Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1950)

LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL Here's your guide to good listening on the daytime drama circuit — plot, character, time, station information Papa David heard on NBC 3 P.M. EST Col Duncan, the small-town Texas singer, learned fast to take advantage of his opportunities. Chichi, trying to further Col's career, enlisted the help of glamorous actress Lise Martaine, and Cal quickly saw that making love to Lise would be more profitable than continuing to charm the unimportant Chichi. Recklessly deciding that it's a mistake to get serious about any man, Chichi embarks on a life dedicated to having fun — mainly at the Sapphire Room, a chic rendezvous run by an old friend of hers, Reynolds Coleman, who may— or may not — be going straight. In an effort to find out just what Coley is up to, Detective Craig Roberts becomes Chichi's frequent escort. GUIDING LIGHT. Bertha Bauer heard on CBS 1:45 P.M. EST Little Chuckie White does not survive the accident which, his mother Meta bitterly believes, was the direct result of his father's mistaken theories about how to bring up a child. So determined was Ted White to reduce Meta's control over their child and bring Chuckie up to be a real boy that he forced the child into vigorous activities completely unsuited to his personality and needs, and prevented him from doing what he really enjoyed, painting. Strained beyond endurance by the dreadful situation in Chuckie's death, Meta finally explodes in a desperately tragic action. She shoots Ted White, and does not even seem to mind when she is jailed. What does life hold for Meta? LORENZO JONES. Lorenzo Jones heard on NBC 4:30 P.M. EST The Joneses, Belle and Lorenzo, have made a pact never to mention the name of Fifi, the Parisienne whose stories about the youth machine on which she and Lorenzo were going to make a fortune turned out to be a complete fake. Unfortunately Lorenzo learned the truth about Fifi only after he had borrowed money to pay her passage back to France. Chastened but still eager to keep working on his inventions, Lorenzo advertises in the local paper for ideas, and after giving the answers much thought decides to start work on a noiseless vacuum cleaner. The first and most important step is taken when he acquires financial backing . . . but what happens after that? HILLTOP HOUSE. Dr. Jeff Browning heard on CBS 3:15 P.M. EST Julie Paterno, supervisor of the orphanage Hilltop House, sees the shadowy threat of a serious problem as one of her charges, teen-age Pixie, falls into the "wrong crowd" at high school. Pixie was a delightful child until recently when she learned that her real father had died in jail. Believing that the family who had planned to adopt her would not want her when this fact came out, Pixie believes her entire life is ruined, and starts going out with a boy who has already built up a record at Children's Court. Will Pixie's instinctive knowledge of right and wrong help her to work out this situation? How much can Julie do to control her, otherwise? MA PERKINS. Fay heard on CBS 1:15 P.M. EST Shuffle Shober, knowing for certain that Ma's cousins, the Hammachers, are up to no good, is still unable to prove his conviction. Ma's affection and family loyalty blind her to all the machinations of Ed and his son Sylvester to obtain control of her lumber yard, and Shuffle knows they have plans too for Ma's daughter Fay and Fay's considerable fortune. Anxiously trying to show Ma what the Hammachers are doing to her whole little world, Shuffle runs into nothing but trouble. Shuffle himself has virtually been driven out of Rushville Center by the Hammachers; Willy, Ma's son-in-law, has been forced out of the lumber yard — can nobody see the truth? JUST PLAIN BILL. Kerry Donovan heard on NBC 5:30 P.M. EST Bill Davidson is upset at the disturbance caused in the marriage of his daughter, Nancy, by Dr. Leonard Drew. The young doctor, who pulled Nancy through a serious operation, is believed by Nancy's husband, Kerry, to be in love with her. Dr. Drew's divorced wife, Vivian, still jealous of her former husband, seems to have the same idea, and this strengthens Kerry's suspicions to the point where even Bill, for whom he has great regard, cannot persuade him that he is exaggerating. However, to Bill's astonishment, it suddenly appears that maybe he is wrong and Kerry and Vivian are right, for in a dramatic moment Dr. Drew himself admits his fondness for Nancy. NONA FROM NOWHERE Nona heard on CBS 3 P.M. EST Nona Brady's career as a film star has begun to develop unexpected snags. First of all her picture is not the tremendous success predicted. Producer Vernon Dutell, who wants to marry Nona, is suddenly confronted with a girl out of his past, Kay Lanier, who is so determined to win Vernon back that she has threatened to kill Nona . . . and has won the help of Vernon's brother, Alvin, who resents Nona's influence over Vernon. Alvin is afraid that he won't be able to get as much out of Vernon with Nona around. Now Nona wonders what effect the mysterious Countess Zelma Armand is going to have on her foster father, Pat Brady. Is Pat interested in the glamorous European? RADIO MIRROR READER BONUS 65