Theater of the Mind
The Screen Guild Theater
344 episodes · 1939–1952 · CBS, ABC, Armed Forces Radio Service · Drama
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Hollywood's biggest stars worked for nothing on The Screen Guild Theater: their fees went to the Motion Picture Relief Fund, and over the years the show raised more than $5 million for the Motion Picture Country Home. It ran from January 8, 1939, to June 29, 1952, 527 episodes, mostly half-hour versions of popular films. Gulf Oil, Lady Esther cosmetics and Camel cigarettes sponsored it, on CBS, NBC and ABC.
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Episodes
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193936 episodes
- Variety Revue (January 8, 1939)
The first show of the series. Judy Garland opens by singing "Sweet or Hot?" and Colonel Drake himself reads one of the commercials. - Miss Brown of Worcester
A musical about an English girl torn between an Englishman and an American crooner known as "the Rhythm Romeo." Fred tap-dances after the story. - Can We Forget
A melodrama about a young widow who can't let go of her first husband. - Variety Revue (January 29, 1939)
Marlene Dietrich sings "Falling in Love Again," the song that made her famous. - Variety Revue (February 1939)
The band opens with "This Can't Be Love," Jane Withers squeezes an entire Screen Guild show into one minute, and the cast plays "The Niddlewits Family at Home." - Three Day's March
A newsreel cameraman and a woman spy are stuck together in the African desert during the war. - A Song for Clotilda
A stormy royal romance in the Balkans, and Jeanette MacDonald very nearly sings swing. - The Shining Hour
A revue: Rufe Davis does his own "Mama Don't Allow," and the cast plays a drama called "The Shining Hour." - Bridge of Mercy
An unusual drama about mercy killing. - Tailored by Toni
A dress designer and a playwright fall in love and marry in spite of their very different careers. - Fifi, the Flame of Paree
A revue that includes a "Gay Nineties" melodrama. - Never in This World
A tearjerker: a dying little girl searches for the Silver Prince of the Magic Kingdom. - Variety Revue (April 2, 1939)
A revue written by Duke Atterbury and directed by Busby Berkeley, with a western sketch called "The Wide Open Spaces." - Variety Revue (April 9, 1939)
A revue with a sketch called "We're Taking Off," in which Mickey Rooney shows Rudy and Joan how to play a love scene. - The Hand of Providence
A light comedy: two escaped convicts caught in a Kansas blizzard get an odd chance to do a good deed. - Variety Revue (April 23, 1939)
A revue. Patsy Kelly tries to romance Gary and sing like Deanna, and her voice cracks. - Alone in Paris
A young man and woman find romance in Paris. - Thwarted Ambitions
How Claudette Colbert got into the movies. - Variety Revue (May 14, 1939)
A revue. Jack tries to sell his ring to Billie. - Variety Revue (May 21, 1939)
A revue in which the King Sisters swing out in pidgin English and mock Chinese. - Variety Revue (May 28, 1939)
A variety revue that opens with Nelson Eddy singing "Amor, Amor." - Variety Revue (June 1939)
The season's last variety revue; the Gulf commercial is about the New York World's Fair. - Variety Revue (September 1939)
The new season opens with a revue: Mickey Rooney tries to get Cary Grant into his play, and Grant sings a novelty song about radio. With Judy Garland and Ann Sothern. - Imperfect Lady
A farce about Hollywood stars marrying, divorcing, loving and hating. - Variety Revue (October 1939)
Connie Boswell opens with "Oh, You Crazy Moon," Gary forgets his lines, and the sound effects fail. - None Shall Part Us
Newlyweds, and the strange secret the groom is keeping. - We Were Dancing
A light romance by Noel Coward. - Going My Way (1939)
Love finds a way in a department store. - The Beach-Comber
A drinker and a missionary are thrown together on an island during an epidemic. - Variety Revue (November 1939)
Fred Allen "interviews" Robert Benchley, John Charles Thomas sings from Chicago, and the cast drops in on the Isle of Iwanna. - The Enchanted Cottage
A plain woman and a disabled man fall in love and each sees the other transformed. - Accent on Youth
An older playwright and his young secretary drift into an odd sort of love. - Mr. Jinx Goes to Sea
Bing Crosby joins the Navy, and every time he sings, disaster strikes. - Smilin' Through (1939)
A love story that reaches across time. - The Bluebird
Shirley Temple opens with "Someday You'll Find Your Bluebird," and she and Eddy sing "Silent Night." - Variety Revue (December 1939)
A variety show. Eddie tries to fix Gene up with a date with Joan.
