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SUSPENSE - Till-Death-Do-Us-Part - December-15-1942

SUSPENSE - Till-Death-Do-Us-Part - December-15-1942

SUSPENSE - Till-Death-Do-Us-Part - December-15-1942 Starring Peter Lorre, Alice Frost and Mercedes McCambridge.

Jul 12, 202329:16
July 4 and The Flag

July 4 and The Flag

Stan Freberg presents The United States of America.

Jun 30, 202314:26
Stan Freberg "The Declaration of Independence"

Stan Freberg "The Declaration of Independence"

Stan Freberg - Presents the United States of America, Vol. 1 - The Declaration of Independence. A Stan Freberg sketch explains how Thomas Jefferson may have convinced Benjamin Franklin to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Jun 17, 202306:30
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Jun 15, 202300:22
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Devil's Foot"
Jun 15, 202326:05
The Shadow - "When the Grave is Open"

The Shadow - "When the Grave is Open"

This episode aired September 9, 1947 on Mutual Radio Network stars Bret Morrison. The police suspect vandalism in the cemetery until a series of ghoulish grave robberies includes the disappearance and murder of the cemetery caretaker. Believing the gravediggers will return to finish what they couldn’t due to an unexpected interruption, Lamont and Margot attempt to observe the late night happenings while avoiding the police standing guard. Digger, one of the two gravediggers, learns Koller’s scheme of digging up fresh corpses, then altering them with identifying marks so the burned remains will simulate his clients. The clients then pay hearty for either an insurance payoff or a start on a new life. Unable to retrieve the body with a lame leg, Digger agrees to partner with Koler so the other grave robber, Ryan, can become the next victim. Uncovering the truth from Koler’s latest client, The Shadow sets out to find the proof and interrupts Koller and Digger’s falling out so he can tie them up for the police.

Jun 14, 202328:39
USAF SERENADE IN BLUE "Cherokee"

USAF SERENADE IN BLUE "Cherokee"

The public service radio program Serenade in Blue was written, produced, and performed by men in blue. It featured three top-notch Air Force bands: The Air Force Strings, Symphony in Blue, and the big band sound of Airmen of Note (which was originally started by Glenn Miller during WWII). This episode is from the summer of 1963. Recorded and produced by the Air Force Band radio recording unit at Bolling AFB home of the USAF Band, Col. George S. Howard commander. Captain John Yesulitis conductor. Captain Robert Landers and The Singing Sergeants. Singing Sergeant airman Robert Alan Campbell announcer-producer. Distributed on transcriptions to all USA radio stations.


Jun 01, 202315:28
SEARS RADIO THEATER "Retribution"

SEARS RADIO THEATER "Retribution"

From February 5, 1979 on CBS Radio this is the first episode of Sears Radio Theater. The Host is Lorne Green and stars John McIntire and Janette Nolan. Announcer is Art Gilmore. Air check from KMOX St. Louis. Sears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology 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.
In 1980, the program moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System and became the Mutual Radio Theater. The Mutual series broadcast repeats from the CBS run until September 1980, when a short season of new dramas was presented. Sears continued as a sponsor during the Mutual run.
Monday was "Western Night" and was hosted by Lorne Greene. Tuesday was "Comedy Night", hosted by Andy Griffith. Wednesday was "Mystery Night" with Vincent Price as host. Thursday was "Love And Hate Night" with Cicely Tyson doing honors as host. Finally, Friday brought "Adventure Night", first hosted by Richard Widmark and later by Howard Duff and then by Leonard Nimoy.
Actors heard on the series included Parley Baer, Mary Jane Croft, Howard Culver, John Dehner, Virginia Gregg, Janet Waldo, Vic Perrin, Hans Conried, Marvin Miller, Elliot Lewis, Jeff Corey, Lesley Woods, Robert Rockwell, Lurene Tuttle, Eve Arden, Keith Andes, Harriet Nelson, Alan Young, Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, Lloyd Bochner, Rick Jason, Frank Campanella, Toni Tennille, Arthur Hill, Dan O'Herlihy, Jesse White and Frank Nelson.
It was produced and directed by Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis. The theme was composed and conducted by Nelson Riddle.
Though less long-lived than NPR's Earplay or the Mystery Theater, it was an ambitious attempt to reinvigorate a neglected field. Like Earplay, it was broadcast in stereo.

