Wanted, Dead or Alive s01e01 The Martin Poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television.

In the first episode of the series "The Martin Poster" while pursuing Carl Martin, Josh is falsely accused of aiding in a jailbreak and the marshal's murder.

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Red Skelton Show s11e26 The Dalton Girls

The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke (1955–1975) and third to The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971) in the ratings during that time.

In this episode which aired Sunday at 8:00 PM Apr 10, 1962 on NBC, Jayne Meadows plays the leader of a group of female outlaws, and Red Skelton as Clem Kadiddlehopper is the amateur detective who tries to capture the gang.

Red Skelton Show s11e26 The Dalton Girls.mp4
 

Sam Spade 48-07-04 (106) The Rushlight Diamond Caper (HQ)

The Adventures Of Sam Spade. July 4, 1948. CBS net. "The Rushlight Diamond Caper". Sponsored by: Wildroot Cream-Oil. Sam is hired to guard the wedding presents, but not the groom, who is stabbed to death with a pair of garden shears! Sandra Gould replaces Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Sam's secretary. Howard Duff, Dashiell Hammett (creator),


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Bonanza s01e05 Enter Mark Twain

The Cartwrights help Virginia City reporter Samuel Langhorne Clemens investigate suspected shady goings-on between a railroad company and a local judge. Oct. 10, 1959

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CBS Radio Workshop 56-10-05 36 Roughing It

Roughing It from CBS Radio Workshop aired October 5, 1956 with Daws Butler, Edward Marr, Harold Peary, Howard McNear and Jack Kruschen. Written by Samuel Clemens, it follows the travels of a young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861–1867. This is an excellent radio adaptation of Mark Twain by The CBS Radio Workshop.

CBS Radio Workshop 56-10-05 36 Roughing It

Screen Director's Playhouse 510301 092 A Foreign Affair (HQ)

Screen Director's Playhouse premiered on Sunday, January 9, 1949 over NBC stations.It first opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director's Guild and The Screen Director's Assignment. The superior radio scripting and superstar billing made for some of the best radio drama of its day. A Foreign Affair aired Mar 1, 1951 directed by Billy Wilder, starring Marlene Dietrich, Lucille Ball, John Lund, Charles Brackett, Sam Edwards, Wally Maher, Dan Riss, Henry Rowland, Gil Stratton, Herb Vigran and Billy Wilder. Congresswoman Frost comes to occupied Berlin to investigate the 'moral decay' of US troops but falls in love with Captain Pringle.

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Lux Radio Theater 50-02-13 (689) The Stratton Story (HQ)

"The Stratton Story" from Lux Radio Theatre aired February 13, 1950 on CBS starring Jimmy Stewart, June Allyson and John McIntire". Tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934-1938.

This is one of the most moving dramas that Jimmy Stewart performed, of the many he did for Lux.

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Father Knows Best 51-01-04 063 Taking on City Hall

Father Knows Best began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were Betty (Rhonda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson), and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran and Sam Edwards. Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954. On the radio program, the character of Jim differs from the later television character. The radio Jim is far more sarcastic and shows he really "rules" over his family. Jim also calls his children names, something common on radio but lost in the TV series. For example, Jim says, "What a bunch of stupid children I have." Margaret is portrayed as a paragon of solid reason and patience, unless the plot calls for her to act a bit off.

Taking On City Hall (Jan 4, 1951) is a favorite, especially if you ever dealt with city hall.

Father Knows Best 51-01-04 063 Taking on City Hall.mp3

Twilight Zone s03e19 The Hunt

Upon returning from a coon hunt, Hyder Simpson discovers that no one can see or hear him because he has passed on.  Aired 26 Jan. 1962 starring Arthur Hunnicutt and Jeanette Nolan.

