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Fall Festival of High Quality Shows
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Over the next few weeks will be posting a selection of high quality old time radio shows on the podcast as part of a Fall Festival. The shows are at 128 kbps and mostly from CDs. Will make a nice collection for the upcomong Holiday season. Enjoy!
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Over the next few weeks will be posting a selection of high quality old time radio shows on the podcast as part of a Fall Festival. The shows are at 128 kbps and mostly from CDs. Will make a nice collection for the upcomong Holiday season. Enjoy!
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Punishment and Crime - Sears Radio Theater
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Sears Radio Theater was an anthology radio drama series which ran weeknightly on CBS Radio in 1979, sponsored by the Sears chain. Often paired with The CBS Radio Mystery Theater during its first season, the program offered a different genre of drama for each day's broadcast. This selection "Punishment and Crime" is a story of the old west hosted by Lorne Greene starring Parley Baer and Howard Culver. The story was writtrn by Percy Grainger and produced by Fletcher Markle.
Sears Radio Theater 790716 116 Punishment and Crime
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Hollywood Theatre Of Stars 49-11-10 The Powder Puff Kid
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Hollywood Theater of Stars was aired 1948-1951 over Mutual in an unusual daily time slot, 6:30, thirty minuets before prime time. It was billed as radio's greatest daytime dramatic program. The series was hosted by C.P McGregor showcasing the talents of famous Hollywood actors. The show was sponsored by La Rosa.
This episode of "The Powder Puff Kid" stars Robert Mitchum.
Hollywood Theatre Of Stars 49-11-10 The Powder Puff Kid
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The Vulnerable Vixen - Walk Softly, Peter Troy
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Walk Softly, Peter Troy is a detective drama produced in the Durban Studios of Herrick Merril Productions. It starred Tom Meehan, John Simpson, and Merle Wayne. In episode 4 "The Vulnerable Vixen" a machine-gun moll from Chicago invades London with a protection racket.
PTroy 63-12-31 (04) The Vulnerable Vixen
Walk Softly, Peter Troy is a detective drama produced in the Durban Studios of Herrick Merril Productions. It starred Tom Meehan, John Simpson, and Merle Wayne. In episode 4 "The Vulnerable Vixen" a machine-gun moll from Chicago invades London with a protection racket.PTroy 63-12-31 (04) The Vulnerable Vixen
Builders On The River - American Adventure
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Builders on the River from American Adventure aired August 11, 1955. Entertaining tales taken primarily from actual events that occurred in America's past. The shows were produced by the communications center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a lot of the tales are performed by the faculty, students, and townspeople from the University of North Carolina who do an outstanding job of acting. The scripts are written by John Eely, who also performs in the stories, and directed by John Clayton.
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Builders on the River from American Adventure aired August 11, 1955. Entertaining tales taken primarily from actual events that occurred in America's past. The shows were produced by the communications center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a lot of the tales are performed by the faculty, students, and townspeople from the University of North Carolina who do an outstanding job of acting. The scripts are written by John Eely, who also performs in the stories, and directed by John Clayton.
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Ringo, Gunfighter - Dr Sixgun
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Doctor Gray Matson, played by Karl Weber, is a frontier physician based from a small western town in the 1870's called Frenchman's Ford. The shows are introduced by a recurring character named Pablo (Bill Griffis), a gypsy peddler who has a talking raven named Midnight as his sidekick.
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Doctor Gray Matson, played by Karl Weber, is a frontier physician based from a small western town in the 1870's called Frenchman's Ford. The shows are introduced by a recurring character named Pablo (Bill Griffis), a gypsy peddler who has a talking raven named Midnight as his sidekick.
Dr Sixgun 54-11-21 (13) Ringo, Gunfighter
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The Case of the Empty Tin - Perry Mason
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The Case of the Empty Tin from Perry Mason aired March 8, 1958. Perry Mason by Erle Stanley Gardner, a civil rights lawyer turned author, was the master of American mystery fiction. His mysteries contain intricate and challenging plots full of surprises, whodunits in the best tradition. A tin can, secretly placed among the rows of Mrs. Florence Gentrie's preserves, contains not a speck of food, but it does carry one clue to a murder that took place right next door.
