Dragnet s01e01 The Human Bomb

Dragnet, Dec 16, 1951. An ex-con bears a grudge against the city of Los Angeles. He wants to blow up city hall unless his demands are met. He has a powerful bomb. The police find 28 sticks of dynamite in his apartment. Only Sergeant Friday has the power to stop this 1950s terrorist attack.

Dragnet s01e01 The Human Bomb

Dragnet 52-11-23 (179) The Big Guilt (HQ)

"The Big Guilt" from Dragnet. November 23, 1952. on NBC sponsored by Chesterfield. A florist named Arthur McKinley has been found strangled to death in an alley. The Chesterfield commercials contain health claims for the product. Jack Webb.

Dragnet 52-11-23 (179) The Big Guilt (HQ)

Dragnet 52-09-14 (169) The Big Bull (HQ)

"The Big Bull" from Dragnet. September 14, 1952. Leroy Bentley, a gang hit-man, threatens Frank Smith's family if he doesn't "lay off." Possibly the first "Dragnet" sponsored by Chesterfield. Jack Webb.

Dragnet 52-09-14 (169) The Big Bull (HQ)

Dragnet 52-09-04 (167) The Big Ray (HQ)

"The Big Ray" from Dragnet September 4, 1952. Alfred Prater has died of a heart attack. His mother-in-law says, "good riddance" to a drunken bum. Jack Webb.

Dragnet 52-09-04 (167) The Big Ray (HQ)

Dragnet 52-08-28 (166) The Big Test (HQ)

"The Big Test" from Dragnet. August 28, 1952. Bruce Hamilton reports that his friend Kevin has been murdered in Mexico by bandits. He tells a wild story. Jack Webb.

Dragnet 52-08-28 (166) The Big Test (HQ)

Dragnet 50-03-30 (042) The Big Gangster (Part 2) (HQ)

"The Big Gangster" Part 1 from Dragnet aired March 23, 1950 on NBC. The search for the killers of Gus Valentine continues. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough.

Dragnet 50-03-30 (042) The Big Gangster (Part 2) (HQ)

Dragnet 50-03-23 (041) The Big Gangster (Part 1) (HQ)

"The Big Gangster" Part 1 from Dragnet aired March 23, 1950 on NBC. Who has taken a shot at Gus Valentine? Even though he's on the wrong side of the law, the cops must protect him...and fail! Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough.

Dragnet 50-03-23 (041) The Big Gangster (Part 1) (HQ)

Screen Director's Playhouse 51-04-29 The Jackpot

"Jackpot" from Screen Directors' Playhouse aired April 26, 1951 on NBC starring Jimmy Stewart. The "Name The Mystery Husband" program awards a fabulous "jackpot" to a happily married man...and then his troubles begin! Screen director Walter Lang appears. Also Margaret Truman, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Jim Backus.

Screen Director's Playhouse 51-04-29 The Jackpot

Father Knows Best s03e36 Grandpa Retires

 

The Andersons visit Margaret's family. Her father feels his health is failing and he needs to sell his business to retire.

Father Knows Best s03e36 Grandpa Retires

Rocky Fortune 53-10-13 (02) Steven in a Rest Home (HQ)

Steven in a Rest Home aka "Double Identity" from Rocky Fortune aired October 13, 1953 on NBC. Rocky's job as a chauffeur in a tenement district leads him to a new identity as a mental patient in Denver! Frank Sinatra

Rocky Fortune 53-10-13 (02) Steven in a Rest Home (HQ)

Rocky Fortune 53-10-06 (01) Oyster Shucker (HQ)

"Oyster Shucker" from the series Rocky Fortune aired October 6, 1953 on NBC starring Frank Sinatra. The first show of the series. Rocky gets a job as an oyster shucker in a seafood restaurant and finds twelve pearls in twelve oysters.

Rocky Fortune 53-10-06 (01) Oyster Shucker (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 471229 Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh adapted for radio from Lux Radio Theater aired December 29, 1947. Starring in their original roles is Frank Sinatra as Clarence Doolittle, Kathryn Grayson as Susan Abbott and Gene Kelly as Joseph Brady. What a trio! This was one of the most popular musical comedies of the period filled with laughter and romance about two love lost sailors on a four day liberty in Los Angeles. This is definitely a Romantic Classic and the quality of this old time radio recording is exceptional. Great entertainment for any time period.

Lux Radio Theater 471229 Anchors Aweigh

Frank Sinatra - The Voice

Frank Sinatra left a permanent mark on 20th Century America in many forms of popular entertainment. As a vocalist, his versions of the country's popular songs set the definitive standard for singers and instrumentalists alike.