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Story of Waylon Jennings Nashville Rebel

Waylon Jennings became a country star doing it Nashville's way. But he became a legend doing things his way. In the early 1970s, his and fellow Texan Willie Nelson's successful fight for creative control of their records launched country?s Outlaw movement. From a career that began in 1958 with a single produced by rock icon Buddy Holly until his death in 2002, Waylon created edgy, timeless, straight-talking music like "This Time," "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)" and "Good Hearted Woman" (with Willie).

Story of Waylon Jennings Nashville Rebel

Lux Radio Theater-540426-878-Detective Story

Detective Story adapted for radio by Lux Radio Theater aired April 26, 1954 starring Kirk Douglas as detective Jim McLeod, Eleanor Parker as his wife Mary and William Conrad as Lt. Monaghan. Detective Story, based on a Broadway play, is one of Kirk Douglas' finest performances with a mixture of police procedure, comedy, drama, and outright tragedy and was nominated for 4 Oscars. Playing a New York city police detective, the story plays out like a day-in-the life of Douglas' character and his precinct, with an assorted cast of characters. William Conrad gives a great performance also, no wonder he ended up in the TV series Cannon after Gunsmoke radio show ended. One of the best police dramas I've listen to and a must for all devotees of the genre.

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Screen Guild Theater 50-09-14 (473) Ninotchka

Ninotchka from Screen Guild Theater aired September 14, 1950 starring Joan Fontaine and William Powell. A delightful romantic comedy about a stern, cold Russian woman sent to Paris on official business and finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest, but soon melts and is transformed and softened by Parisian love into a frivolous, romantic figure. A very clever and witty story awaits the listener. It received four Academy Award nominations but was beat out by Gone With the Wind at the time period.

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Mister Roberts

A specially edited version for radio of Mister Roberts, a Tony Award–winning play, and a 1955 Academy Award–nominated film. The title character, a naval Lieutenant Junior Grade, stands up for his crew against the petty tyranny of his ship's commanding officer during World War II. The novel was written by Thomas Heggen, who co-wrote the stage play with Joshua Logan, the play's director. The play opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theater on February 18, 1948. Fonda won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Also featured were James Cagney as Captain Morton, William Powell as "Doc", Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver, Betsy Palmer, Ward Bond, Philip Carey, Nick Adams, Ken Curtis, Harry Carey, Jr. and Martin Milner.

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Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session

Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session was a concert that was held on 21 October 1985 in London, England, and featured rock n' roll pioneer Carl Perkins and his house band, along with friends as guest stars, including Eric Clapton, former Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr, as well as Dave Edmunds who acted as musical director for the show. Most of the repertoire performed in the concert consisted of Perkins' classic rockabilly songs from the 1950s. The concert special was originally broadcast on Cinemax in 1986 with introductory comments by Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis. The concert is a memorable highlight of Perkins' later career and has been highly praised by fans for the spirited performances delivered by Perkins and his famous guests.


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Gunsmoke s01e17 Robin Hood

Holdup man John Henry Jordan repeatedly escapes conviction by robbing only the wealthy and sparing poorer persons who are potential witnesses against him. His luck runs out when Matt's efforts force him to victimize ordinary citizens.

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Bad Bascomb from Lux Radio Theater aired March 1, 1948 starring Wallace Berry and Margaret O'Brien. Outlaw Bascomb and his gang try to rob a bank, but run into a trap as officers are waiting in ambush. Bascomb and the cold blooded killer Yancy escape and join a Mormon wagon train heading for Utah. Can a western bandit be reformed by his love for a little girl?

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Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Left-Handed Corps

From CBC Sunday Matinee, a story ghost written for Watson by talented Vancouver writer Lawrence Gough and produced by award-winning CBC Radio producer Robert Chesterman.

CBC Sunday Matinee - Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Left-Handed Corps

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Panic in the Streets from Lux Radio Theater aired March 5, 1951. After brawling over a card game in the wharf area of New Orleans, a man named Kochak, suffering visibly from a flu-like illness, is killed by gangster Blackie and his two flunkies, Kochak's cousin Poldi and a man named Fitch. They leave the body on the docks, and later when the dead man, who carries no identification, is brought to the morgue, the coroner grows suspicious about the bacteria present in his blood and calls his superior, Dr. Clinton Reed, (played by Richard Widmark) a uniformed doctor working for the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Reed and a police captain (Paul Douglas) have only a day or two in which to prevent an epidemic. Can a doctor turn detective?

