Radio Index
Railroad Hour
Description
Music-drama anthology condenses musicals and operettas with Gordon MacRae and guest vocalists.
The Railroad Hour was a radio series of musical dramas and comedies broadcast from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s.
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Showtimes
Original schedule
- 19488:00 PM ETABC · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19498:00 PM ETNBC · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Cast & Crew
M
Marvin Miller
Announcer
Betty Lou Gerson
Cast
D
Dorothy Kinsella
Cast
E
Elaine Malbin
Cast
Jack Kirkwood
Cast
Janet Waldo
Cast
Jerry Hausner
Cast
Joseph Kearns
Cast
O
Otto Harbach
Cast
Peter Leeds
Cast
R
Rusty Morris
Cast
T
The Sportsmen
Cast
V
Vincent Pelletier
Cast
C
Carmen Dragon
Musician
J
John Rarig
Musician
Bea Benaderet
Cast
BBillie Burke
Cast
CClark Dennis
Cast
Dinah Shore
Cast
Dorothy Kirsten
Vocalist
Francis X. Bushman
Cast
GGladys Swarthout
Vocals
Gordon MacRae
Cast
Jane Powell
Vocalist
Jeanette Nolan
Cast
Jo Stafford
Cast
KKenny Baker
Cast
L
Lucille Norman
Vocalist
M
Margaret Truman
Cast
Margaret Whiting
Cast
MMimi Benzell
Vocalist
NNadine Conner
Vocalist
N
Norman Luboff
Choir Director
Olan Soule
Cast
Parley Baer
Cast
P
Patrice Munsel
Cast
Rise Stevens
Vocals
R
Rudolf Friml
composer
V
Victor Herbert
Composer
Victor Moore
Cast
References
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“Radio Drama - A Comprehensive Chronicle of American Network Programs, 1932-1962.” Grams Jr., Martin, n.d.
Hickerson, Jay. The 5th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
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Dunning, John. On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Sperdvac Radiogram.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.” New York Times, March 17, 1929.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, October 6, 1929.
Grams Jr., Martin. Radio Drama - A Comprehensive Chronicle of American Network Programs, 1932-1962.
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“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.