It’s Halloween night on Hollywood 360, and our treat to you are some classic radio scares from LIGHTS OUT, THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER AND SUSPENSE. Plus Halloween laughs courtesy of THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM.
Episode Segments:
H360: The Jack Benny Program Lisa and Carl cover the latest in celebrity and showbiz news.
OTR Comedy: The Jack Benny Program 10-31-48 “Halloween Show” starring Jack Benny and all his gang. Jack and the Beavers go trick-or-treating. Jack hears a strange yodeling echo. Cast includes: Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, Frank Nelson, Verna Felton and Herb Vigran. Don Wilson (ann). Spon. by Lucky Strike (commercials deleted). NBC.
H360: Suspense Beat the Host. Lisa moderates as two H360 listeners win prizes and try to answer more multiple-choice trivia questions than Carl. Subject this week: Matthew McConaughey, born November 4th, 1969.
OTR Mystery: The Mysterious Traveler 8-18-46 “Death Is a Visitor” starring Maurice Tarplin. A man kills his obnoxious mother-in-law and puts her body in a trunk. However, she’s not that easy to get rid of! Sustaining. Russ Dunbar (ann). Mutual.
H360: The Mysterious Traveler National movie critic, Sarah Adamson, reviews two films that recently released: “The Martian” and “Big Stone Gap.”
OTR Mystery: Suspense 12-5-46 “The House in Cypress Canyon” starring Robert Taylor. A chilling story of the supernatural, with werewolves, screams in the night and impossible happenings. Cast includes: Howard Duff, Wally Maher, Cathy Lewis, Hans Conried, Paul Frees and Jim Backus. Joseph Kearns & Ken Niles (ann). Spon. by Roma Wines. CBS.
H360: Lights Out Stump the Host. Lisa quizzes Carl about classic radio and one H360 caller wins prizes.
OTR Mystery: Lights Out! 8-24-43 “Sub-Basement” starring Joseph Kearns. A scary story about the basement of a department store infested with dinosaurs. Cast includes: Lou Merrill and Bea Benederet with Arch Oboler as our host. Frank Martin (ann). Spon. by Ironized Yeast and Energine. CBS.