Sears Radio Theater

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Sears Radio Theater

The series premiered on Monday 02/05/79 and offered a different genre each weekday night. Each genre was hosted by a different celebrity. The program was produced on Paramount's Stage F in Hollywood. These first 130 programs were broadcast over a six month period and then rebroadcast over the following six months. From 02/14/80 to 12/19/81 this series was heard again, this time over Mutual, as The Mutual Radio Theater. This was clearly one of the last big attempts to produce radio programming, with many of radio’s best talents, the way radio was heard in its “golden days.” Despite budget and talent, it just wasn’t to be.

Broadcast History:
Network: CBS
02/05/79 to 08/03/79 (Repeated 08/06/79 to 02/11/80)
Directors/Producers:
Elliott Lewis, Fletcher Markle
Music:
Nelson Riddle
Announcer:
Art Gilmore
Writers:
Norman Macdonnell, Shirley Gordon, Ted Sherdeman, William Froug, Michael Raffetto
Sponsor:
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Hosts:
Lorne Greene on Mondays (Westerns)
Andy Griffith on Tuesdays (Comedy)
Vincent Price on Wednesday (Mystery)
Cicely Tyson on Thursday (Drama – Love & Hate)
Richard Widmark on Friday (Drama – Adventure)
Also heard:
John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin, Tyler McVey, Daws Butler, Hans Conried,
Parley Baer, Frank Nelson, Ben Wright, Howard Culver, Byron Kane, Virginia Gregg,
John Dehner, Eve Arden, Lurene Tuttle, Peggy Webber, Jim Jordan, Shirley Mitchell,
and many many others.

Each of the following broadcasts are 55 minutes in length unless otherwise noted.

02/05/79 # 1 Retribution w/John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Jack Manning
02/06/79 # 2 And Baby Makes Four w/Elliott Reid, Mary Jane Croft, Elvia Allman
02/07/79 # 3 Hostages w/Shepard Menken, Virginia Gregg, Vic Perrin
02/08/79 # 4 Hildy w/Fletcher Markle, Jean Howell, Vance Colvig
02/09/79 # 5 The Choosing w/Dane Clark, Mary Jane Croft, Parley Baer
02/12/79 # 6 Leavin' Cheyenne w/John Dehner, Don Johnson
02/13/79 # 7 Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot w/Eve Arden, Brooks West
02/14/79 # 8 The Thirteenth Governess w/Howard Duff, Linda Kaye Henning
02/15/79 # 9 This Home Is Dissolved w/Peter Leeds, Linda Kaye Henning
02/16/79 # 10 Climb w/Vic Perrin, Stephen Markle
("Cataclysm At Carbon River" originally scheduled)
02/19/79 # 11 Final Fall w/William Schallert, Parley Baer, Lurene Tuttle
02/20/79 # 12 The Troublemaker w/Jim Jordan, Mike Gellman, Shirley Mitchell
02/21/79 # 13 The Ouija Spells Murder w/Luise Heath, Joan McCall, Sam Edwards
02/22/79 # 14 I Want Him Dead w/Vic Perrin, Peggy Webber, Noelle North
02/23/79 # 15 Then There Were None w/Keith Andes, Peter Leeds, Sam Edwards
("Climb" was originally scheduled)
02/26/79 # 16 The Afro-Westerner w/Brock Peters, Parley Baer, Peggy Webber
