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Golden Age of Radio
Sun, Apr 9, 2023 20:00 PM
Tonight, April 09, 2023 at 8 PM EDT, for Easter, three stories about cheating death (only two successful!) We will hear Joseph Cotten on HOLLYWOOD STAR PLAYHOUSE, the Gospel from THE CBS RADIO WORKSHOP, and our annual presentation of the Easter/Passover story “Shadow of the Wings” from QUIET PLEASE! We begin as ever with our weekly episode of GUNSMOKE. Tune in to WBAI-NY 99.5 FM, or listen to the stream at wbai.org for THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO, produced by Max Schmid.
GUNSMOKE from CBS on Sept 10, 1955 #178 "Alarm At Pleasant Valley” for L & M. A band of Kiowa Indians attacks the Clayburn family. Sam Fraser decides to give up and leave the territory. William Conrad announces that "Gunsmoke" will begin on television tonight! Starring William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Vic Perrin, Sam Edwards, Eleanor Tanin, Helen Kleeb, John Dehner, John James, written by John Dunkel, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, music by Rex Koury, SFX by Ray Kemper & Bill James, announcer George Walsh.
HOLLYWOOD STAR PLAYHOUSE from CBS on Oct 09, 1950 "Of Night and The River"for Bromo Seltzer. A good suspense yarn about a gangster being fitted with concrete overshoes trying to escape his fate at the hands of the rest of the gang. Host Herbert Rawlinson, starring Joseph Cotten, Hans Conried, music by Jeff Alexander and His Orchestra, announcer Norman Brokenshire.
THE CBS RADIO WORKSHOP from CBS on April 21, 1957 #64 "The Son Of Man." A passion play with music by Bach. Narrated by Raymond Burr, Herbert Marshall as Mark, Robert Young as Matthew, Victor Jory as Luke, Vincent Price as John, arranged by Archibald MacLeish, directed by William N. Robson.
And no year would be complete without our annual broadcast of QUIET PLEASE from ABC on April 17, 1949 #96 “The Shadow of the Wings,” in which writer Wyllis Cooper skillfully blends the meaning of both Easter and Passover into one amazing story! A little girl lays dying, and she sees a dark stranger near her bed, a figure with wings! Grab a box of Kleenex, because you'll need it before this one is over! One of my favorite stories EVER!!! Starring Ernest Chappell ("the man who spoke to you"), Cecile Roy, Bess Thompson, William Marshall, organ by Albert Buhrman, SFX by Al April, and host, writer and director Wyllis Cooper.
