WBW Theater

Tonight we shall hear the story of the terrible events that lead to the sentence of death by hanging of Charles. He was married quite young and both he and his wife-loved animals. Then one day his wife brought home a little black cat as black as the devil which she had saved from being chased by a dog. He named the cat Pluto and it became his favorite pet until one day due to his drinking things changed.

Starring: Peter Lorre

Broadcast Date: September 18, 1947

One night shortly after sunset in the dead of winter they say a carriage drove through here, a carriage drawn by four cold black horses. The carriage too was black and the driver was clothed in a livery of black. He whipped the horses and drove them as if his life depended on it. No one saw who rode inside the carriage but on its heel there was a pack of snarling howling wolves. They say that Draco Baron of Lavoca was going to make a pact with Satan himself…

Broadcast Date: 1953

Liz has just come out of the beauty parlor where her beautician Sally told her that the Atterbury’s are having a Halloween costume party. Liz is not in a good mood, as it seems that they haven’t been invited. The next day she is anxiously awaiting the mailman sure that there’ll be an invite in the post for them but oh dear she’s in for disappointment. Then when they next see the Atterbury’s the Atterbury’s purposefully avoid the subject of Halloween and Liz begins to feel that they are social misfits.

Starring: Lucille Ball, Richard Denning

Broadcast Date: October 28, 1949

It’s Halloween in Springfield and the Anderson's are heading home after a weekend away in the country with their friends the Palmer's. However after taking a short cut they don’t know where they are. Jim parks the car on a muddy and rain-spattered road to let Bud get out and check a sign to see where they are. “Well what does it say?” “No Trespassing”! Will they ever find their way home?

Starring: Robert Young

Broadcast Date: October 26, 1950

When brown October rolls around the air is crisp and clear and hearts of men are happy in the twilight of the year. In Springfield in the white-framed house on Maple Street the Anderson's are at breakfast. It’s a beautiful day, bright and brisk. Well, it starts out as a beautiful day anyway…

Starring: Robert Young

Broadcast Date: October 29, 1953

Now, on to Summerfield where we join that to illustrious citizen and industrious lover Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve. And where do we find him? Well love is funny, the door that was yesterday slammed in your face today flies open at your approach, so we discover the great Gildersleeve and his ladylove once more together, seated on the sofa in his living room, gazing in to the future and laying plans for the event that is soon to make him the happiest man in the world….

Starring: Harold Peary

Broadcast Date: May 16, 1943

Last night the Great Gildersleeve set out to prove to Leroy that there’s no such thing as a haunted house but while he was out at the mysterious Willoughby place a strange thing happened. First a door opened, and then there were hollow footsteps and then a weird ghostly sound. What did the great man do?

Starring: Harold Peary, Walter Tetley, Earle Ross, Mary Lee Robb, Lillian Randolph, Dick LeGrand

Broadcast Date: April 20, 1949

In the house of the great Gildersleeve it is Saturday Evening, the day before Halloween and his niece is giving a party. All afternoon he's been rolling up carpets, putting extra leafs in the dining room table, carrying out furniture and carrying it in again. But now the heavy work is done he finds himself brushed aside. After an early makeshift supper he wanders forlornly out into the kitchen to watch last minute preparations there...

Starring: Harold Peary

Broadcast Date: October 31, 1943

Chief of Police Mr Gates called up to remind Gildy of the Jolly Boy’s annual Halloween party tonight but the Great Gildersleeve was planning a little party of his own, a quiet cozy Halloween with a charming little lady. But his cozy little Halloween isn’t going to be as cozy as he expected.

Starring: Harold Peary, Walter Tetley, Louise Erickson, Earle Ross, Lillian Randolph, Dick LeGrand

Broadcast Date: October 29, 1947

Fibber McGee & Molly was first broadcast in 1935 and ran in a variety of formats until the final broadcast in 1956. Jim and Marian Jordan played Fibber and his wife Molly in this hilarious domestic comedy. It was written and created by Don Quinn who had also written Smackout.

The show made good use of running gags. Probably the best remembered is McGee’s junk-filled closet, which always crashed down on anyone that happened to open the door.

Starring: Harold Peary, Marian Jordan, Jim Jordan, Walter Tetley

Broadcast Date: October 28, 1935