The First Nighter Log

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Radio Broadcast Log Of:
The First Nighter

The listener is taken to “the little theater off Times Square” to be part of the “opening night performance” of drama and comedy. All the illusions of Broadway were heard during the opening of each broadcast. Taxi horns, the sounds of crowded sidewalks, police whistles, etc. Into the theater the listener overheard all the sounds of the curtain going up, and after a quick reading of the program, the production for the evening. Very popular program for 23 years.

Broadcast History:
Network: NBC-Blue, CBS, Mutual
11/27/30 to 09/29/33 NBC-Blue
10/06/33 to 02/12/37 NBC
02/19/37 to 12/21/37 CBS
01/07/38 to 08/26/38 NBC
09/02/38 to 05/29/42 CBS
10/04/42 to 10/25/44 Mutual
10/20/45 to 04/13/46 CBS
10/04/47 to 10/20/49 CBS
04/27/52 to 09/27/53 NBC All repeats
Producer / Director:
Joseph T. Ainley
Music:
Eric Sagerquist (1930 to 1944), Caesar Petrillo (1945 to 1946),
Frank Worth (1947 to 1953)
Announcers:
Larry Keating, Vincent Pelletier
Mr. First Nighter Hosts:
Charles P. Hughes, MacDonald Carey, Bret Morrison, Marvin Miller, Don Briggs,
Rye Billsbury
Romantic Teams:
Don Ameche and June Meredith (1930 to 1936)
Don Ameche and Betty Lou Gerson (1935 to 1936)
Les Tremayne and Barbara Luddy (1936 to 1943)
Olan Soulé and Barbara Luddy (1943 and after)
Sound Effects:
Robert Opper and Virgil Reimer (NBC), Uran Johnson and Ed Vojtal (CBS)
Sponsors:
Campana Balm (11/27/30 to 10/20/49), Miller Bear (All repeats 04/27/52 to 09/27/53)
Theme:
Neapolitan Nights
Cast:
Don Ameche (1931 to 1936), June Meredith (1931 to 1935),
Betty Lou Gerson (1935 to 1936), Les Tremayne (1936 to 1943),
Barbara Luddy (1936 to 1953), Ted Parks (1943), Olan Soulé (1943 to 1953)


Audience Ratings:
(First Season) C.A.B. – (1930 – 1931)
(Second Season) C.A.B. 13.7 (1931 – 1932)
(Third Season) C.A.B. 21.5 (1932 – 1933)
(Fourth Season) C.A.B. 28.0 (1933 – 1934)
(Fifth Season) C.A.B. 20.5 (1934 – 1935)
(Sixth Season) C.E. Hooper 22.2 (1935 – 1936)
(Seventh Season) C.E. Hooper 15.8 (1936 – 1937)
(Eighth Season) C.E. Hooper 10.5 (1937 – 1938)
(Ninth Season) C.E. Hooper 15.0 (1938 – 1939)
(Tenth Season) C.E. Hooper 17.1 (1939 – 1940)
(Eleventh Season) C.E. Hooper 13.8 (1940 – 1941)
(Twelfth Season) C.E. Hooper 17.5 (1941 – 1942)
(Thirteenth Season) C.E. Hooper 11.4 (1942 – 1943)
(Fourteenth Season) C.E. Hooper 6.6 (1943 – 1944)
(Fifteenth Season) C.E. Hooper 10.8 (1945 – 1946)
(Sixteenth Season) C.E. Hooper 10.7 (1947 – 1948)
(Seventeenth Season) C.E. Hooper 11.8 (1948 – 1949)
(Eighteenth Season) A.C. Nielsen – (1952 – 1953)



First Season
NBC-Red
Chicago – Merchandise Mart - Thursday - 8:30 p.m.

11/27/30 # 1 His Worst Patient
12/04/30 # 2 Pearls
12/11/30 # 3 The Portrait
12/18/30 # 4 The Verdict
12/25/30 # 5 Languorous Justice
01/01/31 # 6 Dark Days
01/08/31 # 7 The Curse
01/15/31 # 8 The Will (or His Son)
01/22/31 # 9 Her Patrimony
01/29/31 # 10 Bill Courtnay, USA

NBC-Red
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Thursday - 8:00 p.m.

02/05/31 # 11 He Played Her Part
02/12/31 # 12 Rhamadam
02/19/31 # 13 Hollywood Hoax
02/26/31 # 14 Her Crime
03/05/31 # 15 (Title Not Known)
03/12/31 # 16 Off To Paris
03/19/31 # 17 (Title Not Known)
03/26/31 # 18 (Title Not Known)

NBC-Red
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Wednesday - 8:00 p.m.

05/06/31 # 19 Out Of The Night
05/13/31 # 20 The DA's Wife
05/20/31 # 21 Graft
05/27/31 # 22 (Title Not Known)
06/03/31 # 23 The House Of Terror
06/10/31 # 24 The Blond Alibi
06/17/31 # 25 Blackmail
06/24/31 # 26 The Captain's Lady
07/01/31 # 27 Devil's Pitchfork
07/08/31 # 28 Gone Native
07/15/31 # 29 Spider's Web
07/22/31 # 30 Made In America
07/29/31 # 31 By Candle Light
08/05/31 # 32 Moon Madness
08/12/31 # 33 Chinese Dragon
08/19/31 # 34 The Locked Door
08/26/31 # 35 Devil's Pitchfork (Repeat)
09/02/31 # 36 The Panther's Claws
09/09/31 # 37 Pursuit

Second Season
NBC-Red
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Saturday - 9:30 p.m.