My Little Margie 54-12-12 Verne Only Has 30 Days To Live
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My Little Margie presented 21 year-old Margie Albright, who lived with her widowed father Vernon in a New York City penthouse. Mr. Albright worked as an executive for the investment counseling firm Honeywell & Todd, and was perpetually in fear of losing "the big account" because of Margie's meddling.
Margie Albright............................................ Gale Storm
Vernon Albright....................................... Charles Farrell
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My Little Margie presented 21 year-old Margie Albright, who lived with her widowed father Vernon in a New York City penthouse. Mr. Albright worked as an executive for the investment counseling firm Honeywell & Todd, and was perpetually in fear of losing "the big account" because of Margie's meddling.
Margie Albright............................................ Gale Storm
Vernon Albright....................................... Charles Farrell
My Little Margie 54-12-12 Verne Only Has 30 Days To Live
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Brother's Keeper - I Cover the Waterfront
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"Brother's Keeper" starring Larry Thor as a waterfront reporter aired august 29, 1955 from CBS radio. Stories from the files of a newspaper man's memory based upon the best selling book "I Cover the Waterfront" by Max Miller. This version includes parts 1 and 2.
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Three Wayward Girls - The McCoy
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Howard Duff appears as a private eye in this fast-paced murder yarn, "Three Wayward Girls", from the old time radio show "The McCoy". The show aired April 24, 1951. A Hollywood starlet has been strangled, a second starlet is killed and a third murder is planned.
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Howard Duff appears as a private eye in this fast-paced murder yarn, "Three Wayward Girls", from the old time radio show "The McCoy". The show aired April 24, 1951. A Hollywood starlet has been strangled, a second starlet is killed and a third murder is planned.
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Alice In Wonderland - NBC Star Playhouse
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"Alice In Wonderland" from "NBC Star Playhouse" aired December 8, 1953 starring Barbara Ruick and Helen Hayes, who garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theater", and was one of the nine people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Alice In Wonderland taken from the novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. This excellent radio production is one kids as well as adults are sure to enjoy!
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Listen Download Alice In Wonderland
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The New Home at the Beach - His and Hers
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"The New Home at the Beach" from the old time radio show "His and Hers" aired March 1, 1953 starring Jim Backus, Virginia Fields and Frank Nelson. A situation comedy about a writer and his family living at Laguna Beach. What's going on in the garage?
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"The New Home at the Beach" from the old time radio show "His and Hers" aired March 1, 1953 starring Jim Backus, Virginia Fields and Frank Nelson. A situation comedy about a writer and his family living at Laguna Beach. What's going on in the garage?Listen Download The New Home at the Beach
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Wild Bill Hickok: The Last Of Two Gun Justice - Cavalcade of America
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"Wild Bill Hickok: The Last Of Two Gun Justice" aired on Cavalcade of America November 6, 1940 with Kenny Delmar, Jeanette Nolan, William Pringle and John McIntire. The story of Jim Hickok who came to be called "Wild Bill," his life on the frontier, and how he was killed playing poker. Woody Guthrie, folk musician whose musical legacy includes "This Land Is Your Land," wrote and sings the ballad for this broadcast. Enjoy!
Listen Download Wild Bill Hickok
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Dr. Jonathan Budd from Pete Kelly's Blues
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Dr. Jonathan Budd from Pete Kelly's Blues aired September 19, 1951 starring Jack Webb as Pete Kelly . Set in Kansas City in the 1920s, the series was a crime drama with a strong musical atmosphere. Dr. Jonathan Budd is on the run from "The Dutchman," who plans to kill him.
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Dr. Jonathan Budd from Pete Kelly's Blues aired September 19, 1951 starring Jack Webb as Pete Kelly . Set in Kansas City in the 1920s, the series was a crime drama with a strong musical atmosphere. Dr. Jonathan Budd is on the run from "The Dutchman," who plans to kill him.
