Nearly three hours of wonderful variety shows


First a look at this day in History.

Then The New Edgar Bergen Hour with Charlie Mccarthy, originally broadcast January 22, 1956, 68 years ago. Prof. Kirkwood's Do-It-Yourself Snore Cure Kit, Mortimer the wrestler, guest is safety expert Cecil Zon, McCarthy's "Cavalcade Of Flops."

Followed by Town Hall Tonight starring Fred Allen, originally broadcast January 22, 1936, 88 years ago. The program starts with, "The Town Hall News." Miss Shrill sings, "Hark, The Gentle Lark." The Town Hall Quartet sings, "Slip Horn Sam." "The Mighty Allen Art Players" perform "Mumbo," or "Who Stole The Elephant From Billy Nose's Finale." "One Long Pan" solves the mystery of the missing elephants. Town Hall Amateurs: The ABC Quartet (from Waterbury, Connecticut) sings, "Tiger Rag." Dorothy Edmonds and Eleanor Bendeau sing a waltz from, "The Vagabond King." Tommy Dunne (an eighteen year old harmonica player from Broad Channel, New York) plays, "Darktown Strutter's Ball," while standing on his hands! No wonder he wins the contest! Charles Chancer (a pianist from Brooklyn) plays and sing his own composition, "After Dark." Eleanor Freeze plays, "Glow Worm" on the musical chimes. Lillian Frizer (from the Bronx), plays the piano and sings, "Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mo."

Then Philco Radio Time starring Bing Crosby, originally broadcast January 22, 1947, 77 years ago with special guest George Jessel.

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 22, 1942, 82 years ago, is Lum in jail? Lum is in jail, and Uncle Henry is a tough jailer!

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Two hours of Comedy

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Mayor of the Town starring Lionel Barrymore, originally broadcast January 21, 1948, 76 years ago, The Burning Christmas Tree. A little girl in town with polio gives the Mayor an idea of what to do with all the town's used Christmas trees.

Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Williard Waterman, originally broadcast January 21, 1953, 71 years ago, A Gift for Leroy. Leroy gets a present from Uncle Bert in Canada, a one-hundred-forty-pound Great Dane!

Then The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast January 21, 1948, 76 years ago, guest host Al Jolson. A visit to Captain Jolie's Showboat.

Followed by The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, originally broadcast January 21, 1951, 73 years ago, The Pony. Little Phyllis wants a toy pony for her birthday. Remley talks Phil into getting her a real pony...from a bookmaker!

Finally Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast January 21, 1954, 70 years ago, Molly finally rebels against Fibber's cigar ashes.

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Two hours of Comedy

First a look at this day in History.

Then You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx, originally broadcast January 20, 1950, 74 years ago, The Secret Word is Hair.

Followed by The Fred Allen Show, originally broadcast January 20, 1946, 78 years ago, The Story of Fred’s Life. 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 Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast January 20, 1949, 75 years ago. Sam Shovel solves, "The Case Of The Secretary Who Was Shot While Sitting On Her Boss' Knee," or "She Was On Her Last Lap." This somehow turns into a western story about cattle rustlers.

Followed by Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast January 20, 1936, 88 years ago, running the Drug Store. The orchestra starts the show with, "Sitting High On A Hilltop." Fibber becomes the manager of the Wistful Vista drug store.

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 20, 1942, 82 years ago, Lum to break into the store. Squire Skimp suggests that Lum steal the bill of sale at midnight, then tells Abner about Lum's plans!

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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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Two hours of Drama

First a look at this day in History.

Then Suspense, originally broadcast January 18, 1954, 70 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. Sheldon Leonard and Hy Averback support Mr. Benny.

Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast January 18, 1953, 71 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 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring John Stanley and Alfred Shirley, originally broadcast January 18, 1948, 76 years ago, The Case of the Lucky Shilling. A tale about Holmes and Watson playing Whist against a card cheat, and Holmes winning with the help of his lucky shilling...and a swarm of flies.

Followed by The Hallmark Playhouse, originally broadcast January 18, 1951, 73 years ago, Old Soldiers Never Die starring Raymond Massey. An old soldier is left at home when his country goes to war.