09/19/31 # 38 Death At The Helm
09/26/31 # 39 The Green Eye
10/03/31 # 40 The Texan
10/10/31 # 41 Print The News
10/17/31 # 42 Bon Voyage
10/24/31 # 43 Apartment 3-B
10/31/31 # 44 The Clean-up
11/07/31 # 45 Eyes Of The Enemy
11/14/31 # 46 House That Fear Built
11/21/31 # 47 The Beads
11/28/31 # 48 A Witch Of Old Salem
12/05/31 # 49 The Moth
12/12/31 # 50 By Special Command
12/19/31 # 51 The Castaways
12/26/31 # 52 Pullman Sequence
01/02/32 # 53 Spanish Gold
01/09/32 # 54 You'll Never Know
01/16/32 # 55 Contraband
01/23/32 # 56 Good Fishing
01/30/32 # 57 In The Night
02/06/32 # 58 Excess Protection
02/13/32 # 59 The Avenger
02/20/32 # 60 The Black Dragon
02/27/32 # 61 Jungle Drums
03/05/32 # 62 Hunted
03/12/32 # 63 Cruel To Women
03/19/32 # 64 Gallied
03/26/32 # 65 Strange Holiday
04/02/32 # 66 Militaire
04/09/32 # 67 Thunderhead
04/16/32 # 68 Little White Lie
04/23/32 # 69 Inn Of The Red Rooks
04/30/32 # 70 The Diamond Maker
05/07/32 # 71 The Southern Belle
05/14/32 # 72 The Perfect Crime
05/21/32 # 73 Hearts And Coronets
05/28/32 # 74 Witness For The Defense
06/04/32 # 75 Fandango
06/11/32 # 76 The Stowaway
06/18/32 # 77 Divorce
06/25/32 # 78 The Land Rush
07/02/32 # 79 Sacrifice
07/09/32 # 80 Time Element
07/16/32 # 81 Thunder Boy
07/23/32 # 82 Secret Of Sing Long
07/30/32 # 83 The Best Laid Plans
08/06/32 # 84 Incognito
08/13/32 # 85 Circus Days
08/20/32 # 86 The Black Spider

Third Season
NBC-Red
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday - 9:00 p.m.

08/26/32 # 87 Mississippi Gambler
09/02/32 # 88 The Fugitive
09/09/32 # 89 Filibuster
09/16/32 # 90 Range War
09/23/32 # 91 Feature Production
09/30/32 # 92 Mademoiselle Charron
10/07/32 # 93 In The Meantime
10/14/32 # 94 The Rag Doll
10/21/32 # 95 Strange Request
10/28/32 # 96 Mary, Queen Of Scots
11/04/32 # 97 Holiday Adventure
11/11/32 # 98 Wings Over
11/18/32 # 99 Mile-A-Minute
11/25/32 #100 West Of Manaos
12/02/32 #101 One Time In Old Mexico
12/09/32 #102 Reporter From The News
12/16/32 #103 Devil's Magic
12/23/32 #104 Dark Shadows
12/30/32 #105 Wolf Bait
01/06/33 #106 The Avenger (Repeat)
01/13/33 #107 The Boulevardier
01/20/33 #108 Wanted For Murder
01/27/33 #109 The Final Bout
02/03/33 #110 Strangers Of The Regiment
02/10/33 #111 The House In Laurel Glen
02/17/33 #112 Home James
02/24/33 #113 Trade Winds
03/03/33 #114 The Baron Of Elkdon
03/10/33 #115 Crooked Business
03/17/33 #116 El Presidente
03/24/33 #117 The Man Behind The Curtain
03/31/33 #118 Matinee Idol
04/07/33 #119 Swift Justice
04/14/33 #120 Crash
04/21/33 #121 The Voice
04/28/33 #122 Something Romantic
05/05/33 #123 Page The Thief
05/12/33 #124 Leading Lady
05/19/33 #125 Robespierre
05/26/33 #126 Little Cyclone
06/02/33 #127 My-Ya-Gway
06/09/33 #128 The Scorpion
06/16/33 #129 The Third Strike
06/23/33 #130 Dynamite Mike
06/30/33 #131 The Midnight Train
07/07/33 #132 War Lord
07/14/33 #133 Stars And Strife
07/21/33 #134 Lady Windermere's Fan
07/28/33 #135 Indian Gold
08/04/33 #136 Royal Passage

NBC-Red
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday - 10:00 p.m.

08/11/33 #137 Song Hit
08/18/33 #138 The Exiles
08/25/33 #139 The Matchmakers
09/01/33 #140 The Main Attraction
09/08/33 #141 Golf
09/15/33 #142 Footlight Murder
09/22/33 #143 Golden Cargo
09/29/33 #144 Possum Hunt

Fourth Season
NBC-Blue
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday - 10:00 p.m.

