Posted by This is Episode 8 of Retro Radio Revue. This week we are featuring programs that had an original air date between August 12 through August 18. We’ll hear episodes from The Adventures of Sonny and Buddy, The Comic Weekly Man and The Adventures of Sam Spade.
This week’s episodes:
The Adventures of Sonny and Buddy
August 16, 1936 – To Trust a Lawyer – Park Edwards Productions – RCA (San Diego, CA)
Runtime: 12:51
Betty wants to get her money from an inheritance.
Starring Sam Edwards, Jack Edwards Jr., Jack Edwards Sr., Edna Edwards (writer)
The Comic Weekly Man
August 12, 1951 – Program #225 – Hearst Syndication
Runtime: 27:54
Comic read of Hopalong Cassidy
Starring Lon Clark
The Adventures of Sam Spade
August 15, 1948 – Critical Author Case – CBS Network
Sponsored by Wildroot Cream-Oil
Runtime: 29:44
Sam Spade is hired to find Garbrielle Leggitt. This episode is also known as The Gabrielle Caper.
Starring William Spier (producer, director), Robert Tallman (writer), Gil Doud (writer), Rene Garriguenc (composer), Dick Joy (announcer), Lud Gluskin (music director), Dashiell Hammett (creator), Howard Duff, Lurene Tuttle
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