Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Left-Handed Corps

From CBC Sunday Matinee, a story ghost written for Watson by talented Vancouver writer Lawrence Gough and produced by award-winning CBC Radio producer Robert Chesterman.

CBC Sunday Matinee - Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Left-Handed Corps

Lux Radio Theater-510305-736-Panic in the Streets (HQ)

Panic in the Streets from Lux Radio Theater aired March 5, 1951. After brawling over a card game in the wharf area of New Orleans, a man named Kochak, suffering visibly from a flu-like illness, is killed by gangster Blackie and his two flunkies, Kochak's cousin Poldi and a man named Fitch. They leave the body on the docks, and later when the dead man, who carries no identification, is brought to the morgue, the coroner grows suspicious about the bacteria present in his blood and calls his superior, Dr. Clinton Reed, (played by Richard Widmark) a uniformed doctor working for the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Reed and a police captain (Paul Douglas) have only a day or two in which to prevent an epidemic. Can a doctor turn detective?

Richard Widmark and Paul Douglas give one of the most outstanding performances you will hear in a radio drama.

You may remember Paul Douglas from his two baseball comedy movies, Angels in the Outfield (1951) and It Happens Every Spring (1949).  Widmark made his debut as a radio actor in 1938 on Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories. In 1941 and 1942, he was heard daily on the Mutual Broadcasting System in the title role of the daytime serial Front Page Farrell, introduced each afternoon as "the exciting, unforgettable radio drama... the story of a crack newspaperman and his wife, the story of David and Sally Farrell." Farrell was a top reporter for the Brooklyn Eagle. When the series moved to NBC, Widmark turned the role over to Carleton G. Young and Staats Cotsworth.

Lux Radio Theater-510305-736-Panic in the Streets (HQ)

Dolly Parton Radio Special

Dolly Parton and friends talk about her history, songwriting, business savvy and philanthropy. These friends include Kenny Rogers, Charlie Louvin, Laura Cantrell, Holly George-Warren and Janis Ian. You'll also hear a mix of her best-known tunes.

Dolly Parton Radio Special

Campbell Playhouse 40-03-24 (55) June Moon (HQ)

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"June Moon" from the great series The Campbell Playhouse aired March 24, 1940 on CBS, sponsored by Campbell's Soup. This program has a studio audience and features the funny story about a song writer from Schenectady who arrives in New York with plans to conquer Tin Pan Alley. Jack Benny, Bea Benaderet, Benny Rubin, Ernest Chappell (announcer), George S. Kaufman (co-author), Orson Welles (producer, director, host, performer), Ring Lardner (co-author). Jack manages to get in a remark about Fred Allen.

Campbell Playhouse 40-03-24 (55) June Moon (HQ)
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Lux Video Theatre s06e13 Holiday Affair

The Lux Video Theatre was a spin-off from the successful Lux Radio Theater series broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934-1935) and CBS (1935–55).

Lux Video Theatre began as a live 30-minute Monday evening CBS series on October 2, 1950, switching to Thursday nights during August, 1951. In September 1953, the show relocated from New York to Hollywood. In August 1954, it moved to NBC as an hour-long show on Thursday nights, telecast until September 12, 1957. With the introduction of the one-hour format and the move to Hollywood, abridged versions of popular films were often used as the basis for shows.

"Holiday Affair" aired 22 Dec. 1955 starring Scott Brady, Phyllis Thaxter and Elliott Reid. Connie Ennis, widowed mother to young son Timmy, has avoided accepting the marriage proposal of her longtime boyfriend Carl. While he patiently awaits her saying "yes," Connie clings to the memory of her late husband. By chance, a department store salesman enters her life and complicates matters when the two quickly fall in love. With two marriage proposals on the table, Connie is forced to make a final choice.

Lux Video Theatre s06e13 Holiday Affair.mp4

Same Ole Me - George Jones Biography

Biography of Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry Member George Jones including interviews with other artists that have passed on including Roy Acuff, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Conway Twitty and many more.

Same Ole Me - George Jones Biography.mp4

The George Jones Show - Merle Haggard, Trace Adkins, Lorrie Morgan

On February 17, 1998, The Nashville Network premiered a group of television specials called The George Jones Show, with Jones as host. The program featured informal chats with Jones holding court with country's biggest stars old and new and, of course, music. Guests included Loretta Lynn, Trace Adkins, Johnny Paycheck, Lorrie Morgan, Merle Haggard, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Charley Pride, Bobby Bare, Patty Loveless and Waylon Jennings, among others.