10/06/33 #145 Alias Mary Smith
10/13/33 #146 A Dispatch Goes Home
10/20/33 #147 Jordan Plays A Scene
10/27/33 #148 Here Comes The Bride
11/03/33 #149 Mystery On The Atlantic
11/10/33 #150 Romantic Interlude
11/17/33 #151 (Title Not Known)
11/24/33 #152 The Moon Is Blue
12/01/33 #153 Tangled Lives (4th Anniversary)
12/08/33 #154 Slightly Romantic
12/15/33 #155 Police Reporter
12/22/33 #156 Little Town Of Bethlehem
12/29/33 #157 The Play's The Thing
01/05/34 #158 Monsieur Beaucaire
01/12/34 #159 Three Dine With Death
01/19/34 #160 Sacred Cow
01/26/34 #161 Waterfront Heaven
02/02/34 #162 One Man Menagerie
02/09/34 #163 Cattle Rustler
02/16/34 #164 Portrait Of A Painter
02/23/34 #165 (Title Not Known)
03/02/34 #166 Camera Fight
03/09/34 #167 (Title Not Known)
03/16/34 #168 Monte Carlo
03/23/34 #169 Opera Murder
03/30/34 #170 The Third Day
04/06/34 #171 My Cousin From Kentucky
04/13/34 #172 The Weasel
04/20/34 #173 (Title Not Known)
04/27/34 #174 Romantic Romeos
05/04/34 #175 Double Cross
05/11/34 #176 Easy Money
05/18/34 #177 The Stranger
05/25/34 #178 Noon-Whip-Poor-Will
06/01/34 #179 The Door Is Open
06/08/34 #180 Public Enemies
06/15/34 #181 The Pink Pussy Cat
06/22/34 #182 Starlight & Jasmine
06/29/34 #183 Tourist Camp
07/06/34 #184 Crime Conscious
07/13/34 #185 Going Places
07/20/34 #186 The Black Box
07/27/34 #187 The Truth Tester
08/03/34 #188 Dead Timber
08/10/34 #189 The Catspaw
08/17/34 #190 The Little Black Bag
08/24/34 #191 The Stowaway
08/31/34 #192 A Practical Man
09/07/34 #193 Blind Flight
09/14/34 #194 The Perfect Pest
09/21/34 #195 Doctor's Orders
09/28/34 #196 Honest Hoofs

Fifth Season
NBC-Blue
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday - 10:00 p.m.

10/05/34 #197 Once A Pirate
10/12/34 #198 Left Bank Serenade
10/19/34 #199 Unfinished Business
10/26/34 #200 Hare-Brain Harry
11/02/34 #201 Death Has A Visitor
11/09/34 #202 The Red Herring
11/16/34 #203 Broken Melody
11/23/34 #204 Night Bus
11/30/34 #205 The Singing Wind
12/07/34 #206 One Minute To Twelve
12/14/34 #207 Summer Nights Dream
12/21/34 #208 Little Town Of Bethlehem (Repeat)
12/28/34 #209 Monsieur Lamb Chop
01/04/35 #210 She Always Gets Her Man
01/11/35 #211 Sing And Clap Hands
01/18/35 #212 World's Champion
01/25/35 #213 The Divining Rod
02/01/35 #214 The Love Department
02/08/35 #215 Little Lost Lady
02/15/35 #216 Death Comes At Midnight
02/22/35 #217 John Brown, Gentleman
03/01/35 #218 Bride Goes Begging
03/08/35 #219 Enter The Prince
03/15/35 #220 Confederate Girl
03/22/35 #221 Little Helpmate
03/29/35 #222 Cradle Song
04/05/35 #223 The Little Snip
04/12/35 #224 The Luck Of The Irish
04/19/35 #225 The Peaceful Participant
04/26/35 #226 Once In A Blue Moon
05/03/35 #227 Nobility Plus
05/10/35 #228 The Eternal Light
05/17/35 #229 Double, Double Toil & Trouble
05/24/35 #230 Cheese Dream
05/31/35 #231 The Man Who Saw God
06/07/35 #232 Mama's Marquis
06/14/35 #233 As Ye Sow
06/21/35 #234 What The Doctor Ordered
06/28/35 #235 The Ducking Stool
07/05/35 #236 Somewhere A Girl
07/12/35 #237 The Sacred Cow (Repeat)
07/19/35 #238 Boy O'Mine
07/26/35 #239 Play Ball
08/02/35 #240 The Genius Of Broadway
08/09/35 #241 On The Nose
08/16/35 #242 The Fourth Round
08/23/35 #243 All Aboard For The Moon
08/30/35 #244 The Musical Mr. Mulligan
09/06/35 #245 The Antidote
09/13/35 #246 Ambush
09/20/35 #247 Hold That Tiger
09/27/35 #248 The King Of Shadows

Sixth Season
NBC-Blue
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday - 10:00 p.m.

10/04/35 #249 As She Likes Him
10/11/35 #250 Maguire Of The Gazette
10/18/35 #251 Noon-Whip-Poor-Will (Repeat)
10/25/35 #252 Handle With Care
11/01/35 #253 Greater Love Hath No Man
11/08/35 #254 Luncheon For Two
11/15/35 #255 The Small Towner
11/22/35 #256 Swell Head
11/29/35 #257 Second Hand Man
12/06/35 #258 That's My Baby
12/13/35 #259 The Notorious Miss Turnip
12/20/35 #260 Little Town Of Bethlehem (Repeat)
12/27/35 #261 I.O.U.
01/03/36 #262 Will Bill Hickok
01/10/36 #263 Quick Results
01/17/36 #264 The Kingdom, The Power & The Glory
01/24/36 #265 Oriental Episode
01/31/36 #266 Three Who Loved
02/07/36 #267 Man Who Looked Like Lincoln
02/14/36 #268 Fare Enough
02/21/36 #269 Mystery Cruise
02/28/36 #270 Million Dollar Message
03/06/36 #271 Michael O'Roure, Civil Engineer
03/13/36 #272 He Wouldn't Marry The Girl
03/20/36 #273 Mountain Music
03/27/36 #274 Wings For The Living
04/03/36 #275 Misleading Lady
04/10/36 #276 Dear Aunt Lulu
04/17/36 #277 Your Time Is Up
04/24/36 #278 Roadside Romance

Seventh Season
NBC-Blue
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday - 10:00 p.m.

