Movies, Radio, and Broadway of the 40's

1. Perry Mason 1943-1955 Week-day crime serial. Created by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason (lawyer) played by 1. Bartlett Robinson, 2. Santos Ortega, 3. Donald Briggs, 4 John Larkin. Paul Drake (investigator) played by 1. Matt Crowley, 2. Charles Webster. Della Street (secretary) played by 1. Gertrude Warner, 2. Jan Miner, 3. Joan Alexander. Lt. Tragg played by 1. Frank Dane, 2. Mandel Kramer.

2. I Love a Mystery 1939-1953. A serial drama. Created by Carlton E. Morse. Russell Thorson played by Jack Packard, Athena Lor played by Gerry Booker, Jim Boles played by Doc Long.

3. The Lone Ranger (forties). Created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. The Lone Ranger (masked man) played by 1. George Stenius (Seaton), 2. Brace Beemer, 3. Earl W. Graser, Tonto (Indian companion) played by John Todd.

4. Inner Sanctum mystery series 1941-1952. Created by Himan Brown. Each episode began with the sound of a doorknob turning and a creaking door opening. Raymond (creepy host) played by Raymond Edward Johnson. Various radio actors and guests.

5. Pepper Young's Family 1936-1940's, a soap opera serial. Created by Elaine Stern Carrington. Pepper young played by 1. Curtis Armal 1936-1940's., 2. Lawson Zerbe to 1945, 3. Mason Adams after 1945.

6. The Green Hornet 1936-1952, drama series. Created by Fran Striker and George W. Trendle. Britt Reid played by Al Hodge. Kate played by Raymond Hayashi and others.

7. The Grand Ole Opry 1925-present. Longest running country music radio show. Created by George Dewey Hay. Among many singers were Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton. Comedy routines by Minnie Pearl.

8. Your Hit Parade 1935-1955 weekly best songs. Vocalists sang top hit songs. Among many vocalists were Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, and Johnny Mercer.

9. The Cisco Kid 1942-1956. Two Mexicans rob the rich. Written by Larry Hays. The Cisco Kid was played by 1. Jackson Beck, 2. Jack Mather. Pancho played by 1. Louis Sonn, 2. Harry Lang.

10. The Whistler 1942-1955 mystery drama. Opened with the sound of footsteps and whistling. Created by J. Donald Wilson. The Whistler was played by 1. Gale Gordon, 2. Joseph Keanes, 3. Marvin Miller, 4. Bill Johnstone, 5. Everett Clarke.

Top Ten Movies-

1. Casablanca

1942 WWII love story. Director Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid.

2. Mrs. Miniver
1942 war movie, Academy Award for best picture. Director William Wyler, starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, .

3. Spellbound
1945 mystery thriller. Director Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck,.

4. For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943 romance. Director Sam Wood, starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff.

5. Meet Me In St. Louis
1944 musical romance. Director Vincent Minnelli, starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Tom Drake, Mary Astor.

6. Watch on the Rhine
1943 spy story. Director Herman Shumin, starring Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald.

7. The Lost Weekend
1945 life of an alcoholic, Director Billy Wilder, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman.

8. Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 musical about George Cohan. Director Michael Curtiz, starring James Cagney, Joan Leslie.

9. Wake Island
1942 war story. Director John Farrow, starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, William Bendix, McDonald Carey.

10. Going My Way
1944 musical drama. Director Leo Mc Carey, starring Bing Crosby, Rise Stevens, Barry Fitzgerald.

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1940~
“Pal Joey”
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, composers. Starring Gene Kelly, Vivienne Segal, June Havoc. Song: “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.”

“Panama Hattie”
Starred Ethel Merman.

1941
“Arsenic and Old Lace”
Play by Joseph Kesselring. Director Bretaigne Stardust. Cast: Jean Adair, John Alexander, Boris Karloff, Josephine Hull.

“Lady in the Dark”
By composers, Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill, Moss Hart. Songs: “My Ship” and “Jenny.”Starring Denny Kanjo and Gertrude Lawrence.
“Let’s Face It”
Starring Eve Arden and Danny Kaye.

1942
“By Jupiter”
By Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, starring Ray Bolger.

“This is the Army”
Irving Berlin, composer. Song: “I left my Heart at the Stage Door Canteen.”

1943
“Oklahoma”
Composers Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Starring Alfred Drake (baritone), and Celeste Holm. Song: “People Will Say We’re in Love.”

“Something for the Boys”
Starring Ethel Merman. Cole Porter’s song: “Hey, Good Lookin.”

1944
“Harvey”
Play by Mary Chase. Starring Frank Faye and Josephine Hull. Pulitizer Prize for Drama 1945.