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Classic Drama 80 Carmen Jones Mar 13, 2009

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The Ford Theatre. November 16, 1947. NBC net. "Carmen Jones". Sponsored by: Ford. The first radio production of the opera, written by Bizet but brought up to date by Oscar Hammerstein. Earl Sidner, Elton J. Warren, George Faulkner (continuity), George Zachery (director), Howard Lindsay (host), Howard Teichmann (editor), Irving Barnes, Juano Hernandez, Kenneth Banghart (announcer), Luther Saxon, Lyn Murray (music), Maurice Ellis (narrator), Muriel Smith, Oscar Hammerstein (composer), Valerie Black.

Classic Drama 79 Exactly Like You Mar 06, 2009

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The Ford Show. November 6, 1946. CBS net. Sponsored by: Ford. The first tune is, "Exactly Like You." Peter does his impression of "Punchy Callahan," the boxer. Guest William Bendix joins Peter in "The Fighty Career Of Punchy Callahan." Henry Lacossett does a Ford commercial from New York. Dinah Shore, Henry Lacossette (commercial spokesman), Peter Lind Hayes, Robert Emmett Dolan and His Orchestra, Tom Hanlon (announcer), William Bendix.

Classic Drama 78 Sooner Or Later Feb 27, 2009

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The Ford Show. November 27, 1946. CBS net. Sponsored by: Ford. The first tune is, "Sooner Or Later." Last minute Thanksgiving hints. The cast performs an old-fashioned operetta. Peter Lind Hayes outdoes himself on this show. Henry Lacossette does a Ford commercial from New York about Ford's "Tele-Autograph" and the automatic assembly line at Dearborn, Michigan. Dinah Shore, Peter Lind Hayes, Robert Emmett Dolan and His Orchestra, Dennis Day (guest), Henry Lacossette (commercial spokesman), Tom Hanlon (announcer).

Classic Drama 77 The Coffee Song Feb 20, 2009

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The Ford Show. December 4, 1946. CBS net. Sponsored by: Ford, Mercury. The first tune is, "The Coffee Song." Helpful hints for Christmas shoppers. Dinah gives guest Gene Kelly a celebrity-type interview. Gene tells the story of, "The Hoofers and The Mouse." One commercial has been deleted. Dinah Shore, Peter Lind Hayes, Robert Emmett Dolan and His Orchestra, Gene Kelly, Tom Hanlon (announcer)

Classic Drama 76 Peter The Pumpkin Feb 13, 2009

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The Ford Show. February 12, 1947. CBS net. Sponsored by: Ford. The first tune is, "Zippity Doo Dah." Guest: Johnny Mercer. Peter Lind Hayes tells the story of, "Peter The Pumpkin." Sir Lancelot sings a calypso Ford commercial. The cast does a night at the movies. Robert Emmett Dolan is featured at the piano. Dinah Shore, Peter Lind Hayes, Robert Emmett Dolan and His Orchestra, Tom Hanlon (announcer), Henry Lacossette (commercial spokesman), Johnny Mercer, Sir Lancelot.

Classic Drama 75 Zippity Doo Dah Feb 06, 2009

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The Ford Show. January 1, 1947. CBS net. Sponsored by: Ford. The first tune is, "Zippity Doo Dah." Guest: Garry Moore. Dinah sings some of the hits of 1946. The cast looks back at "That Wonderful Year" of 1946! Dinah Shore, Peter Lind Hayes, Robert Emmett Dolan and His Orchestra, Tom Hanlon (announcer), Henry Lacossette (commercial spokesman), Garry Moore.

Classic Drama 74 The Green Pastures Jan 30, 2009

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The Ford Theatre. February 1, 1948. NBC net. "The Green Pastures". Sponsored by: Ford. Stories from the Old Testament, with an all-black point of view. Juano Hernandez, Marc Connelly (author), Max Wiley (adaptor), Maurice Ellis, Emery Richardson, Kenneth Banghart (announcer), Elwood Smith, Valerie Black, John Marriot, Ken Reynard, Milton Williams, Earl Sidner, Mercedes Gilbert, Marshall Cole Jr., Avon Long, John D. Battle, Dorn Alexander, Janis Long, Pauline Meyers, Viola Dean, Howard Lindsay (host), Lyn Murray (composer, conductor), Howard Teichmann (editor), George Faulkner (continuity), George Zachery (director), Georgette Harvey, Juan Jose Hernandez.

Classic Drama 73 Its a Gift Jan 23, 2009

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The Ford Theatre. March 21, 1948. CBS net. "It's A Gift. Sponsored by: Ford. A comedy about a wounded war vet who gets dizzy and has to "concentrate." When he "concentrates," he can make people do whatever he wants them to do. A new industry is born! Howard Lindsay (host), Kenneth Banghart (commercial spokesman), Lee Bloomgarten (author), Cliff Carpenter, Carl Eastman, William Zuckert, George Faulkner (continuity), Helen Lewis, James Van Dyke, Elspeth Eric, Howard Teichman (editor), Lyn Murray (composer, conductor), Frank Dane, Ivor Francis, George Zacherle (director), Rod Hendrickson.

Classic Drama 72 Moby Dick Part 2 of 2 Dec 24, 2008

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Columbia Workshop- "Moby Dick Part 2 of 2" 10/26/46 Classic Dramas achieved widespread popularity within a decade of its initial development in the 1920s. By the 1940s, it was a leading international popular entertainment.

Classic Drama 71 Moby Dick Part 1 of 2 Dec 10, 2008

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Columbia Workshop- "Moby Dick" Part 1 of 2 10/19/46 Classic Dramas achieved widespread popularity within a decade of its initial development in the 1920s. By the 1940s, it was a leading international popular entertainment.

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