194029 episodes
- The Petrified Forest
Tense drama in a lonely stretch of Arizona desert. - This Lonely Heart
Tchaikovsky's platonic love for an older woman. Bette Davis receives the first Redbook Award on the program. - The Firebrand (1940)
A comedy built on the romantic adventures of Benvenuto Cellini in Renaissance Italy. - Private Worlds (1940)
Love and secrets inside a mental hospital. - I Met Him in Paris
An American girl's first trip to Paris, and the two young men after her hand. - Single Crossing
James Stewart fills in for William Powell in a comedy romance on an ocean crossing. - Next Time, We Live
A foreign correspondent and a Broadway actress love each other but keep drifting apart. - Blind Alley (1940)
A psychologist held prisoner by a hunted killer turns his knowledge of the mind into a weapon. - Winter in Paris
A couple caught up in spying are trapped in Paris on the eve of World War II. - Ballerina, Slightly with Accent
Bette Davis's first comedy on radio, and she sings too. - The Awful Truth
A giddy comedy of divorce and making up. - Morning Glory
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Allergic to Love
An engaged couple discover they're allergic to each other. Colonel J. Frank Drake appears in the Gulf commercial. - Elmer the Great
A half-hour radio version of “Elmer the Great,” with Bob Hope, Elvia Allman and The Oscar Bradley Orchestra. - Ninotchka (1940)
A half-hour radio version of “Ninotchka,” with Rosalind Russell and Spencer Tracy. Includes a preview of the Ellery Queen show, coming to Gulf the next week. - The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Two clerks in the same store fall in love through letters without knowing it. - Red Dust
A love story in the steaming jungles of French Indochina. - Private Lives
Noel Coward's comedy of love and divorce. - Jack Benny and the Maxwell
Will Jack trade in his Maxwell for a new Packard? Jack Benny tries to land a part opposite Claudette Colbert. - Jezebel
A half-hour radio version of “Jezebel,” with Jean Arthur, Walter Pidgeon and Jeffrey Lynn. - The Great Man Votes
A half-hour radio version of “The Great Man Votes,” with John Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell and Virginia Weidler. - History Is Made at Night (1940)
An unhappily married rich woman and a headwaiter fall in love in Rio. - A Star Is Born
A movie star and an unknown hopeful fall in love in Hollywood. - Allergic to Ladies
A racketeer invents a wife and family to stay out of jail, and then they show up. - Desire
A lovely jewel thief uses an unsuspecting tourist to get her pearls through Mexican customs. - Torrid Zone (1940)
A woman who deals from the bottom of the deck meets the greatest bandit in a Central American banana republic. - Seventh Heaven
A half-hour radio version of “Seventh Heaven,” with Tyrone Power and The Oscar Bradley Orchestra. - The Juggler of Notre Dame
A half-hour radio version of “The Juggler of Notre Dame,” with Ronald Colman, Nelson Eddy and The Oscar Bradley Orchestra. - Drink a Glass of Sassafras
A half-hour radio version of “Drink a Glass of Sassafras,” with Fay Bainter, Martha Scott and William Holden. "Our Town" is named the motion picture of the year.
194127 episodes
- Love Affair
Lovers who meet on a ship promise to meet again in six months, and an accident gets in the way. - Waterloo Bridge (1941)
A love story set during World War I. - Magnificent Obsession
A half-hour radio version of “Magnificent Obsession,” with Myrna Loy, Don Ameche and The Oscar Bradley Orchestra. - If Only She Could Cook
A comedy about a gangster, his new cook and his butler, who is really an automobile executive. - Destry Rides Again
A radio version of the western stage play. - No Time for Comedy
A playwright who's good at comedy falls under the spell of a married woman who wants him to write something deep. - Brother Orchid
A notorious gangster hides out in a monastery and becomes an expert flower grower. - Altar Bound
A farce about three people on a liner to South America, hunting a Latin millionaire. - Jane Eyre
A love affair doomed by a terrible secret. - Fibber McGee and Molly Go West
Fibber McGee and Molly have gone west to get into the movies. - My Love Came Back
A love triangle at a music school, with a young violinist at its center. - My Favorite Wife (1941)
A man's first wife, gone seven years, turns up the day he marries again. - His Girl Friday
A fast, dizzy newspaper comedy about the story of a lifetime. - Lucky Partners
Two Greenwich Village strangers split a sweepstakes ticket, and when they win, they try a trial honeymoon. - True Confessions
A half-hour radio version of “True Confessions,” with Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray and The Oscar Bradley Orchestra. - Hired Wife (1941)
