The Capture Of John Wilkes Booth (Aired June 5, 1949)
The radio program made a transition to television in 1953, with Walter Cronkite as the regular host. Reporters included veteran radio announcers Dick Joy and Harlow Wilcox. The first telecast took place on February 1, 1953 and featured a re-enactment of the Hindenburg disaster. The final telecast took place on October 13, 1957. Originally telecast live, most of the later episodes were produced on film. One of the episodes, for instance, features actor Pat Conway as James J. Corbett, the boxer who fought champion John L. Sullivan in 1892. The series also featured various key events in American and World history, portrayed in dramatic recreations. Additionally, CBS News reporters, in modern-day suits, would report on the action and interview the protagonists of each of the historical episodes. Each episode would begin with the characters setting the scene. Cronkite, from his anchor desk in New York, would give a few words on what was about to happen. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. THIS EPISODE: June 5, 1949. CBS network. "The Capture Of John Wilkes Booth". Sustaining. The events of April 26, 1865. The assassin is trapped in a burning barn by northern cavalry. Art Hannes, Charles Webster, Don Hollenbeck, Douglas Edwards, Guy Sorel, J. Franklin Jones (writer), James Dobson, John Daly, John Sylvester, Ken Roberts, Matt Crowley, Ned Calmer, Quincy Howe, Raymond Edward Johnson, Richard Waring, Robert Lewis Shayon (producer, director), Staats Cotsworth. 28:36. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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