Listings from the Detroit News
Broadcast at 8:00 PM on WWJ
Each of these descriptions come directly from The Detroit News Radio Guide. There are
some invalid descriptions in the list, as well as title/description mismatches. Both are
marked where approriate.
There were no titles in the newspaper listings so the titles listed may not coincide
with the actual description. Where there is an inconsistancy, (see 4/14/50 for example)
the title will be accurate and the description will be marked "in error".
The first line for each entry shows the episode date, number, title
The titles come from existing episodes (see the "Openings" list),
assumed titles for missing episodes based on Jerry Haendiges' log, or from the show's
description.
All entries in BLACK are episodes confirmed by date and description, matched with an
existing show and it's title.
All entries in RED are missing shows. The title was either
from Jerry Haendiges' log or chosen from the description. Errors are also marked in
red
Additional color coding is as follows:
Green Text indicates shows that have duplicate descriptions
Blue Text are shows that did not have a story description
01/06/50 -- 1 -- Reappointment of Dr. Hall
"Halls of Ivy," new comedy show with the Ronald Colmans. Colman as "Dr. Hall,"
president of Ivy College awaits notification of reappointment from the
school's Board of Governors.
01/13/50 -- 2 -- Student Editorial
The president's wife helps a timid professor
-- This description is in error -- this description is for 01/27/50 --
01/20/50 -- 3 -- Gangster's Son
Dr. Hall turns down a $250,000 endowment for Ivy College
01/27/50 -- 4 -- Charter Day Ceremonies
The president's wife helps a timid professor
02/03/50 -- 5 -- Dr. Bromley, Shakespeare Expert
The president's wife helps unravel a campus crisis
02/10/50 -- 6 -- Snowman
It's time for Ivy students to "grade" their professors and it looks as though
"Dr. Hall" (Ronald Colman) will flunk out.
02/17/50 -- 7 -- Chinese Student
"Halls of Ivy" deals with campus intolerance
02/24/50 -- 8 -- Student Thief
Vicky gets an offer to return to the stage
-- This description is in error -- this description is for 03/10/50 --
03/03/50 -- 9 -- Merton Savada's Crush
"Dr. Hall" and "Vicky" become involved in the love problem of one of the
students
03/10/50 -- 10 -- Victoria's New Review
Vicky gets an offer to return to the stage
03/17/50 -- 11 -- Dirty Politics
When the town council condemns the local lover's lane, "Dr. Hall" and his
wife smell politics and run the offenders out of town
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03/24/50 -- 12 -- Professor Gerhardt's Secret
"Dr. Hall" and "Vicky" solve a domestic problem
03/31/50 -- 13 -- Ivy Chamber Music and Knockwurst Society
"Dr. Hall's" talent for fippleflute comes out
04/07/50 -- 14 -- Toddy Plays Hooky
The "Halls" play hookey
04/14/50 -- 15 -- Mrs. Foster's Lost Dog
"Dr. Hall" (Ronald Colman) finishes a book he's been writing for two years
only to find that someone else has written a book about the same thing
-- This description is in error -- this description is for 4/28/50 --
04/21/50 -- 16 -- Traffic and Cocoanuts
When "Dr. Hall" (Ronald Colman) catches a cold, his wife goes for medicine and
gets a traffic ticket
04/28/50 -- 17 -- Scofield Prize
"Dr. Hall" is told he's won a $20,000 literary prize but it turns out that
someone else is the winner.
05/05/50 -- 18 -- Student Actress
Dr. Hall (Ronald Colman) and his wife Vicky are involved in another college
caper
05/10/50 -- 19 -- Mrs. Whitney's Statue
A dilemma arises when a piece of sculpture is offered to "Ivy College" by a
wealthy patroness
05/17/50 -- 20 -- Dr. Abel
An Ivy student becomes a successful song-writer and decides to put father thru
college.
05/24/50 -- 21 -- Fighting Med Student
Dr. Hall and his wife prove that opposites who attract make a good team.
05/31/50 -- 22 -- The Sexton Award ??
Final exams are on at Ivy so the Halls (Ronald Colmans) prepare to take it
easy.
06/07/50 -- 23 -- D-Day
When a father wants his son to be a lawyer and the boy is really a farmer at
heart, Dr. Hall has a problem on his hands.
06/14/50 -- 24 -- Stolen First Edition
"Dr. Hall" (Ronald Colman) is astounded when his wife comes home with a rare
book she bought at a bookstore for 50 cents, on "Halls if Ivy."
