John Dunning in his book,”On the Air, The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio,”tells us why such a fine production lasted less than a year: “The House of Squibb, a drug firm, footed a stiff bill: up to $5000 for the stars and $1600 a week to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts … THIS EPISODE: June 8, 1946. CBS network. “Ruggles Of Red Gap”. Sponsored by: Squibb Drugs. The famous story of the English valet in the wild American West. Charles Laughton, Charles Ruggles. 1/2 hour. … …

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