02/27/79 # 17 The Care And Feeding Of A Sex Symbol w/Alan Young, Joan McCall
02/28/79 # 18 Wanda w/Russi Taylor, Peggy Webber, Barney Phillips
03/01/79 # 19 The Long Night w/Naomi Stevens, Vic Perrin, Jennifer Penny
03/02/79 # 20 The McGuffey Connection w/William Schallert, Ben Wright
("Then There Were None" was originally scheduled)
03/05/79 # 21 The Lady And The Outlaw w/Antoinette Bower, Len Birman
03/06/79 # 22 Oh, Brothers! w/Corey Burton, Tony Pope, Steven Keats
03/07/79 # 23 Carmilla w/Antoinette Bower, Ann Givin, Olan Soulé
03/08/79 # 24 No Greater Dream w/Fletcher Markle, Peggy Webber
("My Hero" was originally schedule)
03/09/79 # 25 The Tough Guy w/John Dehner, Nancy Belle Fuller
("The McGuffey Connection" was originally scheduled)
03/12/79 # 26 Powder River Policy w/John Larch, Sam Edwards, Ben Wright
03/13/79 # 27 Where Guardian Angels Fear To Tread w/Olan Soulé, Jesse White
03/14/79 # 28 Going Home w/Ann Givin, Jack Kruschen, Vic Perrin
03/15/79 # 29 Sometime Every Summertime w/Len Birman, Mary Jane Croft
03/16/79 # 30 The Wrath Of ZEUS w/Mary Jane Croft, Vic Perrin
03/19/79 # 31 The Female Of The Species w/Anne Burr, Sam Edwards, Parley Baer
03/20/79 # 32 Getting Drafted w/Elliott Lewis, Marvin Miller, Byron Kane
03/21/79 # 33 Mushrooms, Darling w/Ben Wright, Betty Harford, Ivor Barry
03/22/79 # 34 An Honest Man w/Joe Maross, Mary Jane Croft, Brian Miller
03/23/79 # 35 The Mercenaries w/Lloyd Bochner, Antoinette Bower
(Howard Duff substitutes for Richard Widmark for this and the next
four Friday's)
03/26/79 # 36 Ace-In-The-Hole w/John Dehner, Joan McCall, Ron Stark
03/27/79 # 37 The Terrible Dream Of Mr. Glitch w/Alan Young, Mary Jane Croft
03/28/79 # 38 Cajun Death w/Linda Kaye Henning, Tommy Cook, Parley Baer
03/29/79 # 39 First Star Tonight w/Anne Burr, Ann Givin, Jack Carol
03/30/79 # 40 Flight Of The Starbird w/Patricia Joyce, Noelle North, Philip Brown
04/02/79 # 41 Conspirators At The Golden Gate.w/Len Birman, Daws Butler
04/03/79 # 42 As You Wish w/Norman Alden, Jean Gillespie, Lew Horn
04/04/79 # 43 Improvisation w/Shepard Menken, Janet Waldo, Parley Baer
04/05/79 # 44 A Matter Of Priorities w/Peggy Webber, Vic Perrin, Byron Kane
04/06/79 # 45 A Short History Of Bac Ha w/Tommy Cook, Keith Andes
04/09/79 # 46 Out In Colorado w/Irene Tedrow, Kent Smith, William Woodson
04/10/79 # 47 Fontaine Harris, Le Baron de Parce.w/Pat Buttram, Barney Phillips
04/11/79 # 48 The Ham That Cried Wolf w/Parley Baer, Olan Soule, Lou Krugman
04/12/79 # 49 My Hero w/Patricia Joyce, Les Tremayne, Harriet Nelson
04/13/79 # 50 The Curse Of Princess Chiestry w/Byron Kane, Linda Kaye Henning
04/16/79 # 51 The Duke Of Nevers w/Len Birman, Ann Givin, True Boardman
04/17/79 # 52 Hizzoner Hamlet w/Les Tremayne, Shirley Mitchell
04/18/79 # 53 The Old Boy w/Elliott Lewis, Mary Jane Croft, Virginia Gregg
