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.

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

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)

Lux Radio Theater 46-10-14 (541) To Have and Have Not (HQ)

"To Have and Have Not" from Lux Radio Theater aired October 14, 1946 on CBS starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their original rolls. As great a radio play as was the movie. Great performances in an action packed story of Caribbean intrigue during the war.

Lux Radio Theater 46-10-14 (541) To Have and Have Not (HQ)

Inner Sanctum 45-10-02 (239) The Shadow of Death (HQ)

"The Shadow Of Death" from Inner Sanctum aired October 2, 1945 on CBS sponsored by Lipton Tea. Death seems to follow Howard everywhere he goes. Howard dreams...people die. Howard is a homicidal maniac. Richard Widmark.

Inner Sanctum 45-10-02 (239) The Shadow of Death (HQ)

Inner Sanctum 48-07-05 (378) Death Demon (HQ)

"Death Demon" from the old time radio series Inner Sanctum aired July 5, 1948 on CBS sponsored by Bromo Seltzer. A dead father returns from the grave to revenge his murder!

Inner Sanctum 48-07-05 (378) Death Demon (HQ)

Screen Guild Players 440918 The Ox-Bow Incident

"The Ox-Bow Incident" from "The Screen Guild Players" aired September 18, 1944 starring Edward Arnold, Harry Davenport, William Eythe and Jeff Lee Brooks. Two drifters are passing through a Western town, when news comes in that a local farmer has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The townspeople, joined by the drifters, form a posse to catch the perpetrators. They find three men in possession of the cattle, and are determined to see justice done on the spot.

Screen Guild Players 440918 The Ox-Bow Incident

Golden Age of Radio WTIC 32 72-11-XX Vincent Price (HQ)

Dick Bertel talks with Vincent Price, an American actor well known for his distinctive voice, who recalls his love of radio.

Golden Age of Radio WTIC 32 72-11-XX Vincent Price (HQ)

The Man From Homicide 50-09-16 Ice Pick Murder (HQ)

"Ice Pick Murder" from "The Man From Homicide" aired September 16, 1950 starring Charles McGraw as Lieutenant Dana, one tough cop! A dead man has been found in a ditch, killed by an ice pick. Then, Harold Winthrop is killed by a gun. The corpse wore silk socks. What happens Next?

The Man From Homicide 50-09-16 Ice Pick Murder (HQ)

Front Line Theater - AFRS 43-12-17 (x) Maltese Falcon (HQ)

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This radio version of Dashiell Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon" from Front Line Theater stars the original cast from the film, Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade, Mary Astor as his client Miss Ruth Wonderly, and Peter Lorre as Joel Cairo who first offers him a fee to find a black figure of a bird.

Front Line Theater - AFRS 43-12-17 (x) Maltese Falcon (HQ)
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Westinghouse Playhouse 59-04-20 The Scarface Mob

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The Scarface Mob aired April 20, 1959 starring Robert Stack as Eliot Ness and Neville Brand as Scarface. The story deals with the experiences of Eliot Ness, a Federal Agent in the Bureau of Prohibition, as he fights crime in Chicago in the late 1920s and early 1930s with the help of a special team of agents handpicked for their incorruptibility, nicknamed the Untouchables.


Westinghouse Playhouse 59-04-20 The Scarface Mob

Lux Radio Theater 43-11-08 (413) Salute to the Marines (HQ)

"Salute To The Marines" from the Old Time Radio series "The Lux Radio Theater" aired November 8, 1943 on CBS. A gruff, all-Marine Marine in the Philippines before the war is ready for the day when the Japs attack! Stars Wallace Beery and Fay Bainter.

Lux Radio Theater 43-11-08 (413) Salute to the Marines (HQ)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 51-02-09 (082) Blue Serge Suit (HQ)

"The Blue Serge Suit" from Richard Diamond, Private Detective aired February 9, 1951 on ABC. Sponsored by: Camels, Prince Albert tobacco. The case of the disappearing blue serge suits. Why are they disappearing? Dick Powell.


