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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The Blonde With The Delicate Air - Walk Softly, Peter Troy

The Blonde With The Delicate Air from "Walk Softly, Peter Troy" aired December 10, 1963. A detective drama produced in the Durban Studios of Herrick Merril Productions. It starred Tom Meehan, John Simpson, and Merle Wayne.

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A Sailor Who Had To Have A Horse - Cavalcade Of America

A Sailor Who Had To Have A Horse from Cavalcade Of America aired November 12, 1945 starring Jimmy Stewart. A cowboy from Montana finds himself in the Navy, and the owner of a flea-bitten colt!
Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953.

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The Case of the Negligent Nymph - Perry Mason

The Case of the Negligent Nymph aired December 7, 1957. Perry Mason and Paul Drake are on a fishing trip when they spot a young woman named Sally Fenner being pursued by vicious guard dogs on an island estate. The only way Sally can avoid being chewed up by the dogs is to jump into the water and swim for it. Perry and Paul pull Sally out of the drink and Perry ends up defending her on a murder charge.

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Romance In Monterey - Wayside Theater

Romance In Monterey from Wayside Theater aired October 2, 1938. Fans of romantic comedy will find Wayside Theater a treat sponsored by The Chicago Motor Club. A dashing Mexican cattle thief falls for a lovely gringo senorita.

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The Case of the Crooked Candle - Perry Mason

The Case of the Crooked Candle from Perry Mason aired November 30, 1957. While Martha Bradford is waiting for her appointment at a beauty parlor, she meets Rita Bradford who apparently is also married to Joe Bradford and lives at the same address. Joe Bradford is preparing for a business meeting in San Diego. He makes plans to meet his wife Martha but fails to show up. Joe Bradford is found dead on his boat the next morning and Martha Bradford is accused of his murder when her fingerprints are found on a candle located on the boat.

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Liberty Bell Party - The Sad Sack

Liberty Bell Party from The Sad Sack aired on CBS August 8, 1946. The Sad Sack radio show which began in 1946 was taken from the comic strip, which debuted in June 1942 in the first issue of Yank, the Army Weekly. It starred Herb Vigran in the title role with a cast of Jim Backus, Sandra Gould, Ken Cristy and Patsy Moran.

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Death Rides the Highway - Big Town

Death Rides the Highway from Big Town aired March 26, 1940 starring Edward G. Robinson and Claire Trevor. The radio program aired from 1937 to 1952. Edward G. Robinson had the lead role of Steve Wilson from 1937 to 1942. Claire Trevor was Wilson's society editor sidekick Lorelei Kilbourne. The show was sponsored by Rinso on CBS. Who is the unknown driver who caused a truck to crash into a school bus?

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Taking On City Hall - Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best, a popular American TV and radio sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s, portrayed an idealized vision of middle-class American life of the era. It was created by writer Ed James who made an audition disc on December 20, 1948. On the audition disc, the father is known as Jim Henderson rather than Jim Anderson. Eight months later, the series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as 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 (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson) and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). Taking On City Hall (Jan 4, 1951) is a favorite, especially if you ever dealt with city hall.

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Waterloo Bridge - Screen Director's Playhouse

Waterloo Bridge adapted for radio by Screen Director's Playhouse aired September 28, 1951 starring Norma Shearer as beautiful ballerina Myra Lester who falls in love with handsome Roy Cronin, a British army officer during World War I. The story is based on the popular Broadway drama by Robert E. Sherwood. A tale of passionate love gained and lost; Myra in war-torn England turns to prostitution when she believes her fiance has died in the war. The romantic aura is powerful, and the script is first rate. Waterloo Bridge was a box office success and was nominated for 2 Academy Awards.

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The Case of the Lonely Heiress - Perry Mason

The Case of the Lonely Heiress from Perry Mason aired February 01, 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. 85 of his 146 books feature Perry Mason. The fictional attorney became the basis of a popular TV series, achieving an enviable record for winning his cases. At the height of his popularity Gardner was selling an average of 26,000 copies of his novels a day. In The Case of the Lonely Heiress Perry is defending a client who has been framed, and Perry engages in a few unorthodox practices to protect his client. The client anticipates inheriting wealth from her mother who had nursed a sick man. The man wrote a will to her, leaving the bulk of his fortune. But his family did not appreciate the bequest, and one of the witnesses to the will is considering changing her testimony saying she did not witness the signing. Murder enters within the plot; and can you figure out "who done it," before Perry?

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Bentley Emerald - Miss Pinkerton, Inc.

Bentley Emerald from Miss Pinkerton, Inc. aired July 12, 1941 starring Joan Blondell and Dick Powell. The first show of the comedy-detective series. A lady lawyer inherits a detective agency and solves her first case by capturing three jewel thieves.

