Alan E. Fisch collection of radio scripts 2140

Diann Benti

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2021 November

Doheny Memorial Library G4

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

ctlibarc@usc.edu

URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/cinematic-arts-library

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: Alan E. Fisch collection of radio scripts

Creator: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

source: Fisch, Alan E., 1928-2015

Identifier/Call Number: 2140

Physical Description: 3 Linear Feet 5 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1945-1946

Abstract: This collection contains scripts for more than 120 various episodes from approximately 20 radio shows broadcast by CBS in 1945 and 1946. The scripts were collected at the time by Alan Fisch (1928-2015), a student at the University of Southern California who also had a part time job at CBS.

Language of Material: English.

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Alan E. Fisch.

Biographical / Historical

Alan Edgar Fisch (1928-2015) received a BA in Business, Radio, and Cinema from the University of Southern California in 1951. He was later president of the Lawrin Lamp Company.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Alan E. Fisch collection of radio scripts, Collection no. 2140, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains scripts for more than 120 various episodes from approximately 20 radio shows broadcast by CBS in 1945 and 1946. The scripts were collected at the time by Alan Fisch (1928-2015), a student at the University of Southern California who also had a part time job at CBS. Some of the scripts have the handwritten name of a supporting cast member. The original file folders that held the scripts are located at the end of each corresponding box. An outdated index and box labels, as well as some CBS letterhead are at the end of the collection (Box 5, Folder 15).

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Radio programs -- United States -- 20th century

Scripts (documents)

Radio scripts

Radio programs -- Archival resources

Fisch, Alan E., 1928-2015

Academy Award (Show)

Jezebel; Guest - Bette Davis (2 copies) 1946-03-30

Box 1, Folder 1

Kitty Foyle; Guest - Ginger Rogers 1946-04-06

Box 1, Folder 1

The Story of Louis Pasteur; Guest - Paul Muni 1946-04-13

Box 1, Folder 2

Stagecoach; Guests - Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor 1946-05-04

Box 1, Folder 2

If I Were King; Guest - Ronald Colman 1946-05-11

Box 1, Folder 2

My Sister Eileen (Revised); Guests - Rosalind Russell and Janet Blair 1946-05-18

Box 1, Folder 2

The Informer; Guest - Victor McLaglen 1946-05-25

Box 1, Folder 3

The Adventures of Oliver Twist and Fagin (adapted for Columbia Recording Corp.); starring Basil Rathbone

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Box 1, Folder 4

The Antique Vase 1945-08-12

Box 1, Folder 4

The Apartment House 1945-09-23

Box 1, Folder 4

David In Love (2 copies) 1945-11-18

Box 1, Folder 5

Harriet's Day of Rest 1945-11-25

Box 1, Folder 5

David In Love 1945-12-02

Box 1, Folder 6

Christmas Show (3 copies) 1945-12-23

Box 1, Folder 7

Odd Facts 1946-02-10

Box 1, Folder 7

The Fixer 1946-02-17

Box 1, Folder 7

The Concert or the Fights 1946-03-03

Box 1, Folder 8

Dinner at Eight 1946-03-31

Box 1, Folder 8

The Gardeners 1946-05-05

Box 1, Folder 8

Ricky's Tooth (copy 1) 1946-05-19

Box 1, Folder 9

Ricky's Tooth (copy 2-3) 1946-05-19

Box 1, Folder 10

The Amazing Mrs. Danbury (Agnes Moorehead) 1946-05-19

Box 1, Folder 11

The Andrews Sisters (Program No. 26) 1946-03-27

Box 1, Folder 12

Answer Auction (Quiz Show) 1946-05-19

The Baby Snooks Show

Box 1, Folder 13

Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp (revised) 1946-02-17

Box 1, Folder 13

At School 1946-02-14

Box 1, Folder 13

The Show 1946-03-10

Box 1, Folder 13

The Auction 1946-05-19

Box 1, Folder 14

Beulah (The Marlin Hurt and Beulah Show) 1945-07-16-1945-12-23

Blondie

Box 1, Folder 15

Blondie Visits Camp (2 copies) 1945-07-15

Box 1, Folder 15

Blondie's Secret Lover 1946-01-27

Box 1, Folder 15

Blondie's Husband's Expense Account (second revision) 1946-04-07

Box 2, Folder 1

Calamity Jane 1946-03-31

Scope and Contents

2 copies - revised and 3rd edition (Agnes Moorehead)

Command Performance (Armed Forces Radio Service)

Box 2, Folder 2

Army Day Special #216; Guests - Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Bette Davis and The Andrews Sisters 1946-02-27