May 31, 202344:30
SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE "The Fighting O'Flynn"

SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE "The Fighting O'Flynn"

Episode 63 on NBC Radio starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Screen Directors Playhouse was a popular American radio and television anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to NBC Radio beginning in 1949. The radio program broadcasts adaptations of films frequently with the original directors of the films. The radio version ran for 122 episodes and aired on NBC from January 9, 1949, to September 28, 1951, under several different titles: NBC Theater, Screen Directors Guild Assignment, Screen Directors Assignment and, as of July 1, 1949, Screen Directors Playhouse. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). The son of Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford.

May 26, 202329:58
SAM SPADE "The Wheel of Life Caper"

SAM SPADE "The Wheel of Life Caper"

Aired July 11, 1948 on NBC Radio with Howard Duff as Spade. Sam meets a mystery woman with no memory and a corpse that's been killed by a buzz saw! Sandra Gould replaces Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Sam's secretary. Poppy O'Farrell walks into Sam's office. She has lost her memory and wants Sam to try and trace who she is. All she is aware of is that she was on a cable car that morning and a man came and sat next to her, viciously grabbed her arm and told her that someone called Leverett wanted to see her.

May 20, 202328:43
THE SAINT "Girl In The Lower Berth"

THE SAINT "Girl In The Lower Berth"

Aired June 3, 1951 on NBC Radio. Tom Conway stars as The Saint. The Saint agrees to meet a woman’s husband on the train and ends up investigating the husband’s murder. Tom Conway (born Thomas Charles Sanders, 15 September 1904 – 22 April 1967) was a British film, television, and radio actor remembered for playing detectives (including The Falcon, Sherlock Holmes, Bulldog Drummond, and The Saint) and psychiatrists, among other roles. Conway played "The Falcon" in 10 episodes of the series, taking over from his brother, George Sanders, in The Falcon's Brother (1942), in which they both starred. He also appeared in several Val Lewton films.

May 19, 202329:28
ROCKY FORTUNE "Psychological Murder"

ROCKY FORTUNE "Psychological Murder"

Aired March 16, 1954 on NBC Radio. Frank Sinatra stars as his character Rocky witnesses the execution of the will of a wealthy woman who thinks that she's going insane. She believes that she's going to kill her husband. Rocky visits Perry Shane at his Law office. He wants Rocky to be a witness for Mrs. Biggolo's Will. Whilst they are going through the formalities of the Will Mrs. Biggolo tells Rocky that she is afraid that she is going to kill her husband. Perry is quite disturbed by this and later asks Rocky to go over to her home and keep an eye on her for a few days.

May 18, 202325:31
RICHARD DIAMOND "Ralph Chace"

RICHARD DIAMOND "Ralph Chace"

Dick Powell stars as Private Detective Richard Diamond in his Ralph Chase case on NBC Radio aired May 15, 1949. Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960. Described as “a modern Robin Hood". Richard Diamond, Private Detective radio series features a wisecracking former police officer turned private detective. Episodes typically open with a client visiting or calling cash-strapped Diamond's office and agreeing to his fee of $100 a day plus expenses, or Diamond taking on a case at the behest of his friend and former partner, Lt. Walter Levinson. Diamond often suffers a blow to the head in his sleuthing pursuits. Most episodes end with Diamond at the piano, singing a standard, popular song, or showtune from Powell's repertoire to Helen Asher (his girlfriend) in her penthouse at 975 Park Avenue. Levinson was played variously by Ed Begley, Arthur Q. Bryan, Ted DeCorsia and Alan Reed. Helen was played by Virginia Gregg and others. Another regular cast member was Wilms Herbert as Walt's bumbling sergeant, Otis, who also "doubled" on the show as Helen's butler, Francis. Many of the shows were either written or directed by Edwards. Its theme, "Leave It to Love", was whistled by Powell at the beginning of each episode. (Wikipedia)

May 16, 202328:20
RADIO'S FIRST 50 YEARS "1920's"

RADIO'S FIRST 50 YEARS "1920's"

A collection of happenings in radio that touched our lives from the twenties through the sixties.

Ben Gross, The dean of American radio and television editors turns the dials back and forth and summons, with a wealth of anecdotes, his own remembrance of the events and personalities of the air waves, past and present.

