Drama on a Friday

First, a look at the events of the day

Then, Suspense, originally broadcast August 10, 1958, 67 years ago, The Diary of Sophronia Winters starring Mercedes McCambridge.  A Lucille Fletcher horror story about a new bride, a madman, and an hotel with 125 deserted rooms!

Followed by Somebody Knows, originally broadcast August 10, 1950, 75 years ago, The Unsolved Murder of Samuel I. Paris.  On April 3, 1948, a Boston taxi driver is killed in a crash of his cab. It was no accident and is worth $5000 to anyone who can tell CBS whodunnit. 

Then, The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast August 10, 1948, 77 years ago, The Visiting Corpse.  A man kills his obnoxious mother-in-law and puts her body in a trunk. However, she's not that easy to get rid of! 

Followed by Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 10, 1947, 78 years ago, Bring Me to Life.  A script writer for "Quiet Please" has a typewriter that types by itself! Whatever is typed (such as "It was a stormy night") comes to pass!

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 10, 1942, 83 years ago, Trying Foreign Languages.  The boys try out some foreign languages on the baby to see if he recognizes any of them.

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Super Sized Drama on a Saturday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 9, 1948, 77 years ago, The Thing on the Forble Board.  A creature from beneath the earth climbs up an oil well pipe to the surface. 

Followed by The Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast August 9, 1951, 74 years ago, Wuthering Heights starring James Mason and Dorothy McGuire. Emily Brontë's classic tale of obsessive love and revenge on the Yorkshire moors. It focuses on the doomed romance between the headstrong Cathy and the brooding Heathcliff, touching on their deep emotional bond, Cathy's eventual marriage to another man for social status, and Heathcliff's return, driven by bitterness and a desire for retribution.

Then, Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast August 9, 1959, 66 years ago, Finn Alley.   Miss Wong (Virginia Gregg)  has been kidnapped. Paladin gets shanghaied when he visits the Barbary Coast! 

Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 9, 1954, 71 years ago, Joe Phy.   "Marshal" Joe Phy is running the town of Elkader with an iron fist, until Matt Dillon comes to town! 

Finally. The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 9, 1960, 65 years ago, Owl in the house.  

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Drama on a Friday

First, a look at the events of the day

Then, Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast August 8, 1949, 76 years ago, One Chance at the World.  A guy just out of prison asks George Valentine to investigate the death of his wife, which occurred just a week before he was sprung. 

Followed by The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective starring Howard Duff, originally broadcast August 8, 1948, 77 years ago, The Bluebeard Caper.  Ned Towers needs help with his sister. She's about to marry Jefferson Davis Calhoun, who's been married and widowed three times. 

Then, Suspense, originally broadcast August 8, 1956, 69 years ago, Double Identity starring Vic Perrin.   A man steals $50,000 from the company safe and heads off towards Paris. Who gets on the plane with him...but his boss!

Followed by Romance, originally broadcast August 8, 1950, 75 years ago, Offshore Pirate starring Sammie Hill and Donald Woods. A wealthy and headstrong young woman, is aboard her uncle’s yacht off the Florida coast when it’s hijacked by a group of so-called pirates.

Finally, The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 8, 1960, 65 years ago, Trying to Give Away a Washer. 

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Crime on a Thursday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Margot Stevenson, originally broadcast August 7, 1938, 87 years ago, The Creeper. A madman underground.

Followed by The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective starring Howard Duff, originally broadcast August 7, 1949, 76 years ago, The Champion Caper.  A wealthy man hires Spade to protect him from his former employee, who is just out of prison after five years. 

Then, Mystery In The Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast August 7, 1947, 78 years ago, The Marvelous Barastro.  The Ben Hecht classic about the circus magician and his blind wife...and her ultimate horror. 

Followed by The Crime Club, originally broadcast August 7, 1947, 78 years ago, A Pitch In Time.   A comical crime story about an incredibly stupid cop and a bank robbery. 

Finally. The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 7, 1959, 66 years ago, Disembarking at Southampton.  

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Crime on a Wednesday

First, a look at the events of the day

Then, The Whistler, originally broadcast August 6, 1945, 80 years ago, The Man Who Came To Murder.  Wendell has been taking care of wealthy old Aunt Ellen's finances because she doesn't have much time left. When her condition improves, Wendell has to take certain steps to keep her from discovering his thievery!

Followed by Top Secret starring Ilona Massey, originally broadcast August 6, 1950, 75 years ago, Disaster in London.   Nazi spies plan to start a plague in London.

Then, Jeff Regan Investigator starring Frank Graham and Frank Nelson, originally broadcast August 6, 1950, 75 years ago, There's Nothing Like A Pork Chop When Supper Rolls Around.  A Dictaphone tells too much and a leggy blonde tells too little.

Followed by The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast August 6, 1949, 76 years ago, The August Lion.  A former forger, now an accountant, deposits a beautiful corpse on Marlowe's bed and begs for help. 

