BW - EP133: Thanksgiving With I Love A Mystery (1949‪)‬ Breaking Walls

In Breaking Walls episode 133 we spend Thanksgiving 1949 with the cast of I Love a Mystery.

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Highlights:
• Thanksgiving Eve, 1949
• Carlton E. Morse—Budget Stretcher
• The First Two I Love a Mystery Runs
• Mutual Broadcasting in 1949—I Love a Mystery Relaunches
• Thanksgiving Day 1949—Thorson and Boles
• Mercedes McCambridge—Oscar Winner
• Tony Randall’s Early Career
• I Love a Mystery is Canceled
• Parley Baer and One Final Pilot
• Wrapping Things Up
• Looking Ahead to Christmas With Jack Benny

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The reading material used in today’s episode was:
On the Air — By John Dunning
The I Love A Mystery Companion — By Martin Grams Jr.
Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg

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On the interview front:

• Parley Baer, Jim Boles, Mercedes McCambridge, Carlton E. Morse, Tony Randall, Russell and Don Wilson, were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com.

• Parley Baer and Himan Brown were with SPERDVAC. For more info, go to SPERDVAC.com.

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Selected music featured in today’s episode was:
Sligo Creek — By Al Petteway
It All Depends on You — By Frank Sinatra
Shenandoah — By Michael Hanna
The Holly and the Ivy — By George Winston

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A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene.

For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com.

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Thank you to:
Tony Adams
Steven Allmon
Ron Baron
Orson Orsen Chandler
Phil Erickson
Eirik Davey-Gislason
Jessica Hanna
Perri Harper
Briana Isaac
Thomas M. Joyce
Ryan Kramer
Gary Mollica
Barry Nadler
Christian Neuhaus
Aimee Pavy
Martin Schwartz
Ray Shaw
John Williams

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