A Western Wednesday

First a look at the events of the day

Then Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast January 22, 1956, 69 years ago,  Playing Indians.   Captain Quince baits a trap for a band of horse thieves and murderers who are trying to make the cavalry think they are Arapahos. 

Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast January 22, 1955, 70 years ago, Sins Of Our Fathers. Big Dan Daggett is a big mountain man. His Kiowa wife is the daughter of Chief Yellow Horse and much hated in Dodge by some.

Then Calling All Cars, originally broadcast January 22, 1935, 90 years ago, The San Quentin Prison Break.  Four convicts have just escaped from San Quentin prison, they are reported heading north with four members of the prison board as hostages. The actual prison break happened just last Wednesday.

Followed by Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast January 22, 1946, 79 years ago, The Confession starring Santos Ortega.   A dying bank robber gives an impoverished pharmacist a taste of death and murder.

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 22, 1942, 83 years ago.   Lum is in jail, and Uncle Henry is a tough jailer

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A Variety Tuesday


First a look at this day in History.

Then The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead, originally broadcast January 21, 1951, 74 years ago.  NBC’s big variety show with guests Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Eddie Cantor, Judy Holliday, Gypsy Rose Lee, Vaughn Monroe, and Patrice Munsel.


Followed by Amos ‘n’ Andy, originally broadcast January 21, 1951, 74 years ago, Mama and Hubert Smithers.  When the Kingfish's mama-in-law moves in with him, he's determined to rekindle her romance with Mr. Smithers of Florida, thinking that he's wealthy. 


Finally Superman, originally broadcast January 21, 1942, 83 years ago, Lita The Leopard Woman.  Clark Kent and Perry White await for Max Heller to awaken and name his assailant. The Leopard Woman plans to finish the job of murder.

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A Funny Monday

First a look at the events of the day

Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast January 20, 1952, 73 years ago,  The Burglar.  A burglar has taken Jane's new brooch.

Followed by The Fred Allen Show, originally broadcast January 20, 1946, 78 years ago, with guest George Jessel.   The Allen's Alley question is, "How have you been coping with the meat shortage?" Fred and guest George Jessel do the story of Fred's life. 

Then Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast January 20, 1936, 88 years ago, Running the Drug Store.   Fibber becomes the manager of the Wistful Vista drug store. 

Followed by Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast January 20, 1949, 76 years ago, She Was On Her Last Lap.  Sam Shovel solves, "The Case Of The Secretary Who Was Shot While Sitting On Her Boss' Knee," or "She Was On Her Last Lap." 

Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast January 20, 1949, 76 years ago, Catalogue Shopping. . It's a wonderful night for sitting home by the fire. 

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A Dramatic Sunday

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Screen Guild Theater originally broadcast January 19, 1941, 84 years ago, The Magnificent Obsession starring Myrna Loy and Don Ameche.  An adaptation of the 1935 film.  The life of spoiled rich Robert Merrick is saved through the use of a hospital's sole resuscitator, 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.

Followed by The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe starring Sydney Greenstreet, originally broadcast January 19, 1951, 74 years ago, The Case of the Calculated Risk.   Dave Caffrey tells Nero Wolfe that he plans to commit murder tomorrow. 

Then The Cavalcade of America, originally broadcast January 19, 1942, 83 years ago,  An American Is Born.  Arch Oboler’s story about a Czech couple in Mexico, awaiting an entry visa into the United States. Bette Davis stars. 

Followed by Rocky Fortune starring Frank Sinatra, originally broadcast January 19, 1954, 71 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.

Finally Superman, originally broadcast January 19, 1942, 83 years ago, Lita The Leopard Woman.  Clark Kent and Perry White come upon the hidden room of Max Heller and Lita The Leopard Woman. She shoots Max Heller and Lita escapes in a folding airplane!

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A Criminal Saturday

First a look at the events of the day

Then Suspense, originally broadcast January 18, 1954, 71 years ago,  The Face is Familiar starring Jack Benny. An innocent schnook is used by a gang of bank robber to help them with a caper.   Read about Jack’s forays on Suspense here…
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Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast January 18, 1953, 72 years ago, The Big String. Mrs. Wagner, the wife of a college professor, has been kidnapped. The professor isn't sure he should have called the cops. 

Then The Hallmark Playhouse, originally broadcast January 18, 1951, 74 years ago, Old Soldiers Never Die starring Raymond Massey. . An old soldier is left at home when his country goes to war. 

Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast January 18, 1959, 66 years ago, Three Bells To Perdido.  Paladin is hired to ride into "Perdido" and bring back Dave Enderby...alive!

Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast January 18, 1949, 76 years ago, Managing The Milk.   David tries to read the newspaper.

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Comedy on a Friday

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman, originally broadcast January 17, 1951, 74 years ago, A Nervous Father.  Marjorie gets the urge to move furniture, a sure sign that the baby is on the way!

Followed by Truth or Consequences starring Ralph Edwards, originally broadcast January 17, 1948, 77 years ago, The Walking Man.  Who is the Walking Man?  And Chester Riley wants to know who is Ralph Edwards?

