Untouchables 59-10-15 The Empty Chair

"The Empty Chair" edited for radio from the old TV series The Untouchables aired October 15, 1959 starring Robert Stack with Walter Winchell as narrator. Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago. With Capone in prison, Frank Nitti tries to grab the open top spot in the empire. But Capone's bookkeeper is giving him a run for his money.

Untouchables 59-10-15 The Empty Chair

Lux Radio Theater 45-06-11 (487) Murder, My Sweet (HQ)

"Murder, My Sweet" from Lux Radio Theater aired June 11, 1945 on CBS starring Dick Powell and Claire Trevor. A good whodunit with Dick Powell in one of his first (if not the first) roles as private eye Philip Marlowe. The search for the mysterious "Velma."

Lux Radio Theater 45-06-11 (487) Murder, My Sweet (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 431220 Dixie (HQ)

"Dixie" from Lux Radio Theater is a 1943 biographical of American songwriter Daniel Decatur Emmett, starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour.

A young songwriter leaves his Kentucky home to try to make it in New Orleans. Eventually he winds up in New York, where he sells his songs to a music publisher, but refuses to sell his most treasured composition: "Dixie."

Lux Radio Theater 431220 Dixie (HQ)

Boston Blackie 44-08-04 (007) Spy Ring (aka-Alice Manleder, Dead or Alive) (HQ)

"Spy Ring" from the OTR series Boston Blackie aired August 4, 1944 on NBC starring Chester Morris. The show was sponsored by Rinso and Lifebuoy Soap. Alice Manletter meets Boston Blackie in a hotel lobby, then disappears. But it wasn't really Blackie and Alice is soon found dead, killed by Blackie's gun! After escaping from police headquarters, Blackie tracks down the real killer and a Nazi named Adolf!

Boston Blackie 44-08-04 (007) Spy Ring (aka-Alice Manleder, Dead or Alive) (HQ)

Ozzie and Harriet 48-10-31 (169) Haunted House (HQ)

"Haunted House" from The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet aired October 31, 1948 on NBC. It's Halloween, and Ozzie and Harriet are exploring a haunted house.

Ozzie and Harriet 48-10-31 (169) Haunted House (HQ)

True West 72-12-XX History of the Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger is an American radio and television show created by George W. Trendle and developed by writer Fran Striker. The eponymous character is a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West, originally played by Paul Halliwell, who gallops about righting injustices with the aid of his clever, laconic Indian sidekick, Tonto. Departing on his white horse Silver, the Ranger would famously say "Hi-yo, Silver, away!" as the horse galloped toward the setting sun.

True West 72-12-XX History of the Lone Ranger

Spotlight On A Star 69-12-15 William Conrad (HQ)

William Conrad interview on Spotlight On A Star aired December 15, 1969. William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994), (born John William Cann Jr.) was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Starting work in radio in the late 1930s in California, Conrad went on to serve as a fighter pilot in World War II. He returned to the airwaves after the war, going on to accumulate over 7,000 roles in radio by his own estimate. Conrad's deep, resonant voice led to a number of noteworthy roles in radio drama, most prominently his originating the role of Marshal Matt Dillon on the Western program Gunsmoke from 1952-61. Conrad died from congestive heart failure at age 73 in Los Angeles, California and is interred at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in the Lincoln Terrace, Plot Number 4448. He was elected to the Radio Hall of Fame in 1997.

Spotlight On A Star 69-12-15 William Conrad (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 470428 My Darling Clementine (HQ)

"My Darling Clementine" from the series Lux Radio Theater aired April 28, 1947 on CBS starring Henry Fonda and Cathy Downs. A romance/adventure of Wyatt Earp, his brothers, Doc Holiday and the Clanton Gang in old Tombstone, Arizona.

Lux Radio Theater 470428 My Darling Clementine (HQ)

Whatever Became Of 71-06-29 The Three Stooges (HQ)

Interview with Moses Harry Horwitz, known professionally as Moe Howard or just Moe, an American actor and comedian best known as the leader of The Three Stooges. The Three Stooges was an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical slapstick comedy punctuated by quickly-delivered one-liners, within outrageous story lines. The Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Larry, Moe, and Curly" and "Moe, Larry, and Shemp," among other lineups.