Richard Widmark and Paul Douglas give one of the most outstanding performances you will hear in a radio drama.

You may remember Paul Douglas from his two baseball comedy movies, Angels in the Outfield (1951) and It Happens Every Spring (1949).  Widmark made his debut as a radio actor in 1938 on Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories. In 1941 and 1942, he was heard daily on the Mutual Broadcasting System in the title role of the daytime serial Front Page Farrell, introduced each afternoon as "the exciting, unforgettable radio drama... the story of a crack newspaperman and his wife, the story of David and Sally Farrell." Farrell was a top reporter for the Brooklyn Eagle. When the series moved to NBC, Widmark turned the role over to Carleton G. Young and Staats Cotsworth.

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Dolly Parton Radio Special

Dolly Parton and friends talk about her history, songwriting, business savvy and philanthropy. These friends include Kenny Rogers, Charlie Louvin, Laura Cantrell, Holly George-Warren and Janis Ian. You'll also hear a mix of her best-known tunes.

Dolly Parton Radio Special

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"June Moon" from the great series The Campbell Playhouse aired March 24, 1940 on CBS, sponsored by Campbell's Soup. This program has a studio audience and features the funny story about a song writer from Schenectady who arrives in New York with plans to conquer Tin Pan Alley. Jack Benny, Bea Benaderet, Benny Rubin, Ernest Chappell (announcer), George S. Kaufman (co-author), Orson Welles (producer, director, host, performer), Ring Lardner (co-author). Jack manages to get in a remark about Fred Allen.

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Lux Video Theatre s06e13 Holiday Affair

The Lux Video Theatre was a spin-off from the successful Lux Radio Theater series broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934-1935) and CBS (1935–55).

Lux Video Theatre began as a live 30-minute Monday evening CBS series on October 2, 1950, switching to Thursday nights during August, 1951. In September 1953, the show relocated from New York to Hollywood. In August 1954, it moved to NBC as an hour-long show on Thursday nights, telecast until September 12, 1957. With the introduction of the one-hour format and the move to Hollywood, abridged versions of popular films were often used as the basis for shows.

"Holiday Affair" aired 22 Dec. 1955 starring Scott Brady, Phyllis Thaxter and Elliott Reid. Connie Ennis, widowed mother to young son Timmy, has avoided accepting the marriage proposal of her longtime boyfriend Carl. While he patiently awaits her saying "yes," Connie clings to the memory of her late husband. By chance, a department store salesman enters her life and complicates matters when the two quickly fall in love. With two marriage proposals on the table, Connie is forced to make a final choice.

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Same Ole Me - George Jones Biography

Biography of Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry Member George Jones including interviews with other artists that have passed on including Roy Acuff, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Conway Twitty and many more.

Same Ole Me - George Jones Biography.mp4

The George Jones Show - Merle Haggard, Trace Adkins, Lorrie Morgan

On February 17, 1998, The Nashville Network premiered a group of television specials called The George Jones Show, with Jones as host. The program featured informal chats with Jones holding court with country's biggest stars old and new and, of course, music. Guests included Loretta Lynn, Trace Adkins, Johnny Paycheck, Lorrie Morgan, Merle Haggard, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Charley Pride, Bobby Bare, Patty Loveless and Waylon Jennings, among others.

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Lux Radio Theater 40-06-17 (268) After the Thin Man (HQ)

"After The Thin Man" from the popular series Lux Radio Theater aired June 17, 1940 on CBS sponsored by Lux starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Nick and Nora Charles solve their second case.

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Johnny Cash Highlights

Highlights from Johnny Cash's variety television program.

The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970.

Highlights from Johnny Cash Show (59 min)