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The Alan Young Show (1950)
Anyone remember The Alan Young Radio Show ?.
I'm afraid I missed this series of the early 1950s. The Korean War really detracted from my television watching during those years, but I was wondering if anyone remembered the original "Alan Young Show" on the radio (NBC) in the late 1940s.
As a kid living in Brooklyn at the time I could ride the subway for a nickle to the RCA (now the GE) building and have access to some of the best live entertainment available free of charge. I would see "The Perry Como Show" in Studio 6A and then walk across the lobby to Studio^B for the Alan Young Show". The show had a terrific cast that included a not-very- well-known Jim Backus as Alan's rival for girlfriend Betty, and Ed Begley as Betty's father. Backus used his upper-class aristocratic accent that became very well known years later when he played the millionaire on "Gillligan's Island". Begley of course later enjoyed a long career as a fine dramatic actor in films and on stage.
Any other old-timers who remember ?
Jeopardy (1953)
Great commercial for the 1950 Ford.
"Jeopardy" nominally starred Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan and Ralph Meeker.
ButI felt the real star of this picture was the 1950 Ford convertible seen in every exciting scene in this picture. The car really took a beating.
I suspect they used 5 or 6 different vehicles because the car was really abused at the hands of Ralph Meeker in certain scenes.
Maybe director John Sturges was trying draw a comparison between Meeker's treatment of the car and how he treated Barbara Stanwyck.
At the very least "Jeopardy" was one of the best commercials Ford ever had.