Episode 38: The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-002

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The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-002
Meet The Meeks. August 30, 1947. NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. Should Uncle Louis get married? This is a good subject to bring up at breakfast. The program ends short, and after interminable theme music, ends early. Forrest Lewis, Fran Allison, Beryl Vaughn, Les Weinrott (writer, director), Mary Frances Desmond, Elmira Roessler, Cliff Soubier, Hope Summers, Johnny Coons, Henry Cook (announcer).
The Thirteenth Juror. April 23, 1949. NBC net. "What Happened To John Wilkes Booth?". Sustaining. Announced as the first show of the series. The story of how Booth was captured, if indeed he ever was captured. The same script (and an almost identical recording) was used again in 1953. This therefore, may have been an audition. (see cat. #10796). Hans Conried, Vincent Price, Arnold Marquis (writer, director), Henry Russell (composer, conductor), John Storm (announcer).
Fort Laramie. January 22, 1956. CBS net. "Playing Indian". Sustaining. Captain Quince baits a trap for a band of horse thieves and murderers who are trying to make the cavalry think they are Arapahos. The first show of the series. Raymond Burr, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Vic Perrin, John Meston (writer), Bill James (sound patterns), Ray Kemper (sound patterns), Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor), Harry Bartell, Dan Riss, Joyce McCluskey, Lawrence Dobkin, Clayton Post, Paul Dubov, James Nusser.
The Anacin Hollywood Star Theatre. August 27, 1949. NBC net. Sponsored by: Anacin, BiSoDol Mints. A wealthy man hires a woman to impersonate his sister for the benefit of his blind mother. William Johnstone ; Tyler McVey ; Janet Scott ; Walter Brown Newman (writer); Ronald Colman (host); Jeanne Bates; Ken Peters (announcer);.
The Adventures Of Christopher London. May 29, 1950. NBC net. "Pattern For Murder". Sustaining. After a concert at Carnegie Hall, a famous composer/pianist is poisoned at a nightclub, while sitting with Christopher and a phony redhead. Glenn Ford, Ben Wright, Eleanor Audley, Bernard Schoenfeld (writer), Nathan Van Cleve (composer, conductor), Ramsay Hill, Jeanette Nolan, Ted de Corsia, Georgia Ellis, Rick Vallin, Erle Stanley Gardner (creator), William N. Robson (producer, director, transcriber).
Inner Sanctum Mysteries. May 22, 1945. CBS net. "Dead To Rights". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea and Soup. An inept couple murder for profit, and then run when the net closes in on them. Santos Ortega, Elspeth Eric, Sigmund Miller (writer), Mary Bennett (commercial spokeswoman), Berry Kroeger (host).