Finally The Adventures of Jungle Jim, originally broadcast January 18, 1936, 88 years ago, The Bat Woman. "The Bat Woman" tortures Reverend Chalmers with thirst. The drums tell her of the approach of Jungle Jim.

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Two hours of Western Adventure

First a look at this day in History.

Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast January 17, 1953, 71 years ago, Paid Killer. Lawson Hales hires a killer to gun down Marshal Dillon for $5000 in gold.

Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast January 17, 1960, 64 years ago, French Leave. A French policeman hires Paladin to capture Marius, a renegade French criminal, who is living pretty well for a fugitive.

Then The Six Shooter starring Jimmy Stewart, originally broadcast January 17, 1954, 70 years ago, The Silver Buckle. A trip through a mountain pass with two strange companions...with a strange purpose.

Followed by Hollywood Sound Stage, originally broadcast January 17, 1952, 72 years ago, The Ox Bow Incident. Mob violence almost takes control of Ox Bow. Charlie Ruggles and Edward Arnold star.

Finally Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast January 17, 1955, 69 years ago, A Bitter Pill to Swallow. The diet contest is coming to an end; then the Old Timer gives Fibber some "diet pills."

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Two hours of Drama

First a look at this day in History.

Then Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, originally broadcast January 16, 1952, 72 years ago, Fatal Appointment. A beautiful girl dies in a hotel room, a man gives all for love and an appointment for romance winds up in a rendezvous with death.

Followed by Dr Christian starring Gene Hersholdt, originally broadcast January 16, 1938, 86 years ago, The Flood. Doctor Christian is needed during a flood.

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

Followed by Dark Fantasy, originally broadcast January 16, 1942, 82 years ago, Debt of the past. 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.

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 16, 1942, 82 years ago, Lum Fakes a Nervous Breakdown. Lum decides to have a nervous breakdown to gain Abner's sympathy.

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Two hours of Crime

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast January 15, 1949, 75 years ago, The Black Halo. Marlowe is hired to find the missing Julia Perry. Murder and a suicide complicate the case and add a surprise ending.

Followed by The Whistler, originally broadcast January 15, 1950, 74 years ago, Escape to Skull Island. A deep sea diver finds a fatal bottle of brandy instead of the expected fortune below the surface.

Then Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast January 15, 1946, 78 years ago, The Edge of Death. 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. Larry Haines stars.

Followed by Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth, originally broadcast January 15, 1948, 76 years ago, The Miracle. A quack doctor claims to be able to cure a millionaire's incurable disease, and indeed, he does perform a miracle!

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 15, 1942, 82 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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Two hours of Comedy

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Phil Harris Alice Faye Show, originally broadcast January 14, 1951, 72 years ago, The New Singer. Who will take care of Phil in his "declining years?"

Followed by The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast January 14, 1948, 76 years ago, Guest Host Frank Morgan. Frank Morgan substituting for Jimmy. Frank is training guest Victor Moore to fight Joe Louis for the title.

Then The Old Gold Comedy Theater hosted by Harold Lloyd, originally broadcast January 14, 1945, 79 years ago, Nothing But The Truth starring Anne Baxter and Alan Young. A man makes a bet to tell only the truth for twenty-four hours.

Followed by You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx, originally broadcast January 14, 1955, 69 years ago, The Secret Word is Paper. Groucho’s first guest includes a woman bowler who’s scored 10 perfect games!

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast January 13, 1948, 76 years ago, David’s Enthusiasm. The farmer describes his farmhouse.

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Two hours of Comedy

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast January 13, 1946, 78 years ago, Life Insurance. Gildersleeve tries to get Ben (Ben Alexander) set up as an insurance salesman.

Followed by Amos ‘n’ Andy, originally broadcast January 13, 1952, 72 years ago, Evelyn Winters. An old flame of the Kingfish has come to town to marry him - based on a decades old promis to “wait for her”.

Then The Halls of Ivy starring Ronald and Benita Coleman, originally broadcast January 13, 1950, 74 years ago, Student Editorial. Jared Buckley, an Ivy student, has written an editorial in the student newspaper that is most distressful to Mr. Wellman.

Followed by My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast January 13, 1952, 72 years ago. Professor Kropotkin told the immigration authorities that he was married, so he could adopt a boy from Europe. Now he has to come up with a bride!

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 13, 1942, 82 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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