06/21/50 -- 25 -- Brentheimers and the Census
"Dr. Hall" has problems when a family with seven children and a trailer come
to live on the Ivy campus.
06/28/50 -- 26 -- Faculty Raffle
The senior prom brings on a predicament on "Halls of Ivy."
07/05/50 -- 27 -- Poetry Reading
Dr. and Mrs. Hall (Mr. And Mrs. Ronald Colman) come upon a Latin love code in
the chemistry lab during "Halls of Ivy."
07/12/50 -- 28 -- Education of Annie Belle
Ronald Colman persuades an old fashioned father that his daughter should go to
college on this season's final broadcast of "Halls of Ivy."
09/13/50 -- 29 -- Fraternity Trouble
"Halls of Ivy," starring the Ronald Colmans, returns from its summer hiatus.
Tonight's episode finds Dr. Hall involved in a campus dispute between two
fraternities.
09/20/50 -- 30 -- The Hazing
"Vicky" and "Toddy Hall," Mr. And Mrs. Ronald Colman, arbitrate a hazing
matter on the "Halls of Ivy" broadcast.
09/27/50 -- 31 -- Leslie Hoff Painting
The prexy of "Halls of Ivy," Ronald Colman, refuses a half-million dollar
endowment when he discovers the undemocratic strings that are attached.
10/04/50 -- 32 -- New English Teacher
"Halls of Ivy" has a new professor who goes to Ronald Colman for advice to the
lovelorn, seems he has fallen in love with "Vicky," who has enrolled in his
class.
10/11/50 -- 33 -- Phone Problems
"Halls of Ivy," dramatic series starring the Ronald Colmans as college
president, "Dr. William Todhunter Hall" and his wife "Victoria."
10/18/50 -- 34 -- Sandal of Professor Huntley
"Halls of Ivy," dramatic series, has the Ronald Colmans as the president of
Ivy College and his wife.
10/25/50 -- 35 -- ??
President of Purdue University, Dr. Frederick L. Hovde, presents Ronald Colman
with a citation for "Halls of Ivy" for its portrayal of American college life.
11/01/50 -- 36 -- The Model Student
When a model coed deliberately tries to get herself expelled, the prexy's
wife, "Mrs. Hall," puts her feminine intuition to work, on "The Halls of Ivy."
11/08/50 -- 37 -- National Music Festival
Ronald Colman as "Dr. William Todhunter Hall" nominates a talented student to
play in the national music festival, but the project goes awry when the
student faces expulsion from "Ivy College."
11/15/50 -- 38 -- Thanksgiving Serenade
"The Halls of Ivy" glee club serenades the president's house on Thanksgiving
night, a tradition that pleases the Ronald Colmans.
11/22/50 -- 39 -- Jack Benny Visits Ivy
Jack Benny is signed by "Vicky" for "Ivy's" annual charity benefit and gives
"Dr. Hall" some bad moments by moving in on the hot-dog, popcorn, and parking
concessions.
11/29/50 -- 40 -- The Honor Student
The Ronald Colmans reinstate an honor student when the girl confesses she got
into college on someone else's credit, on "Halls if Ivy."
From Air Gossip column: There's a rumor that we hope isn't true.
It's that "Halls of Ivy" may go off the air, not because it isn't clicking,
but because the sponsor has invested so heavily in television.
12/06/50 -- 41 -- The Endowment
Ronald Colman, as "Dr. William Todhunter Hall," competes with a former All-American college
president for a large endowment from a wealthy physical culture enthusiast.
12/13/50 -- 42 -- Snow Queen
The Ronald Colmans, as Dr. and Mrs. Hall, pay homage to Ivy College's Snow
Queen.
12/20/50 -- 43 -- Christmas Kidnapping
A Christmas Eve party at the home of Dr. Hall is interrupted when hoodlums
attempt to kidnap one of the students.
12/27/50 -- 44 -- The Secret Marriage
The Ronald Colmans, as "Dr. and Mrs. Hall," deal with a problem of domestic
relationships, when two students get secretly married, on "Halls if Ivy."
01/03/51 -- 45 -- Professor Barrette's Play
"Dr. Hall" has the problem of telling the head of "Ivy's" drama department
that the play he's spent seven years writing is no good, on "Halls of Ivy."
