Speaking of Radio
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Actress who played Sade Gook during the entire run (1932—46) of Paul Rhymer’s Vic and Sade and appeared on many other Chicago-based programs. She was born January 2, 1904 and was 72 when we spoke with her by phone from her home in Clay City, Illinois. She died March 10, 1977 at age 73.
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Those Were the days, we produced a limited series of audio vignettes selected from programs originally heard between 1970 and 2020.
Twenty episodes were presented on selected TWTD programs between October 2019 and April 2020.
Chuck Schaden hosts
ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PROGRAM
SUSPENSE (2-3-44) “The Sisters” starring Agnes Moorehead and Ida Lupino as twin sisters. Police investigate a woman who purchased a casket — for herself. Roma Wines, CBS. (14:10; 14:34)
INNER SANCTUM (3-21-49) “Only the Dead Die Twice” starring Larry Haines, Alice Reinheart, Raymond Edward Johnson. A man takes a job driving a hearse for a woman who has killed her husband. AFRS Rebroadcast. (12:50; 10:10)
ESCAPE (2-15-48) “Ancient Sorceries” featuring Paul Frees and William Conrad. “You are alone in a remote village on the Welsh border surrounded by silent townspeople who are watching, and waiting for you to decide to lose your soul.” Sustaining, CBS. (14:30; 15:45)
THE DARK (1940s) Arch Oboler’s fantastic “Light’s Out” story about persons who are turned inside out! (8:35)
THE WHISTLER (6-19-43) “House of Terror.” A woman marries an older man who winds up buried in the cellar. Sustaining, CBS. (16:10; 13:35)
MURDER AT MIDNIGHT (8-18-47) “Island of the Dead.” The story of a dead man who comes
back for revenge. Syndicated. (10:50; 14:15)
SUSPENSE (12-5-46) “The House in Cypress Canyon” starring Robert Taylor, Howard Duff, Hans Conried and Cathy Lewis. “Unearthly cries and blood oozing from under a locked door” go with a newly purchased house. Roma Wines, CBS. (13:20; 16:25)
(NOTE: As usual, this THOSE WERE THE DAYS broadcast will be presented on a special Ghost-to-Ghost network! Don’t miss it if you can!).
On the Air 1-5 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 1984, WNIB-FM