For twenty-nine years, from the time of the first crystal sets to the moment when

United States Senators are the featured actors at microphones and cameras,

Ben Gross has conducted his column in the New York Daily News.

May 15, 202324:43
PURSUIT "Of The Man Who Couldn't Go Home"

PURSUIT "Of The Man Who Couldn't Go Home"

Aired on CBS Radio July 1, 1950. John Dehner stars as Inspector Black of Scotland Yard. Black is called to a hotel room where a man is out on a ledge, saying he can’t deal with his guilt over a murder he committed.

May 14, 202329:02
PHILO VANCE "The Case of the Cellini Cup"

PHILO VANCE "The Case of the Cellini Cup"

John Emery stars as Philo Vance in this episode from April 29, 1943 on NBC Radio. Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish—even foppish—dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent. "S. S. Van Dine" was the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright, a prominent art critic who initially sought to conceal his authorship of the novels. Van Dine was also a fictional character in the books, a sort of Dr. Watson figure who accompanied Vance and chronicled his exploits. Three radio drama series were created with Philo Vance as the title character. The first series, broadcast by NBC in 1945, starred José Ferrer. A summer replacement series in 1946 starred John Emery as Vance. The best-known series (and the one of which most episodes survived) ran from 1948 to 1950 in Frederick Ziv syndication and starred Jackson Beck. "Thankfully, the radio series uses only the name, and makes Philo a pretty normal, though very intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe. Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary and right-hand woman.”

May 12, 202329:39
PHILIP MARLOWE "Red Wind"

PHILIP MARLOWE "Red Wind"

From June 17, 1947 on NBC Radio. Van Heflin and Lurene Tuttle star. Phillip Marlowe is minding his own business, having a beer in a bar conveniently located within staggering distance of his apartment. Business is as lite as the beer with only one other customer in the bar. The drunken man has a pile of dimes in front of him and is pounding back shots of rye like there is no tomorrow, which there technically never is.

May 11, 202330:04
PAUL HARVEY "Actor On Death Row"

PAUL HARVEY "Actor On Death Row"

The Rest of the Story was a Monday-through-Friday ⁠radio⁠ program originally hosted by ⁠Paul Harvey⁠.⁠⁠ Beginning as a part of his newscasts during the ⁠Second World War⁠ and then premiering as its own series on the ⁠ABC Radio Networks⁠ on May 10, 1976, The Rest of the Story consisted of stories presented as little-known or forgotten facts on a variety of subjects with some key element of the story (usually the name of some well-known person) held back until the end. The broadcasts always concluded with a variation on the tag line, "And now you know...the rest of the story." On the majority of radio stations, it often served as a mid-afternoon drive counterpart to Harvey's noontime News and Comment. From its inception, the scripts for the series had been drafted and the broadcasts produced by Harvey's son ⁠Paul Harvey Jr.⁠⁠ who in later years of his father's career also acted as a substitute host.


May 10, 202303:48
PAT NOVAK FOR HIRE "Mysterious Set of Books"

PAT NOVAK FOR HIRE "Mysterious Set of Books"

Ben Morris stars as Pat Novak on this episode of August 10, 1947 on ABC Radio (USA). The regional version originally starred Jack Webb in the title role, with scripts by his roommate Richard L. Breen. When Webb and Breen moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles to work on an extremely similar nationwide series, Johnny Madero, Pier 23, for the Mutual network, Webb was replaced by Ben Morris and Breen by other writers. In the later 1949 network version, Jack Webb resumed the Novak role, and Breen his duties as scriptwriter. The series is popular among fans for its fast-paced, hard-boiled dialogue and action and witty one-liners. ---Wikipedia