09/04/36 #279 Transatlantic Zeppelin
09/11/36 #280 Marry In Haste
09/18/36 #281 Peggy Takes The Count
09/25/36 #282 Death Head Mystery
10/02/36 #283 Frame Of Mind
10/09/36 #284 Twilight Of A God
10/16/36 #285 He Knew About Dames
10/23/36 #286 Preliminary Girl
10/30/36 #287 Bill Meets Judy
11/06/36 Pre-empted - FDR Speech
11/13/36 #288 The Last Game
11/20/36 #289 Love Is Blind, Deaf & Dumb
11/27/36 #290 Return Ticket
12/04/36 #291 Singapore Lady
12/11/36 #292 Bit O'Heather
12/18/36 #293 Don't Count Ten
12/25/36 #294 Star Of Peace
01/01/37 #295 That Gives Me An Idea
01/08/37 #296 A Swell Night For Murder
01/15/37 #297 Peggy - My Love
01/22/37 #298 Last Curtain
01/29/37 #299 Society Man
02/05/37 #300 Son Of His Father
02/12/37 #301 Patsy Counts 'Em Out

CBS
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday - 9:30 p.m.

02/19/37 #302 The Preacher
02/26/37 #303 3 Grooms For The Bride
03/05/37 #304 Not Guilty
03/12/37 #305 Guardian Had Two Angles
03/19/37 #306 Trouble Is The World For Blair
03/26/37 #307 Spring In Kansas
04/02/37 #308 Once A Pirate (Repeat)
04/09/37 #309 Shall Never Die
04/16/37 #310 The Grand Duke's Spurs
04/23/37 #311 College Melody
04/30/37 #312 Love Flies High
05/07/37 #313 The Lawyer's Dilemma
05/14/37 #314 Woman Of Wall Street
05/21/37 #315 Dead Man Walks
05/28/37 #316 Stop Miss Adams

Les Tremayne replaces Don Ameche

06/04/37 #317 Streamline Death
06/11/37 #318 Anything Can Happen In Hollywood
06/18/37 #319 Eyes That See Not
06/25/37 #320 Western Style
07/02/37 #321 Mama's Boy
07/09/37 #322 Beyond The Chair
07/16/37 #323 24 Hours A Day
07/23/37 #324 Cupid Is A Heel
07/30/37 #325 Get That Ghost
08/06/37 #326 There Goes The Bridegroom
08/13/37 #327 Happy Landing
08/20/37 #328 The Braggart
08/27/37 #329 Before The Darkness
09/03/37 #330 Society Sally
09/10/37 #331 Guppy Love
09/17/37 #332 Midnight To Morning
09/24/37 #333 Sure Fire Hokum

Eighth Season
CBS
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday - 9:30 p.m.

10/01/37 #334 The Kilkenny Minstrel
10/08/37 #335 One Hour After Death
10/15/37 #336 There's Something In The Air
10/22/37 #337 Carnival Danger
10/29/37 #338 Romance Should Begin At Home
11/05/37 #339 She Didn't Believe In Love
11/12/37 #340 North Of Hong Kong
11/19/37 #341 Because She Saw Red
11/26/37 #342 Broken Melody
12/03/37 #343 Opportunity Knocks
12/10/37 #344 Edgecliff Manor
12/17/37 #345 Female Companion
12/24/37 #346 Little Town Of Bethlehem (Repeat)
12/31/37 #347 The Devil's Hole

NBC-Blue
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday - 9:30 p.m.

01/07/38 #348 Long Love The Queen
01/14/38 #349 The Marshall Affair
01/21/38 #350 Four Door Blimky
01/28/38 #351 Great Bell Of The Kremlin
02/04/38 #352 The Bride Goes To A Wedding
02/11/38 #353 Runaway Lady
02/18/38 #354 The Oregon Trail
02/25/38 #355 You Have To Be Crazy
03/04/38 #356 Gentlemen Never Say Ain't
03/11/38 #357 Mississippi Steamboat
03/18/38 #358 A Dollar A Second
03/25/38 #359 The Witch's Song
04/01/38 #360 Oh, Your Highness
04/08/38 #361 Truck Busters
04/15/38 #362 The Third Day
04/22/38 #363 Split Second
04/29/38 #364 Palm Springs Rodeo
05/06/38 #365 Brown Eyes Smiling
05/13/38 #366 A Wife For Philip Green
05/20/38 #367 The River Of Doubt
05/27/38 #368 Love And Uncle Baldy
06/03/38 #369 The Maginot Line
06/10/38 #370 One For The Old Man
06/17/38 #371 Women Always Cause Trouble
06/24/38 #372 Oh, Say Can You See
07/01/38 #373 The Hard Way
07/08/38 #374 Field Trial
07/15/38 #375 Son Meets Father
07/22/38 #376 Understudy
07/29/38 #377 One Man's Poison
08/05/38 #378 Donovan The Gladiator
08/12/38 #379 Michael Henderson, M.D.
08/19/38 #380 A Shot In The Dark
08/26/38 #381 Publicity Enemy Number One

Ninth Season
CBS
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday – 8:00 p.m.

