We kick things off with western adventure, and the first episode of STRAIGHT ARROW with Howard Culver. We'll also hear the radio version of the musical Jubilee on RAILROAD HOUR. And we wrap up June with Arch Obler's suspense series LIGHTS OUT.
Episode Segments:
Radio's Golden Age: Straight Arrow STRAIGHT ARROW (5-6-48) “Stage From Calvado” stars Howard Culver as Steve Adams in the first show of the series. A stagecoach is held up by a masked man who knew exactly what he wanted. Nabisco Shredded Wheat, MBS.
RAILROAD HOUR (11-19-51) “Jubilee” starring Gordon MacRae with Dorothy Kirsten in a radio version of the Cole Porter-Moss Hart musical about a royal family masquerading as commoners. Association of American Railroads, NBC.
Radio's Golden Age: Lights Out LIGHTS OUT (12-1-42) “Mr. Maggs” is Arch Oboler’s story about a man who purchases a locked chest at an auction and finds dried blood inside! Ironized Yeast, CBS.