01/10/51 -- 46 -- When Chemists Collide
It's up to "Dr. Hall" to offer a happy solution when an instructor and his
pupil both come up with the same chemical discovery.
01/17/51 -- 47 -- Philosophical Trouble
With the intuitive help of his ex-actress wife, the president of "Ivy
College," Ronald Colman, uncovers the failings of the Doctors of Philosophy.
01/24/51 -- 48 -- Goya Request
"Halls of Ivy" has an original script by Ronald Colman, who potrays
Ivy's president, "Dr. William Todhunter Hall."
01/31/51 -- 49 -- Professor Warren's Retirement
When the retiring history professor can't produce a birth certificate to prove
he's 65, the Ronald Colmens, "Dr. And Mrs. Hall", rush to his aid.
02/07/51 -- 50 -- The Astronomical Solution
When star gazing becomes unpopular at "Ivy" and the astronomy professor faces
the loss of his job, it takes the prexy and his wife, the Ronald Colmans, to
come up with a solution.
02/14/51 -- 51 -- Where Goeth the President?
When the president of Ivy College and his wife - (the Ronald Colmans) -
holiday at a rival campus, rumors begin to fly.
02/21/51 -- 52 -- The Older the Better
A 38-year-old freshman, father of five, is the predicament that confronts
Ronald Colman and his wife, "Dr. And Mrs. Hall," on "The Halls of Ivy."
02/28/51 -- 53 -- French Scholarship
An errant snowball comes close to disrupting an international exchange of
college students, until the Ronald Colmans intervene, on "The Halls of Ivy.".
03/07/51 -- 54 -- Eddie Grey's Wedding
Because a young couple, who think love is old-fashioned, decide to marry only
to pool their finances, the Ronald Colmans take a stand for romance on "The Halls of Ivy.".
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03/14/51 -- 55 -- The Wayward Son
The Ronald Colmans use their logic and charm to console a father, disappointed
because his son won't follow in his footsteps.
03/21/51 -- 56 -- Elephantine Problem
The Ronald Colmans wonder what to do with the white elephant, given to the
college by a wealthy, eccentric recluse.
03/28/51 -- 57 -- An Entertaining Coed
Lucille Norman appears with the Ronald Colmans in a story about an "Ivy" coed
who works after hours as a night club entertainer.
04/04/51 -- 58 -- Campus Unrest and the Draft
The Ronald Colmans, as "Dr. And Mrs. Hall," combat an upsurge of vandalism,
resulting from the uncertain military status of students at "Ivy College"
from Air Gossip: When "Halls of Ivy" vacations, it'll be replaced by "Pete
Kelly's Blues," staged by Jack Webb of "Dragnet." The time is the
prohibition era.
04/11/51 -- 59 -- The Banned Book
When a book written by one of "Ivy College's" professors is banned in a big
city, "Dr. And Mrs. Hall" help to prove the judgement unfair.
04/18/51 -- 60 -- Romiette and Julio
When objection is raised to the Atheneum Club's choice of a school play, it's
up to "Dr. and Mrs. Hall" to figure a way out.
04/25/51 -- 61 -- The Radio Quiz
Ronald Colman, as "Dr. Hall," competes in a radio quiz contest and enters the
finals with a hot-dog stand operator.
05/02/51 -- repeat -- Campus Unrest and the Draft
"Halls of Ivy" travels to the U.S.Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C., when
the Ronald Colmans repeat the story of vandalism at "Ivy College."
originally aired on 4/04/51
05/09/51 -- 62 -- The Missing Soprano
When a famous soprano cannot keep her recital engagement at "Ivy College,"
"Dr. and Mrs. Hall" enlist a guitar-playing folk singer to fill the breach.
05/16/51 -- 63 -- The 11th Commandment
The "Eleventh Commandment" comes up for explanation by "Dr. Hall" and "Vicky"
05/23/51 -- 64 -- Dr. Hall Takes Over
"Vicky" gets a cold and "Dr. Hall" takes over the management of the household.
05/30/51 -- 65 -- Finals Day Award
When a science student spurns the cultural arts, it's up to "Dr. Hall" and
"Vicky" to convince him that those subjects are important.
06/06/51 -- 66 -- Egypt or Bust
The ex-actress wife of a new "Ivy College" professor tries to pass herself off
as an Egyptology expert to the Ronald Colmans.
06/13/51 -- 67 -- Finals Season
With Ivy College's students too tied up with final exams to get into mischief,
"Dr. Hall" and "Vicky" look elsewhere for trouble.
