Dick Powell stars in RICHARD DIAMOND DETECTIVE and William Bendix brings the laughs to LIFE OR RILEY. And that's just our first hour! We'll also hear NIGHT BEAT, THE SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS, ARCHIE ANDREWS and SUSPENSE
Episode Segments:
H360: Richard Diamond OTR Detective: Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1-12-51 “The Marilyn Connors Case” starring Dick Powell. Marilyn Connors hires Diamond to protect her when her new husband gets out on parole. The husband however, is the one who’s shot in the head! Cast includes: William Conrad and Virginia Gregg. Spon. by Camels (cigarette commercials deleted) NBC.
OTR Comedy Part 1: The Life of Riley 5-1-48 “Junior’s Baseball Uniform” starring William Bendix. When Junior wants a baseball uniform, Riley gets him one, formerly owned by a reform school! Was Riley a criminal? Cast includes: John Brown and Paula Winslowe. Spon. by Prell and Lava. NBC.
H360: Night Beat OTR Comedy Part 2: The Life of Riley 5-1-48 “Junior’s Baseball Uniform” starring William Bendix. When Junior wants a baseball uniform, Riley gets him one, formerly owned by a reform school! Was Riley a criminal? Cast includes: John Brown and Paula Winslowe. Spon. by Prell and Lava. NBC. .
OTR Drama: Night Beat 11-3-50 “The Black Cat” starring Frank Lovejoy. Who killed Nick Corby? His wife accuses a black cat! Maybe it was Crazy Mike? Randy Stone of The Chicago Star tries to unravel the puzzle. Cast includes: June Foray, Ken Christy, Lou Krugman, Lurene Tuttle, Tudor Owen and Will Geer. Lamont Johnson (ann). Sustaining. NBC.
H360: The Screen Guild Players OTR Drama: The Screen Guild Players 4-5-43 “Journey for Margaret” starring Robert Young, Margaret O’Brien (6 years old) and Billy Severn (4 years old). A melodrama about two orphans during the London blitz. Cast includes: Anita Louise. Truman Bradley (ann). Spon. by Lady Esther. CBS. .
OTR Comedy Part 1: Archie Andrews 7-20-46 “The Hammock” starring Bob Hastings. Archie buys a hammock to ‘relax.’ Cast includes: Harlan Stone, Alice Yourman, Ian Martin, Gloria Mann and Rosemary Rice. Sustaining. NBC.
H360: Suspense OTR Comedy Part 2: Archie Andrews 7-20-46 “The Hammock” starring Bob Hastings. Archie buys a hammock to ‘relax.’ Cast includes: Harlan Stone, Alice Yourman, Ian Martin, Gloria Mann and Rosemary Rice. Sustaining. NBC. .
OTR Mystery: Suspense 5-4-43 “Death Flies Blind” starring Richard Dix. A story by John Dickson Carr about a Nazi spy who highjacks a plane carrying an American millionaire who has the plans for submarine freighters. Cast includes: Montague Love, Gale Page and Joseph Kearns (as “The Man in Black”). Sustaining. CBS.