This week, classic comedy from Red Skelton and Danny Kaye, plus compelling dramas from CALL THE POLICE, ESCAPE, STRAIGHT ARROW and More!
Episode Segments:
H360: Call the Police OTR Police: Call the Police 6-10-47 “The Case of the Kidnapped Killers” starring Joseph Julian. The “Lever Brother Plaque of Valor” is awarded to Detective Sergeant Martin H. Lee of the police department of Greenwich, CT. Cast: Joan Tompkins. Spon. by Rinso & Lifebuoy. NBC.
OTR Comedy Part 1: The Red Skelton Show 11-25-47 starring Red Skelton. Skit: Radio Fanfare. Cast: Anita Ellis, Lurene Tuttle, Pat McGeehan and Verna Felton. Rod O’Connor (ann). Spon. by Raleigh. NBC.
H360: Straight Arrow OTR Comedy Part 2: The Red Skelton Show 11-25-47 starring Red Skelton. Skit: Radio Fanfare. Cast: Anita Ellis, Lurene Tuttle, Pat McGeehan and Verna Felton. Rod O’Connor (ann). Spon. by Raleigh. NBC.
OTR Western: Straight Arrow 6-21-51 “Long Summer” starring Howard Culver. In the last show in the series, Mesquite Molly has been kidnapped. Spon. by Shredded Wheat. Mutual.
H360: Escape OTR Mystery: Escape 9-13-53 “The Abominable Snowman” starring William Conrad. A horror story set in the Himalayas. Cast: Hy Averback, Tony Barrett, Edgar Barrier and Jack Kruschen. Roy Rowan (ann). Sustaining. CBS.
OTR Comedy Part 1: The Danny Kaye Show 1-27-45 “Singing in the Bathtub” starring Danny Kaye. Danny is flying to Washington, DC. Cast: Lionel Stander, Eve Arden, Harry James and His Orchestra. Ken Niles (ann). Spon. by Pabst Beer. CBS.
H360: Adventures By Morse OTR Comedy Part 1: The Danny Kaye Show 1-27-45 “Singing in the Bathtub” starring Danny Kaye. Danny is flying to Washington, DC. Cast: Lionel Stander, Eve Arden, Harry James and His Orchestra. Ken Niles (ann). Spon. by Pabst Beer. CBS.
OTR Mystery: Adventures By Morse 6-9-46 “The Cobra King Strikes Back” starring David Ellis. Pt. 8 of this 10-part story is titled “It Was Not Cannibalism”. Syndicated.