It's Father's Day and to celebrate, we've got a 1942 episode of THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE, in which Gildy has some problems holding on to his Father's Day gift. We'll also battle the red menace with I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE FBI and hear the music of Spike Jones and His City Slickers on SPOTLIGHT REVUE.
Episode Segments:
Radio's Golden Age: The Great Gildersleeve GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (6-21-42) Harold Peary stars as Gildy, whose niece and nephew decide to get him an easy chair for Father’s Day. Kraft Foods, NBC.
I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE FBI (9-10-52) “Violence Preferred” starring Dana Andrews as Matt Cvetic, who must get incriminating documents to the FBI before they are destroyed. Syndicated.
SPOTLIGHT REVUE (11-5-48) Spike Jones and His City Slickers star, with Dorothy Shay and guest Jerry Colonna, who sings “The Life of a Sailor For Me.” Coca-Cola, CBS.