Pat Novak, for Hire is an old-time radio detective drama series which aired from 1946 to 1947 as a West Coast regional (produced at KGO in San Francisco) program and in 1949 as a nationwide program for ABC. Background The regional version originally starred Jack Webb in the title role, with scripts by his roommate Richard L. Breen. When Webb and Breen moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles to work on an extremely similar nationwide series, Johnny Madero, Pier 23, for the Mutual network, Webb was replaced by Ben Morris and Breen by other writers. In the later 1949 network version, Jack Webb resumed the Novak role, and Breen his duties as scriptwriter. The series is popular among fans for its fast-paced, hard-boiled dialogue and action and witty one-liners. Synopsis Ladies and gentlemen, the American Broadcasting Company brings to its entire network one of radio's most unusual programs … Pat Novak, for Hire. Pat Novak, for Hire is set on the San Francisco waterfront and depicts the city as a dark, rough place where the main goal is survival. Novak is not a detective by trade, but he owns a boat shop on Pier 19 where he rents out boats and does odd jobs to make money. Each episode of the program, particularly the Jack Webb episodes, follows the same basic formula; a foghorn sounds and Novak's footsteps are heard approaching. He then pauses and begins by wearily saying "Sure, I'm Pat Novak … for hire" (in one episode, "Rory Malone", he opens with "Sure, I'm Pat Foghorn..."). The foghorn repeats and leads to the intro theme, during which Novak gives a monologue about the waterfront and his job renting boats. Jack Webb narrates the story and plays the titular character. A downtrodden cynic, Novak throws off lines such as "...around here a set of morals won't cause any more stir than Mother's Day in an orphanage". He then relates a story about the trouble in which he found himself the past week. Typically, a person unknown to Pat asks him to do an unusual or risky job. Pat reluctantly accepts and finds himself in hot water in the form of an unexplained dead body. Sultry females are usually involved. Police Inspector Hellman (played by Raymond Burr, who often served as the program announcer doing the intro and outro) arrives on the scene and pins the murder on Novak. With only circumstantial evidence to go on, Hellman promises to haul Novak in the next day for the crime. The rapid, staccato dialogue between Webb & Burr is typical of hardboiled fiction and is often humorous. Pat uses the time to try to solve the case. He usually employs the help of "the only honest guy I know", his friend Jocko Madigan (played by Tudor Owen) – a drunken ex-doctor typically found at some disreputable tavern or bar – to help him solve the case. Each time Novak approaches him, Jocko launches into a long-winded philosophical diatribe, full of witty and funny remarks, until Novak cuts him off and asks for his help, which Jocko reluctantly agrees to, always ending their initial conversation with "Good night, Lover". Episode guide



May 06, 202328:50
21st Precinct "The Visitors"

21st Precinct "The Visitors"

21st Precinct (aka Twenty-First Precinct and Twenty First Precinct) was a police drama broadcast on CBS radio from July 7, 1953, to July 26, 1956. It was initially a summer replacement for My Friend Irma.

The program was produced in cooperation with the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York[2] and presented "adaptations from true criminal records in New York...from the policeman's point of view." Historically, the 21st Precinct had been located near Gramercy Park in Manhattan but in 1929 the department reorganized the precinct numbering, and the 21st designation was dropped from use. No such precinct existed during the show's run, nor does a 21st exist today. However, the fictional precinct's territory corresponds closely to that of the Upper East Side's 23rd Precinct as it has existed since 1929.

Stanley Niss was the producer writer-director. The role of precinct Captain Frank Kennelly was played by Everett Sloane (for the first 109 episodes and briefly in episode 135). During episode 109 Captain Frank Kennelly was promoted to Deputy Inspector and reassigned out of the 21st Precinct. He was replaced by Captain Cronin James Gregory (1955–56) and Les Damon (1956).

Other cast regulars were Ken Lynch (as Lt. Matt King), Harold Stone (as Sgt. Waters), Jack Orissa (as Sgt. Collins), and Santos Ortega (as Lt. Gorman).

May 05, 202328:39
NORMAN CORWIN "Lighthouse Keepers"

NORMAN CORWIN "Lighthouse Keepers"

Known as the Poet Laureate of Radio, Norman Corwin is one of the greatest writer-producer-directors the Golden Age Norman Corwin directed episode 108 of The CBS Workshop. The Lighthouse Keepers starred Ray Collins and Luis d'Antin van Rooten (November 29, 1906 – June 17, 1973). He was a Mexican-born American actor. He was sometimes credited as Louis Van Rooten. Ray Bidwell Collins (December 10, 1889 – July 11, 1965) was an American character actor in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television. With 900 stage roles to his credit, he became one of the most successful actors in the developing field of radio drama. A friend and associate of Orson Welles for many years, Collins went to Hollywood with the Mercury Theatre company and made his feature-film debut in Citizen Kane (1941), as Kane's ruthless political rival. Collins appeared in more than 75 films and had one of his best-remembered roles on television, as Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Arthur Tragg in the CBS-TV series Perry Mason.

