83 years ago, Death Has a Thirst.  Madness and alcoholism are rampant. A triangle affair on a desert island.

Followed by X Minus One, originally broadcast August 22, 1957, 68 years ago, Drop Dead.  A story about a planet with a very obliging inhabitant, called "The Critter." 

Finally, The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 22, 1960, 65 years ago, Reading.  

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Comedy on a Thursday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden, originally broadcast August 21, 1949, 71 years ago, The Conklins' Anniversary At Crystal Lake. Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton spend the weekend at Crystal Lake with the Conklins, who are celebrating their twenty-fifth anniversary. 

Followed by Too Many Cooks starring Hal March and Mary Jane Croft, originally broadcast August 21, 1950, 75 years ago, The New System. 

Then, the Adventures of Archie Andrews starring Bob Hastings, originally broadcast August 21, 1948, 77 years ago, Going on a Picnic.  The family decides to go on a picnic, but so do the skunks, turtles, ants, cows, Jughead, Betty and Veronica. 

Followed by Granby’s Green Acres starring Gale Gordon and Bea Benederet, originally broadcast August 21, 1950, 75 years ago, Granby Breaks Down.  Granby becomes very sensitive to noise.  The last show of the series.

Finally. The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 21, 1959, 66 years ago, Betsy Learns about Beheading.

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Drama on a Wednesday

First,  a look at the events of the day.

Then, Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast August 20, 1946, 79 years ago, Jealous Partners and Arson. A man burns down his own building, just after allowing the fire insurance to lapse! There's a woman behind the match!

Followed by The Whistler, originally broadcast August 20, 1945, 80 years ago, X Marks the Murder. A woman has a theory about a series of murders. 

Then, The Green Llama starring Paul Frees, originally broadcast August 20, 1949, 76 years ago, The Perfect Prisoner.  The last show of the series. A talented sculptor named Frank Cobb is about to be pardoned from a "model prison." However, he's knifed to death before he can be officially told about the pardon. The Green Lama deals with a prison riot and an escape attempt by one hundred armed inmates. 

Followed by Top Secret starring Illona Massey, originally broadcast August 20, 1950, 75 years ago, The Church Without a Cross. An American intelligence agent investigating suspicious activity in a small Eastern European town behind the Iron Curtain. The town has a peculiar landmark: a church stripped of its cross — a symbolic absence that hints at the repression of religion under the new Communist regime.

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 20, 1942, 83 years ago, Squires’ $1100 Bill.  Lum signs the Squire's promissory note for $1100, that the Squire just happens to have on him!

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Comedy on a Tuesday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast August 19, 1940, 85 years ago, George is Late for the Show. George is late for the broadcast. When he does arrive, he brings Elsie Tralafas, his new partner!

Followed by The Milton Berle Show, originally broadcast August 19, 1947, 78 years ago, A Salute to Relaxation.  Miltie tries to get a good night's sleep.

Then, The Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast August 19, 1949, 76 years ago, Love Crazy starring William Powell.  An adaptation of the 1941 domestic comedy about a husband's ex-girlfriend living one floor below his current wife. Being trapped in an elevator with her leads to confusion.

Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman, originally broadcast August 19, 1953, 72 years ago, A Fish Story.   After a day fishing with Leroy, a fish story nearly gets Gildersleeve in hot water with the Game Warden. 

Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 19, 1942, 83 years ago, Baby’s Case Gets Expensive.   The boys' debt to Squire Skimp is increasing.

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Drama on a Monday

First,  a look at the events of the day

Then, Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 18, 1949, 76 years ago, The Case of the Desert Explosion.  Man-eating birds of prey are used to execute a betrayer. A smuggler uses "geometry in action."

Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast August 18, 1957, 68 years ago, Peanut Brittle starring Skip Homeier.  A new guy in the penitentiary whose life is in danger because of a box of peanut brittle.

Then, Escape, originally broadcast August 18, 1950, 75 years ago, The Footprint starring William Conrad.  A casket of rubies, a Chinese priest, and that little gray snake equal an adventure yarn in the desert. 

Followed by Dimension X, originally broadcast August 18, 1950,  75 years ago, Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles.  Stories about the colonization of Mars. 

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 18, 1942, 83 years ago, Mousey to Work in Mine. The boys decide to sell their delivery truck in order to be able to pay the baby's lawyer. Cedric has hired Mousey to work in his gold mine. 

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Variety on a Sunday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, The Fleishmann’s Yeast Hour starring Rudy Vallee, originally broadcast August 17, 1933, 92 years ago.  Bobby Gilbert plays an amazing "talking" violin (it even recites, "Mary Had A Little Lamb")! Nora Lehman does a radio version of her "national best-selling record," "Seven Years With The Wrong Man." Rudy sings, "Learn To Croon," and imitates Bing Crosby! Dorothy Gish appears in a scene from, "Autumn Crocus." Tom Howard and George Shelton do the routine they did in the 1925 "Greenwich Village Follies," titled, "No News."

Followed by Front and Center starring Dorothy Lamour, originally broadcast August 17, 1947, 78 years ago with George Burns and Gracie Allen.  Guests George Burns and Gracie Allen try to convince Dorothy to use George as her next leading man...in a sarong! Guest Ronald Reagan appears in a dramatic skit with Dorothy Lamour about love and romance. 

Then, The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast August 17, 1956, 69 years ago,  Colloquy Two: 'Dissertation On Love' or 'Boy Meets Girl'.  An amusing look at love, from an American, British, and French point of view.

Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 17, 1942, 83 years ago, Cedric President of Gold Mine?  Who will be president of the gold mine? An election is held...several of them in fact!

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Drama on a Saturday

First,  a look at the events of the day

Then, Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle starring Lamont Johnson, originally broadcast August 16, 1951, 74 years ago, The Trophy Room. While traversing uncharted territory, Tarzan rescues Althea Baldwin from a ferocious lioness. Though grateful, she resents that Tarzan didn’t let her kill the animal herself — she aimed to prove her worth to her husband, Byron Baldwin, an obsessive hunter who neglects her.

Followed by Stars Over Hollywood, originally broadcast August 16, 1952, 73 years ago, My Wife, The Deputy Sheriff starring Gary Merrill.   A town constable finally asks his girl the right question...but for the wrong reason!

Then, Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast August 16, 1951,  74 years ago, The Ghost and Mrs Muir starring Charles Boyer and Jane Wyatt.  An adaptation of the 1947 movie that starred Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison.  In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.

Finally, The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 16, 1960, 65 years ago, Car Troubles and No Money. 

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