The season's last show: a comedy about a marriage of convenience. Mary Pickford presents a plaque to the program from the Hollywood guilds and producers. - Meet John Doe
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Strawberry Blonde
An ordinary fellow keeps getting outsmarted by his wise-guy friend, in love, in business and in life. - Alice Adams
A young girl's romantic adventures, announced as Deanna Durbin's first all-dramatic role. - Nothing Sacred
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Goodbye, Mr. Chips
A half-hour radio version of “Goodbye, Mr. Chips,” with Basil Rathbone, Greer Garson and Oscar Bradley and His Orchestra. - The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1941)
A doctor researching a book on crime becomes a criminal, and a murderer. - Babes in Arms
Two youngsters and the magic of Broadway. - Penny Serenade
A half-hour radio version of “Penny Serenade,” with Irene Dunne, Cary Grant and Oscar Bradley and His Orchestra. - If You Could Only Cook
A half-hour radio version of “If You Could Only Cook,” with Priscilla Lane, Adolphe Menjou and Humphrey Bogart. - Between Americans
A portrait of America in sound. - Long Engagement
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
194217 episodes
- Sergeant York
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Torrid Zone (1942)
A woman who deals from the bottom of the deck meets the greatest bandit in a Central American banana republic. - Bachelor Mother (February 1942)
A half-hour radio version of “Bachelor Mother,” with Henry Fonda, Laraine Day and Charles Coburn. - Mr. and Mrs. Smith (February 1942)
A half-hour radio version of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” with Errol Flynn, Lana Turner and The Oscar Bradley Orchestra. - Liberty's a Lady
Six stories of famous women in American history, with Loretta Young playing all six. - How Green Was My Valley
A half-hour radio version of “How Green Was My Valley,” with Sara Allgood, Donald Crisp and Maureen O'Hara. Announced as the first radio version of the film, with the film's cast. - Parent by Proxy
A social-climbing plumbing manufacturer adopts a beautiful nineteen-year-old French orphan. - Tight Shoes
A Runyon story: a big-time gambler, his girl, and how a pair of tight shoes brings him down. - A Woman's Face
A half-hour radio version of “A Woman's Face,” with Bette Davis, Warren William and Conrad Veidt. The last show of the season and the last for Gulf. - Yankee Doodle Dandy
James Cagney as George M. Cohan, in the radio version of his hit film. Cagney adds a curtain speech at the end. The first show sponsored by Lady Esther. - A Yank in the R.A.F
A half-hour radio version of “A Yank in the R.A.F,” with Tyrone Power, Betty Grable and John Sutton. Truman Bradley closes by naming the stars' new pictures, and gets a laugh with "Over My Dead Body." - Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
A half-hour radio version of “Take a Letter, Darling,” with Rosalind Russell, Cary Grant and Edward Everett Horton. - Bachelor Mother (November 1942)
A half-hour radio version of “Bachelor Mother,” with Felix Jackson, Fred MacMurray and Ann Sothern. - Ball of Fire
A gangster's girl on the run hides out with a houseful of professors studying American slang. - Mr. and Mrs. Smith (December 1942)
A half-hour radio version of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” with Joan Bennett, Robert Young and Ralph Bellamy. - The Juggler of Our Lady
A half-hour radio version of “The Juggler of Our Lady,” with Nelson Eddy and Ronald Colman. - The Male Animal
A half-hour radio version of “The Male Animal,” with Olivia De Havilland, Joel McCrea and Jack Carson.
194350 episodes
- Suspicion (1943)
A woman suspects her worthless husband killed his best friend and means to kill her next. Basil Rathbone fills in for Brian Aherne at the last moment. - Holiday Inn
A half-hour radio version of “Holiday Inn,” with Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore. A tuneful radio version of the film. - To Be or Not to Be
A half-hour radio version of “To Be or Not to Be,” with William Powell, Diana Lewis and Jon Hall. - Across the Pacific
An army officer is court-martialed as cover so he can get inside a spy ring in Panama. - Dodsworth
A half-hour radio version of “Dodsworth,” with Bette Davis, Walter Huston and Nan Sunderland. - Hold Back the Dawn
A half-hour radio version of “Hold Back the Dawn,” with Charles Boyer, Susan Hayward and Margaret Lindsay. - They Got Me Covered
Bob Hope battles Nazi spies in Washington and wins a kiss from Dottie at the end. - Louisiana Purchase
A half-hour radio version of “Louisiana Purchase,” with Annabella, Victor Moore and William Gaxton. - This Above All