May 04, 202322:29
NIGHT BEAT "Ted Carter Murder Case"

NIGHT BEAT "Ted Carter Murder Case"

The audition program for the series. Film noir star Edmund O'Brien played the role in the audition program but was not in the regular production, having assumed the role as the second Johnny Dollar. Hank Mitchell’s friend is killed and he sets out to use his newspaper column to imply an infamous gangster is behind it. When Hank’s roughed up by some of the gangster’s men, he gets a gun to hunt him down.

May 02, 202329:20
NICK CARTER "Echo of Death"

NICK CARTER "Echo of Death"

July 6, 1943. Mutual Radio. Lon Clark as Detective Nick Carter. Nick Carter, Master Detective was a popular radio show that aired from 1939 to 1955. The show followed the adventures of Nick Carter, a private detective who solving crimes using his keen intellect and athletic prowess. Although the cases were often based on real life events, the characters and locations were often fictionalized for dramatic effect. Nonetheless, the show was widely popular and helped to cement the image of the private detective as a smart and resourceful individual. Nick Carter is the name of a popular fictional detective who first appeared in in a dime novel entitled "The Old Detective's Pupil" on September 18, 1886. In 1915, Nick Carter Weekly became Street & Smith's Detective Story Magazine. Novels featuring Carter continued to appear through the 1950s, by which time there was also a popular radio show, Nick Carter, Master Detective, which aired on Mutual from 1943 to 1955. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title role, began April 11, 1943, on Mutual, continuing in many different timeslots for well over a decade. Jock MacGregor was the producer-director of scripts by Alfred Bester, Milton J. Kramer, David Kogan and others. Patsy Bowen, Nick's assistant, was portrayed by Helen Choate until mid-1946 and then Charlotte Manson stepped into the role. The series ended on September 25, 1955.

Apr 27, 202329:32
Mac McGuire And His Harmony Rangers - Sundown Lullaby

Mac McGuire And His Harmony Rangers - Sundown Lullaby

Quaker Records.

An article in "Band Leaders Magazine, dated January 1946 said: "Mac McGuire gives out with his cheery good mornings, weather reports, records and commercials from 7:05 am to 7:45 am and from 8:15 am to 8:55 am, six days a week over WCAU, CBS affiliate. in Philadelphia, PA" Mac McGuire and the Harmony Rangers was a Country & Western group that performed on WIP Radio, Philadelphia. For quite awhile, the show was carried over the Mutual Radio Network. They were WIP & Mutual's answer to WFIL & ABC Radio's Sleepy Hollow Ranch Gang. During the summer of 1951, the Harmony Rangers and Mac were on the network six times each week.

On Monday, December 24, 1951 we found the Harmony Rangers on WIP Radio from 3:30 to 4 pm. One of their biggest songs was called, “Sundown Lullaby.”

Apr 26, 202303:06
NERO WOLFE "Case of the Killer Cards"

NERO WOLFE "Case of the Killer Cards"

Sydney Greenstreet stars as Rex Stout’s famous corpulent detective. Gerals Mohr as Archie Goodwin. This particular mystery features four criminals who decide to play one winner-take-all game of poker for ownership of their shared illegal enterprises. But there’s murder in the cards and only Nero Wolfe can solve the case! Will Archie Goodwin be given the night off to go on a date? Does the detective really have a meticulous plan to find the solution? Aired January 12, 1951 on NBC Radio.

Apr 24, 202328:45
NBC UNIVERSITY THEATER "The Marble Faun"
Apr 21, 202358:27
NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Irving Berlin Tribute"

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Irving Berlin Tribute"

Epsode 43 aired April 17, 1957 on NBC Radio. Irving Berlin, original name Israel Baline, (born May 11, 1888, Mogilyov, Russia [now in Belarus]—died Sept. 22, 1989, New York, N.Y., U.S.), American composer who played a leading role in the evolution of the popular song from the early ragtime and jazz eras through the golden age of musicals. His easy mastery of a wide range of song styles, for both stage and motion pictures, made him perhaps the greatest and most enduring of American songwriters.