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Remember the Night - Screen Director's Playhouse

Remember the Night from Screen Director's Playhouse aired July 19, 1951 starring William Holden in this touching holiday classic. Assistant District Attorney John Sargent is charged with prosecuting pretty shoplifter Lee Leander right before the holiday weekend. He uses her defense attorney to wangle a postponement so he can go home to his mom's farm just outside Wabash, Indiana for Christmas. Feeling guilty when Lee reacts badly to being locked up during the holidays, he has an old pal post bail for her. This is a warm and wonderful story, sentimental and moving. There are fine performances from everyone and you will always remember the night.

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Stamboul Quest - MGM Theater of The Air

Stamboul Quest from MGM Theater of The Air aired August 11, 1950 starring Angela Lansbury. During World War One a notorious German spy, on a STAMBOUL QUEST for naval secrets, finds herself falling in love with a most persistent young American. This enjoyable espionage thriller features plenty of romance and a convoluted plot.

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Train Robbers and Outlaws

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Train robbery was a type of robbery, in which the goal was to steal any money being delivered as cargo on trains. Trains carrying payroll shipments were for this reason a major target. These shipments would be guarded by an expressman whose duty it was to protect the cargo of the "express car". Expressmen, conductors, and other personnel took enormous pride in their duty and had no problem with risking their lives for a shipment. Bandits would rely on the expressman to open the safe and provide the goods. Without the combination required for the combination lock, it was almost impossible to break into the safes. However, the invention of dynamite made it much easier to break into safes and rob the train. If the outlaw was unsatisfied with the goods, passengers of the train's carriages who generally would be unarmed would be held at gunpoint and made to hand over any valuables they were carrying, usually in the form of jewelry or currency.

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The Case Of The Angry Mourner - Perry Mason

The Case Of The Angry Mourner from Perry Mason aired November 2, 1957. 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. 85 of his 146 books feature Perry Mason. The fictional attorney became the basis of a popular TV series, achieving an enviable record for winning his cases. At the height of his popularity Gardner was selling an average of 26,000 copies of his novels a day. In The Case Of The Angry Mourner notorious playboy Arthur Cushing is murdered, Belle Adrian suspects that her daughter, Carlotta, is the killer, and Carlotta suspects her mother of the crime.

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LIFEBOAT - Screen Director's Playhouse

Lifeboat from Screen Director's Playhouse aired November 16, 1950. It is an adaptation from the 1944 World War II war film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story written by John Steinbeck. A group of American and British citizens are stuck in a lifeboat after their ship is sunk by a U-boat. They are from a variety of backgrounds: an international journalist, a rich businessman, the radio operator, a nurse, a steward, a sailor and an engineer with communist tendencies. Trouble starts when they pull a man out of the water who turns out to be from the U-boat. Nominated for three Academy Awards, Alfred Hitchcock's World War II drama, is a remarkable story of human survival.

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The Case of the Silent Partner - Perry Mason

The Case of the Silent Partner from Perry Mason aired October 26, 1957. 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. 85 of his 146 books feature Perry Mason. The fictional attorney became the basis of a popular TV series, achieving an enviable record for winning his cases. At the height of his popularity Gardner was selling an average of 26,000 copies of his novels a day.In Silent Partner, successful florist Mildred Faulkner finds that the flower business is no bed of roses when arch-competitor Harry Peavis secretly buys stock in her small, family-owned business. To keep from being muscled out of her own company, Mildred goes to Perry Mason. But the legal eagle is stymied when Mildred's company is plundered by her brother-in-law to pay off gambling debts.

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The Case of the Restless Redhead - Perry Mason

The Case of the Restless Redhead from Perry Mason aired September 21, 1957. 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. 85 of his 146 books feature Perry Mason. The fictional attorney became the basis of a popular TV series, achieving an enviable record for winning his cases. At the height of his popularity Gardner was selling an average of 26,000 copies of his novels a day.The Case of the Restless Redhead is a real cliff-hanger. Perry drives to the scene of a shooting and finds the police recovering the body of Harry Merrill from a car that went over the side of a mountain. Can you guess who done it?

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The Wild Bunch - 26 MEN

The Wild Bunch from Twenty-Six Men aired October 29, 1957. When a member of the Wild Bunch escapes from Ranger Clint Travis, he is fired. In order to redeem himself, he takes on the entire gang. It was based on true official files of the Arizona Rangers in the final days taming the old west. In 1901, a law enforcement organization was formed, known as the Arizona Rangers, consisting of twenty-six men: a captain, a lieutenant, four sergeants, and twenty privates. The Rangers preserved and maintained law and order in the Arizona Territory, making arrests of criminals in any part of Arizona. As one of the original members reportedly recalled: "The reason there was only twenty-six of us was because the Territory couldn't afford no more."

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The Blonde Tigress - Gang Busters

Blonde Tigress from Gang Busters aired around 1952. It was one of the earliest crime drama series. It started out on radio and moved to television in the fifties. The loud raucous opening, with tires screeching and sirens blaring startled people and gave birth to the descriptive phrase that is still in use, “coming on like Gang Busters”. Episode stories were based on actual Police and FBI files. In The Blonde Tigress a daring policewoman sets out to get in close with a trio of armed criminals which is led by a vicious and cunning and sly blonde babe.

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