Then The Robert Q. Lewis Show, originally broadcast January 17, 1958, 67 years ago.  An audience participation show.  Music, merriment, and mirth.  

Followed by Fibber McGee and Company, originally broadcast January 17, 1938, 87 years ago, The Real Estate Agent.  The McGee Real Estate Agency is in business.

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast January 17, 1949, 76 years ago, Dressing David for Rain.  Slush from Majesty. 

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A Criminal Thursday

First a look at the events of the day

Then The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Agnes Moorehead, originally broadcast January 16, 1938, 87 years ago,  Sabotage.  A small tube of nitroglycerine helps the Shadow to break up a spy ring run by the strange Dr. Arnheim. 

Followed by Dr. Christian starring Gene Hersholdt, originally broadcast January 16, 1938, 87 years ago, The Flood.  Doctor Christian is needed during a flood. 

Then Dark Fantasy, originally broadcast January 16, 1942, 83 years ago, Debt From the Past starring Jane Wyatt.  A strange and weird adventure, laid in modern America with the flavor of the nineteenth century. The story of a businessman who was almost too honest, who found a method of paying a long-standing debt of honor, although thirty years in his grave.

Followed by The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson, originally broadcast January 16, 1955, 69 years ago, The Case Of The Red-Headed League . Jabez Wilson, a London pawnbroker, consults Holmes and Dr. Watson about a peculiar situation involving a job offer from an organization called the “Red-Headed League.”

Finally, Superman, originally broadcast January 16, 1942, 83 years ago, Lita the Leopard Woman.   A Japanese sub is attacking the ship on which the only doctor that can save Jimmy Olsen's life is a passenger. Superman plays catch with the sub's torpedoes after they're launched. Jimmy Olsen will live!

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Drama on a Wednesday

First a look at this day in History.

Then Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey and Virginia Gregg, originally broadcast January 15, 1951, 74 years ago, Tune on a Triangle.   George Valentine is tricked into rescuing a woman on a building ledge...as a publicity stunt. She's a trapeze artist...and there's an insane strongman who has George's gun. 

Followed by Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast January 15, 1946, 79 years ago, The Edge of Death starring Larry Haines. The story of the night Satan played a game of murder. A man is given the bejeweled rapier once owned by Rasputin, the mad monk of Russia. 

Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast January 15, 1955, 70 years ago, Chester’s Murder. Charlie Pickard has been shot and killed while Chester was taking him to jail. All the evidence points to Chester as the murderer!

Followed by Gangbusters, originally broadcast January 15, 1949, 76 years ago, The Case of the Masquerading Gunmen Pt 1.  A gang of robbers hits a bank in Oregon during "Pioneer Days," while wearing a full western disguise. 

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 15, 1942, 83 years ago, Mousy as Delivery Boy.  Cedric is quitting his job as delivery boy. Lum gets Mousey to ask Abner for the job for himself...but Mousey gets the job.  

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A Silly Tuesday

First a look at the events of the day

Then Fibber McGee and Molly originally broadcast January 14, 1947, 78 years ago,  Package at the Post Office.  Fibber battles a snowstorm to get a package from the Post Office. 

Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast January 14, 1945, 80 years ago, For The Defense.  Gildersleeve is trying to get out of a breach of promise suit filed against him by Miss Del Rey.

Then The Charlie McCarthy Show, originally broadcast January 14, 1945, 80 years ago.   Charlie tries to make Edgar sick. Guest author Louis Bromfield discusses farm animals with Charlie, as does Mortimer Snerd. Effie Klinker takes dancing lessons. 

Followed by Amos ‘n’ Andy, originally broadcast January 14, 1951, 74 years ago, Sapphire Returns.  Trying to turn over a new leaf, Andy and the Kingfish wind up trying to return a stolen car. 

Finally, Superman, originally broadcast January 14, 1942, 83 years ago, Lita the Leopard Woman.  Lois Lane receives the box of poisoned candy...from Clark Kent! Jimmy Olsen has eaten the candy, and doesn't stand a chance!

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Drama on a Monday

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Man Called X starring Herbert Marshall, originally broadcast January 13, 1951, 74 years ago.  Ken Thurston flies to Cuba to track down a tiny package that threatens the welfare of the world.

Followed by Calling All Cars, originally broadcast January 13, 1939, 86 years ago, The Case of the Silver Cord. The Chief of Police of Santa Monica introduces a story about a woman with a problem. 

Then Candy Matson starring Natalie Masters, originally broadcast January 13, 1950, 75 years ago, Eric Spalding Concert.   A famous conductor hires Candy to prevent his concert from being sabotaged. 

Followed by Arch Oboler’s Plays, originally broadcast January 13, 1940, 85 years ago, The Truth.  A thoughtful story about a scientist who puzzles after the ultimate source of cosmic rays and eventually discovers, "The Truth." 

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 13, 1942, 83 years ago, Farm and Needlework Weekly.  Lum is now selling magazines to support himself since Abner refused to take him back in the store. 

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