2 + Hours of Comedy

First a look at this day in History.

Then Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, originally broadcast May 5, 1953, 71 years ago, with guest Anne Baxter.  Anne and the boys do a sketch about an inventor and a rich schnook sntitled “The Mink Fink”.

Followed by the news of the day 71 years ago, then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast May 5, 1953, 71 years ago, Irma Wants an Older Man.  Al jilts Irma on her birthday so Irma takes a date with an older man.

Then The Royal Gelatin Show starring Rudy Vallee, originally broadcast May 5, 1938, 86 years ago with guest Boris Karloff.   Rudy interviews Washington Lumpkin, a sandhog working on the new 6th Avenue subway in New York City. Mr. Lumpkin loses his place in the script. Tommy Riggs and "Betty Lou" appear on the show for the 40th time. Irving Caesar sings "A Song Of Safety" called, "Hot and Cold Water." Boris Karloff and Harold Vermilyea appear in a very well-written drama titled, "Danse Macabre." "The Sisters Of The Skillet" appear as, "The Roving Radio Reporters.".

Finally Superman, originally broadcast May 5, 1941, 83 years ago, The Nitrate Shipment.  While Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen are being held prisoner, Pug is almost captured...but escapes.

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2+ Hours of Westerns and Crime on a Saturday

First a look at this day in History.

Then Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, 66 years ago, Worth Its Salt.  Ed Craig is running for the office of delegate to Congress, representing Arizona. He also buys a salted gold mine which is secretly owned by his opponent. 

Followed by the news from 66 years ago, then Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, 66 years ago, The Richest Man in the West.   A gang of badmen holds up a rich man and his private train. 

Then Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons starring Bennett Kilpack, originally broadcast May 4, 1950, 74 years ago, The King Cobra Murder Case.   A snake is used to kill on an ocean liner. 

Followed by Nick Carter Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast May 4, 1947, 77 years ago,  The Case of the Missing Thumb.  Nick shows a young detective-to-be what the job is really like...by using him as bait to catch the young man's father's killer. 

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast May 4, 1948, 76 years ago, Reviewing the Budget.  David declines a glass of milk. 

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2 + Hours of Comedy

First a look at this day in History.

Then Bob Hope, originally broadcast May 3, 1949, 75 years ago with guest Lucille Ball. The first show of the season. Bob Hope's Swan's Eye View Of The News. Mail two Swan wrappers to CARE and Lever Brothers will send one cake of soap to European children. Doris Day sings, "Time You Were Here." Bob and Lucille appear in a hillbilly skit. 

Followed by Amos ‘n’ Andy, originally broadcast May 3, 1953, 71 years ago, Stock Market Tip. Andy and The Kingfish have a hot tip on "United Consolidated" stock, but there are six companies with that name!

Then Fred Allen, originally broadcast May 3, 1942, 82 years ago, The Freak Show Murder.   Falstaff Openshaw recites. The cast does "The Great Side Show Mystery," as solved by "One Long Pan."  

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast May 3, 1948, 76 years ago, Mama Takes the Train.   Claudia and Mama are driving to the station, Mama is leaving to stay with Aunt Louisa. 

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2+ Hours of Crime on a Thursday

First a look at this day in History.

Then Counterspy starring Don MacLaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast May 2, 1950, 74 years ago, The Case of the Soaring Saucer.  "Tia Puma" and her friends use genuine flying saucers to smuggle narcotics into the United States. 

Followed by Broadway is my Beat starring Larry Thor, originally broadcast May 2, 1953, 71 years ago, The Margaret Royce Murder Case.  Margaret Royce is missing...as reported by her very strange sister and her even stranger companion. 

Then Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast May 2. 1945, 79 years ago, No Coffin For The Dead starring Les Tremayne. Who killed Peter Frame? The assailant is identified as the insane son of Peter Frame's housekeeper. However, the son has been shot while escaping from an asylum and is unable to walk. 

Followed by The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast May 2, 1952, 72 years ago, Suzie’s Cue.  Harry's in Vienna, very interested in a diamond necklace formally owned by Marie Antoinette. 

Finally Superman, originally broadcast May 2, 1941, 83 years ago, The Nitrate Shipment.   Clark Kent confronts the little old lady and discovers that "she" is really a "he!"

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2 + Hours of Drama

First a look at this day in History.

Then Nightbeat starring Frank Lovejoy, originally broadcast May 1, 1950, 74 years ago, Mentallo, the Mental Marvel.  . "Mentallo The Mental Marvel" is a carnival mind reader who attempts to commit suicide after he's asked, "What happened to you the fifteenth of last month?" The man with the photographic memory just can't seem to remember!

Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast May 1, 1960, 64 years ago, Dressed to Kill.  Paladin delivers a railroad payroll to the town of Terminal...and rescues a kidnapped damsel in distress. 

Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast May 1, 1954, 70 years ago, Cara.  Ben Tolliver and his gang are coming to Dodge to rob the bank. Marshal Dillon suspects his old girlfriend Cara is a member of the gang.  

Followed by X Minus One, originally broadcast May 1, 1955, 69 years ago, The Parade.  A genuine Martian hires an advertising agency to publicize a parade. The Martians are coming!   

Finally The Strange Dr Weird, originally broadcast May 1, 1945, 79 years ago, The Man Who Played Dead.  An escaped killer hides in a wax museum; the last place he should have picked.