 Richard Diamond, Private Detective 51-02-09 (082) Blue Serge Suit (HQ)

Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-03-21 (378) Construction Job in Guam (HQ)

"Construction Job in Guam" from the radio series The Amos 'n' Andy Show aired March 21, 1954 on CBS. Sapphire and her Mama have lined up a job in Guam for The Kingfish. Is he really going to go to work?

Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-03-21 (378) Construction Job in Guam (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 460401 521 Barnacle Bill (HQ)

"Barnacle Bill" from the radio show Lux Radio Theater aired April 1, 1946 on CBS starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main. A dramatic comedy about a gruff old fishing captain and his romance with an old friend, a young daughter, and a three-masted schooner. Very entertaining.


 Lux Radio Theater 460401 521 Barnacle Bill (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 37-09-13 (141) A Star Is Born (HQ)

"A Star Is Born" from Lux Radio Theater aired September 13, 1937, the first show of the season starring Janet Gaynor and Robert Montgomery. A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.

Lux Radio Theater 37-09-13 (141) A Star Is Born (HQ)

Campbell Playhouse 39-11-05 (35) Hurricane (HQ)

"The Hurricane" from the old radio series "The Campbell Playhouse" aired November 5, 1939 on CBS sponsored by Campbell Soup. South Seas drama about a vengeful government administrator and a simple native. Told against the background of a huge storm, the story is based on the famous 1937 film. Bea Benaderet, Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Edgar Barrier, Eric Burtis, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Everett Sloane, Mary Astor, Orson Welles (host). 

Campbell Playhouse 39-11-05 (35) Hurricane (HQ)

Pat Novak for Hire 49-04-23 (11) Rita Malloy (HQ)

Rita Malloy from the Old Time Radio series Pat Novak For Hire aired April 23, 1949 on ABC. A corpse in one of Novak's boats leads to the body of Rita Malloy, beautiful and dead. Jack Webb as Pat Novak with William P. Rousseau (producer, director), Tudor Owen, Raymond Burr (doubles), Basil Adlam (composer, conductor), Richard Breen (writer), George Fenneman (announcer).

Pat Novak for Hire 49-04-23 (11) Rita Malloy (HQ)

CBS Radio Workshop 57-09-01 (83) Grief Drives a Black Sedan (HQ)

"Grief Drives A Black Sedan" from CBS Radio Workshop, September 1, 1957, "Grief Drives A Black Sedan". A motorist has hit someone on a dark road, and has kept on driving. AFRTS rebroadcast name: "Mystery Theatre." Alice Frost, Jay Johnson, Larry Haines, Lee Vines, Ralph Bell, Bill Mason.

CBS Radio Workshop 57-09-01 (83) Grief Drives a Black Sedan (HQ)
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Adventures Of The Abbotts 55-01-30 (18) The Rickshaw Red Lipstick (HQ)

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Abbott Mysteries was a comedy-mystery radio program adapted from the novels of Frances Crane (1896-1981). Initially a summer replacement for Quick As a Flash, the series was heard on Mutual and NBC between the years 1945 and 1955.

Adventures Of The Abbotts 55-01-30 (18) The Rickshaw Red Lipstick (HQ)
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Abbott and Costello 42-10-15 (015) Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich (HQ)

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William (Bud) Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo) were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. Thanks to the endurance of their most popular and influential routine, "Who's on First?"---whose rapid-fire word play and comprehension confusion set the preponderant framework for most of their best-known routines---the team are also the only comedians known to have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bud Abbott was born in Asbury Park, NJ, October 2, 1897 and died April 24, 1974 in Woodland Hills, California. Lou Costello was born in Paterson, NJ, March 6, 1906 and died March 3, 1959 in East Los Angeles, California.


Abbott and Costello 42-10-15 (015) Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich (HQ)
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