On this Christmas-centric edition of Hollywood 360, we have holiday episodes of RED RYDER, THER GREAT GILDERSLEEVE, THE SILENT MEN, and THE BOB HOPE SHOW with Blondie and Dagwood as guest stars. Plus, SUSPENSE and FAMILY THEATRE with Shirley Temple.
Episode Segments:
H360: Red Ryder OTR Western: Red Ryder 12-23-48 “Christmas Show” starring Brooke Temple. Bad guys are trying to rob a trade-wagon full of Christmas presents. Red Ryder to the rescue! Cast: John McGovern. Spon. by Langendorf Bread. Mutual.
OTR Comedy Part 1: The Great Gildersleeve 12-20-50 “A Christmas Present for Kathryn” starring Willard Waterman. Gildy is determined to impress a girl with a fancy Christmas present and learns the true meaning of Christmas when he reads “Why the Chimes Rang” for kids in a hospital. Cast: Cathy Lewis, Earl Ross, Lillian Randolph and Walter Tetley. Spon. by Kraft. NBC.
H360: Family Theater Waterman. Gildy is determined to impress a girl with a fancy Christmas present and learns the true meaning of Christmas when he reads “Why the Chimes Rang” for kids in a hospital. Cast: Cathy Lewis, Earl Ross, Lillian Randolph and Walter Tetley. Spon. by Kraft. NBC.
OTR Drama: Family Theatre 12-15-48 “A Daddy for Christmas” hosted by Shirley Temple. A young boy wants a daddy for Christmas in a heartwarming drama. Cast: Pat O’Brien, Bobby Driscoll and Linda Johnson. Sustaining. Mutual.
H360: The Bob Hope Show OTR Drama: The Silent Men 12-23-51 “Souvenirs of War” starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. A counter-intelligence agent fights the illegal sale of weapons. Cast: Stan Waxman, Jerry Farber and Glen Vernon. Sustaining. NBC.
OTR Comedy Part 1: The Bob Hope Show 12-20-38 “Christmas Show” starring Bob Hope with special guests, Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton as Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead. It’s Christmas with the Bumsteads and then Bob and Bill Goodwin visit a haunted house. Cast: Mel Blanc and Jerry Colonna. Spon. by Pepsodent. NBC.
H360: Suspense OTR Comedy Part 2: The Bob Hope Show 12-20-38 “Christmas Show” starring Bob Hope with special guests, Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton as Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead. It’s Christmas with the Bumsteads and then Bob and Bill Goodwin visit a haunted house. Cast: Mel Blanc and Jerry Colonna. Spon. by Pepsodent. NBC.
OTR Mystery: Suspense 12-20-59 “A Korean Christmas Carol” starring Bill Lipton. The story of a strange G.I., his A.W.O.L. bag and an even stranger Christmas battle. Cast: Alan Manson, Santos Ortega, Lyle Sudrow and Lawson Zerbe. CBS.