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