Radio and television mirror (Jan-June 1950)

ROAD OF LIFE Frank Dana heard on NBC 3:15 P.M. CAST: Dr. Jim Brent, who does not suspect that his wife, just returned to him and his daughter Janey after a year-long absence, is not the real "Carol Brent" but an impostor; Beth Lambert, the actress trained to pose as "Carol" by a gang that wants information about Jim's important work at Wheelock Hospital; Frank Dana, a newspaperman who is suspicious of the story Beth tells to explain Carol's absence. BACKGROUND: Though Beth's mission gets off to a successful start, her own emotions interfere. Janey and Jim begin to mean too much to her ... so much that she starts faking the information she sends to Rockwell, head of the gang which employs her. RECENTLY: Beth, now hoping she can prevent the ruin of Jim's work, doesn't know that Frank Dana has sent a man to Europe to investigate her background. His suspicions gain strength when he learns of a meeting between Beth and Rockwell, who is now pretty sure that he is being deceived and comes to check on Beth. Time is what Beth needs . . . time enough to gain Jim's confidence and tell him the truth. ROMANCE OF HELEN TRENT Helen Trent beard on CBS 12:30 P.M. CAST: Helen Trent, Hollywood designer, fighting for her life against the charge that she murdered producer Rex Carroll; Gil Whitney, resourceful lawyer, working desperately for Helen because he believes her innocent — and loves her; Cynthia Swanson, always Helen's enemy; her maid Francine, whose association with the sinister Karl Dorn involves her in Carroll's murder. BACKGROUND: Found in Carroll's apartment alone with his dead body, Helen's explanation that he was dead when she arrived makes no impression on the police. Gil, working his way through tangled evidence, finally collects enough material to persuade the District Attorney to issue warrants for the arrest of Dorn and Francine. RECENTLY: The bewildered Francine, who was hypnotized by Dorn at the time of Carroll's murder, does not know how deeply she is involved. But she agrees to run away with Dorn when he orders her to do so. In his anxiety to leave no witness who can testify to his frequent visits, Dorn tries to kill the doorman of Carroll's building. This is a mistake . . . perhaps his last. ROSEMARY Brad Boyden heard on CBS 11:45 A.M. CAST: Rosemary, wife of Bill Roberts, who joins him in New York where he has accepted a promising new job in an advertising firm; Lefty Higgins, gangster, whose relationship with Bill's first wife keeps him on the fringes of the Roberts' lives. BACKGROUND: Bill's trip to New York makes history in Springdale, for at the last minute his assistant, Jane Springham, decides to go along. Some time later Jane returns, and frankly tells Rosemary that she loves Bill. However, when she told him so when they were alone in New York, he in sisted that she go back to Springdale. RECENTLY: Completely convinced of Bill's love, Rosemary joyfully wires him she is on her way to join him. But there is no Bill to meet her, and since she can't seem to contact his office, she spends a frantic time searching for him before he finally finds her. Sent off at the last minute on an urgent outof-town deal, he made arrangements to have her met, which misfired. But now they are together in the luxurious apartment Bill's boss found for them, and eagerly embark on an exciting new phase of their marriage. SECOND MRS. BURTON Stan Burton heard on CBS 2:00 P.M. CAST: Terry Burton, whose husband Stan is a merchant in Dickston; Barbara Wright, who is hurt in a railway crash on her way to the Burton's; the strange traveling-companion who steals her purse, and her identity, and whose real name is Helene Gruner. BACKGROUND: Having made room in their home for Barbara at the request of Terry's father, the Burtons welcome Helene . . . unaware that the real Barbara is fighting amnesia in a nearby town. But almost at once Helene behaves oddly; she is tough, evasive, and steals jewelry from Terry and merchandise from the store. RECENTLY: Still without a memory, Barbara finds the Burton address in her coat pocket and impulsively goes to it. When she sees Helene, she starts remembering, and Helene knowing that if Barbara succeeds in regaining her memory she will be in danger of imprisonment, frantically tries to kill Barbara. But Jerry and Stan, their suspicions thoroughly aroused, pick up the trail Helene has left and manage to arrive in time to rescue Barbara. Meanwhile . . . who is the mysterious stranger trailing Stan? STELLA DALLAS Minnie Grady heard on NBC 4:15 P.M. CAST: Stella Dallas, who believes that her simple, homely personality has no place in her daughter's life now that Laurel is married to wealthy Richard Grosvenor; Mrs. Grosvenor, Dick's widowed mother; Gordon and Mercedes Crale, who gain Mrs. Grosvenor's confidence, and whom Stella instinctively distrusts. BACKGROUND: Seeing Laurel's happiness threatened, Stella sacrifices her own principles against interfering, and tries to warn Mrs. Grosvenor against Gordon. But the deluded woman goes ahead with plans to marry the smooth gentleman who — as Stella fears — is merely after the Grosvenor money. RECENTLY: Though Stella can't destroy Mrs. Grosvenor's faith in Crale, she can work to save Laurel's marriage from Mercedes Crale's obvious determination to break it up. Then one of Crale's associates double-crosses him, stealing some securities which Mrs. Grosvenor planned to give to Crale to invest for her. Stella sees that the Crale plot is even worse than she suspected. Fortunately, Dick is now on her side — but, even together, can they save his mother? 63 DAYTIME DIARY—