Episodes
Friday Jan 02, 2009
Backstage Wife - July 3, 1947
Friday Jan 02, 2009
Friday Jan 02, 2009
Now that we're in a great mood and ready to face the day with a smile, let's have some heartbreak and tears, courtesy of the long-running soap opera, "Backstage Wife", the program that attempts to answer the question, "What is it like to be married to a famous star?" In the program of July 3, 1947, originally broadcast on NBC, playwright Eric Jackson, who has a hankering for Mary, is signing a deal to produce a play at a summer playhouse so he can be close to Mary. What will Mary's husband Larry make of this? The show is sponsored by Haley's M-O and Energine. The program was transferred to digital directly from an original acetate line check made by an unknown local NBC affiliate; it includes the opening system cue.
Thursday Oct 30, 2008
Joyce Jordan MD – July 3, 1947
Thursday Oct 30, 2008
Thursday Oct 30, 2008
Thursday Oct 30, 2008
Laura Lawton – Sept. 3, 1947
Thursday Oct 30, 2008
Thursday Oct 30, 2008
What does it mean to be married to one of the richest and most attractive men in the world? Well, we probably won’t be asking Melinda Gates about that, but we might get some insight from "Laura Lawton", a soap opera broadcast on NBC in the 1940s. The series looks at "the conflict between love and riches in a world everyone dreams of – but where so few dreams come true". Sounds like a reality tv show on MTV, doesn’t it? From September 3rd, 1947, we offer this episode, brought to you by Bab-O Cleanser, where Gail deals with her sister-in-law, who is putting a plan in motion that may mean Gail’s downfall. And, yes, all the scheming and high drama going on with these people does sound much like a modern day reality tv show. They should all be voted off the island. The show was transferred from an original Audiodisc acetate recorded from the NBC network line by an unknown local station, probably for time-shifting purposes during Daylight Savings Time or a similar purpose. (There's no label to post a picture of this time around.)