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 6, 1942, 83 years ago, Mysterious Phone Call. The boys get a phone call from the letter writer in Kansas City, but the call is interrupted by a gunshot! 

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Comedy on a Tuesday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, The Milton Berle Show, originally broadcast August 5, 1947, 78 years ago, A Salute To The Great Outdoors.  Milton rents a mountain cabin for the family to get away for some peace and quiet.  

Followed by The Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast August 5, 1946, 79 years ago, Christmas in Connecticut starring Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. An adaptation of the 1945 motion picture that starred Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan.  A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.

Then, George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast August 5, 1940, 85 years ago, George’s Movie.  George is getting ready to present his movie idea to producer Joseph Pasternak. 

Followed by A Date With Judy starring Ann Gilles, originally broadcast August 5, 1940, 85 years ago, Father’s Birthday.  

Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 5, 1942, 83 years ago, Stranger to Call About Baby.  

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Drama on a Monday

First, a look at the events of the day

Then, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast August 4, 1951, 74 years ago, The Long Way Home.   Marlowe is investigating the disappearance of Amy Harper.

Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast August 4, 1957, 68 years ago, The Flesh Peddler starring DeForest Kelley.  A story about a strange ventriloquist and his even stranger secret. 

Then, Romance, originally broadcast August 4, 1952, 73 years ago, Return to Tomorrow starring Harry Bartell. Two travelers pick up a woman who has passed out in their car.  Once they get to their destination, she awakens with no memory of anything.  Is it amnesia?

Followed by The FBI in Peace and War, originally broadcast August 4, 1954, 71 years ago, The Gentleman Friend.  $86,000 in cash was stolen in a daylight bank robbery on August 12, 1951.  But how did the robber get the information on the inner workings of the bank?

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 4, 1942, 83 years ago, To Take Baby King’s Place.  Lum has been practicing sitting on the throne. He's going to be "Assistant King!"

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Crime and drama on a Sunday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast August 3, 1956, 69 years ago, The Subways are for Sleeping. . An adaptation of the fascinating Harpers magazine short story about a homeless man (but not a bum!) in New York. The original article can be read here:  https://harpers.org/archive/1956/03/subways-are-for-sleeping/

Followed by Somebody Knows, originally broadcast August 3, 1950, 75 years ago, the Paula Kohler Eubanks Murder.  On June 26, 1947, Ms. Eubanks' body was found at the Kansas City (Missouri) city dump, strangled to death. CBS offers $5000 for information leading to the conviction of her killer. 

Then, The Line-Up starring William Johnstone, originally broadcast August 3, 1950, 75 years ago, Hit and Run Driver. Two young girls have been killed by a hit-and-run driver. What did they have in common?

Followed by Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast August 3, 1941, 84 years ago, The Tell-Tale Heart starring Boris Karloff. The deaf man who could hear everything meets the blind man who can see it all. They take up residence in an old abandoned mill. 

Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 3, 1942, 83 years ago, Thinks Baby is a Lost King.  A mysterious reply to Abner's letter leads Lum to conclude that the baby is a king!

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Drama on a Saturday

First, a look at the events of the day

Then, Nick Carter Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast August 2, 1943, 82 years ago, Murder in the Crypt. Where is the royal treasure of King Snafu? Only the jackal god knows, and he kills to keep it!

Followed by Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast August 2, 1950, 75 years ago, Vienna Mystery.  Steve Mitchell is sent to the U.S. consulate in Vienna to recover documents that have been stolen. 

Then, Confession, originally broadcast August 2, 1953, 72 years ago, Ester Phillips.  A married woman begins seeing a man…who appears to be a criminal. 

Followed by Mr District Attorney starring Jay Jostyn, originally broadcast August 2, 1944, 81 years ago, The Case of the Curious Undertaker.  A dishonest lawyer plans to murder two eccentric old ladies. 

Finally, Dear Adolf, originally broadcast August 2, 1942, 83 years ago, A Letter From a Foreign-Born American. Joseph Schildkraut reads his letter as a foreign-born American. 

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Crime on a Friday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective starring Howard Duff, originally broadcast August 1, 1948, 77 years ago, The Dry Martini Caper.   A wealthy businessman is shot in broad daylight. Spade tracks down the killer. 

Followed by Under Arrest starring Joe DeSantis, originally broadcast August 1, 1948, 77 years ago, The Spook of Sherwood Mansion. Captain Jim Scott investigates the haunted house of Janet Sherwood. A murdered man turns out to be an international spy. There's an "atom secret" at stake, and it's very valuable.

Then, Nick Carter, Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast August 1, 1948, 77 years ago, The Case of the Midway Murders.  An escaped convict, a roller coaster corpse, and an enraged ape.

Followed by Broadway Is My Beat starring Larry Thor, originally broadcast August 1, 1954, 71 years ago, The Floyd Decker Murder Case.  Floyd Decker, a former gangster, has been murdered. The body hasn't yet been found. 

Finally. The Second Mrs Burton, originally broadcast August 1, 1949, 76 years ago,  Campaign for Mayor. 

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