04/19/79 # 54 The Season Of Glad Songs w/Frances Bay, Jack Kruschen
04/20/79 # 55 Bruja w/Janet Waldo, Virginia Gregg, Len Birman
04/23/79 # 56 Abilene w/John Dehner, Eddie Firestone, Parley Baer
04/24/79 # 57 Here's Henry Morgan w/Henry Morgan
04/25/79 # 58 The Sabbatical w/Jeff Corey, Lesley Woods, Shepard Menken
04/26/79 # 59 Baby, Baby w/Patricia Joyce, Len Birman, Jean Howell
04/27/79 # 60 The Odyssey Of The Vigilant w/Greg Mullavey, Meredith MacRae
04/30/79 # 61 Henry 'Box' Brown w/Don Blakely, Daws Butler, Marvin Miller
05/01/79 # 62 Guess Who's Coming To California? w/Carole Cook, Shepard Menken
05/02/79 # 63 Miniatures w/Paul Winslowe, Vic Perrin, Stan Waxman
05/03/79 # 64 The Other Grandmother w/Rey Burton, Virginia Gregg, Jean Howell
05/04/79 # 65 Anne Bonny's Gold w/John Dehner, Lew Horn, Joan McCall
05/07/79 # 66 The Lovers w/June Lockhart, John Larch, Michael Rye
05/08/79 # 67 Here's Henry Morgan Again w/Henry Morgan, Elvia Allman
05/09/79 # 68 The Assassin w/Ivor Barry, Antoinette Bower, Shepard Menken
05/10/79 # 69 Overnight Guest w/Stanley Dyrector, Joan McCall, Vic Perrin
05/11/79 # 70 Milwaukee Deep w/Barney Phillips, Marvin Miller, Tyler McVey
05/14/79 # 71 Bull Story w/Norman Alden, Parley Baer, Tommy Cook
05/15/79 # 72 A Very Nice Couple w/Alan Young, Janet Waldo, Jean Gullespie
05/16/79 # 73 The Nightmare w/Joan McCall, Joe Maross, Hans Conried
05/17/79 # 74 Mr. Chan w/Joseph Campanella, Marvin Miller, Paula Winslowe
05/18/79 # 75 Country Of Fear w/Joan McCall, Jack Kruschen, Brian Farrell
05/21/79 # 76 The Legend w/Parley Baer, Tommy Cook, Vivi Janiss
05/22/79 # 77 Here's Morgan One More Time w/Henry Morgan, Elvia Allman
05/23/79 # 78 A Test Of Love w/Antoinette Bower, Len Birman, Ben Wright
05/24/79 # 79 Muncy's Mob w/Barney Phillips, Joan McCall, Howard Culver
05/25/79 # 80 The Lone Voyager w/Janet Waldo, Len Birman, Ben Wright
05/28/79 # 81 Neither Rain Nor Snow w/John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan
05/29/79 # 82 The Strange Affliction w/Nanette Fabray, Steve Franken, Parley Baer
05/30/79 # 83 A Leading Case w/Lurene Tuttle, Byron Kane, Ann Givin
05/31/79 # 84 The Great March w/Pat Joyce, Shepard Menken, Mary Jane Croft
06/01/79 # 85 McDuffey's Hong Kong Connection w/William Schallert, Peggy Webber
06/04/79 # 86 A Poor Orphan Girl w/Noelle North, Sam Edwards, Mary Jane Croft
06/05/79 # 87 Quartet In Nothing Flat w/Shepard Menken, Jesse White, Lillian Buyeff
06/06/79 # 88 A Whisper In My Ear w/Vic Perrin, Len Birman, Antoinette Bower
06/07/79 # 89 A Sense Of Pride w/Nick LaTour, Helen Martin, Jim Mapp
06/08/79 # 90 White Out w/Joan McCall, Tommy Cook, Linda Kaye Henning
06/11/79 # 91 Cottonwood w/John Larch, Vic Perrin, Corey Burton, Sam Edwards
06/12/79 # 92 Last Resort w/Marvin Kaplan, Lillian Buyeff, Noelle North
06/13/79 # 93 The Perfect Hostess w/Marvin Miller, Virginia Gregg, Len Birman