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2+ Hours of Crime on a Tuesday

First a look at this day in History.

Then I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast April 30, 1953, 71 years ago, I Can’t Sleep.   The Party assigns a room-mate to Cvetic with a tape-recorder when it finds out he's been talking in his sleep. 

Followed by Calling All Cars, originally broadcast April 30, 1935, 89 years ago, The Corpse in the Cellar.  A body has been found buried in the basement of a house, wearing a gold ring and wearing a silver belt buckle.

Then The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, originally broadcast April 30, 1945, 79 years ago, The Unfortunate Tobacconist.   Three murders in an East End cigar store have an elementary solution. 

Followed by The Saint starring Vincent Price, originally broadcast April 30, 1950, 74 years ago, Murder of a Champion. 

Finally Superman, originally broadcast April 30, 1941, 83 years ago, The Nitrate Shipment.  Clark Kent rescues Pug and Jimmy Olsen and discovers the secret of the ship's cargo...it's nitrate! Beware the little old lady...she may be a spy!

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2 + Hours of Crime

First a look at this day in History.

Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast April 29, 1962, 62 years ago,  The Grand Canyon Matter.   Johnny nearly gets pushed into the canyon on the trail of a stolen necklace. 

Followed by the news from that Sunday 62 years ago, then an episode of Suspense, originally broadcast April 29, 1962, 62 years ago, Blackbeard’s Ace starring Elaine Rost and John Thomas.   A house seems to be haunted by the ghosts of pirates. When a couple decides to spend a week in the house, the ghosts decide to make contact!.

Then T-Man starring Dennis O’Keefe, originally broadcast April 29, 1950, 74 years ago, The Case of the Bleeding Gold. A strange counterfeiting gang makes gold coins with more gold in them than the government uses!

Followed by Arch Obolers Plays, originally broadcast April 29, 1939, 85 years ago, The Cliff starring Betty Winkler and Frank Lovejoy. A farm boy gets a job with a big-city counterfeiter and winds up in the electric chair. His wife has her own ideas about justice.  

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast April 29, 1948, 76 years ago, A Visit from Bertha and Fritz.  David has returned from New York. The carpenters are still working on the new wing. 

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2+ Hours of Comedy on a Sunday

First a look at this day in History.

Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast April 28, 1953, 71 years ago, Irma Takes Up Yoga.  Al threatens to leave Irma unless she gets smarter.  So Irma takes up Yoga to help.  

Followed by the news of the day 71 years ago, then Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, originally broadcast April 28, 1953, 71 years ago with guest Laraine Day.  Laraine and the boys present a baseball drama entitled “He hit them 1/5 longer”. 

Then Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast April 28, 1949, 75 years ago, Tony’s Home Permanent.  The "Sam Shovel" story is about a boy named Tony whose mother kept him locked in the closet. It's called "Tony's Home Permanent." 

Followed by The Halls of Ivy starring Ronald and Benita Coleman, originally broadcast April 28, 1950, 74 years ago, The Scofield Prize.  Dr. Hall's newly finished biography has just won the Scofield Prize...or has it?

Finally Superman, originally broadcast April 28, 1941, 83 years ago, The Nitrate Shipment.   Pug and Jimmy Olsen investigate the ship's strange cargo, and find themselves in big trouble in the ship's hold!

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2 + Hours of Comedy

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Magnificent Montague starring Monty Wooley, originally broadcast April 27, 1951, 73 years ago, Summer Getaway Cottage.  Montague tries to get some peace and quiet at a country cottage. A frustrating evening of Bridge is followed by a ride in the country. 

Followed by You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx, originally broadcast April 27, 1957, 67 years ago, The Secret Word is House.  

Then The First Nighter Program, originally broadcast April 27, 1952, 72 years ago, Refresher Course.  A domestic comedy, a bewildered husband, two kids and a frustrated wife. What this family needs is a refresher course...in marriage!  Barbara Luddy and Olan Soule star. 

Followed by The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast April 27, 1956, 68 years ago, The Record Collectors.   John Dehner interviews two record collectors who play some items from their collections. The whole show is a hoax.  Howard McNear and Lou Huston are hilarious. 

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast April 27, 1948, 76 years ago, Repairing the Wall.  Claudia and David are up at 8:15 AM and out walking. A meeting with Matthew Warren is planned. 

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2+ Hours of Drama on a Friday

First a look at this day in History.

Then Arch Obolers Plays, originally broadcast April 26, 1945, 79 years ago, The House I Live In starring Raymond Massey.  A man's son is in a Japanese prison camp, and the neighborhood doesn't seem the same. 

Followed by the Screen Guild Players, originally broadcast April 26, 1943, 81 years ago, Casablanca starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The adaptation of the 1942 classic wartime adventure/romance in North Africa. "La Marseillaise" is sung by two hundred members of the "free French" in the audience. 

Then Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast April 26, 1949, 75 years ago, Death Stalks the Hunter.  Wealthy playboy George Martin has been killed while hunting, but it was no accident. 

Follower by Jeff Regan Investigator starring Paul Dubov substituting for Frank Graham, originally broadcast April 26, 1950, 74 years ago, It All Comes Back.   Miss "Smith" can't remember her name. Miss Smith also had a loaded .32 calibre Smith and Wesson in her purse.

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast April 26, 1948, 76 years ago, Noises in the Night. The show starts with a bang...nothing happens in the country. 

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