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Broadway is my Beat - The Celia Jordan Case

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This week we have detective adventures on BROADWAY IS MY BEAT and mystery on ESCAPE. Plus comedy with MEET CORLIS ARCHER and THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE. We’ll also hear THE CISCO KID and THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER.

Episode Segments

H360: Broadway is my Beat

OTR Detective: Broadway Is My Beat 7-24-50 “The Celia Jordan Case” starring Larry Thor. Celia Jordan has disappeared. She later calls Danny and dies of poisoning right in front of him. Cast includes: Charles Calvert, Jack Kruschen, Irene Tedrow, Earle Ross and Jack Edwards. Bob Stevenson (ann). Spon. by Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum. CBS.


OTR Comedy Part 1: Meet Corliss Archer 1940s “Mr. Dreamboat Beauty Contest” starring Janet Waldo. There’s a “Mr. Dreamboat” contest being held at school. Will Corliss be “Mrs.” Dreamboat? AFRS.

H360: The Cisco Kid

OTR Comedy Part 2: Meet Corliss Archer 1940s “Mr. Dreamboat Beauty Contest” starring Janet Waldo. There’s a “Mr. Dreamboat” contest being held at school. Will Corliss be “Mrs.” Dreamboat? AFRS.


OTR Western/Adventure: The Cisco Kid 1950’s “Intrigue in Ensenada” starring Jack Mather and Harry Lang. This adventure takes Cisco and Poncho to California to track two killers, one of them is over 7 feet tall! Spon. by Butternut Bread. Mutual.

H360: The Great Gildersleeve

OTR Mystery: Escape 4-11-48 “The Brute” starring Dan O’Herlihy. An excellent sea story about a sailing ship that kills her crew…one man at a time. Cast includes: Eric Rolf, Nina Codden, Jeff Corey, Wilms Herbert and Parley Baer. Sustaining. CBS.
OTR Comedy Part 1: The Great Gildersleeve 3-11-45 “Chairman of the Woman’s Committee” starring Hal Peary. Gildersleeve becomes temporary chairman of the Red Cross fund raising committee, and it’s not an easy job! Cast includes: Bea Benaderet, Earle Ross, Lillian Randolph, Louise Erickson, Richard LeGrand, Walter Tetley and Shirley Mitchell. Ken Carpenter (ann). Spon. by Kraft. NBC.

H360: The Mysterious Traveler

OTR Comedy Part 2: The Great Gildersleeve 3-11-45 “Chairman of the Woman’s Committee” starring Hal Peary. Gildersleeve becomes temporary chairman of the Red Cross fund raising committee, and it’s not an easy job! Cast includes: Bea Benaderet, Earle Ross, Lillian Randolph, Louise Erickson, Richard LeGrand, Walter Tetley and Shirley Mitchell. Ken Carpenter (ann). Spon. by Kraft. NBC.


OTR Mystery: The Mysterious Traveler 7-6-47 “The Locomotive Ghost” starring Maurice Tarplin. An old hobo sees “The Heavenly Express” just before he’s shot and predicts “The Judgment Special” will soon stop for two train wreckers. Cast includes: James McCallion, Cameron Andrews, Joseph Julian and Bryna Raeburn. Sustaining. Mutual.

Friday • March 20

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