Radio credits

Robert Walker on radio, 1941

Performances

“Secret Service” — Blue Network — Great Plays — March 10, 1940. Onslow Stevens, Helen Claire, Alice Frost, Harold Vermilyea, Ruth Gilbert, Robert Walker. Author: William Gillette. Civil War mystery/drama.

“Shopworn Angel” — CBS — The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theatre — October 2, 1944 — Laraine Day, Robert Walker, Adolphe Menjou. Broadway star falls in love with a soldier.

Robert Walker and Laraine Day

“The Milky Way” — Blue Network — The Harold Lloyd Comedy Theatre (aka The Old Gold Comedy Theatre) — February 18, 1945 — Harold Lloyd (host), Robert Walker, James Gleason, Eve Arden, Nat Pendleton. Story of a milkman who becomes a (reluctant) boxing champion.

“Champagne Furlough” — CBS — Kate Smith Hour — March 2, 1945.

“Vivacious Lady” — CBS — Theatre of Romance — October 2, 1945 — Robert Walker, Lurene Tuttle, Frank Graham (host). A botany professor from a small town impulsively marries a New York chorus girl.

Robert Walker and Lurene Tuttle

“Johnny Comes Home” — NBC — The Cavalcade Of America — October 22, 1945 — Robert Walker, Marsha Hunt, Louise Erickson. A veteran returns from war and searches for a new life in his home town.

Marsha Hunt and Robert Walker, Cavalcade of America

“Penny Serenade” — CBS — Theatre Of Romance — November 27, 1945 — Robert Walker, Cathy Lewis, Gerald Mohr. Story of the trials and tribulations of a marriage (adapted from the film of the same name).

“Gift of the Magi” — CBS — Request Performance — December 23, 1945 — Robert Walker, Maureen O’Sullivan, Jeanette MacDonald, G. I. Jill and Kay Thompson. O. Henry story about love and sacrifice.

“Little Boy Blue” — Mutual Network — Family Theatre — April 1, 1948 — William Gargan (host), Jeanne Crain, Robert Walker, Virginia Gregg, Bob Purcell, Ralph Moody, Tony Doras. The story of the poet Eugene Field and the inspiration for his famous poem, “Little Boy Blue.”

“Clarence” — CBS — Theatre Guild — June 15, 1947 — Robert Walker in the Booth Tarkington classic.

“A Thief in the Night” — Mutual Network — Family Theatre — May 20, 1948 — Robert Walker, Harry Davenport, Louise Arthur, Gail Bonney, Bob Purcell. The story of a forgotten hero. The main characters are a drifter and a judge.

“Wedding Morning” — CBS — Hallmark Playhouse — December 15, 1949 — James Hilton (host), Frank Goss (announcer), Robert Walker. Comedy about the most important day in the life of a couple in love.

“Get That Picture” — Treasury Department — Guest Star — March 12, 1950 — Robert Walker, John Conte, Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra, Johnny Bradford. A newspaper photographer is assigned to get a picture of a recluse.

Robert Walker

Career credits

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