Old-time radio

Details for The Mayor of the Town


Episode Data from GOLDIN
Episode NameEpisode #Air DateNotes
The Mayor of the Town1942-09-06The first show of the series. Young Tom Williams wants to quit law school and join the Navy. A well-written, patriotic story. One commercial has been deleted.
The Mayor of the Town1942-09-13The Mayor's grand-daughter has a crush on John Andrews, who's planning to marry her mother!
The Mayor of the Town1942-09-20Amy Lou, the town tomboy, has volunteered to join the nurses overseas, and serves on Bataan. The last few seconds of the program have been deleted.
The Mayor of the Town1942-09-27A Hollywood film studio is running a "Papa Dear" contest in Springdale. The winner is...the mayor! The last few seconds of the program have been deleted. The final show on NBC, the program switches to CBS for the next program.
The Mayor of the Town1942-10-07The first show of the series on CBS. The mayor is asked to take care of an eleven-year-old war orphan. A heartwarming, tearful script. The system cue has been deleted.
The Mayor of the Town1942-10-21The mayor puts two problems together; an abandoned baby and an old woman abandoned in another way. The system cue has been deleted.
The Mayor of the Town1942-11-04After the mayor persuades Dr. Elliott to practice medicine once again, the doctor's first patient dies while under his care. The system cue has been deleted.
The Mayor of the Town1942-12-02A famous pianist breaks his lover's heart for a secret reason. The mayor lends a hand.
The Mayor of the Town1942-12-09A man with a limp and a mysterious cane add excitement and espionage to the life of the mayor of Springdale.
The Mayor of the Town1943-01-06When Janie Williams is told that she cannot have her baby, she runs away from Springdale. This is a continuation of the story line of September 6, 1942 (the first show of the series, see cat. #54692).
The Mayor of the Town1943-03-03The story of Dick Miller, a submariner with a fear of the sea. Lionel Barrymore reads someone else's lines in one spot!
The Mayor of the Town1943-03-17The mayor searches for Mary Meyer, in hiding and suspected of murder.
The Mayor of the Town1943-03-24A phony artist seems to be very interested in a group of cups sent to Sharon from overseas. The final commercial and system cue have been deleted.
The Mayor of the Town1943-03-31The mayor and guest Bob Hope find themselves in a haunted house...with a dead body. Harlow Wilcox explains the new (and very complex) food rationing system. The final commercial and system cue have been deleted.
The Mayor of the Town1943-04-14The mayor tries to spend a quiet evening at home, without much success. Marlene Dietrich makes an impassioned plea for the Second War Loan.
The Mayor of the Town1943-04-28The mayor has a very strange, but love-filled day in Spring. To celebrate Lionel Barrymore's sixty-fifth birthday (and his fiftieth year on the stage), James Cagney and the show's cast offer birthday wishes. Agnes Moorehead and Lionel Stander sing the middle Rinso commercial!
The Mayor of the Town1943-05-05There's going to be a big amateur contest in Springdale, with a $100 prize. Susie Robertson is determined to win the contest...her way. The program ends with a long government anti-inflation announcement.
The Mayor of the Town1943-05-12The recording starts in error with an Artie Shaw broadcast on another network. Susie Robertson is engaged to Colin Randolph, the movie star!
The Mayor of the Town1943-06-23The mayor finds himself cat-sitting five cats and a dog and contending with an important Lodge election.
The Mayor of the Town1943-06-30Toni McCafferty, the mayor's secretary, is eager to renew her acquaintance with Captain Bill Kennedy, a Marine hero. Captain Kennedy isn't very much interested in girls. Movie-Radio Guide names Lionel Barrymore the "Favorite Radio Actor On The Air." Claire Trevor presents the award.
A Christmas Carol1943-12-24The well-known Christmas story, as told by the best Scrooge of them all. The show ends with Christmas music and no system cue. This is completely out of the program's format; but if Lionel Barrymore is working for you, you CANNOT fail to do, "A Christmas Carol."
The Mayor of the Town1944-12-23The program departs from ts usual format for a dramatization of, "A C|hristmas Caroll." Lionel Barrymore portrays Scrooge for the 10th time on the air. AFRS program name: "The Globe Theatre."
The Mayor of the Town1945-12-22The regular characters and situations of the series are suspended for a traditional performance of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. The date is subject to correction.
The Rocking Chair1946-07-13Will sentiment find a place in the heart of an interior decorator?
The Mayor of the Town1946-10-19Marilly's quarantined in a house with measles (and doesn't appear on the show).
A Christmas Carol1946-12-218:30 P.M. Lionel Barrymore's holiday radio performance. The program title is announced as, "A Christmas Carol," but it's listed as, "The Mayor Of The Town" as the program was broadcast in the program's regular time slot with similar cast members. The program is followed at 8:55 P.M. by "Ned Calmer and The News."
The Mayor of the Town1948-01-21A little girl in town with polio gives the Mayor an idea of what to do with all the town's used Christmas trees.
All on an April EveningA moving drama about a Mrs. Ryan, who is upset because the body of her son Joe is being brought home. The system cue has been deleted.