The George Jones Show - Merle Haggard, Trace Adkins, Lorrie Morgan.mp4

 

Lux Radio Theater 40-06-17 (268) After the Thin Man (HQ)

"After The Thin Man" from the popular series Lux Radio Theater aired June 17, 1940 on CBS sponsored by Lux starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Nick and Nora Charles solve their second case.

Lux Radio Theater 40-06-17 (268) After the Thin Man (HQ)

Johnny Cash Highlights

Highlights from Johnny Cash's variety television program.

The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970.

Highlights from Johnny Cash Show (59 min)

Gunsmoke s01e15 No Handcuffs

Hank Springer who claims the sheriff of Mingo framed him for murder, escapes from Matt's jail, wrongly believing he has killed a deputy in the process, and now has the intention of killing the apparently corrupt sheriff.

Gunsmoke s01e15 No Handcuffs

Gunsmoke s01e14 Professor Lute Bone

Professor Bone is a well meaning medicine man who shows up in Dodge selling an elixir with potentially deadly side effects.

Gunsmoke s01e14 Professor Lute Bone

Gunsmoke s01e13 Reed Survives

Booth Rider is being played for a sucker by the wife of the ranch owner he works for, in the hopes that he will have to kill her husband in self defense.

Gunsmoke s01e13 Reed Survives

Mercury Theater 38-10-30 (17) War of the Worlds

"The War Of The Worlds" from The Mercury Theater aired October 30, 1938 on CBS. The most famous radio show of all time. Mars invades New Jersey. Orson Welles (producer, director, host, performer), Dan Seymour (announcer), H. G. Wells (author).

Mercury Theater 38-10-30 (17) War of the Worlds

Lux Radio Theater 550208 The War of the Worlds (HQ)

"War Of The Worlds" from Lux Radio Theater aired February 8, 1955 on NBC starring Dana Andrews and Pat Crowley. The famous tale about the invasion from Mars. The story is different in many ways from the Orson Welles version. Irving Cummings (host), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Rudy Schrager (music director), Les Tremayne, Herb Butterfield, Bill Bouchey, Paul Frees (narrator), Parley Baer (doubles), Ken Peters, Howard McNear, William Conrad, George Neise, Bob Bailey, Herb Ellis, Irene Tedrow, Don Diamond, Jack Kruschen, Frank Gerstle, George Baxter, Truda Marson, Edward Marr, Barre Lyndon (screenwriter), H. G. Wells (author), Fred MacKaye (director), Leonard St. Clair (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects).

Lux Radio Theater 550208 The War of the Worlds (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 39-12-18 (242) Four Daughters (HQ)

"Four Daughters" from Lux Radio Theater aired December 18, 1939 on CBS. The story of a happy musical family whose lives and loves are disrupted by the arrival of a cynical young composer who interjects himself into the daughters' romantic lives.John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Leota Lane, Lola Lane, Jeffrey Lynn.

Lux Radio Theater 39-12-18 (242) Four Daughters (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 42-05-25 0353 Test Pilot (HQ)

Test Pilot from Lux Radio Theater aired May 25, 1942 starring Robert Taylor, Rita Hayworth and Robert Preston. The show opens with Cecil B. DeMille and Rita Hayworth giving a message to the armed forces.
An irresponsible test pilot''s wife and best friend try to get him to grow up.

Lux Radio Theater 42-05-25 0353 Test Pilot (HQ)

Gunsmoke s01e12 Magnus

Chester is concerned when his nomadic and "uncivilized" brother pays a Christmas visit to Dodge, but Magnus Goode proves worldlier and more adaptable to town life than anyone thought possible.

Gunsmoke s01e12 Magnus

Lux Radio Theater 39-03-20 (211) It Happened One Night (HQ)

Director Frank Capra's 1934 "It Happened One Night" is an opposites-attract romantic comedy featuring two big stars, Clark Gable as Peter Warne and Claudette Colbert as Ellen "Ellie" Andrews. He's a no-nonsense journalist; she's a sheltered heiress. They strike a bargain: he gets her exclusive story, she gets an escort back to the marriage her father wants her to annul. The film was the winner of five Academy Awards (Oscars) and was number eight on the American Film Institute's (AFI) Funniest Films list.