Whatever Became Of 71-06-29 The Three Stooges (HQ)

Johnny Carson 821120 Johnny Carson's Hafl-Century of NBC Comedy

Hosted by Johnny Carson, this two-hour retrospective reviews 50 years of classic NBC radio and television comedy performances. It aired Thanksgiving Day in 1982 as a special with Carson presenting comedy excerpts from a variety of comedy genres and explains his take on each. Included are satirical sketches from Saturday Night Live, the irreverent comedy of Bob and Ray; and the topical comedy of humorist Will Rogers. Also included are excerpts from the radio series "The Lucky Strike Program" starring Jack Benny and "Maxwell House Coffee Time" with George Burns. Performances by Victor Borge, Fred Allen, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, Abbott and Costello, Red Skelton, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Allen, W.C. Fields, Mae West, and Flip Wilson, among many others.

Johnny Carson 821120 Johnny Carson's Hafl-Century of NBC Comedy

Sherlock Holmes Stanley-Martin 480919 The Black Guardsman Of Braddock Castle (HQ)

Throughout the early 1940s on American Radio, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce performed as Holmes and Watson, respectively, in several series of canonical and original Sherlock Holmes stories on the The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes radio show. These broadcasts were loosely based on Doyle's cases. When Rathbone finally departed the role before the 1947 season, Tom Conway played Sherlock Holmes opposite Nigel Bruce for one season. After a change of networks, there were two more pairings: John Stanley as Holmes and Alfred Shirley as Watson in 1947-1948 and John Stanley and Ian Martin in 1948-1949.

Sherlock Holmes Stanley-Martin 480919 The Black Guardsman Of Braddock Castle (HQ)

Gang Busters xx-xx-xx The Case Of The Three Safe-Crackers (HQ)

"The Case Of The Three Safe-Crackers" from Gang Busters. Safecracker Fred Russo is out of Sing-Sing. He's planning to hire two helpers for a safe job in the style of Big Pete Schneider, who's been dead for dead ten years.

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Theater Guild on the Air 510916 The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (HQ)

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, was adapted for radio by Theater Guild on the Air, September 16, 1951 starring Helen Hayes and Montgomery Clift. It was broadcast from the landmark Belasco Theater in New York City. A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister. The depth of feeling manifested in the acting on this radio version from Theater Guild on the Air is one not to miss. It is very well done and entertaining. Also this version was the world premiere for radio.

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Granby's Green Acres 50-03-30 Granby Quits His Job (HQ)

Granby's Green Acres was a 13-episode radio series that starred Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet as a big-city family who move to the country. Parley Baer played Eb, the hired hand. You might remember Benaderet as Cousin Pearl Bodine (Jethro's mother) in the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies and on Petticoat Junction. Also she was the voice of Betty Rubble on the cartoon series The Flintstones. Gordon played the second Mr. Wilson (after the death of Joseph Kearns) on Dennis the Menace. When that show ended in spring 1963, Gordon joined The Lucy Show as Mooney for the 1963-64 season. Granby's Green Acres was the basis for Green Acres, the American television series that was produced by Filmways, Inc. and originally broadcast on CBS from September 15, 1965 to September 7, 1971.

Granby's Green Acres 50-03-30 Granby Quits His Job (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 51-01-29 (731) Treasure Island (HQ)

"Treasure Island" from the series Lux Radio Theater aired January 29, 1951 on CBS starring James Mason, Bobby Driscoll and Nigel Bruce. Adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold".

Lux Radio Theater 51-01-29 (731) Treasure Island (HQ)

Ozzie and Harriet 48-12-05 (174) Guests Bing Crosby, Lindsay Crosby (HQ)

The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet with guest Bing Crosby aired December 5, 1948. Bing Crosby and his son Lindsay are in town, planning to have dinner with "Admiral Nelson." Bing sings, "Buttons and Bows."

Ozzie and Harriet 48-12-05 (174) Guests Bing Crosby, Lindsay Crosby (HQ)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 50-10-28 (070) The Joan Sebastian Matter (HQ)

"The Joan Sebastian Mater" from the series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar aired October 28, 1950 on CBS Joan Sebastian has been found dead. Was it murder or suicide? The answer isn't obvious!

YTJD 50-10-28 (070) The Joan Sebastian Matter (HQ)