Classic Radio 04-17-26 - Bulletts or Ballots, The Whiskey Drummer, and Prunella's Fella

Classic Radio 04-17-26 - Bulletts or Ballots, The Whiskey Drummer, and Prunella's Fella

Published: April 17, 2026

Duration: 2:23:34

ariety on a Friday

First, a look at the events of the day.

Then, The Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast April 17, 1939, 87 years ago, Bullets or Ballots starring Edward G Robinson,  Mary Astor, and Humphrey Bogart.  Robinson starred in the original 1936 film with Humphrey Bogart.  Robinson plays a police detective who infiltrates a crime gang. 

Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast April 17, 1954, 72 years ago, What the Whiskey Drummer Said.  Wilbur Hawkins tells Marshal Dillon about a plot against his life. When Dillon pretends to be dead, two different people brag...