A half-hour radio version of “This Above All,” with Virginia Bruce, Herbert Marshall and Alan Mowbray. - Stand by for Action
A naval battle at sea, with women and children aboard one of the destroyers. - The Palm Beach Story
A half-hour radio version of “The Palm Beach Story,” with Claudette Colbert, Rudy Vallee and John Scott. - For Me and My Gal
A musical love triangle on the old vaudeville circuit. - This Thing Called Love
A half-hour radio version of “This Thing Called Love,” with Alice Faye, George Brent and Allyn Joslyn. - Journey for Margaret
Two orphans in the London Blitz, played by six-year-old Margaret O'Brien and four-year-old Billy Severn. - Pittsburgh
A ruthless climb to the top of the rough coal business. Barbara Stanwyck speaks for the War Loan. - Woman of the Year
A half-hour radio version of “Woman of the Year,” with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. - Casablanca
Wartime romance and adventure in North Africa, and two hundred Free French in the audience sing "La Marseillaise." - Nothing but the Truth
A half-hour radio version of “Nothing but the Truth,” with Frank Morgan, Lucille Ball and Hanley Stafford. - Whistling in Dixie
The story of the great radio detective known as "the Fox." - Shadow of a Doubt
A half-hour radio version of “Shadow of a Doubt,” with Joseph Cotten and Deanna Durbin. - Rebecca
A second wife at last learns the dark secret of the great estate and the woman who ran it before her. - The Devil and Miss Jones (1943)
The richest man in the world takes a job in his own department store to find out who hanged him in effigy. - Love Is News (1943)
A screwball comedy about a reporter and an heiress. - Back Street
A half-hour radio version of “Back Street,” with Charles Boyer and Martha Scott. - Remember the Day (June 1943)
A half-hour radio version of “Remember the Day,” with Loretta Young and Franchot Tone. - Tennessee Johnson
A half-hour radio version of “Tennessee Johnson,” with Gary Cooper, Ruth Hussey and Lionel Barrymore. - The Human Comedy
A half-hour radio version of “The Human Comedy,” with Mickey Rooney and Frank Morgan. - Men in White
A half-hour radio version of “Men in White,” with Jean Hersholt, James Craig and Louise Allbritton. - Once Upon a Honeymoon (1943)
A half-hour radio version of “Once Upon a Honeymoon,” with Linda Darnell and Ray Milland. - Come Live with Me
A half-hour radio version of “Come Live with Me,” with Hedy Lamarr, John Loder and Vincent Price. - Spitfire
A half-hour radio version of “Spitfire,” with Basil Rathbone, Reginald Gardiner and Heather Angel. - The Pied Piper
A half-hour radio version of “The Pied Piper,” with Monty Woolley and Roddy McDowall. - Skylark
A half-hour radio version of “Skylark,” with Ginger Rogers, Preston Foster and Allyn Joslyn. - The Major and the Minor
A romance; this is the Armed Forces Radio version of the broadcast. - Birth of the Blues
A half-hour radio version of “Birth of the Blues,” with Bing Crosby, Ginny Simms and Johnny Mercer. - The Maltese Falcon
The hunt for the fabulous black bird. - Thank Your Lucky Stars
A revue with music from the wartime film. - Hi Diddle Diddle
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Love Affair (1943)
A shipboard romance turns into real love, until fate steps in. - My Sister Eileen
A half-hour radio version of “My Sister Eileen,” with Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Janet Blair. - Edge of Darkness
A half-hour radio version of “Edge of Darkness,” with John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara and Ralph Morgan. - You Belong to Me (1943)
A half-hour radio version of “You Belong to Me,” with Mary Astor and Don Ameche. - George Washington Slept Here
A half-hour radio version of “George Washington Slept Here,” with Carole Landis and Jack Carson. - Remember the Day (November 1943)
A half-hour radio version of “Remember the Day,” with Olivia De Havilland and Walter Pidgeon. The story is also known as "Design for Scandal." - Immortal Sergeant
A half-hour radio version of “Immortal Sergeant,” with Maureen O'Sullivan, Franchot Tone and Alan Mowbray. - Theodora Goes Wild
A half-hour radio version of “Theodora Goes Wild,” with Irene Dunne, Cary Grant and Hanley Stafford. - Only Yesterday
A half-hour radio version of “Only Yesterday,” with Loretta Young and Joseph Cotten. - Holy Matrimony
A half-hour radio version of “Holy Matrimony,” with Fay Bainter and Frank Morgan. - The Youngest Profession
A half-hour radio version of “The Youngest Profession,” with Virginia Weidler, Jean Porter and Edward Arnold. - Let's Face It
A half-hour radio version of “Let's Face It,” with Bob Hope, Jane Wyman and Bill Goodwin. Bob Hope gets laughs from the audience nearly every time Truman Bradley speaks.