Box 2, Folder 2

#227; Guests - Esther Williams, Lum and Abner, Peggy Lee and Ransom Sherman 1946-05-09

Box 2, Folder 2

#228; Guests - Janet Blair, Ben Gage, Danny Kaye, Carmen Miranda, Falstaff (Alan Reed) and Hal Kantor 1946-05-16

Box 2, Folder 2

#229; Guests - Joan Leslie, Connie Haines, Garry Moore and Gildersleeve (Hal Peary) 1946-05-23

The Danny Kaye Show

Related Materials

See also The Jack Benny Show and Duffy's Tavern

Box 2, Folder 3

Guest - Edward Everett Horton 1946-03-15

Box 2, Folder 3

Guest - Jean Hersholt (4 copies) 1946-03-29

Box 2, Folder 4

Guests - The Andrews Sisters 1946-05-03

Box 2, Folder 5

The Dick Haymes Show 1946-01-19-1946-05-18

Box 2, Folder 6

Dr. Christian; Episode 356 - Our Daughter Barbara 1945-09-19

Box 2, Folder 6

Duffy's Tavern (substituting for Danny Kaye on The Danny Kaye Show); Guest - Pat O'Brien 1945-11-02

Box 2, Folder 7

The Frank Sinatra Show; Guest - Jimmy Durante (2 copies) 1946-02-27

Box 2, Folder 8

G.E. House Party; Host - Art Linkletter 1945-07-09-1945-07-13

Scope and Contents

Nos. 126-No.130 (plus CBS Music Sheet)

The Ginny Simms Show

Box 2, Folder 9

Guest - Bob Burns (revised) 1945-10-26

Box 2, Folder 9

Guests - George Burns and Gracie Allen 1945-11-02

Box 2, Folder 9

Guest - Ed Archie Gardner (revised) 1945-11-16

Box 2, Folder 9

Guests - Ozzie and Harriet (revised) 1945-11-23

Box 2, Folder 9

Guest - Dick Powell 1946-02-22

Box 2, Folder 9

Guest - Charles Laughton (revised) 1946-03-29

Box 2, Folder 10

The Hollywood Barn Dance; Host - Cottonseed Clark 1945-11-03

Hollywood Review

Box 2, Folder 11

Model Marriage 1945-10-23

Box 2, Folder 11

Secretary or Wife; Guest - Ann Dvorak 1945-10-30

Box 2, Folder 11

Strictly Business; Guest - Gail Patrick (2 copies) 1945-12-15

Box 2, Folder 12

Something's Going to Happen to Henry; Guest - Jane Wyatt (2 copies) 1946-01-26

Box 2, Folder 12

Hold That Memory; Guest - Bill Goodwin 1946-03-02

Box 2, Folder 12

Royal Welcome; Guest - Fred Brady 1946-03-16

Hollywood Star Time

Box 2, Folder 13

Shock; Vincent Price and Lynn Barri [i.e. Lynn Bari] (Advance Script) 1946-01-26

Box 2, Folder 13

Café Metropole; Cesar Romero and Gregory Ratoff 1946-03-17

Box 2, Folder 13

Junior Miss; Peggy Ann Garner, Allyn Joslyn and Barbara Whiting (second revision) 1946-03-24

Box 2, Folder 14

Strange Triangle - Lloyd Nolan and Signe Hasso 1946-03-31

Box 2, Folder 14

Hangover Square; Vincent Price, Linda Darnell and Faye Marlowe 1946-04-07

Box 2, Folder 14

Diamond Horseshoe; Betty Grable and Frank Latimore 1946-04-14

Box 2, Folder 15

The House On 92nd Street; Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso and William Eythe (4 copies) 1946-05-05

Box 2, Folder 16

Riders of the Purple Sage; George Montgomery and Lynn Bari 1946-05-12

Box 2, Folder 16

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo; Rex Harrison 1946-05-26

Box 3, Folder 1

The Jack Benny Show (substituting for Danny Kaye on The Danny Kaye Show) (revised) 1945-10-26

Box 3, Folder 2

The Jack Carson Show 1945-10-31-1946-05-08

Box 3, Folder 3

The Jack Kirkwood Show 1945-08-31-1946-02-25

Box 3, Folder 4

The Jimmy Durante - Garry Moore Show (2 copies, revised No. 47) 1946-01-11-1946-05-03

Box 3, Folder 5

The Joan Davis Show 1945-09-17-1946-05-11

Scope and Contents

#: 3,8,20 (preview), 24, 27, 37 (preview 2); 3 songs: Igga Dagga Phttt, Long Long Time, Massachusetts

