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Favorite Story

Triple appeal was the hook for this series. A well known host of the series, a classic immortal play, and the selection of the play by a famous personality as their "favorite story." The series was hosted by Ronald Colman, who, from time-to-time also appeared in the stories. Which do you think is Fred Allen's favorite story? Great listening! One of radio's best. While generally syndicated around the country, the following dates are from the KFI NBC West Coast broadcasts.
Cast members heard over these broadcasts include Ronald Colman, William Conrad, Byron Kane, Herb Butterfield, Lurene Tuttle, Howard Duff, Frank Lovejoy, Hans Conried, Janet Waldo, Eric Snowden, Norman Field, Gloria Gordon, Raymond Burr, Vincent Price, Joseph Kerns, Ethel Barrymore, Jimmy Lydon, John Beal, Berry Kroeger, Edmund MacDonald, Jeff Chandler, Jeff Corey, Betty Lou Gerson and Helen Craig.

Broadcast History:
Network: NBC (Ziv Syndication)
First Season: 06/25/46 to 05/27/47
Second Season: 09/23/47 to 06/08/48
Third Season: 09/14/48 to 04/19/49
Music:
Claude Sweeten
Producers/Writers:
Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Sound Effects:
Jack Hayes


First Season

06/25/46 # 1 Jean Valjean & The Bishop (Les Miserables)
07/02/46 # 2 Diamond Lens
07/09/46 # 3 Little Women
07/16/46 # 4 Wuthering Heights
07/23/46 # 5 Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
07/30/46 # 6 Cyrano De Bergerac
08/06/46 # 7 David Copperfield
08/13/46 # 8 Queen Of Spades
08/20/46 # 9 Huckleberry Finn
08/27/46 # 10 Arabian Nights
09/03/46 # 11 Jane Eyre
09/10/46 # 12 Vanity Fair
09/17/46 # 13 Joan Of Arc
09/24/46 # 14 Frankenstein
10/01/46 # 15 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
10/08/46 # 16 Importance Of Being Earnest
10/15/46 # 17 Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
10/22/46 # 18 The Man Who Sold His Shadow To The Devil
10/29/46 # 19 Lodging For A Night
11/05/46 # 20 Alice In Wonderland
11/12/46 # 21 Rapacinni's Daughter
11/19/46 # 22 Moby Dick
11/26/46 # 23 Great Expectations
12/03/46 # 24 Phantom Rickshaw
12/10/46 # 25 Sire deMaletroit's Door
12/17/46 # 26 God Sees The Truth, But Waits
12/24/46 # 27 Debt Collector
12/31/46 # 28 Gulliver's Travels
01/07/47 # 29 Mayerling
01/14/47 # 30 Mr. Shakespeare
01/21/47 # 31 Casey At The Bat
01/28/47 # 32 The Light That Failed
02/04/47 # 33 The Man Without A Country
02/11/47 # 34 Mary, Queen Of Scots
02/18/47 # 35 Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
02/25/47 # 36 Oliver Twist
03/04/47 # 37 The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
03/11/47 # 38 Three Musketeers
03/18/47 # 39 The Mystery Of Room 323
03/25/47 # 40 Tom Sawyer
04/01/47 # 41 Peter Ibbetson
04/08/47 # 42 The Necklace
04/15/47 # 43 Jamie Freel
04/22/47 # 44 Strange Mr. Bartleby
04/29/47 # 45 Lost Horizon
05/06/47 # 46 The Lady Of The Lamp
05/13/47 # 47 The Moonstone
05/20/47 # 48 Pride And Prejudice
05/27/47 # 49 Bottle Imp

Second Season

09/23/47 # 50 Cashel Byron's Profession
09/30/47 # 51 Ben Hur
10/07/47 # 52 Mutineers Of The Bounty
10/14/47 # 53 Man Who Made Gold
10/21/47 # 54 Washington Square
10/28/47 # 55 Mrs. Lecks & Mrs. Aleshine
11/04/47 # 56 Marco Polo
11/11/47 # 57 Man From Yesterday
11/18/47 # 58 Tale Of Two Cities
11/25/47 # 59 Aladdin
12/02/47 # 60 Suicide Club
12/09/47 # 61 Inside A Kid's Head
12/16/47 # 62 A Doll's House
12/23/47 # 63 Crime Of Sylvester Bonna
12/30/47 # 64 Looking Backward
01/06/48 # 65 Telltale Heart
01/13/48 # 66 Brownings
01/20/48 # 67 The Window
01/27/48 # 68 The Glass Eye
02/03/48 # 69 The Sunken City
02/10/48 # 70 The Aspern Papers
02/17/48 # 71 The Man Who Married A Dumb Wife
02/24/48 # 72 The Young Years
03/02/48 # 73 Green Mansions
03/09/48 # 74 The Vendetta
03/16/48 # 75 Son's Veto
03/23/48 # 76 Rhythm
03/30/48 # 77 The Bet
04/06/48 # 78 The Valiant
04/13/48 # 79 The Maniac
04/20/48 # 80 Youth
04/27/48 # 81 The Blue Danube
05/04/48 # 82 Jest Of Hahalaba
05/11/48 # 83 A Piece Of String
05/18/48 # 84 Strange Valley (Country Of The Blind)
05/25/48 # 85 A Work Of Art
06/01/48 # 86 All My Children
06/08/48 # 87 The Assignation

Third Season

09/14/48 # 88 Long Ago
09/21/48 # 89 The Time Machine
09/28/48 # 90 Monkey's Paw
10/05/48 # 91 Copper Penny
10/12/48 # 92 Roll Call Of The Reef
10/19/48 # 93 The Gambler
10/26/48 # 94 Francesca da Rimini
11/02/48 # 95 Judgment Of Paris
11/09/48 # 96 The Flying Dutchman
11/16/48 # 97 Around The World In 80 Days
11/23/48 # 98 The Dynamiter
11/30/48 # 99 The Magic Shop
12/07/48 #100 Enoch Soames
12/14/48 #101 How Much Land Does A Man Need
12/21/48 #102 When The Door Opened
12/28/48 #103 Change Of Face
01/04/49 #104 Young Man Who Stroked Cats
01/11/49 #105 Turn Of The Screw
01/18/49 #106 Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg
01/25/49 #107 Pacific Crossing
02/01/49 #108 The Substitute
02/08/49 #109 Billy The Kid
02/15/49 #110 Gift Of Laughter
02/22/49 #111 Passing Of The Third Floor Back
03/01/49 #112 Lifeline
03/08/49 #113 Magnificent Lie
03/15/49 #114 Brushwood Boy
03/22/49 #115 In The Time Of The Terror
03/29/49 #116 Doll In The Pink Silk Dress
04/05/49 #117 The Little Minister
04/12/49 #118 Journey To Bethlehem
04/19/49 #119 A Christmas Carol

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