09/02/38 #382 Thanks To Mr. Shakespeare
09/09/38 #383 Firing Squad
09/16/38 #384 Night Of Mystery
09/23/38 #385 Wall Street Wife
09/30/38 #386 The Road To Sipri
10/07/38 #387 The Persistent Mr. Slade
10/14/38 #388 Crime Doesn't Play
10/21/38 #389 Out Of The Fog
10/28/38 #390 Don't Ask A Woamn Why
11/04/38 #391 Seeing Is Deceiving
11/11/38 #392 Madam Dictator
11/18/38 #394 Grandma Takes A Hand
11/25/38 #395 Just A Bum
12/02/38 #396 Play, Benedict, Play
12/09/38 #397 Dawn Over Hong Kong
12/16/38 #398 The Lilley Murder Case
12/23/38 #399 Little Town Of Bethlehem (Repeat)
12/30/38 #400 The Late Mr. Early
01/06/39 #401 Duty Bound
01/13/39 #402 Hire Me -- Fire Me
01/20/39 #403 Dark Dilemma
01/27/39 #404 I Don't Like Mountain Music
02/03/39 #405 The Stars Never Lie
02/10/39 #406 Small Town Editor
02/17/39 #407 Three Men And A Message
02/24/39 #408 Bullets In The Night
03/03/39 #409 The Cradle Of Peace
03/10/39 #410 Miss Mystery
03/17/39 #411 The Earth Is Deep
03/24/39 #412 Reno Flyer
03/31/39 #413 Mr. Midnight Sees The Light
04/07/39 #414 A King In Washington
04/14/39 #415 Headline Hostage
04/21/39 #416 Bubbling Over
04/28/39 #417 Three who Face Death
05/05/39 #418 Rejuvenation Of Lucy Belle
05/12/39 #419 The First To Know
05/19/39 #420 Easy Dough
05/26/39 #421 A Thing Apart
06/02/39 #422 Nest Of Eagles
06/09/39 #423 Lady On The Left
06/16/39 #424 Grandpa
06/23/39 #425 Stars For Her Heart

Tenth Season
CBS
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday – 9:30 p.m.

06/30/39 #426 Safe In The Fold
07/07/39 #427 Greater Love
07/14/39 #428 Cowboy Blues
07/21/39 #429 Swan Dance
07/28/39 #430 Two Loves Had She
08/04/39 #431 Gibson Pitching
08/11/39 #432 Prodigal Son
08/18/39 #433 Why The Stars Wink
08/25/39 #434 Yesterday Is Gone
09/01/39 #435 (Title Not Known)
09/08/39 #436 No Publicity
09/15/39 #437 One More Summer
09/22/39 #438 Double Play
09/29/39 #439 Snap Judgement
10/06/39 #440 Cowboy Gets His Romance
10/13/39 #441 Symphony With Your Spaghetti
10/20/39 #442 Fair Means
10/27/39 #443 Before I Die
11/03/39 #444 Finders Keepers
11/10/39 #445 Sealed Envelope
11/17/39 #446 Jousting With Jinxes
11/24/39 #447 Design For Love
12/01/39 #448 Of Things To Come
12/08/39 #449 Thar She Blows
12/15/39 #450 Love Gets Scooped
12/22/39 #451 Who Feedeth The Stranger
12/29/39 #452 Lady Who Wasn't An Actress
01/05/40 #453 Girls Will Be Brides
01/12/40 #454 Hypnotic Power Of Dr. Brand
01/19/40 #455 Million Dollar Baby
01/26/40 #456 The Man Who Wasn't There
02/02/40 #457 Appointment With Danger
02/09/40 #458 The Lass Who Loved A Cowboy
02/16/40 #459 And There Was Light
02/23/40 #460 Mr. Dinwiddy And His Moll
03/01/40 #461 Rooms For His Tourists
03/08/40 #462 Hanging Portia
03/15/40 #463 Love And Diplomacy
03/22/40 #464 This Is Yesterday
03/29/40 #465 Goodbye To Bessie
04/05/40 #466 Stand By For Love
04/12/40 #467 Minks For Helen
04/19/40 #468 Sing No More My Lady
04/26/40 #469 Pygmalion Tries Again
05/03/40 #470 Kentucky Thoroughbred
05/10/40 #471 The Rand Case
05/17/40 #472 Anything Goes
05/24/40 #473 Dear Boss

Eleventh Season
CBS
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Tuesday - 8:30 p.m.

09/03/40 #474 One Mystery, Coming Up
09/10/40 #475 Cupid With A Crown
09/17/40 #476 Reno-vated
09/24/40 #477 Last Clue To Murder
10/01/40 #478 Professor Takes A Wife
10/08/40 #479 Too Many Babies
10/15/40 #480 Drink For The Damned
10/22/40 #481 Love And Left Hooks
10/29/40 #482 No Married Men
11/05/40 #483 See Mexico And Die
11/12/40 #484 A Bride For Victor
11/19/40 #485 Love And Taxes
11/26/40 #486 Speak Up, Benjamin (10th Anniversary Broadcast)
12/03/40 #487 Mystery Of Travis Oldham
12/10/40 #488 A Lady Born
12/17/40 #489 Slide, Kelly, Slide
12/24/40 #490 Little Town Of Bethlehem (Repeat)
12/31/40 #491 (Title Not Known)
01/07/41 #492 Once To Often
01/14/41 #493 John Alden, To You
01/21/41 #494 One Night At The Black Dog
01/28/41 #495 Somewhere On Park Avenue
02/04/41 #496 Interlude In Haiti
02/11/41 #497 So Little Time
02/18/41 #498 Three Make A Family
02/25/41 #499 Vanity Undoes Magurk
03/04/41 #500 The New Doctor
03/11/41 #501 Little Pest From Budapest
03/18/41 #502 The Chinese Fraud
03/25/41 #503 Love And Gazooza
04/01/41 #504 Sensible Cynthia
04/08/41 #505 Mr. Brown Makes A Purchase
04/15/41 #506 Murder On Display
04/22/41 #507 Ninety Days
04/29/41 #508 The Survival
05/06/41 #509 Yankees Abroad
05/13/41 #510 Night Haul
05/20/41 #511 The Blue Farnsworth
05/27/41 #512 Case Of The Missing Corpse
06/03/41 #513 Fading Star
06/10/41 #514 Builders Of The Bulwark
06/17/41 #515 Lady MacBeth
06/24/41 #516 $500 Reward
07/01/41 #517 A Tangled Web
07/08/41 #518 Sacrifice Play
07/15/41 #519 Shanty Boat
07/22/41 #520 Be Yourself, Billy
07/29/41 #521 Run Up And Cry Lucky
08/05/41 #522 Acrobatic Author
08/12/41 #523 One Summer Night
08/19/41 #524 A Part For Jenny
08/26/41 #525 Early To Bed
09/02/41 #526 Future Preferred
09/09/41 #527 Semi Precious

Twelfth Season
CBS
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Friday - 9:30 p.m.

