Tonight, November 26, 2023, we have a few one-of-a-kind episodes that I stumbled across, BATTLE OF THE SEXES from 1938 and BILLY SWIFT, BOY DETECTIVE, a Thanksgiving episode of THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE, and 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 March 04, 1956 #203 "The Hunter” for Chesterfield, L & M. Marshal Dillon battles Jase Murdock, an insane buffalo hunter. A good story with a surprise ending. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on November 26, 1955 (seen on television before the radio broadcast)! With William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, Sam Edwards, Harry Bartell, Nestor Paiva, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, written by John Dunkel, music by Rex Koury, SFX by Tom Hanley & Bill James, commercial spokesman George Fenneman, announcer George Walsh.

THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE from NBC on Nov 16, 1941 for Kraft Parkay. It's Thanksgiving, and Gildersleeve is trying to invite some soldiers to share his turkey. Starring Harold Peary, with Lillian Randolph, Lurene Tuttle, Walter Tetley, Earle Ross, Hans Conried, music by Billy Mills (billed as "William Randolph"), announcer Jim Bannon.

THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY SWIFT - BOY DETECTIVE from NBC on Oct 28, 1938 (or Jan 10, 1945 as per Goldin) #17 for Sunkist (Sunkist Secret Service membership premium). Billy is up in the mountains for some hunting and fishing, when news of a murder is received. Billy solves the case before the end of the show. Announcers Bill Goodwin and Ken Carpenter.

BATTLE OF THE SEXES from NBC on October 04, 1938 for Molle, Energine. The first question is, "What are cold hands supposed to be a sign of?" With Julia Sanderson (head of the women's team), Frank Crumit (head of the men's team), M.C. Alan Kent, announcer Jack Costello
 

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