Frank Sinatra - The Voice

Frank Sinatra - A Voice in Time

Nancy Sinatra hosts this one-hour special looking back at Frank Sinatra's early years (1939-1952). During this often-overlooked period of his life, Sinatra first recorded many of the songs that we now regard as the great pop standards. Music from his Bluebird and Columbia catalogs are featured among comments by Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, historian Chuck Granata, and even some archival clips from "Ol' Blue Eyes," himself.

Frank Sinatra - A Voice in Time

The Twilight Zone s04e06 Death Ship

An interplanetary expedition from earth finds an exact duplicate of their ship and themselves crashed on the planet they were surveying. Should they stay or risk taking off and crashing?

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Judge Roy Bean s01e31 Deliver the Body

Judge Roy Bean starring Edgar Buchanan as the legendary Kentucky-born Judge Roy Bean, a justice of the peace known as "The Law West of the Pecos"

Judge Roy Bean s01e31 Deliver the Body

Ozzie & Harriet s04e11 Gay Blade

The 'Gay Blade' is a new kind of knife sharpener, which Harriet bought, and she expects non-mechanically inclined Ozzie to figure out how to correctly assemble its numerous parts.

Ozzie & Harriet s04e11 Gay Blade

The Story of the James Gang

Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 - April 3, 1882), American outlaw, was born in Kearney, Missouri. His father, Robert James, was a Baptist minister who helped found William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. At seventeen, James left his native Missouri to fight as a Confederate Guerilla in the American Civil War as part of Quantrill's Raiders, participating in raids in Kansas. He once killed eight men in a single day. After the war, he returned to his home state and lead one of history's most notorious outlaw gangs. James is believed to have carried out the first daylight bank robbery in peacetime, stealing $60,000 from a bank in Liberty, Missouri.

The Story of the James Gang

Hollywood Star Playhouse 51-07-26 (066) I'm a Coward

I Am A Coward from Hollywood Star Playhouse aired July 26, 1951 starring Barbara Stanwyck. Hollywood Star Playhouse, well written and performed, presented many original plays and popular Hollywood stars. In "I Am A Coward", the first show of the series on ABC, a librarian attempts to capture, "The Omaha Ripper."

Hollywood Star Playhouse 51-07-26 (066) I'm a Coward

Jack Benny Program s05e16 Jackie Gleason Show

Jack and Rochester are in New York, relaxing in the penthouse suite of the luxurious St. Regis Hotel. They're staying for free, masquerading as painters while waiting for Jackie Gleason for a business meeting.

Jack Benny Program s05e16 Jackie Gleason Show

The Great Gildersleeve s01e07 Gildy, the Private Eye

Gildy is jealous when a handsome police detective is assigned to find the burglar who broke into his friend's safe.

The Great Gildersleeve s01e07 Gildy, the Private Eye
 

Lux Radio Theater-500501-700-All My Sons (HQ)

All My Sons from Lux Radio Theater aired May 1, 1950 starring Ann Pearce, Burt Lancaster, Edward Arnold, and Scott Brady. All My Sons is a powerful and gripping drama about a successful, middle-aged, self-made man who has done a terrible and tragic thing during World War II, rushing to meet an order from the Army. A point that there is something horribly wrong about a system which permits huge profits to be made out of war. Based on the 1947 play by Arthur Miller, it was awarded the 1947 Tony Award for Best Play.

Lux Radio Theater-500501-700-All My Sons (HQ)

Sam Spade 48-07-18 (108) The Missing Newshawk Caper (HQ)

"The Missing Newshawk Caper" from the old detective radio series "The Adventures Of Sam Spade"  aired July 18, 1948 on CBS sponsored by Wildroot Cream-Oil. Spade is hired to find a reporter named Ray McCully. Spade finds him all right, stabbed to death! Howard Duff, Lurene Tuttle, Dashiell Hammett (creator), William Conrad, Sara Berner, Bea Benaderet (possibly), Alan Reed, Gil Doud (writer, director), Robert Tallman (writer), Lud Gluskin (music), Dick Joy (announcer).

Sam Spade 48-07-18 (108) The Missing Newshawk Caper (HQ)

Tales of the Texas Rangers 52-07-27 (88) Stick-Up (HQ)

"Stick Up" from Tales Of The Texas Rangers aired July 27, 1952 on NBC. An ex-con is suspected of robbery and murder, but he seems to have an excellent alibi. Joel McCrea, Junie Ellis, Leroy Leonard, Parley Baer.

Tales of the Texas Rangers 52-07-27 (88) Stick-Up (HQ)

Hopalong Cassidy s01e17 The Feud

Boyd did a separate series of half-hour westerns made especially for television with Edgar Buchanan was his new sidekick, Red Connors. In this episode from Oct. 28, 1952 Hoppy and Red find a severely wounded man who mentions the name of neighboring ranch owner in his dying breath. Hoppy decides to investigate and finds the murdered man and the nearby rancher had been engaged in a on-going fight over water rights.

Hopalong Cassidy s01e17 The Feud