Radio and television mirror (Jan-June 1950)

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OUR GAL SUNDAY Irene Galway heard on CBS 12:45 P.M. CAST: Sunday, married to Lord Henry Brinthrope; Hazel Carter, crippled daughter of Lewis Carter, who is devoted to his brilliant ward Joyce Irwin; Peter Galway, Lord Henry's friend and neighbor, at whose request the mysterious Roy Kingsley has been hired as a gardener on the Brinthrope estate, Black Swan Hall. BACKGROUND: Sunday realizes that the tension in the Carter household will finally come to a head over Roy Kingsley, for Hazel is driven close to hysteria as she suspects that Roy, the only man who ever noticed her, is being drawn away by Joyce's dazzling charm. RECENTLY: The mystery of Roy Kingsley approaches solution as the Brinthropes are told that he is a government agent on a strange and secret mission. How will this involve Clifford Steele, the New York real estate man who has come to Fairbrooke to talk to Lord Henry about going into partnership with him . . . and who has long been in love with Joyce Irwin? And will Sunday be able to prevent the tragedy toward which the Carters and Joyce are heading? THIS IS NORA DRAKE Charles Dobbs heard on CBS 2:30 P.M. CAST: Nora Drake, a nurse, who thinks she is falling out of love with the young lawyer, Charles Dobbs; George, Charles's scapegrace brother, married to Dorothy, who can't decide why she stays with him — but doesn't leave; Tom Morley, who blames Charles and Nora for the death of his father; Suzanne Turrie, brilliant young pianist deeply in love with Charles. BACKGROUND: Tom's bitter threat of revenge against Charles takes shape when he discovers in his dead father's safe a forged check which enables him to bring suit against George. Unable to persuade Tom to call off the suit, Charles and Dorothy pool all their cash for George's bail. RECENTLY: Tom, meanwhile, has found another way to disrupt Charles' life. He convinces Suzanne that Charles, whom she hoped desperately might fall in love with her, has really loved Nora all along, and takes advantage of the girl's disillusionment to make an ally of her. Then the most crushing blow of all falls: George disappears, forfeiting the bail Charles and Dorothy had so painfully scraped together. SECOND MRS. BURTON Brad Burton heard on CBS 2:00 P.M. CAST: Terry Burton, married to Stan Burton, merchant of Dickston; their children, teenage Brad, baby Wendy; Barbara Wright, who is on her way to visit the Burtons when she is hurt in a train crash; Helen Greene, who usurps her place. BACKGROUND: Knowing of Barbara only through a phone call from Terry's father in far-off Wisconsin, the Burtons welcome Helen, never dreaming that the real Barbara is in a distant town struggling against the amnesia she suffered during the crash. RECENTLY: The mentally unbalanced Helen, armed with the information Barbara innocently gave her as they were traveling together, loses no time in disrupting the Burton home. Irresponsible, a liar and a thief, she involves them in much embarrassment through her pilfering of small objects which she disposes of through Grimes, who runs a junkshop and acts as a "fence" for stolen goods. Through her negligence, Wendy falls seriously ill. And a climax threatens as Helen, fancying herself in love with Stan, begins a gossip campaign against Terry which may destroy Terry's home. JUST PLAIN BILL Kerry Donovan heard on NBC 5:30 P.M. CAST: Bill Davidson, barber of Hartville; his daughter Nancy, married to lawyer Kerry Donovan; Karen Ross, who is trying to save her father, John Ross, from ruin by flirting with wealthy Wesley Franklin; Vera, Franklin's despised wife. BACKGROUND: Headstrong in her determination to save her father, Karen continues her dangerous flirtation with Franklin in spite of Bill's cautioning advice. Kerry, meanwhile, is in a difficult situation. When Franklin first came to town, he engaged Kerry to look after his interests, and now the young law yer finds himself helping to destroy one of Bill's oldest friends. RECENTLY: Finally Kerry makes his decision— he withdraws from Franklin's employ. But Karen Ross finds herself caught in her own trap as Franklin agrees to drop his campaign against her father if she will marry him after he divorces Vera! But her problem approaches a tragic solution: Franklin disappears under strange circumstances that makes it look as if John Ross knows more about the disappearance than he will reveal. YOUNG WIDDER BROWN' Janey Brown heard on NBC 4:45 P.M. R M 66 CAST: Ellen Brown, a young widow, who provides for herself and her children, Mark and Janey, by running a tearoom; Dr. Anthony Loring, Ellen's fiance; David Campbell, who wants to marry Ellen; Angela McBride, who wants Anthony; Amanda Cathcart, David's possibly unbalanced sister. BACKGROUND: Anthony suffers deeply when Ellen, having lost her memory in an accident, appears unable to recall the closeness of their relationship, and indicates interest in young David. But Anthony suddenly realizes that he cannot just wait for Ellen's memory to return. He, and he alone, must do something to help her. RECENTLY: Fate helps Anthony to choose the right moment to make a powerful appeal to Ellen's emotions . . . and with indescribable joy he sees the light of recognition in her eyes. She remembers him — she remembers everything! But now Angela, seeing the ruin of all her hopes, makes a desperate resolution. If Anthony cannot be lured away from Ellen, then Ellen herself must be destroyed! Will Angela succeed in trapping Ellen into the danger she plans for her? DAYTIME DIARY— A NEW