194445 episodes
- The North Star
A half-hour radio version of “The North Star,” with Walter Huston, Anne Baxter and Farley Granger. - Watch on the Rhine
An anti-fascist underground leader gives everything, even his family, to the cause. Bette Davis and Paul Lukas receive the Redbook Award for the film. - I Love You Again
A half-hour radio version of “I Love You Again,” with William Powell, Paulette Goddard and Charles Winninger. - Lucky Jordan
A half-hour radio version of “Lucky Jordan,” with Alan Ladd, Marjorie Main and Barbara Britton. - True to Life
A half-hour radio version of “True to Life,” with Cary Grant, Linda Darnell and Victor Moore. Cary Grant fills in for Dick Powell, and Linda Darnell for Joan Leslie. - Gentleman Jim
A new heavyweight champion and his rocky romance with a society girl. - Design for Scandal
A half-hour radio version of “Design for Scandal,” with Carole Landis and Robert Young. - Three Men on a Horse
A half-hour radio version of “Three Men on a Horse,” with Charles Ruggles, Isabel Jewell and James Dunn. - The Gay Divorcee
Never mind the plot; the music is the thing, and young Frank Sinatra is in top form. - The Tuttles of Tahiti
A half-hour radio version of “The Tuttles of Tahiti,” with Charles Laughton, Jon Hall and Florence Bates. - The Constant Nymph
A half-hour radio version of “The Constant Nymph,” with Charles Boyer, Maureen O'Sullivan and Geraldine Fitzgerald. - Why Jack Is Not Going to Appear
Jack Benny schemes to get on the show so he can play a love scene with Barbara Stanwyck. Lots of ad-libs. - Hello Frisco, Hello
A vaudeville musical with little plot and lots of music. - A Farewell to Arms
A Red Cross ambulance driver and a nurse in Italy during the First World War. - High Sierra
A diamond robbery at a resort and what follows. - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy tell the story, and Billy Gilbert is Sneezy. - A Night to Remember (1944)
A comic murder mystery in Greenwich Village. - Dark Angel
A half-hour radio version of “Dark Angel,” with Merle Oberon, Ronald Colman and Donald Crisp. - Priorites on Parade
A half-hour radio version of “Priorites on Parade,” with Bob Crosby, Betty Jane Rhodes and Jerry Colonna. - Up in Mabel's Room
A half-hour radio version of “Up in Mabel's Room,” with Dennis O'Keefe, Marjorie Reynolds and Mischa Auer. - The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1944)
A doctor dabbles in robbery and murder. - No Time for Love
A half-hour radio version of “No Time for Love,” with Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray and Hedda Hopper. Broadcast from the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. - The Informer
A half-hour radio version of “The Informer,” with Charles Bickford, Wallace Ford and Reginald Denny. - Make Your Own Bed
A half-hour radio version of “Make Your Own Bed,” with Jack Carson, Alan Hale and Jane Wyman. - Night Must Fall
A half-hour radio version of “Night Must Fall,” with James Cagney, Rosemary De Camp and May Whitty. - The Good Fairy
A half-hour radio version of “The Good Fairy,” with Deanna Durbin, Gene Lockhart and Fredric March. - Alias the Deacon
A "pious" card sharp checks into a small hotel and takes up a collection for the heathen. - The Nervous Wreck
A hypochondriac heads for the wide-open spaces. - The Ghost Goes West
A haunted Scottish castle and its friendly ghost, and a belch that stops the show. - The Uninvited
A half-hour radio version of “The Uninvited,” with Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey and Betty Field. - Too Many Husbands (1944)
A comedy about one bride and two husbands. - Phantom Lady
A man swears he's innocent of murder, but every witness who could clear him is dead or missing. - The Oxbow Incident
A half-hour radio version of “The Oxbow Incident,” with Edward Arnold, Harry Davenport and William Eythe. - It Happened Tomorrow
An old man gives a young reporter tomorrow's newspaper, knowing it won't do him much good. - Shopworn Angel
A glamorous Broadway star falls for a private from Texas during the war. - A Girl, a Guy and a Gob
A half-hour radio version of “A Girl, a Guy and a Gob,” with Lucille Ball, George Murphy and William Gargan. - Mad About Music
A half-hour radio version of “Mad About Music,” with Herbert Marshall, Gloria Jean and Eric Blore. - Ninotchka (1944)
A half-hour radio version of “Ninotchka,” with Robert Young and Signe Hasso. - Anna Karenina
A shortened version of the Russian story of tragic love. - Holiday
Love among the rich: two sisters after the same man. - Once Upon a Honeymoon (1944)
A half-hour radio version of “Once Upon a Honeymoon,” with Lana Turner and John Hodiak. - You Belong to Me (1944)
A half-hour radio version of “You Belong to Me,” with Paulette Goddard and Lee Bowman. The audience starts screaming when Truman Bradley says next week's show will star Clark Gable. - China Seas
Romance and adventure fighting pirates on the China seas. - San Diego, I Love You
A half-hour radio version of “San Diego, I Love You,” with Jon Hall, Edward Everett Horton and Louise Allbritton. - The Age of Innocence
A tragic romance in old New York.