Lux Radio Theater brought it to radio March 20, 1939 with the original actors in their roles: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly and Roscoe Karns. This is a good one!

Lux Radio Theater 39-03-20 (211) It Happened One Night (HQ)

The Three Investigators - Secret of Terror Castle

The Three Investigators was an American juvenile detective book series first published as "Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators." It was created by Robert Arthur, Jr., who believed using a famous figure like movie director Hitchcock would attract attention.

The Secret of Terror Castle is about three boys investigating a known haunted house, Terror Castle, in hopes that perhaps Alfred Hitchcock would use it in his upcoming movie. During their investigations, they find very scary and seemingly real activities going on in the abandoned house, such as the Fog of Fear and the Blue Phantom.

Not much is known about this radio adaptation, probably from the early 60's, but is one your sure to enjoy.

The Three Investigators - Secret of Terror Castle

The Story Of Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy-hero, created in 1904 by Clarence E. Mulford and appearing in a series of popular stories and novels. In print, the character appears as a rude, rough-talking 'galoot'. Beginning in 1935, the character, played by William Boyd was transformed into the clean-cut hero of a series of 66 immensely popular films, only a few of which were based on Mulford's works. Mulford actually rewrote his earlier stories to fit the movie conception, and these led in turn to a comic book series modeled after the films. This story is about Hoppy portrayed on the screen. The juvenile lead was played by James Ellison, Russell Hayden, or Rand Brooks. Gabby Hayes originally played Cassidy's grizzled sidekick Windy Halliday. After Hayes left the series due to a salary dispute with producer Harry Sherman, he was replaced by comedian Britt Wood as Speedy McGinnis, and finally by veteran movie comedian Andy Clyde as California Carlson. Clyde, the most durable of the sidekicks, remained with the series until it ended.

The Story Of Hopalong Cassidy

Gunsmoke s01e11 General Parsley Smith

An inveterate liar is loudly insistent that Dodge City's new banker is a swindler who will abscond with the townspeople's savings at his earliest opportunity.

Gunsmoke s01e11 General Parsley Smith

Pogonip Trail

Jeff Kurland didn't have a gun. Jeff Kurland didn't have a chance. The rancher knew that even as he scanned the cabin for a weapon, any weapon. He was trapped with a killer who had a pistol in his hand and a bounty on his head. And outside.....

Pogonip Trail

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 50-06-15 (054) The Arrowcraft Matter (HQ)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. June 15, 1950. CBS net. "The Arrowcraft Matter". Sponsored by: Wrigley's Chewing Gum. A series of yacht sinkings has led to eleven deaths...and then one more; a beautiful woman! Edmond O'Brien, Jaime del Valle (producer, director), Gil Doud (writer), David Ellis (writer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Jeanne Bates, Howard McNear, Clayton Post, Harry Bartell, Hy Averback, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Bob Stevenson.

YTJD 50-06-15 (054) The Arrowcraft Matter (HQ)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 50-08-17 (063) The Mickey McQueen Matter (HQ)

"The Mickey McQueen Matter" from the old radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar aired August 17, 1950o n CBS. An old friend of Johnny's calls to say that he needs help. Edmond O'Brien, Gil Doud (writer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Jaime del Valle (producer, director), William Conrad, Ben Wright, James Nusser, Dan O'Herlihy.

YTJD 50-08-17 (063) The Mickey McQueen Matter (HQ)

Gunsmoke s01e10 The Queue

Two men cut off a Chinese immigrant's pigtail, and he tells Matt that he can return home to China only with the pigtail or by taking the lives of the men who stole it. Dec. 3, 1955

Gunsmoke s01e10 The Queue

Gunsmoke s01e09 The Hunter

Matt has to try to arrest his old friend, Jase Murdock, who lives in the hills, after he starts murdering homesteaders to try and stop the spread of civilization. Nov. 26, 1955

Gunsmoke s01e09 The Hunter

Gunsmoke s01e08 Kites Reward

Dillon takes away the gun of Andy Travis after he kills a man in self defense, figuring no one will challenge an unarmed man to a gunfight, but it's an action that might prove to be very costly. Nov. 12, 1955

Gunsmoke s01e08 Kites Reward

The Honeymooners s01e24 Please Leave the Premesis

Outraged when he gets a notice from his landlord, Mr. Johnson, that his rent is being raised, Ralph--over Alice's objections--goes on a rent strike to "teach that Johnson a lesson". Mar. 10, 1956.