06/20/51 -- 68 -- Pork Barrel Politics
"Dr. Hall" and "Vicky" prove that you can't teach good government at "Ivy
College" with a sample of bad government sitting on the college doorstep.
06/27/51 -- 69 -- Sale of the Semester
A student who gets hold of the questions to be asked on a forthcoming
examination and sells copies to fellow students gets his come-uppance in the
season's final broadcast of "Halls of Ivy"
07/04/51 to
09/26/51 -- "Pete Kelly's Blues" replaces "Halls of Ivy" for the summer
Jack Webb, of "Dragnet" fame, plays a cornetist in "Pete Kelly's Blues,"
new series concerning the adventures of a young jazz musician in Kansas
City during the prohibition era of the 1920's.
10/03/51 -- 70 -- Adoption
The Ronald Colmans, as "Dr. and Mrs. William Todhunter Hall," return to "Halls
of Ivy" after their summer vacation and immediately are asked to help solve a
problem involving parenthood of a student.
10/10/51 -- 71 -- Editorial in the Ivy Bull
"Dr Hall" and his understanding wife "Vicky," show the skeptics that "Ivy
College" can triumph over criticism from within.
10/17/51 -- 72 -- Student Council Election
The Ronald Colmans, as "Dr. And Mrs. Hall," collide with an inquiring mind
when a 70-year-old grandmother enrolls as a freshman in "Ivy College."
-- This description is in error -- this description is for 10/24/51 --
10/24/51 -- 73 -- Mrs. Why
A 70-year-old grandmother who enrolls as a freshman at "Ivy," creates some
unusual problems for "Dr. And Mrs. Hall," played by the Ronald Colemans.
10/31/51 -- 74 -- Football Coach
During the "Halls of Ivy" episode, "Dr. And Mrs. Hall" support the football
coach who insists that his players avoid entering a game if they've been
injured in practice.
11/07/51 -- 75 -- Halloween
"Dr. Hall" finds it difficult to retain his usual composure when he discovers
that student pranksters have, among other things, excavated a ditch along
faculty row.
11/14/51 -- 76 -- Car Trouble
After their car breaks down, the Ronald Colmans learn that philosophy and
gasoline do mix in "The Halls of Ivy."
11/21/51 -- 77 -- Minister's Son
An "Ivy College" student who prefers the study of music to the study of
religion poses a ticklish problem for the school's president, "Dr. Hall."
11/28/51 -- 78 -- Professor Warren's Girlfriend
When a 38-year-old student decides to grow vegetables in addition to selling
eggs, to pay expenses, he stirs up a controversy in "The Halls of Ivy."
-- This description is in error -- this description is for 12/05/51 --
12/05/51 -- 79 -- Calhoun Gaddy's Agricultural Development
A 38-year-old "Ivy" student decides to pay his way through college by selling
vegetables and thereby creates a crisis on the campus of "The Halls of Ivy."
12/12/51 -- 80 -- Professor Royce Returns
When an 80-year-old former professor returns for a last look at "Ivy College,"
"Dr. Hall and Vicky" give him something to live for.
12/19/51 -- 81 -- The Snowman
The Ronald Colmans repeat the snowman story, an all-time "Ivy" favorite, on
"The Halls of Ivy."
original broadcast on 02/10/50
12/26/51 -- 82 -- Sweet Sorrow
"Vicky" coaches the "Ivy Dramatic Club" for its annual play and "Dr. Hall"
tastes stardom for a brief moment, on "The Halls of Ivy."
01/02/52 -- 83 -- Hell Week
Fraternity hazing comes under fire on "The Halls of Ivy" when a student is
rushed to the hospital as a result of a hazing ritual.
01/09/52 -- 84 -- Avoiding Professor Hamlin's Class
Clyde W. Park, professor emeritus of English, Cincinnati University, wrote the
"Halls of Ivy" story, concerning a student who would like to change
instructors when the going gets rough.
01/16/52 -- 85 -- Art Society
A controversy brews over the type of paintings (abstract vs. traditional) to
be entered in "Ivy's" annual art exhibit, on "The Halls of Ivy."
01/23/52 -- 86 -- Medal of Honor Winner
"Dr. Hall" and his wife "Vicky" are faced with the problem of coping with a
coed who is ashamed of her father.