Lux Radio Theatre scripts undated [1945-1946]

Box 3, Folder 6

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday; Guests - Gene Tierney and Walter Brennan (2 copies)

Box 3, Folder 6

Barnacle Bill; Guests - Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main

Box 3, Folder 6

The Clock; Guests - Judy Garland and John Hodiak

Box 3, Folder 7

Guest Wife; Guests - Don Ameche, Olivia de Havilland and Dick Foran (revised)

Box 3, Folder 7

I'll Be Seeing You; Guests - Joseph Cotton and Dorothy McGuire

Box 3, Folder 7

Johnny Eager; Guests - Robert Taylor and Van Heflin (2 copies)

Box 3, Folder 8

Now Voyager; Guests - Bette Davis and Gregory Peck (second revision)

Box 3, Folder 8

Pride of the Marines; Guest - John Garfield

Box 3, Folder 8

This Love of Ours; Guest - Rita Hayworth

Box 3, Folder 9

Thunderhead, Son of Flicka; Guests - Preston Foster, Roddy McDowall and Rita Johnson (revised)

Box 3, Folder 9

Tomorrow Is Forever; Guests - Claudette Colbert and Van Heflin (revised)

Box 3, Folder 10

The Valley of Decision; Guests - Greer Garson and Gregory Peck (2 copies)

Box 4, Folder 1

Maisie 1945-07-19-1946-02-20

Box 4, Folder 2

A Man Named Jordan (serial) 1945-07-13

The Mayor of the Town (with Lionel Barrymore)

Box 4, Folder 3

Tho We May Roam 1945-07-14

Box 4, Folder 3

Marilly Will Out (2 copies) 1945-09-29

Box 4, Folder 3

Hic! Hic! Hooray! (revised) 1945-10-20

Box 4, Folder 3

Home For Christmas (3 copies) 1945-12-15

Box 4, Folder 3

A Christmas Carol (Revised) 1945-12-22

Box 4, Folder 4

Sweet Alice, Where Art Thou? (2 copies) 1946-02-02

Box 4, Folder 4

Perchance To Dream (revised) 1946-02-09

Box 4, Folder 5

Fellow Citizen (2 copies) 1946-03-23

Box 4, Folder 5

Beat Me, Mayor (Revised - 2 copies) 1946-05-04

Box 4, Folder 5

Mother Marilly 1946-05-11

Meet Corliss Archer

Box 4, Folder 6

Raymond's Lending Library, #75 1945-07-12

Box 4, Folder 6

The Dictator's Death, #79 1945-07-26

Box 4, Folder 6

Raymond - Insurance Man, #4 (revised) 1946-05-19

Box 4, Folder 7

Meet the Missus (Quiz Show) 1945-12-01

Box 4, Folder 8

The Merry Life of Mary Christmas 1945-07-16-1945-07-23

Box 4, Folder 9

Money on the Line (Quiz Show) 1945-07-16-1945-07-23

Request Performance

Box 4, Folder 10

#16 (Final revision) Guests - Jack Haley, Veronica Lake, Shirley Ross and Rochester 1946-01-20

Box 4, Folder 10

#17 (Final revision) Guests - Alice Faye, Phil Harris, Lionel Barrymore and Meredith Willson 1946-01-27

Box 4, Folder 10

# 20 (2 scripts - 1 is final revision) Guests - Eddie Cantor, David Niven, Frances Lara Ford and Art Linkletter 1946-02-17

Box 4, Folder 11

#21 (Final revision) Guests - Rudy Vallee, Cass Daley, Edward Arnold and Jerry Colonna 1946-02-24

Box 4, Folder 11

#22 (Final revision) Guests - Ed Gardner, Oscar Levant, Cornel Wilde and ZaSu Pitts 1946-03-03

Box 4, Folder 11

#23 (Final revision - 2 copies) Guests - Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou, Janet Waldo, Corliss Archer, George Jessel, King Cole Trio and Louise Erickson (Date with Judy) 1946-03-10

Box 4, Folder 11

#24 (Final revision) Guests - Dorothy Lamour, Allan Young, Barry Fitzgerald, Jean Sablon 1946-03-17

Box 4, Folder 11

#25 (2 scripts - Revised and Final revision) Guests - Merle Oberon, Vera Vague, Joe E. Brown, The Merry Macs and Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny) 1946-03-24

Box 4, Folder 12

#26 (Final Revision) Guests - Ida Lupino, Lina Romay, Nigel Bruce, Ed Gardner, Bill Gadwin, Clark Dennis 1946-03-31