The Honeymooners s01e24 Please Leave the Premesis
 

Escape 50-10-22 (129) The Time Machine (HQ)

Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950.

Escape 50-10-22 (129) The Time Machine (HQ)

Escape 49-08-18 (075) Snake Doctor (Ira Grossel) (HQ)

Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950.

Escape 49-08-18 (075) Snake Doctor (Ira Grossel) (HQ)
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Gunsmoke s01e07 Smoking Out the Nolans

Matt has the unpleasant task of evicting some squatters from a rancher's land, but the squatters claim the rancher sold the land to them legally. Nov. 5, 1955

Gunsmoke s01e07 Smoking Out the Nolans
 

Whatever Became Of Amos And Andy

An interview with Charles James Correll (February 2, 1890 – September 26, 1972, an American radio comedian, best known for his work on the Amos 'n' Andy show with Freeman S. Gosden. Correll voiced the central character of Andy Brown, along with various supporting characters. Correll was born in Peoria, Illinois. Before teaming up with Gosden, he worked as a stenographer and a bricklayer.

Whatever Became Of Amos And Andy

The Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-04-04 (380) Radio and TV Delivery Job (HQ)

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Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. The show began as one of the first radio comedy serials, written and voiced by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll and originating from station WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois. After the series was first broadcast in 1928, it grew in popularity and became a huge influence on the radio serials that followed. The program ran on radio as a nightly serial from 1928 until 1943, as a weekly situation comedy from 1943 until 1955, and as a nightly disc-jockey program from 1954 until 1960. A television adaptation ran on CBS-TV from 1951 until 1953, and continued in syndicated reruns from 1954 until 1966.

The Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-04-04 (380) Radio and TV Delivery Job (HQ)
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Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-01-31 (371) The Very Nervous Sanitorium (HQ)

"The Very Nervous Sanitorium" from the comedy radio series "The Amos 'n' Andy Show" aired January 31, 1954 on CBS sponsored by Rexall. The Kingfish and Andy have started a sanitarium and rest home. The first patient needs plenty of patience. Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll.

Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-01-31 (371) The Very Nervous Sanitorium (HQ)

Four Star Playhouse s03e06 The Contest (Dick Powell 1954)

When a police detective investigates the murder of a playwright, his investigation leads him to two possible culprits - his brother and his fiancée.

Four Star Playhouse s03e06 The Contest (Dick Powell 1954) 
 

Academy Award Theater 46-07-03 (15) The Maltese Falcon (HQ)

In 1941 San Francisco, private investigators Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) encounters three unscrupulous adventurers, all of whom are competing to obtain a jewel-encrusted falcon statuette.

Academy Award Theater 46-07-03 (15) The Maltese Falcon (HQ)

Gunsmoke s01e06 Night Incident

Matt is dubious of young Timmy Wyatt's stories concerning nighttime robberies and assaults, but he agrees to investigate and is surprised by what he discovers. Oct. 29, 1955

Gunsmoke s01e06 Night Incident
 

Gunsmoke s01e05 Obie Tater

An old prospector marries a saloon girl, who like others wants to know where his gold from his prospecting days is hidden. Oct. 15, 1955

 Gunsmoke s01e05 Obie Tater
 

Escape 50-11-12 Earth Abides (Part 2 of 2)

Earth Abides, a 1949 science fiction novel by Berkeley English professor George R. Stewart, won the inaugural International Fantasy Award in 1951. Earth Abides was adapted for the CBS radio program Escape as a two-part drama starring John Dehner on November 5th and 12th, 1950. A disease of unparalleled destructive force has sprung up almost simultaneously in every corner of the globe, all but destroying the human race. One survivor, strangely immune to the effects of the epidemic, ventures forward to experience a world without man. What he ultimately discovers will prove far more astonishing than anything he'd either dreaded or hoped for.