09/19/41 #528 Husband Below Deck
09/26/41 #529 Private Higgins, USA
10/03/41 #530 Woman Buyer
10/10/41 #531 Mrs. Clark's Fiancée
10/17/41 #532 A Date With Cinderella
10/24/41 #533 Mike, The Matchmaker
10/31/41 #534 When Uncle Sam Calls
11/07/41 #535 A Wife In Need
11/14/41 #536 One Punch And Judy
11/21/41 #537 Dynamo Dan, The Invincible
11/28/41 #538 Thanks To Mr. Shakespeare (Repeat)
12/05/41 #539 Postman Always Whistles
12/12/41 #540 Mama Nature
12/19/41 #541 Front Page Family
12/26/41 #542 Maracaibo
01/02/42 #543 Fatima Was A Lady
01/09/42 #544 When You Come Back
01/16/42 #545 Never Yell At A Lady
01/23/42 #546 Murder By Night
01/30/42 #547 Romance Is In The Air
02/06/42 #548 Promise To Let Me Down
02/13/42 #549 A Horse On Us
02/20/42 #550 To Make A Pioneer
02/27/42 #551 Luther Cuts His Eye Teeth
03/06/42 #552 It Couldn't Happen
03/13/42 #553 Steamboat For Natchez
03/20/42 #554 Romance In Reverse
03/27/42 #555 Death In The Camera
04/03/42 #556 Toast And Honey
04/10/42 #557 Free Press For Fremont
04/17/42 #558 All American Wolf
04/24/42 #559 Marry A Million
05/01/42 #560 I Can't Believe You
05/08/42 #561 Love On The Upbeat
05/15/42 #562 Little Olaf
05/22/42 #563 The Dead Man Walks
05/29/42 #564 Sweet Sixteen

Thirteenth Season
Mutual
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Sunday - 6:00 p.m.

10/04/42 #565 Dead Man's Shoes
10/11/42 #566 Vitamin Complex
10/18/42 #567 The Silent House
10/25/42 #568 Ridin' Six White Horses
11/01/42 #569 They Shall Be Free
11/08/42 #570 The Allardice Case
11/15/42 #571 The Three Dwarfs
11/22/42 #572 The Traitor
11/29/42 #573 Transatlantic Family
12/06/42 #574 Mr. Morris Finds A Job
12/13/42 #575 The Arrow Points To Murder
12/20/42 #576 One Chance In A Million
12/27/42 #577 Duet Of The Road
01/03/43 #578 Music Hath Charms
01/10/43 #579 Ladies In Hiding
01/17/43 #580 Bye, Bye, Baby
01/24/43 #581 A Right To The Heart
01/31/43 #582 Without Fear And Without Reproach
02/07/43 #583 Small Town Premier
02/14/43 #584 The Kilkenny Minstrel (Repeat)
02/21/43 #585 The Parting
02/28/43 #586 Mr. Wilkins Has A Son
03/07/43 #587 Tomorrow Is Ours
03/14/43 #588 Young Man Of Mexico
03/21/43 #589 Are You Kidding?
03/28/43 #590 (Title Not Known)
04/04/43 #591 (Title Not Known)
04/11/43 #592 (Title Not Known)
04/18/43 #593 Assignment In Rome
04/25/43 #594 The C Plus Miracle

Fourteenth Season
Mutual
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Sunday - 6:00 p.m.
Olan Soulé and Barbara Luddy

11/07/43 #595 A Thousand Pardons
11/14/43 #596 Cross-Tides
11/21/43 #597 We Also Serve
11/28/43 #598 On The Corny Side (13th Anniversary Broadcast)
12/05/43 #599 Found: One Mother
12/12/43 #600 Some Far Flung Battlefield
12/19/43 #601 Romance And Rooms For Rent
12/26/43 #602 Little Town Of Bethlehem (Repeat)
01/02/44 #603 The Sailor And The WAVE
01/09/44 #604 Escape From Darkness
01/16/44 #605 Two Pickets To Peoria
01/23/44 #606 Post-War Bride
01/30/44 #607 The Military Brush
02/06/44 #608 The Guest
02/13/44 #609 The Battered Bride
02/20/44 #610 The Laughing Heirs
02/27/44 #611 Plenty Of Room
03/05/44 #612 Reno Flyer (Repeat)
03/12/44 #613 Two Loves Had She (Repeat)
03/19/44 #614 A Symphony With Your Spaghetti (Repeat)
03/26/44 #615 Chinese Gong
04/02/44 #616 The Third Day Easter Play

Mutual
Chicago - Merchandise Mart - Wednesday - 9:30 p.m.

