Barbara Luddy and Olan Soule star in FIRST NIGHTER from 1944. Herbert Marshall stars as Ken Thurston, aka THE MAN CALLED X. And we'll hear Phil Harris and Alice Faye on FITCH BANDWAGON.
Episode Segments:
Radio's Golden Age: First Nighter FIRST NIGHTER (5-24-44) “Speak Ever So Gently,” starring Barbara Luddy and Olan Soule. A movie star and his hard-nosed publicist travel to a small town in Ohio to dedicate a children’s hospital. Campana Products, MBS.
MAN CALLED X (4-17-47) Herbert Marshall stars as Ken Thurston, with Leon Belasco as Pagan Zeldschmidt. Thurston flies to Kuwait when an oil company is the victim of sabotage. Frigidaire, CBS.
Radio's Golden Age: Fitch Bandwagon FITCH BANDWAGON (4-25-48) Phil Harris and Alice Faye star, with Elliott Lewis as Frankie Remley, who has taken up sculpting. Fitch Shampoo, NBC.