BONUS - AKA Archibald Leach (Burns and Allen & Mr. and Mrs. Blandings)
Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)
Jack Mooney
4.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2021
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
It's a belated birthday party for screen legend Cary Grant with a pair of old time radio showcases for his comedic talents. We'll hear him try to dodge a proposal from Gracie's cousin on The Burns and Allen Show (originally aired on NBC on February 13, 1947). Then, Cary Grant is joined by his wife Betsy Drake in the radio spinoff Mr. and Mrs. Blandings, a series that continues the story from Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (originally aired on NBC on March 18, 1951).
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| 0:00.0 | Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave. |
| 0:07.0 | The story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. |
| 0:18.0 | The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective. |
| 0:22.0 | The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize |
| 0:25.4 | Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account |
| 0:30.6 | America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. |
| 0:33.0 | Yours truly, Johnny Deller. And the Hello and welcome to our midweek bonus comedy episode of Down These Mean Streets. |
| 1:05.0 | Today we're throwing a belated birthday party for Carrie Grant. |
| 1:10.0 | Born January 18, 1904, Grant was one of the iconic leading men of Classic Hollywood. |
| 1:17.8 | His knack for comedy, even in dramatic roles when he could find a funny moment in a tense situation was acclaimed |
| 1:26.4 | and he had many opportunities to show off that talent on the air. |
| 1:31.4 | We'll hear him first today in a visit to Maxwell House Coffee Time, one of several |
| 1:36.7 | shows he shared with George Burns and Gracie Allen. |
| 1:42.0 | In this episode originally aired on NBC on February 13th |
| 1:45.8 | 1947, Gracie is on the hunt for a husband for her cousin Nellie. |
| 1:51.0 | And she's enlisted the ladies of her Beverly Hills Uplift society to help |
| 1:56.1 | her land Mr. Grant. Gracie thinks Nellie could do worse, but George is adamant that |
| 2:02.4 | Carrie Grant couldn't. |
| 2:04.8 | Announcer Bill Goodwin is on hand as is band leader Meredith Wilson, |
| 2:09.6 | who Gracie has made an honorary woman and member of the Uplift Society. |
| 2:15.0 | Then we'll hear Carrie Grant in an episode of his own radio comedy series. |
| 2:20.0 | A spin-off of his 1948 film, Mr Blandings, builds his dream house. |
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