04/12/44 #617 The Enchanted Policeman
04/19/44 #618 Angel In Paris
04/26/44 #619 Thanks To Mr. Shakespeare w/Harold Peary (Repeat)
05/03/44 #620 Mother's Angel Children
05/10/44 #621 The Sgt. Takes A Wife
05/17/44 #622 Tall Like A Queen
05/24/44 #623 Speak Ever So Gently
05/31/44 #624 Give Up The Ship
06/07/44 #625 Susan Steps Out
06/14/44 #626 Just A Bum (Repeat)
06/21/44 #627 Small Town Editor (Repeat)
06/28/44 #628 Scrambled Eggs
07/05/44 #629 No Publicity (Repeat)
07/12/44 #630 Old Lady Shakespeare (Repeat)
07/19/44 #631 The Heart That Has Truly Loved
07/26/44 #632 Anything Can Happen In Hollywood (Repeat)
08/02/44 #633 A Swell Night For Murder (Repeat)
08/09/44 #634 Rejuvenation Of Lucy Belle (Repeat)
08/16/44 #635 Solid South
08/23/44 #636 There Goes The Bridegroom (Repeat)
08/30/44 #637 Love Is A Household Word
09/06/44 #638 Young Folks -- Old Folks (Repeat)
09/13/44 #639 Tempest In Texas
09/20/44 #640 World Without End
09/27/44 #641 One Man's Poison (Repeat)
10/04/44 #642 A Song For Sylvia
10/11/44 #643 Oh, Say Can You See (Repeat)
10/18/44 #644 Lady On The Left (Repeat)
10/25/44 #645 Relief Girl

Fifteenth Season
CBS
Hollywood - Saturday - 7:30 p.m.

10/20/45 #646 A Sign Of Love
10/27/45 #647 Indecision
11/03/45 #648 Vote Yes On Love
11/10/45 #649 Dream Stuff
11/17/45 #650 And Then There Was Light (Repeat)
11/24/45 #651 They Called The Lady Bessie
12/01/45 #652 Sugar Report
12/08/45 #653 The Hunt
12/15/45 #654 Call The Manager
12/22/45 #655 Little Town Of Bethlehem (Repeat)
12/29/45 #656 A Nickel's Worth Of Diamonds
01/05/46 #657 Since I Was Six
01/12/46 #658 Blue Pencil For Love
01/19/46 #659 Birthday Party
01/26/46 #660 Horses Don't Lie
02/02/46 #661 The Dark Star
02/09/46 #662 The Better Half
02/16/46 #663 No Island Paradise
02/23/46 #664 Cowboy Gets His Romance (Repeat)
03/02/46 #665 One Night In Brooklyn
03/09/46 #666 Little White Lies (Repeat)
03/16/46 #667 Doubt
03/23/46 #668 A Reasonable Facsimile
03/30/46 #669 Tempest In Dublin
04/06/46 #670 Separation Center
04/13/46 #671 The Devil Chimneys

Sixteenth Season
CBS
Hollywood - Saturday - 8:00 p.m.

10/04/47 #672 With An English Accent
10/11/47 #673 Fear
10/18/47 #674 Wolf With Sheepskin
10/25/47 #675 Nonani
11/01/47 #676 Doc And Bull Story
11/08/47 #677 Angle Boy
11/15/47 #678 Refresher Course
11/22/47 #679 Dangerous Lady
11/29/47 #680 Operation Hemline
12/06/47 #681 Horse Of A Different Color
12/13/47 #682 I'll Never Leave You

CBS
Hollywood - Thursday - 10:30 p.m.

12/18/47 #683 A Date With Baby
12/25/47 #684 Little Town Of Bethlehem (Repeat)
01/01/48 #685 The One In The Middle
01/08/48 #686 Help Wanted, Female
01/15/48 #687 Shanty Boat Serenade
01/22/48 #688 The Mind Reader
01/29/48 #689 A Writer In The Family
02/05/48 #690 Drink For The Damned (Repeat)
02/12/48 #691 Love Is Stranger Than Fiction
02/19/48 #692 Oh, Bury Me Not
02/26/48 #693 A Story Revised
03/04/48 #694 An Order By The Lieutenant
03/11/48 #695 There's Something In The Air (Repeat)
03/18/48 #696 The Green Leprechaun
03/25/48 #697 The Kingdom, The Power And The Glory (Repeat)
04/01/48 #698 A Slight Mistake
04/08/48 #699 The Wayward Wife
04/15/48 #700 They Call The Lady Bessie (Repeat)
04/22/48 #701 The Pandora Box
04/29/48 #702 The Highly Intelligent Mouse
05/06/48 #703 The Tin Box
05/13/48 #704 Love In Summer
05/20/48 #705 Mama Tells Fortunes
05/27/48 #706 A Good Joe
06/03/48 #707 One Night In Miami
06/10/48 #708 Let's Keep It That Way
06/17/48 #709 Old Lady Shakespeare (Repeat)
06/24/48 #710 That Woman In Red

Seventeenth Season
CBS
Hollywood - Saturday - 10:30 p.m.

10/07/48 #711 A Turn For The Nurse
10/14/48 Pre-empted - Senator Barkley Speech
10/21/48 #712 A Matter Of Three Cents
10/28/48 #713 The Giant Jackpot
11/04/48 #714 Death Takes A Taxi
11/11/48 #715 Summer Replacement
11/18/48 #716 Case Dismissed
11/25/48 #717 The Senator Bewitched
12/02/48 #718 Snug Harbor
12/09/48 #719 Shower For The Bridesmaid
12/16/48 #720 The Honest Dope
12/23/48 #721 Little Town Of Bethlehem (Repeat)
12/30/48 #722 But The Face Is Familiar
01/06/49 #723 Man Who Saw The Elephant
01/13/49 #724 Sing A New Song
01/20/49 #725 The High Cost Of Living
01/27/49 #726 "Quoth The Raven"
02/03/49 #727 Things For Sticky Bill To Do
02/10/49 #728 South With The Boarder
02/17/49 #729 Under China Skies
02/24/49 Pre-empted - President Truman Speech
03/03/49 #730 The Invisible Eye
03/10/49 #731 No Greater Need
03/17/49 #732 Manhattan Rain
03/24/49 #733 Dark Journey
03/31/49 #734 Care And Feeding Of Mr. Dobbs
04/07/49 #735 The Broken String
04/14/49 #736 A Woman's Place
04/21/49 #737 Thar She Blows (Repeat)
04/28/49 #738 A Sign Of Love (Repeat)
05/05/49 #739 The Handwriting Doesn't Lie
05/12/49 #740 Spring Is Loose Again
05/19/49 #741 Two Loves Has She (Repeat)
05/26/49 #742 Nuisance Case
06/02/49 #743 There Goes The Bridegroom (Repeat)