Apr 20, 202329:23
NBC MONITOR "Durward Kirby"

NBC MONITOR "Durward Kirby"

Durward Kirby host on this Monitor segment. He was on only a short time in ’69 (and so was his associate for many years, Garry Moore, who hosted another segment on Monitor).  Here he is on Sunday night Monitor on Sept. 21, 1969, from 9 to about 9:20 p.m. ET  Homer Durward Kirby (August 24, 1911 – March 15, 2000), sometimes misspelled Dirwood or Durwood Kirby, was an American television host and announcer. He is best remembered for The Garry Moore Show in the 1950s and Candid Camera, which he co-hosted with Allen Funt from 1961 through 1966. He hosted NBC Radio's MONITOR in 1969.

Apr 20, 202316:40
NBC BANDSTAND "Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey"

NBC BANDSTAND "Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey"

Bert Parks hosts The Dorsey Brothers on this broadcast from October 11, 1956.

Apr 19, 202359:02
MR KEEN "The Case of the Missing Witness"

MR KEEN "The Case of the Missing Witness"

Aired on CBS Radio January 13, 1944. Mr. Keen - The Case of the Missing Witness. Sponsored by: Anacin, Kolynos, Heet, Kriptin, Bisodol, Hills Cold Tabs. A famous fashion designer has killed her daughter's lover...or has she?

Apr 17, 202329:34
MR DISTRICT ATTORNEY "The Museum Mystery"

MR DISTRICT ATTORNEY "The Museum Mystery"

Jay Jostyn stars as Mr D. A. in this episode aka The Case of the Priceless Miniature. Aired on the NBC Red Network December 10, 1941. Mr. District Attorney is a radio crime drama produced by Samuel Bischoff that aired on NBC and ABC from April 3, 1939 to June 13, 1952 (and in transcribed syndication through 1953). 

Apr 13, 202328:06
MIKE HAMMER "Framed For Murder"

MIKE HAMMER "Framed For Murder"

Larry Holmes stars as Mike Hammer in this syndicated episode from 1953.

Apr 13, 202322:16
MICHAEL SHAYNE "Phantom Gun"

MICHAEL SHAYNE "Phantom Gun"

August 6, 1948. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shayne_(radio_program) Michael Shayne, "the reckless, red-headed Irishman" was a popular hard-boiled detective created by American crime novelist Brett Halliday. Phyliss Kenny had hired Michael Shayne to find out if her husband was two-timing her. He wasn’t but he’d gotten himself mixed up with a character named Jasper who was following his usual routine of getting close to his blackmail victim by working for him. In this case he was the gardener at the Duval estate and that’s how Dick Kenny got mixed up with him, Dick was the Duval chauffer. The second version was a transcribed program with Jeff Chandler in the title role. Don W. Sharpe was the producer. This version, was set in New Orleans. The program was produced by Searles & Parks Inc. Bill Rousseau was the director and syndicated.

Apr 12, 202325:27
Mercury Summer Theater "Search For Henri Lefevre"

Mercury Summer Theater "Search For Henri Lefevre"

Mercury Summer Theater AIRED 1946 07 12 on CBS Radio. Episode 06 "Search For Henri Lefevre". An original story for radio by Lucille Fletcher This series produced, directed by and starring Orson Welles. It was a short-lived summer radio series sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon, on Friday evenings at 10 p.m. ET lasting 15 episodes. It harked back to Welles's earlier The Mercury Theatre on the Air (1938) and its successor, The Campbell Playhouse.

Apr 06, 202328:35
MR AND MRS NORTH "RUSSIAN RESTAURANT"

MR AND MRS NORTH "RUSSIAN RESTAURANT"

MR AND MRS NORTH - FEBRUARY 3, 1943 - C.F. 006 RUSSIAN RESTAURANT Mr. and Mrs. North are fictional American amateur detectives. Created by Frances and Richard Lockridge, the couple was featured in a series of 26 Mr. and Mrs. North novels, a Broadway play, a motion picture and several radio and television series. Mr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery series that aired on NBC and CBS from 1942 to 1954. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin had the title roles when the series began in 1942. The characters, publisher Jerry North and his wife Pam, lived in Greenwich Village at 24 St. Anne's Flat. They were not professional detectives but simply an ordinary couple who stumbled across a murder or two every week for 12 years. The radio program eventually reached nearly 20 million listeners.

