Tag: 1947
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THEY CALLED HER MOUSEY
May 22, 1947 Directed by Mark Sloan Music Composed by Jack Miller Dramatized by Robert Sloan from the story “They Called Her Mousey” as it appeared in Reader’s Digest Radio Reader’s Digest was a compilation of short stories for radio, much like the print edition was to books. It began on CBS in 1942 sponsored by Campbell…
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THE SMITHS OF HOLLYWOOD
“The Burglar” ~ April 25, 1947 “The Smiths of Hollywood” was a radio sitcom, set in Hollywood, California. It aired from September 28, 1946 to July 4, 1947 (27 episodes). This cast starred Harry Von Zell as attorney Bill Smith, Brenda Marshall as his wife Nancy, and British star Arthur Treacher as Sir Cecil Smythe, their…
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TOO MANY HUSBANDS
April 21, 1947 The Gulf Screen Guild Theater present Wesley Ruggles’ Too Many Husbands, which was a 1940 Columbia Pictures release. Produced and Directed by: Bill Lawrence Music by: Wibur Hatch Synopsis ~ Vicky Lowndes (Lucille Ball) loses her first husband, Bill Cardew (Bob Hope), in a boating accident in which he is presumed drowned. The…
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CHANGE IN TONE
February 21, 1947 [In the above article, there are a couple of misspellings: “nightie” and “reporter”.] Production officially began on February 17, 1947 and ended on March 25, 1947. By the time the film premiered on November 12, 1947, it was titled Her Husband’s Affairs. More changes! The Spanish title of the film is literally ‘The Modern Quixote’.…
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THE DARK CORNER
November 10, 1947 Synopsis ~ A former San Francisco private eye, just in back New York after two years in prison (the victim of a frame-up), finds himself a target for another send-up and murder. Directed by Fred MacKaye with musical direction by Louis Silvers and sound effects by Charlie Forsyth Adapted for radio by…
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LUCY’S FIRSTS & LASTS
The beginnings and ends of Lucille Ball’s more than 40 year television career. THE FIRST time Lucille Ball appeared on television ~ December 1947 This was a local, not national, television program called “Mike Stokey’s Pantomime Quiz Time.” Lucy loved to play charades and later appeared on a similar show called “Body Language.” Records are vague,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1947-1950 Before the October 15, 1951 premiere of “I Love Lucy,” radio personality and movie star Lucille Ball made a select few appearances on the brand new medium of television. “Pantomime Quiz Time” ~ December 1947 Lucille Ball’s first time on the new medium of television was on “Pantomime Quiz Time” hosted by Mike Stokey. At the…