194548 episodes
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1945)
A half-hour radio version of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” with Preston Foster, Louise Allbritton and Stu Erwin. - Going My Way (1945)
Scenes from the award-winning film. Paul Lukas presents Redbook awards to Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. - Three Is a Family
A half-hour radio version of “Three Is a Family,” with Charles Ruggles, Fay Bainter and Hattie McDaniel. From the play "Three's a Family." - Love Before Breakfast
A business tycoon courts the woman he loves the way he runs his company. Brian Donlevy nearly misses a cue and breaks up the audience. - Joan of Ozark
A girl from Arkansas sings against the Axis in New York. - Belle of the Yukon
The Alaska gold rush. - Take a Letter, Darling (1945)
A half-hour radio version of “Take a Letter, Darling,” with Don Ameche, Linda Darnell and Franklin Pangborn. The audience shrieks when Truman Bradley announces Van Johnson for next week. - The Shop Around the Corner (1945)
A half-hour radio version of “The Shop Around the Corner,” with Van Johnson, Phyllis Thaxter and Felix Bressart. The audience squeals through the closing announcements. - Double Indemnity
A half-hour radio version of “Double Indemnity,” with Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Walter Abel. - So This Is Washington
A Lum and Abner comedy. - Next Time We Love
A half-hour radio version of “Next Time We Love,” with Joan Fontaine and Robert Cummings. - The Princess and the Pirate
Bob Hope ad-libs his way through a send-up of his own movie. - This Gun for Hire
A hired killer out for revenge and the nightclub singer who befriends him. - Abroad with Two Yanks
A half-hour radio version of “Abroad with Two Yanks,” with William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe and Marjorie Reynolds. - The Mask of Demetrios
Intrigue in the Balkans on the trail of the elusive Demetrios. - Flesh and Fantasy (April 1945)
A half-hour radio version of “Flesh and Fantasy,” with Charles Boyer and Ella Raines. One of three times the program dramatized a different part of this film. - Ramona
A half-hour radio version of “Ramona,” with Anne Baxter, Joseph Cotten and Reed Hadley. - Heaven Can Wait
A half-hour radio version of “Heaven Can Wait,” with Susan Hayward, Walter Pidgeon and John Carradine. - First Love
A modern Cinderella: a young girl finds romance in spite of her unkind relatives. - The Desert Song
A musical romance set among the Riffs in old Morocco. - Joy of Living
A half-hour radio version of “Joy of Living,” with Robert Young and Louise Allbritton. - The Heavenly Body
A half-hour radio version of “The Heavenly Body,” with Ann Sothern, William Powell and Reed Hadley. - The Parson of Panamint
A half-hour radio version of “The Parson of Panamint,” with Charles Ruggles, Don DeFore and Ellen Drew. The story is also known as "The Parson from Panamint." - Alibi Ike
A half-hour radio version of “Alibi Ike,” with Jack Carson, Joan Lorring and Alan Hale. - New Wine
The story of Franz Schubert. - Standing Room Only
A half-hour radio version of “Standing Room Only,” with Ray Milland, Marguerite Chapman and Robert Benchley. - Romance
A half-hour radio version of “Romance,” with Signe Hasso and Gregory Peck. - Flesh and Fantasy (July 1945)
A palm reader, who has been uncannily right before, tells a lawyer he will commit a murder. - Smilin' Through (1945)
A wartime romance between an English girl and an American boy doesn't outlast the war. - Voice of Bugle Anne
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Little Foxes
A wealthy Southern family and the ruthless woman at its head. - Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Jury duty, cops and robbers: a very busy day for Gildersleeve. - Laura
A detective falls for the memory of a beautiful woman named Laura. - The Great McGinty
A half-hour radio version of “The Great McGinty,” with Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff and Ruth Hussey. - Flesh and Fantasy: The Mardi Gras Episode
A half-hour radio version of “Flesh and Fantasy: The Mardi Gras Episode,” with John Hodiak, Claire Trevor and Edgar Barrier. The Mardi Gras story from the film; the program did different parts of it three times. - Private Worlds (1945)
A half-hour radio version of “Private Worlds,” with Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall and Isabel Jewell. - The Valiant
A condemned man is about to hang when a young woman comes to see him, saying she is his sister. - Kiss the Boys Goodbye
A half-hour radio version of “Kiss the Boys Goodbye,” with Dinah Shore, Sonny Tufts and Johnny Mercer. - Those Endearing Young Charms
A half-hour radio version of “Those Endearing Young Charms,” with Virginia Bruce, Robert Young and Bill Williams. - My Life with Carolyn
A half-hour radio version of “My Life with Carolyn,” with Mary Astor, Brian Aherne and Allyn Joslyn. - Model Wife
A half-hour radio version of “Model Wife,” with Martha O'Driscoll, Robert Paige and Rod Cameron. - My Favorite Wife (1945)
A half-hour radio version of “My Favorite Wife,” with Greer Garson, Gail Patrick and Franklin Pangborn. Truman Bradley stumbles over the title "The Sin of Harold Diddlebock." - Biography of a Bachelor Girl
A half-hour radio version of “Biography of a Bachelor Girl,” with Louise Allbritton, Joseph Cotten and Harry Von Zell. - Vivacious Lady
A college professor and his playboy brother find romance on Broadway. - Along Came Jones
A mild cowhand is taken for an outlaw with a thousand-dollar price on his head. - Ruggles of Red Gap
A half-hour radio version of “Ruggles of Red Gap,” with Charles Laughton and Charles Ruggles. - Pinocchio (1945)
A half-hour radio version of “Pinocchio,” with Fanny Brice and Hanley Stafford. - Pillow to Post
A half-hour radio version of “Pillow to Post,” with Ida Lupino and John Payne.
