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EPISODE INFORMATION FOR ''109 Showboat'' OLD TIME RADIO SHOW

Title:109 Showboat
Air Date:October-30-1950
Plot:span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">+ NBC net. "Show Boat". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was previously heard on The Railroad Hour on May 2, 1949, on October 3, 1949 (see cat. #94458) and subsequently heard on "The Railroad Hour" on January 19, 1953 (see cat. #90139). Gordon MacRae (host, performer), Carmen Dragon (conductor), Marvin Miller (announcer), Dorothy Kirsten, Lucille Norman, Earle Ross, Norma Varden, Edna Ferber (author), Jean Holloway (adaptor), Norman Luboff (choir director). 
File:Railroad Hour 501030 109 Showboat.mp3
File Size:6.87 MB
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