Tonight, August 10, 2025, from 8 to 10 pm, another FAVORITE STORY “The Man Who Sold his Shadow to the Devil,” an example of the latest AI restoration technique with THE NICHOLS FAMILY OF FIVE from the Pearl Harbor recordings, and Olivia DeHavilland as twin sisters in “The Dark Mirror” from SCREEN DIRECTOR'S PLAYHOUSE in 1950. We begin, as ever, with our weekly episode of GUNSMOKE.

Tune in to WBAI-NY 99.5 FM at 8pm, or listen to the stream at wbai.org for THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO, produced by Max Schmid.

GUNSMOKE from CBS (via the AFRTS) on Sept 15, 1957 #284 "Child Labor.” Oris Sybert hires two orphans to break his wild horses. Everyone knows that Sybert's up to no good. With William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, written by Robert Mitchell, editorial supervision by John Meston, SFX by Ray Kemper & Bill James, announcer George Walsh.
 

FAVORITE STORY from KFI, Los Angeles origination, Ziv syndication 1947 #18 "The Man Who Sold His Shadow To The Devil." The "favorite story" of Robert Frost. Peter Schlemihl sells his shadow to the Devil for a bottomless wallet (the gold sack of Fortunatus), only to find that a man without a shadow is shunned by human societies. Host: Ronald Colman, story by Louis Charles Adlebert Chamisso, starring Sam Edwards, Tru Boardman, Barbara Eiler, Cy Kendall, Dink Trout, William Conrad, written & produced by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee, music by Claude Sweeten, arranged by Bob Mitchell.

THE NICHOLS FAMILY OF FIVE from the Red net on Dec 07, 1941 for Vicks Vaporub, Vicks Va-tro-nol, Prince Matchabelli Perfumes. Red Net Pearl Harbor Coverage. Part 9. 5:30 to 6:00 P. M. Mrs. Nichols tries to sell an antique sea chest, which puts a saw into Mr. Nichol's hand. Captain Fargo and Aunt Josephine both visit and confuse a bargain in antiques. Possibly the second show of the series.

SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE from NBC on March 31, 1950 #62 "The Dark Mirror" for RCA. Olivia De Havilland appears in a tour de force performance as twin sisters, one of whom is a homicidal maniac. With John Dehner, Francis X. Bushman, David Ellis, announcer Jimmy Wallington.

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