194649 episodes
- The Lost Weekend
One man's losing battle with the bottle. Barry Fitzgerald presents the Redbook Award to its writers. - History Is Made at Night (1946)
A half-hour radio version of “History Is Made at Night,” with Virginia Bruce and Paul Lukas. - Suspicion (1946)
A half-hour radio version of “Suspicion,” with Cary Grant, Loretta Young and Nigel Bruce. - Brother Rat
Military cadets in love and in trouble. - My Client Curley
A new version of the radio fantasy first heard on the Columbia Workshop. Truman Bradley hosts and also plays a radio announcer. - Don Juan Quilligan
A half-hour radio version of “Don Juan Quilligan,” with William Bendix and Phil Silvers. - Over Twenty-One
A half-hour radio version of “Over Twenty-One,” with Irene Dunne, Alexander Knox and Raymond Walburn. - Wuthering Heights
A half-hour radio version of “Wuthering Heights,” with Merle Oberon, Cornel Wilde and Reed Hadley. - Getting Gertie's Garter
A half-hour radio version of “Getting Gertie's Garter,” with Dennis O'Keefe, Lucille Ball and Barry Sullivan. - Irish Eyes Are Smiling
A musical romance with a happy ending. - Love Is News (1946)
A half-hour radio version of “Love Is News,” with Bob Hope, Linda Darnell and James Gleason. - Sweethearts
A married couple split up thanks to the scheming of their greedy producer. - On Borrowed Time
Death comes for an old man, but the old man has a trick or two left. - A Night to Remember (1946)
A half-hour radio version of “A Night to Remember,” with Claire Trevor and Brian Donlevy. - Her First Beau
A half-hour radio version of “Her First Beau,” with Lon McCallister, Elizabeth Taylor and Walter Brennan. - The Perfect Speciman
A half-hour radio version of “The Perfect Speciman,” with Betty Grable, May Whitty and Jack Carson. - The Cowboy and the Lady
A half-hour radio version of “The Cowboy and the Lady,” with Olivia De Havilland, Gregory Peck and Patsy Moran. - Bachelor Mother (1946)
A half-hour radio version of “Bachelor Mother,” with Ginger Rogers, David Niven and Francis X. Bushman. - The Talk of the Town
A half-hour radio version of “The Talk of the Town,” with Ronald Colman, Virginia Bruce and Allyn Joslyn. - Guest Wife
A half-hour radio version of “Guest Wife,” with Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray and Dick Foran. - The Firebrand (1946)
A comedy built on the romantic adventures of Benvenuto Cellini in Renaissance Italy. - Lightnin'
A half-hour radio version of “Lightnin',” with George Morgan, Florence Bates and Barbara Britton. - The House on 92nd Street
Spies and counterspies in New York as the Nazis go after the secret of the atomic bomb. - Marriage Is a Private Affair
A wartime marriage tested by questions of faithfulness. - The Barbary Coast
A beautiful woman called "the Swan" runs the roulette wheel for San Francisco's big boss. - The Great O'Malley
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Glass Key
Murder and double-dealing in the world of machine politics. - Naughty Marietta
A half-hour radio version of “Naughty Marietta,” with Irene Manning and Allan Jones. - Christmas in Connecticut
A half-hour radio version of “Christmas in Connecticut,” with Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman and Leon Belasco. The program is dedicated to the twentieth anniversary of talking pictures. - The Devil and Miss Jones (1946)
A half-hour radio version of “The Devil and Miss Jones,” with Van Johnson, Donna Reed and Guy Kibbee. The bobby-soxers squeal when Van Johnson is introduced. - Hired Wife (1946)
A half-hour radio version of “Hired Wife,” with Lucille Ball, Brian Aherne and Porter Hall. - The Bells of St. Mary's
A Catholic school with enough faith to get through its troubles. - Weekend for Three
How do you get rid of the ultimate pest? - Waterloo Bridge (1946)
A half-hour radio version of “Waterloo Bridge,” with Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor and Isabel Jewell. - Arrowsmith
A half-hour radio version of “Arrowsmith,” with Gregory Peck, Jean Hersholt and Barbara Britton. - Susan and God
A headstrong woman and her husband, who is staying on the wagon to win back her love. - Junior Miss
A half-hour radio version of “Junior Miss,” with Peggy Ann Garner, Allyn Joslyn and Barbara Whiting. - The Old Lady Shows Her Medals
An old English cleaning woman "adopts" a Scottish soldier as her son. - Michael and Mary
A half-hour radio version of “Michael and Mary,” with Herbert Marshall and Ann Todd. - Adorable
Romance in an imaginary European country. Charles Coburn misses a cue, and Shirley has to sneeze two extra times. - Experiment Perilous
A half-hour radio version of “Experiment Perilous,” with Ruth Hussey, George Brent and Adolphe Menjou. - The First Year
