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Amos and Andy: 10/2/49, episode 212

The Great Gildersleeve was a radio comedy that ran from August 31, 1941 to 1958 on NBC. Actor Harold Peary played the main character Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve. The Great Gildersleeve was one of the earliest spin-off programs in broadcast history. The character was first introduced on the October 3, 1939 episode of Fibber McGee and Molly. The show greatest popularity was during the 1940's. This episode is called "Leila Leaves Town" and it originally aired on October 9, 1946. #oldtimeradio

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Suspense: 02/15/59, episode 788

This is the third Suspense production of the Irving Reis adaptation of the 1866 Charles Dickens story. It stars Ellen Drew. The script was first presented with Reis directing in 1937 on Columbia Workshop and was changed by Elliott Lewis for the 1953 production to have an actress play the lead role. In that case, it was for an Agnes Moorehead appearance. William N. Robson maintained the Lewis revision with Sarah Churchill in 1956, and with Drew in this production. A reporter attempts to interview a hermit-like railroad signalman who lives in a shack huddled by railroad tracks. He has a recurring vision that has served as a warning of disaster before several train wrecks. He insists the visions are real, including one about her.

Details about the two earlier broadcasts can be accessed as noted:

1953-03-23 Agnes Moorehead has information about the changes made by Elliott Lewis and also the career of Irving Reis and can be found at https://youtu.be/-CzqrtuVMaU

1956-11-04 Sarah Churchill appearance can be found at https://youtu.be/fUw7jzxPNkA

No script cover with the dates and times of pre-recording is available at this time.

The only surviving recording is a network aircheck with commercials eliminated. It is in acceptable sound. It is hoped than an Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) recording can be found in the future to improve the drama’s sound quality.

This is the second appearance of Ellen Drew in the series. The first was more than fifteen years ago, in 1943-06-29 in Uncle Henry’s Rosebush in a supporting role to Agnes Moorehead.

The cast: ELLEN DREW (Amy Sears), Ben Wright (The Signalman), George Walsh (Narrator)

For more information visit https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2025/07/1959-02-15-signalman.html

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Theatre 5: 07/05/65, episode 241

Genre: Western drama

Plotline: In the Old West, a stranger with a rifle stops a hanging, and then takes the condemned man on a dangerous journey across the plains. Fever, dehydration, and gunfire can’t stop the stranger — but what score is he trying to settle?

Cast: Ralph Bell, Harry Bellaver, Robert Dryden, Dean Carlton, Jack Grimes

When Lee Bowman issued new script guidelines with Jack C. Wilson, they said that they would welcome westerns if appropriate for Theatre 5. This was the only episode in this genre on the series; music by Ralph Hermann; issued by AFRTS as #219.

יונתן פרידמן בפתיחת מחאת צומת ראש פינה במוצאי שבת ה־5 ביולי 2025. כשבנימין נתניהו ממשיך נכשל בהבאת הסכם שיחזיר את החטופים.

נאזר ד'יאב מטמרה במחאת ראש פינה במוצאי שבת 5 ביולי 2025. על שותפות ועל כך שטמרה היא חלק מובן מאליו מהמדינה, ועל כך שזה צריך להישאר.

ברוך בעוז מקריא את שמות 50 החטוטפים שעדיין בעזה, כולל הדר גולדין, שנמצא שם כבר 11 שנים, בפתיחת מחאת ראש פינה במוצאי שבת 5 ביולי 2025

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is a radio drama that aired on CBS Radio from February 18, 1949 to September 30, 1962. The first several seasons imagined protagonist Johnny Dollar as a private investigator drama, with Charles Russell, Edmond O'Brien and John Lund portraying Dollar in succession over the years.

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