01/30/52 -- 87 -- Track Star
A track star, who withdraws from the "Ivy College" team because he believes
straight A's in his studies are more important than athletics, is the central
figure in the "Halls of Ivy" story.
02/06/52 -- 88 -- Glee Club Donation
A mysterious check to defray the expenses for the "Ivy Glee Club" tour and the
unmasking of the anonymous donor confron "Dr. And Mrs. Hall," on "The Halls of
Ivy."
02/13/52 -- 89 -- Dean Huxley
"Ivy's" English professor intimates to "Dr. And Mrs. Hall" that he has had to
defend the president in a verbal exchange with the dean of women.
02/20/52 -- 90 -- Voice of the Ivy Vine
A mysterious female voice, broadcasting a gossip column type of campus chatter
on the college radio station, has "Board Chairman Wellman" in a dither, on
"The Halls of Ivy."
02/27/52 -- 91 -- Budget Problems
The strategy of "Dr. And Mrs. Hall" in overcoming "Board Chairman Wellman's"
opposition to a small library fund highlights "The Halls of Ivy," comedy
drama.
03/05/52 -- 92 -- Astronomy Exam
A student who walks out on an astronomy exam because it's "too easy" creates a
problem for "Dr. And Mrs. Hall," on "The Halls of Ivy."
03/12/52 -- 93 -- Lame Girl and the Hypochondriac
A crippled little girl is the source of inspiration to a self-pitying ivy
professor.
03/19/52 -- 94 -- Founder's Day Celebration
"President Hall's" ability at calling square dances so impresses "Ivy
Colege's" oldest alumnus that he deeds a valuable piece of property to the
school.
03/26/52 -- 95 -- Stolen Money
A possible thief among the coeds at "Ivy College" poses a problem for Ronald
and Benita Colman, on "The Halls of Ivy."
04/02/52 -- 96 -- Professor Grimes Challenged
When a capable "Ivy College" professor is faced with dismissal on unjust
grounds, "President and Mrs. Hall" come to his aid, on "The Halls of Ivy."
04/09/52 -- 97 -- Faculty Marriage
The elopement and secret marriage of two professors at "Ivy College" creates a
controversy between "Dr. and Mrs. Hall" and "Mr. Wellman," chairman of the
board.
04/16/52 -- 98 -- French Exchange Student
An exchange student from France, whom "Ivy College" students have dubbed
"Mademoiselle from Sorbonne," stirs up a controversy with her criticisms of
certain American ways.
04/23/52 -- 99 -- Professor Walden's Son
Ronald and Benita Colman use an ingenious classroom device to exhibit a
student's intelligence to his exacting professor-father.
04/30/52 -- 100 -- Faculty Follies 1
To celebrate its 100th broadcast, "Halls of Ivy," starring Ronald and Benita
Colman, presents one of its rare musical themes, "Faculty Follies."
05/07/52 -- 101 -- Faculty Follies 2
"Chairman Wellman" believes the "Faculty Follies," the benefit variety show
suggested by "Dr. And Mrs. Hall," is undignified, on "The Halls of Ivy."
05/14/52 -- 102 -- Student Singer
When one of "Ivy's" most beautiful and talented music students decides to give
up her singing, "Mr. And Mrs. Hall" discover the reason why.
05/21/52 -- 103 -- Dr. Spatzen
A celebrated Viennese "psychiatrist" is proved to be a bogus but charming
fraud by "Dr. William Todhunter Hall."
05/28/52 -- 104 -- Mummynapper
A replica of a mummy from the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen confronts "Ivy's" "Dr.
Hall" when he opens his front door.
06/04/52 -- 105 -- Pregnant Student
Ronald Colman, as "Dr. Hall," goes to bat for a GI bride when impending
motherhood threatens to keep her from passing her final exams.
06/11/52 -- 106 -- Wellman's Come to Dinner
Mr. Wellman, chairman of the board, arrives on the wrong night for his dinner
date with "Dr. And Mrs. Hall."
06/18/52 -- 107 -- Math Professor
Arrival of the new woman professor to "Ivy" overcomes the resistance of the
college all-male mathematics department - and "Mr. Wellman."
06/25/52 -- 108 -- Summer Vacation
School is out and the Ronald Colmans, "Dr. Hall" and "Vicky," prepare to take
off on their vacation, on the season's final broadcast off "The Halls of Ivy."
from Air Gossip: "Halls of Ivy" will do it's last show tonight. Despite
rumors, indications are it will be back for the same sponsor in the
fall...
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