06/14/79 # 94 A Piece Of Flesh w/Vic Perrin, June Lockhart, Marvin Miller
06/15/79 # 95 The American Family Robinson w/Keith Andes, Parley Baer
("Cataclysm At Carbon River" was originally scheduled)
06/18/79 # 96 Incident At Red Butte w/Vic Perrin, Lew Horn, Joan McCall Parley Baer
06/19/79 # 97 The Advancement Of Vern Berwick w/Jerry Fogel, Hal Peary
06/20/79 # 98 Anniversary w/Joan McCall, Denise Galik, Patricia Joyce, Vic Perrin
06/21/79 # 99 Who's Who? w/Fletcher Markle, Noelle North, Helen Martin
06/22/79 #100 A Briefcase Of Trouble w/Tommy Cook, Anne Burr, Ben Wright
06/25/79 #101 Old Bones w/John Dehner, Stephen Markle, Len Horn
06/26/79 #102 A Weekend Pass w/Brock Peters, Robert DoQui, Jack Kruschen
06/27/79 #103 A Game Of Cat And Mouse w/Tyler McVey, Lew Horn, Byron Kane
06/28/79 #104 The Hamster Caper Of Curtis Cleever w/Robert Towers, Noelle North
06/29/79 #105 Shah Namah w/Lloyd Bochner, Sydney Swire, Antoinette Bower
07/02/79 #106 The Panther w/Joan McCall, Stephen Markle, Harold Dyrenforth
07/03/79 #107 Here Comes The Bride - Again! w/Harriet Nelson, Elliott Reid, Parley Baer
07/04/79 #108 Melissa w/Russi Taylor, Mary Jane Croft, True Boardman
07/05/79 #109 Billy D. Burton w/Robert DoQui, Robin Braxton, Helen Martin
07/06/79 #110 Vienna Three And Four w/Ivor Barry, Antoinette Bower, Sydney Swire
07/09/79 #111 Katie MacBeth w/Virginia Gregg, Stephen Markle, Howard Markle
07/10/79 #112 Jack And The Energy Crunch w/Les Tremayne, Robert Towers, Jesse White
07/11/79 #113 The Girl On The Billboard w/Joan McCall, Rick Jason, Tom Brown
07/12/79 #114 Spring Cleaning w/Virginia Gregg, Joan McCall, Pamela Blake
07/13/79 #115 Two Faces Of Evil w/Barney Phillips, Howard Culver, Marvin Miller
07/16/79 #116 Punishment And Crime w/Parley Baer, Howard Culver, Len Birman
07/17/79 #117 The Crown Jewels Of Grandomir w/Stephen Markle, Joan McCall
07/18/79 #118 The Joke's On Guess Who? w/Barney Phillips, Robert Towers
07/19/79 #119 Survival w/Mary Jane Croft, Fletcher Markle, Parley Baer
07/20/79 #120 The Visit w/Stephen Markle, Pamela Blake, Naomi Stevens
07/23/79 #121 Uncle Zora Comes To The Pig Festival w/Marvin Miller, Parley Baer
07/24/79 #122 Fontaine Harris In Hollywood w/Pat Buttram, Barney Phillips
07/25/79 #123 The Ransom w/Stephen Markle, Vic Perrin, Don Diamond
07/26/79 #124 Reunion w/Virginia Gregg, Parley Baer, Jack Manning, Howard Culver
07/27/79 #125 The Value Of A Hunch w/Vic Perrin
07/30/79 #126 Trooper Lopez w/Len Birman, Stephen Markle, Keith Andes
07/31/79 #127 Baldie w/Shepard Menken, Lillian Buyeff, Vic Perrin, Mary Jane Croft
08/01/79 #128 Voodoo Lady w/Helen Martin, Kim Hamilton, Robin Braxton
08/02/79 #129 Writer's Block w/David Downing, Linda Kaye Henning
08/03/79 #130 A Short History Of Bac Ha w/Tommy Cook, Keith Andes


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