Box 4, Folder 12

#27 (2 scripts - 1 is final revision) Guests - Red Skelton, Helen Forrest, Dick Haymes, Slim Gaillard Trio and Ted Steele 1946-04-07

Box 4, Folder 12

#28 (Final revision) Guests - Jimmy Durante, Marilyn Maxwell, Charles Laughton and Mischa Auer 1946-04-14

Box 4, Folder 12

#29 Guests - Dick Powell (MC), Abbott and Costello, George Raft and Janet Waldo 1946-04-21

Screen Guild Players (Lady Esther Screen Guild Players)

Box 5, Folder 1

You Only Live Once; Guests - Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda 1945-10-29

Box 5, Folder 1

Hail the Conquering Hero; Guests - Eddie Bracken, William Demarest and Donna Reed 1945-11-05

Box 5, Folder 1

Paris Underground; Guests - Constance Bennett, George Rigaud, Kurt Kreuger and Gladys Cooper 1945-11-19

Box 5, Folder 1

Don Juan Quilligan; Guests - William Bendix and Phil Silvers (2 copies) 1946-02-11

Box 5, Folder 2

Sweethearts; Guests - Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald (2 copies) 1946-03-25

Box 5, Folder 2

A Night to Remember; Guests - Claire Trevor and Brian Donlevy 1946-04-08

Box 5, Folder 2

Her First Beau; Guests - Elizabeth Taylor, Lon McCallister and Walter Brennan 1946-04-15

Box 5, Folder 2

The Cowboy and the Lady; Guests - Olivia de Havilland, Gregory Peck and Patsy Moran 1946-04-29

Box 5, Folder 3

Bachelor Mother; Guests - David Niven, Ginger Rogers and Francis X. Bushman (3 copies) 1946-05-06

Box 5, Folder 3

The Talk of the Town; Guests - Virginia Bruce, Ronald Colman and Allyn Joslyn 1946-05-13

Box 5, Folder 3

Guest Wife (3 scripts - 1 is revised) Guests - Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert and Dick Foran 1946-05-20

Silver Theatre

Box 5, Folder 4

Love Is Where You Find It; Guests - Marilyn Maxwell and Robert Alda (2 copies) 1945-07-15

Box 5, Folder 4

With Pen In Hand; Guests - Diana Lynn and Ross Hunter 1945-07-22

Suspense

Box 5, Folder 5

My Dear Niece 1946-01-24

Box 5, Folder 5

The Long Shot; Guest - George Coulouris 1946-01-31

Box 5, Folder 5

Too Little To Live On; Guests - George Murphy and Nancy Coleman 1946-02-07

Box 5, Folder 5

Consequence; Guest - Jones Stewart 1946-02-21

Box 5, Folder 5

No More Alice; Guest - Paul Henreid 1946-03-14

Box 5, Folder 6

The Name Of The Beast; Guest - Vincent Price 1946-04-11

Box 5, Folder 6

Crime Without Passion; Guest - Joseph Cotton (2 copies) 1946-05-02

Box 5, Folder 6

The Han; Guest - Claire Trevor (2 copies) 1946-05-16

Box 5, Folder 6

Beyond Good and Evil; written by Ben Hecht and Douglas Whitney

Box 5, Folder 7

Theatre of Romance: Gentleman Jim, Guest - Errol Flynn 1946-02-05

Box 5, Folder 8

30 Seconds To Go (Quiz Show) 1946-05-01

This Is My Best

Box 5, Folder 9

That Man Is Here Again; Guests - Alexis Smith, Robert Bailey and Franklin Pangborn 1946-03-26

Box 5, Folder 9

It Began With a Bassinette; Guests - Joan Blondell and Richard Whorf (Revised) 1946-05-21

Box 5, Folder 10

The Three Bees (Quiz Show) 1945-12-22-1946-02-09

The Tony Martin Show

Box 5, Folder 11

#5 Guest - Dinah Shore 1946-05-18

Box 5, Folder 11

#6 Guest - Dorothy Claire 1946-05-25

Box 5, Folder 12

The Trading Post (Quiz Show) 1945-11-18

Twelve Players

Box 5, Folder 13

Marriage With Marcy 1945-08-25

Original file folders

Box 1, Folder 16

A-B

Box 2, Folder 17

C-H

Box 3, Folder 11

J-L

Box 4, Folder 13

M-R

Box 5, Folder 14

S-T

Box 5, Folder 15

Outdated box labels, index, and various CBS letterhead