Stuff I'd buy if I was a millionaire [#39]

Lilttle Orphan Annie decoder ring

March 3rd photo dump

Nice teeth on both!

The brilliant Oscar Levant

A Date With Judy star

I love this!  Ed Gardner must have been a riot

You'll shoot your eye out!  Seriously, have you seen any Little Orphan Annie photos before?

Uncle Ezra is everywhere these days - I guess I just never noticed him.

Fibber & Molly; they and Fred Allen must have posed for more photos than anyone

©Jimbo 2010/2011

Don't shoot your eyes out, kids...

You'll shoot your eye out, kid...

I always have loved the film, "A Christmas Story."  Set in the 1930's, at least one scene is centered around the Little Orphan Annie radio serial. 

The kid in the film wants a Red Ryder BB Gun.  I would imagine this may have been advertised in the paper... and how about the old Red Ryder comic strip?:

There was a Red Ryder radio serial in 1942-51 as well. Arthur Q. Bryan ("Doc Gamble" on Fibber McGee and Molly) even played in the series (I wonder if he did his Elmer Fudd Voice?)

Adventure serials