Just Plain Bill 03 Eps

About this film

(03 Episodes) "Just Plain Bill" Old Time Radio's 23-year long run of 15-30 minute situation comedy, "Just Plain Bill," premiered at 6:45 p.m. Eastern Time, Sept. 19, 1932,on CBS Radio and stayed in this time-slot until June 16, 1933. June 19, 1933-1935, CBS moved the program to 7:15 p.m. and in 1935 these nighttime Eps were discontinued. ** Daytime version was added CBS Oct. 16, 1933 /CBS 11:45am 1935 thru June 12, 1936 /NBC 10:30am Sept. 14, 1936 thru March 15, 1940 /NBC Blue Net 3:45pm March 25, 1940 thru July 31, 1942 /NBC 5:30pm Sept. 14, 1942 thru June 29, 1951 /NBC 5:00pm July 2, 1951 thru March 25, 1954 /NBC 5:00 pm Sept. 26, 1954 thru July 1, 1955, /NBC 3:45 p.m. July 4, 1955 thru Sept. 30, 1955 Soap Opera creator King & Queen team, Frank & Anne Hummert, were inspired to write a soap opera surrounding the life of a small-town barber. Several titles were considered for their new 'Soap', including: "Haircutter of Hartville," "Barber of Hartville," also "Bill the Barber." The final choice was very much more simple & plain: "Just Plain Bill" was the final title choice. Bill Davidson, a good-natured, soft-spoken, homespun country philosopher, sensitive to needs of friends & rela…

Subjects

Old Time Radio; OTR Soap Opera; OTR Continuing Drama; *PROD: Frank & Anne Hummert; OTRadio CBS; OTRadio NBC Blue;

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