August 20, 2016

Classic Laughs with Burns and Allen

This week on H360, laugh along with George and Gracie on THE BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW. We’ll also get even more laughs with THE LIFE OF RILEY. Plus CASEY CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER, THE CBS RADIO WORKSHOP, LIGHTS OUT and THE WHISTLER.

Episode Segments:

H360: Burns and Allen OTR Detective: Casey, Crime Photographer 9-11-47 “Graveyard Gerte” starring Staats Cottsworth. Casey and Ann meet a strange old lady in a cemetery at midnight. They also meet her strange friend Roger, a stuffed snake! Cast includes: Jan Miner and John Gibson. Tony Marvin (ann). Spon. by Anchor Hocking. CBS. OTR Comedy Part 1: The Burns & Allen Show 11-17-42 “Hat Box Hostage” starring George Burns and Gracie Allen. Tootsie Sagwell buys a new hat, Gracie buys a live turkey. Cast includes: Bill Goodwin, Mel Blanc and Elvia Allman. Spon. by Swan Soap. CBS.
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H360: The CBS Radio Workshop OTR Comedy Part 2: The Burns & Allen Show 11-17-42 “Hat Box Hostage” starring George Burns and Gracie Allen. Tootsie Sagwell buys a new hat, Gracie buys a live turkey. Cast includes: Bill Goodwin, Mel Blanc and Elvia Allman. Spon. by Swan Soap. CBS. OTR Drama: The CBS Radio Workshop 9-14-56 “A Pride of Carrots” starring June Foray. A well-written, clever allegory about the first astronauts to land on Venus and the talking vegetables that live there. Cast includes: Robert Nathan (Author & Narrator), Ted Bliss, Bill Thompson, Alan Reed and Daws Butler. Hugh Douglas (ann). Sustaining. CBS.
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H360: The Life of Riley OTR Horror: Lights Out 4-27-43 “Execution” starring Mercedes McCambridge. A Nazi officer hangs a woman for wounding a German soldier. He then hangs the same woman over and over again. The program is dedicated to the Second War Loan. Cast includes: Hans Conried and Lou Merrill. Frank Martin (ann). Arch Oboler (Producer, Director, writer). Spon. by Ironized Yeast. CBS. OTR Comedy Part 1: The Life of Riley 4-20-51 “Riley and the Kiss in the Dark” starring William Bendix. Riley’s been kissed in the dark at a party. Who did it? The Riley kids think Riley is leaving Peg! Cast includes: Paula Winslowe, Barbara Eiler, Shirley Mitchell and John Brown. Harry Von Zell (ann). Spon. by Pabst Beer. NBC.
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H360: The Whistler OTR Comedy Part 2: The Life of Riley 4-20-51 “Riley and the Kiss in the Dark” starring William Bendix. Riley’s been kissed in the dark at a party. Who did it? The Riley kids think Riley is leaving Peg! Cast includes: Paula Winslowe, Barbara Eiler, Shirley Mitchell and John Brown. Harry Von Zell (ann). Spon. by Pabst Beer. NBC. . OTR Mystery: The Whistler 5-26-47 “Fateful Friday” starring Bill Forman. A meek little accountant finds $40,000 in cash in his mailbox. A change in lifestyle and murder soon follows. Cast includes: Herb Butterfield and Jack Moyles. Marvin Miller (ann). Spon. by Signal Oil. CBS.
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