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WRVO Playhouse - Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974) was an American actress whose career of more than three decades included work in radio, stage, film, and television.
She is chiefly known for her role as Endora on the television series Bewitched.
While rarely playing leads in films, Moorehead's skill at character development and range earned her one Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe awards in addition to four Academy Award and six Emmy Award nominations. Moorehead's transition to television won acclaim for drama and comedy. She could play many different types, but often portrayed haughty, arrogant characters.

During the 1940s and 1950s, Moorehead was one of the most in demand actresses for Suspense. During the 946 episodes run of Suspense, Moorehead was cast in more episodes than any other actor or actress. She was often introduced on the show as the "first lady of Suspense". Moorehead's most successful appearance on Suspense was in the legendary play Sorry, Wrong Number, written by Lucille Fletcher, broadcast on May 18, 1943. Moorehead played a selfish, neurotic woman who overhears a murder being plotted via crossed phone wires and eventually realizes she is the intended victim. She recreated the performance six times for Suspense and several times on other radio shows, always using her original, dog-eared script. In 1952, she recorded an album of the drama, and performed scenes from the story in her one-woman show in the 1950s. Barbara Stanwyck had played the role in the 1948 film version.
radio dramas, especially on the CBS show

WRVO Playhouse - Agnes Moorehead.mp3

Sherlock Holmes - Silver Blaze read by David Timson

One of the most popular Sherlock Holmes short stories, "Silver Blaze" focuses on the disappearance of the titular race horse (a famous winner) on the eve of an important race and on the apparent murder of its trainer.

Sherlock Holmes - Silver Blaze read by David Timson.mp3

Tuned to Yesterday #1015

  • Tuned to Yesterday
    #1015, Crime, Molle Mystery Theater “Close Shave” 5/14/48 NBC, The Whistler “Charming Hostess” 5/25/52 CBS

Gunsmoke s02e01 Cow Doctor

Doc is called to a farm to treat a sick farmer, who has always hated doctors.

Gunsmoke s02e01 Cow Doctor.mp4

Gunsmoke s01e39 Alarm at Pleasant Valley

While on the way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester help homesteaders besieged by Indians.

Gunsmoke s01e39 Alarm at Pleasant Valley.mp4

Gunsmoke s01e38 Unmarked Grave

A distraught middle-aged woman becomes determined to aid a young murderer in Matt's custody after she learns of her own son's violent death and unceremonious burial on Boot Hill.

Gunsmoke s01e38 Unmarked Grave.mp4

Gunsmoke s01e37 Mr and Mrs Amber

A struggling prairie couple endures harassment and torment at the hands of the wife's self-righteous brother.

Gunsmoke s01e37 Mr and Mrs Amber.mp4

Gunsmoke s01e36 Cara

An old flame of Matt's comes to town, but her presence in Dodge may be motivated by more than sentiment.

Gunsmoke s01e36 Cara.mp4

Gunsmoke s01e35 The Guitar

Weed Pindle is a friendly guitar player in Dodge, but when certain cowboys find out he fought for a particular division of the Union Army, they become set on trying to hang him.

Gunsmoke s01e35 The Guitar.mp4

Gunsmoke s01e34 Chesters Mail Order Bride

Chester has been writing to a mail-order bride who is now coming to Dodge to marry him. What Chester has neglected to tell Matt and Doc is that the picture he sent her wasn't his but the marshal's.

Gunsmoke s01e34 Chesters Mail Order Bride.mp4

Gunsmoke s01e33 Prairie Happy

Matt tries to quell rumors of a planned Pawnee attack.

Gunsmoke s01e33 Prairie Happy.mp4

Lux Radio Theater 451105 Destry Rides Again


"Destry Rides Again" from the series Lux Radio Theater, November 5, 1945, stars Jimmy Stewart and Joan Blondell. It is about how a corrupt and violent town can be cleaned up without relying entirely on physical force. Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn't believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck.

TPW 010 Lux Radio Theater 451105 Destry Rides Again

Dragnet 50-12-07 (078) The Big Picture (HQ)

Dragnet. December 7, 1950. Program #78. NBC net. "The Big Picture". Sponsored by: Fatima Cigarettes. Sergeant Friday breaks a vicious Los Angeles pornography ring. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough.

Dragnet 50-12-07 (078) The Big Picture (HQ).mp3

Dragnet 50-10-19 (071) The Big Grandma (HQ)

Dragnet. October 19, 1950. NBC net. "The Big Grandma". Sponsored by: Fatima. An elderly woman has been passing bad checks for the last nine years! She looks like everyone's grandmother, and never passes a bad check between May and October! Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough.

Dragnet 50-10-19 (071) The Big Grandma (HQ).mp3

Gunsmoke s01e32 Dutch George

Dutch George runs a large horse theft operation. The law can't touch him because others take the risk. He makes a big mistake when he personally steals one horse for himself.

Gunsmoke s01e32 Dutch George.mp4

Gunsmoke s01e31 How To Die For Nothing

Trail herder Howard Bulow swears to shoot Marshal Dillon in the back after he kills his drunken brother in self-defense.

Gunsmoke s01e31 How To Die For Nothing.mp4

Gunsmoke s01e29 Docs Revenge

A stranger comes to Dodge, and Doc bewilders and dismays Chester and Matt by arming himself and vowing to kill the man.

Gunsmoke s01e29 Docs Revenge.mp4

The Jack Benny Program 44-10-08 (521) Jack Offers Frank Sinatra Dennis' Job (HQ)

Jack tries to get a new singer on the show. Guest Frank Sinatra.

The Jack Benny Program 44-10-08 (521) Jack Offers Frank Sinatra Dennis' Job (HQ).mp3

The Jack Benny Program 55-05-22 (924) Trouble with Twombly, Sound Effects Man (HQ)


Jack has a little trouble with his sound man staying on cue.  Last show of the 1955 season. Eddie Anderson, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mary Livingstone, Jack Benny, Don Wilson, and Mel Blanc.

The Jack Benny Program 55-05-22 (924) Trouble with Twombly, Sound Effects Man (HQ).mp3

Story of Bridge Over Troubled Water

The story behind the final Simon & Garfunkel album “Bridge over Troubled Water” and its classic songs. Includes interview with Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, producer Roy Halee, and more.

Story of Bridge Over Troubled Water.mp3