This week, we have a radio series based on an MGM film series called CRIME DOES NOT PAY. We'll also hear THE BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW, as George and Gracie welcome guest Van Johnson. And we'll hear the story of the last martian on the sci-fi series X MINUS ONE.
Episode Segments:
Radio's Golden Age: Crime Does Not Pay CRIME DOES NOT PAY (11-14-49) “Body of the Crime” starring Parker Fennelly as a farmer who is suspected of murdering two women for their land. Syndicated.
Radio's Golden Age: X-Minus One BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW (8-22-44) George and Gracie welcome Van Johnson, with Bill Goodwin, Elvia Allman. Gracie is scheduled to perform at Carnegie Hall. AFRS rebroadcast.
X MINUS ONE (8-7-56) “The Last Martian” starring Santos Ortega, Elliott Reid. A newspaper reporter is sent to meet a man who claims he is from the planet Mars. Sustaining, NBC.