Escape 50-11-12 Earth Abides (Part 2 of 2)

Escape 50-11-05 Earth Abides (Part 1of 2)

Earth Abides, a 1949 science fiction novel by Berkeley English professor George R. Stewart, won the inaugural International Fantasy Award in 1951. Earth Abides was adapted for the CBS radio program Escape as a two-part drama starring John Dehner on November 5th and 12th, 1950. A disease of unparalleled destructive force has sprung up almost simultaneously in every corner of the globe, all but destroying the human race. One survivor, strangely immune to the effects of the epidemic, ventures forward to experience a world without man. What he ultimately discovers will prove far more astonishing than anything he'd either dreaded or hoped for

Escape 50-11-05 Earth Abides (Part 1of 2)

Screen Directors Playhouse 51-04-05 The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry from Screen Director's Playhouse starring Joan Crawford and Frank Lovejoy aired on April 5, 1951.This powerful drama sees Joan take the role of Ethel Whitehead, a strong woman who becomes embroiled in some unfortunate dealings with the mob. Finding herself dating several mobsters at once, carefree Ethel doesn't seem aware of the consequence this may cause. But the mobster lifestyle brings her untold riches, and having risen from an impoverished background, Ethel doesn't intend to return to her roots. This riveting character study about a woman who will stop at nothing to escape her impoverished lifestyle turns to a very perilous position.

Screen Directors Playhouse 51-04-05 The Damned Don't Cry

Campbell Playhouse 39-01-13 (06) Mutiny on the Bounty (HQ)

The Mutiny on the Bounty was a mutiny aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty on 28 April 1789. The mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian against their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh. Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian) are outstanding in this radio production from Campbell Playhouse.

Campbell Playhouse 39-01-13 (06) Mutiny on the Bounty (HQ)

Bulldog Drummond 41-09-28 (014) Hijackers (HQ)

The Bulldog Drummond stories follow Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond, DSO, MC, a wealthy man who was an officer in the "Royal Loamshire Regiment", who, after the First World War, spends his new-found leisure time as a private detective. Richards Mob is hijacking trucks and shooting drivers. George Coulouris, Everett Sloane.

Bulldog Drummond 41-09-28 (014) Hijackers (HQ)

Gunsmoke s01e04 Home Surgery

The frightened teenage daughter of a rancher enlists Matt to attempt to save her father's life by amputating his gangrenous leg. Oct. 8, 1955

Gunsmoke s01e04 Home Surgery

Gunsmoke s01e03 Word of Honor

Doc is sworn to secrecy to protect a cruel gang guilty of murder.

Gunsmoke s01e03 Word of Honor 
 

Lux Radio Theater 49-03-07 (648) Red River (HQ)

The Lux Radio Theatre. March 7, 1949. CBS net. "Red River". Sponsored by: Lux. A tough man makes the first cattle drive with a 10,000 head herd, over the Chisholm Trail. John Wayne, Joanne Dru. Walter Brennan.

Lux Radio Theater 49-03-07 (648) Red River (HQ)

His Honor The Barber 45-11-27 New Boy In Town

"New Boy In Town" from the Old Time Radio show His Honor The Barber aired November 27, 1945 starring oscar winner Barry Fitzgerald. His Honor The Barber told the story of Judge Barnard Fitz, a wise old judge who has some comical dramatic cases. Barry Fitzgerald was an Academy Award winning Irish stage, film and television actor, but had refused all prior offers of steady radio work until this series. Barber premiered on NBC Tuesday October 16, 1945, and ran only one season for sponsor Ballantine Ale. It was written, produced, and directed by Carlton E. Morse.

His Honor The Barber 45-11-27 New Boy In Town

Sherlock Holmes - 47-48 - Stanley & Shirley 47-10-05 (02) The Case Of The Missing Heiress (HQ)

Sherlock Holmes searches for the daughter of a Canadian multi-millionaire.

Sherlock Holmes - 47-48 - Stanley & Shirley 47-10-05 (02) The Case Of The Missing Heiress (HQ)

Sherlock Holmes - 47-48 - Stanley & Shirley 47-09-28 (01) The Case Of The Dog Who Changed His Mind (HQ)

A rich woman dies after her 89th birthday after her drinking her last bottle of birthday wine.

Sherlock Holmes - 47-48 - Stanley & Shirley 47-09-28 (01) The Case Of The Dog Who Changed His Mind (HQ)

Sherlock Holmes - Conway & Bruce 47-04-07 (26) The Tolling Bell (HQ)

The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes. April 7, 1947. ABC net. "The Tolling Bell" with Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce.

Sherlock Holmes - Conway & Bruce 47-04-07 (26) The Tolling Bell (HQ)

The Honeymooners s01e37 The Bensonhurst Bomber

While Ralph and Norton are playing a game at the pool hall, Ralph gets into an argument with a mousy little guy who threatens to "tell my friend Harvey on you".

The Honeymooners s01e37 The Bensonhurst Bomber