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NIGHTFALL - X Minus One
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"Nightfall" is an influential science fiction short story by author Isaac Asimov, about the coming of darkness to the people of a planet ordinarily illuminated at all times on all sides.The story was adapted for radio on X Minus One, December 7, 1955. The script was used previously on "Dimension X" on September 29, 1951. The short story was first published in the September 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction magazine under editor John W. Campbell. It was the 32nd story by Asimov, written while he was working in his father's candy store and studying at Columbia University. According to Asimov's autobiography, Campbell asked Asimov to write the story after discussing with him a quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson:
If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!
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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!
Considered a classic of the genre, Nightfall has been anthologized no fewer than four dozen times.
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Christmas Gifts - Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
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When Red Skelton was drafted in March 1944, Ozzie Nelson was prompted to create his own family situation comedy. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet launched on CBS on October 8, 1944, making a mid-season switch to NBC in 1949. The final years of the radio series were on ABC (the former NBC Blue Network) from October 14, 1949 to June 18, 1954. In total 402 radio episodes were produced. In an arrangement that amplified the growing pains of American broadcasting, as radio "grew up" into television, the Nelsons' deal with ABC gave the network the option to move their program to television. The struggling network needed proven talent that was not about to defect to the more established and wealthier networks like CBS or NBC.
DC Comics' The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet comic book (October-November, 1949)
The Nelsons' sons, David and Ricky, did not join the cast until the radio show's fifth year. The two boys were played by professional actors prior to their joining because both were too young to perform. The role of David was played by Joel Davis from 1944 until 1945. Tommy Bernard and Henry Blair appeared as Ricky. Other cast members included John Brown as Syd "Thorny" Thornberry, Lurene Tuttle as Harriet's mother, Bea Benaderet as Gloria, Janet Waldo as Emmy Lou, and Dick Trout as Roger. Vocalists included Harriet Nelson, The King Sisters, and Ozzie Nelson. The announcers were Jack Bailey and Verne Smith. The music was by Billy May and Ozzie Nelson. The producers were Dave Elton and Ozzie Nelson.
Listen Download Christmas Gifts
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Case of the Baited Hook - Perry Mason
Case of the Baited Hook from Perry Mason adapted for radio aired December 21, 1957. Robert Dawson confronts Albert Tydings, his partner, about $80K missing from Carol Stanley's trust account. Albert Tydings admits he embezzled the money and blackmails Robert Dawson to keep quiet or he will reveal some scandalous facts about Carol. Later, Carol calls and makes an appointment to meet Albert Tydings at his office to discuss the trust account. She arrives to find Albert Tydings dead.
Mr God Johnson - Skippy Hollywood Theater
Mr God Johnson from Skippy Hollywood Theater aired April 1, 1949 starring Peter Lorre. The story of a gentleman who is somewhat difficult to hang is outstanding classic drama from the period.
Skippy Hollywood Theater was a syndicated program that went on to be one of the most successful programs on radio of this type. The pre-recorded shows were highly liked by the radio audiences even though they were not live. Also the show was responsible for helping Skippy Peanut Butter to be one of the most popular peanut butters in American and gain national attention.
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PITTSBURGH from The Screen Guild Players
PITTSBURGH from The Screen Guild Players aired April 12, 1943 starring Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott and John Wayne. Taken from the film with original actors doing the radio show makes for a very entertaining yarn set against the backdrop of coalmines and WW2. Josie Winters (Marlene Dietrich) inspires Cash Evans (Randolph Scott) and Pittsburgh Markham (John Wayne) to leave their dull and exhausting lives of working the coalmines, and to make their mark on society and big business. A great story, one that everyone will enjoy.
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Case of the Nervous Accomplice - Perry Mason
The Case of the Nervous Accomplice from Perry Mason aired October 5, 1957. Sybil Granger hires Perry to help her buy stock in her estranged husband's oil company on the sly. By this, Sybil hopes to force her husband's latest girlfriend, Roxy Howard, out of the company and his life altogether. Things get complicated when George Lutz enters the picture
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