CBS
Hollywood - Saturday - 10:00 p.m.

06/09/49 #744 The Horse Said "Yes"
06/16/49 #745 Steffany Gets Engaged
06/23/49 #746 Forget-Me-Nots For Fran (Repeat-(Different Name))
06/30/49 #747 For Pete's Sake
07/07/49 #748 Incident On A Park Bench
07/14/49 #749 See You In The Comics
07/21/49 #750 Uncle Henry
07/28/49 #751 Found: One Mother (Repeat)
08/04/49 #752 One Of The Boys
08/11/49 #753 My Lady, My Love
08/18/49 #754 "D" As In Dog
08/25/49 #755 Pay Off
09/01/49 #756 A Dollar A Second (Repeat)
09/08/49 #757 Martha In The Morning
09/15/49 #758 His And Hers
09/22/49 #759 The Appearance Of Murder
09/29/49 #760 Honeymoon Express
10/06/49 #761 One Night In Brooklyn (Repeat)
10/13/49 #762 Speak Ever So Gently (Repeat)
10/20/49 #763 A Reasonable Facsimile (Repeat)

Eighteenth Season
NBC
Hollywood - Sunday - 7:00 p.m. (All Repeats)

04/27/52 #764 Refresher Course
05/04/52 #765 Pay Off
05/11/52 #766 The Highly Intelligent Mouse
05/18/52 #767 Found, One Mother
05/25/52 #768 A Dollar A Second
06/01/52 #769 Help Wanted, Female

NBC
Hollywood - Sunday - 6:30 p.m. (All Repeats)

07/06/52 #770 Manhattan Rain
07/13/52 #771 Case Dismissed
07/20/52 #772 Speak Ever So Gently
07/27/52 #773 The Three Dwarfs
08/03/52 #774 Under China Skies
08/10/52 #775 That Woman In Red
08/17/52 #776 Love Is Stranger Than Fiction
08/24/52 #777 One Night In Miami
08/31/52 #778 (Title Not Known)

NBC
Hollywood - Tuesday - 10:35 p.m. (All Repeats)

09/09/52 #779 Spring Is Loose Again
09/16/52 #780 Just A Bum
09/23/52 #781 (Title Not Known)
09/30/52 Pre-empted - President Eisenhower Speech
10/07/52 #782 His And Hers
10/14/52 Pre-empted - Speech
10/21/52 Pre-empted - Speech
10/28/52 #783 Thar She Blows
11/04/52 Pre-empted - Election Returns
11/11/52 #784 No Publicity
11/18/52 #785 The New Doctor
11/25/52 #786 Be Yourself, Billy
12/02/52 #787 Small Town Editor
12/09/52 #788 (Title Not Known)
12/16/52 #789 (Title Not Known)
12/23/52 #790 Oh, Little Town Of Bethlehem
12/30/52 #791 (Title Not Known)
01/06/53 #792 A Good Joe
01/13/53 #793 Shower For The Bridesmaid
01/20/53 #794 (Title Not Known)
01/27/53 #795 (Title Not Known)
02/03/53 #796 (Title Not Known)
02/10/53 #797 Mama Tells Fortunes
02/17/53 #798 Three Make A Family
02/24/53 #799 Ridin' Six White Horses
03/03/53 #800 (Title Not Known)
03/10/53 #801 Dark Journey
03/17/53 #802 A Woman's Place
03/24/53 #803 Things For Sticky Bill To Do
03/31/53 #804 Care And Feeding Of Mr. Dobb's
04/07/53 #805 (Title Not Known)
04/14/53 #806 "Quoth The Raven"
04/21/53 #807 Cowboy Blues
04/28/53 #808 Incident On A Park Bench
05/05/53 #809 (Title Not Known)
05/12/53 #810 Martha In The Morning
05/19/53 Pre-empted - President Eisenhower Speech
05/26/53 #811 (Title Not Known)

NBC
Hollywood - Tuesday - 8:30 p.m. (All Repeats)

06/02/53 #812 (Title Not Known)
06/09/53 #813 (Title Not Known)
06/16/53 #814 (Title Not Known)
06/23/53 #815 (Title Not Known)
06/30/53 #816 (Title Not Known)
07/07/53 #817 Summer Replacement
07/14/53 #818 Nuisance Case
07/21/53 #819 (Title Not Known)
07/28/53 #820 One Night In Brooklyn
08/04/53 #821 Two Loves Has She
08/11/53 #822 Indecision
08/18/53 #823 (Title Not Known)
08/25/53 #824 (Title Not Known)
09/01/53 #825 The Honest Dope
09/08/53 #826 (Title Not Known)

NBC
Hollywood - Sunday - 7:00 p.m. (All Repeats)

09/13/53 #827 (Title Not Known)
09/20/53 #828 (Title Not Known)
09/27/53 #829 (Title Not Known)


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