The Right to Happiness - At Times Seemingly Pleasant and Friendly

Irna Phillips (US 1939)

13 min

A bit of fun from the Old Time Radio Archive complete with ‘soap’ advertising.
"The Right to Happiness," an American Old Time Radio Soap Opera created by Irna Phillips, was broadcast across the country from its creation in 1939 until its demise in 1960. Irna Phillips creation was originally a spinoff for Guiding Light character Rose Kransky.

The show premiered on NBC's Blue Network on Oct 16, 1939. However Rose seems to have kept her ties the Five Points suburb of Chicago, and the show soon began to revolve around the loves and trials of Carolyn Allen. Carolyn was the daughter of a magazine editor.

First broadcast on NBC’s Blue Network

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Calling All Cars: Dinner Party Bandits

William N Robson for CBS (US 1934)

31 min

Some very polite ‘bandits’ arrive unexpected at a dinner party and fill their (car) boots.

Calling All Cars aired from 29 Nov 1933 until 8 Sep 1939 and originated on the West coast over the Columbia Broadcasting System. The show was sponsored by the Rio Grande Oil Company which was a part of the Sinclair Oil Corporation. The show only ran in areas where Rio Grande "Cracked" gasoline was sold.

The writer-director of the show was William N Robson. Each episode was dramatization of a true crime story, how each crime was solved and justice served. Episodes were introduced mainly by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department. Sgt Jesse Rosenquist, a police dispatcher was a part of the entire run of the series.

Wriiten by: William N Robson
Broadcast on CBS

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