A half-hour radio version of “The First Year,” with Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard. - Blind Alley (1946)
An escaped convict forces a psychologist to hide him, and a battle of wits begins. - Arsenic and Old Lace
Two sweet old ladies in Brooklyn, and their elderberry wine. - Love Letters
A half-hour radio version of “Love Letters,” with Loretta Young, Rex Harrison and Paula Winslowe. - The Last of Mrs. Chaney
A half-hour radio version of “The Last of Mrs. Chaney,” with Joan Fontaine, Alan Marshal and Nigel Bruce. - This Love of Ours
A half-hour radio version of “This Love of Ours,” with Joseph Cotten, Merle Oberon and Sue England. - Snow White (1946)
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Pinocchio (1946)
A half-hour radio version of “Pinocchio,” with Fanny Brice and Hanley Stafford. The story is also called "The Wonderful Adventures of Pinocchio."
194718 episodes
- The Yearling
A boy on the frontier adopts a fawn, and they both grow up fast. The film receives the Redbook award as best picture of the year. - Dragonwyck
A half-hour radio version of “Dragonwyck,” with Glenn Langan, Teresa Wright and Vincent Price. - Gaslight
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Heavenly Days
Fibber McGee answers the call of "the Spirit of '76" and goes to Washington to speak to Congress as the average man. The closet is heard. - Kitty Foyle
A half-hour radio version of “Kitty Foyle,” with Olivia De Havilland, Henry Fonda and William Lundigan. - The Philadelphia Story
A society comedy romance in Philadelphia. - Too Many Husbands (1947)
Two husbands for Lucille Ball, ad-libs galore, and Frank Sinatra sings "Time After Time." - Pardon My Past
A half-hour radio version of “Pardon My Past,” with Marguerite Chapman and William Demarest. - Brief Encounter
A married woman falls in love with a doctor. - Saturday's Children
A half-hour radio version of “Saturday's Children,” with John Garfield, Jane Wyman and Michael Raffetto. - The Postman Always Rings Twice
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Rose Marie
Romance and music in the Canadian north woods. - My Reputation
A widow tries to find love again, and her two sons complicate things. The last show of the season and the last for Lady Esther. - Bells of Saint Mary's(Begin Camel Screen Guild Players)
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - My Favorite Brunette
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Secret Heart
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Best Years of Our Lives
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
194812 episodes
- Ivy
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Dark Mirror
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Johnny Come Lately
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Bishop's Wife
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - One Way Passage
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Snow White (1948)
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Up in Central Park
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Call Northside 777
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Welcome, Stranger
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Babe Ruth Story
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Kiss of Death
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Rue Madeline
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
19496 episodes
- Notorious
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Fuller Brush Man
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Command Decision
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Blue Dalhia
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Champion
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - A Letter to Three Wives
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
19505 episodes
- The Mating of Millie
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Twelve O'Clock High
An hour-long radio version of “Twelve O'Clock High,” with Gregory Peck, Ward Bond and Reed Hadley. The start of the show's fourteenth year. - Ninotchka (1950)
An hour-long radio version of “Ninotchka,” with Joan Fontaine and William Powell. - Champagne for Caesar
A comedy about a rigged quiz show: will a know-it-all win forty million dollars? - Tell It to the Judge
An hour-long radio version of “Tell It to the Judge,” with Rosalind Russell, Robert Cummings and Clem Bevins.
19511 episode
- The Birth of the Blues
A loose story of how white Dixieland jazz began at the turn of the century.
19521 episode
- Mating of Millie
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.