Apr 05, 202329:33
NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "December 12, 1956

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "December 12, 1956

Selections by singer Lanny Ross, Jack Pearl and Rudy Valle. News by Floyd Gibbons. Singer Carmen Miranda, pianist Art Tatum. Bergin, McCarthy with John Barrymore. Selection by the Lenny Hayton Orchestra.

Mar 31, 202324:27
Monitor, 6th hour last day

Monitor, 6th hour last day

Along with Big Wilson, John Bartholomew Tucker was one of the last two communicators (hosts) of the long-running NBC Radio program Monitor they were on the air when the show signed off for the last time on January 26, 1975. This is the sixth hour on that last day...,a Sunday.

Mar 30, 202358:39
NBC BANDSTAND "The Art Mooney Orchestra"

NBC BANDSTAND "The Art Mooney Orchestra"

NBC Radio, WGY. October 9, 1956. Bert Parks host. Vocalists Dick Haymes and Ann Gilbert.

Mar 29, 202358:45
MR KEEN "Case of the Moonless Night"
Mar 28, 202330:15
MR DISTRICT ATTORNEY "Man From Alcatraz"
Mar 27, 202324:36
MR AND MRS NORTH "Death With Father"

MR AND MRS NORTH "Death With Father"

Mr. and Mrs. North are fictional American amateur detectives. Created by Frances and Richard Lockridge, the couple was featured in a series of 26 Mr. and Mrs. North novels, a Broadway play, a motion picture and several radio and television series. The radio mystery series aired on NBC and CBS from 1942 to 1954. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin had the title roles when the series began in 1942. Richard Denning and Barbara Britton star in this episode.

Mar 24, 202326:16
THE ORIGIN OF THE LONE RANGER
Mar 23, 202329:50
JEFF REGAN "The Prodigal Daughter"

JEFF REGAN "The Prodigal Daughter"

In an early radio role Jack Webb portrays Jeff Regan. Jeff Regan is chief investigator for International Detective Agency, an agency owned by Anthony J. Lyon (hence the series often being referred to as 'The Lyon's Eye').  This episode aired on CBS Radio July 17, 1948.

Mar 22, 202329:23
IRA COOK SHOW "Jack Jones"

IRA COOK SHOW "Jack Jones"

Ira Cook's artist of the day is John Allan Jones aka JACK JONES (born January 14, 1938) an American singer and actor. Son of singer Allan Jones. Jack Jones is primarily a straight-pop singer whose forays into jazz are mostly of the big-band/swing variety. He has won two Grammy Awards. Note as of this post (8/21/2023) Jones is 85 years of age and continues to perform.

Mar 21, 202329:46
HOWARD MILLER SHOW "Eddy Arnold"

HOWARD MILLER SHOW "Eddy Arnold"

This episode of The Howard Miller Show aired on CBS Radio February 15, 1957 and features an interview with Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008). Eddy Arnold was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."

Mar 19, 202314:37
 Hopalong Cassidy "Hoppy and the School Marm"

Hopalong Cassidy "Hoppy and the School Marm"

Hopalong Cassidy in syndication released 1950-07-16 (episode 029) - Hoppy and the School Marm. Miss Abbott breaks up a saloon that's about to open, and vanishes the following day. The script is based on the Hopalong Cassidy movie, "Borrowed Trouble."

Mar 15, 202325:41
HOLLYWOOD BOWL SYM "Roman Totenberg"

HOLLYWOOD BOWL SYM "Roman Totenberg"

HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCH - 460818 Roman Totenberg, violin Leopold Stokowski, cond.- Il Segreto Di Susanna

Mar 10, 202301:36:44
HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL "The Boss"

HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL "The Boss"

Episode 64 aired February 7, 1960 on CBS Radio. A visit to Alder Bend, Colorado, for a job with Ira Stokes, a horse and wife beater out to own the town. The Have Gun – Will Travel radio show broadcast 106 episodes between November 23, 1958 and November 27, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters and one of only a handful of American radio adaptation of a television series. John Dehner (a regular on the radio series version of Gunsmoke) played Paladin, and Ben Wright usually (but not always) played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played Miss Wong, Hey Boy's girlfriend, before the television series featured the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small-screen version, in this medium there was usually a tag scene at the Carlton at both the beginning and the end of the episode. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually original stories were produced, including a finale (a.k.a. "From Here to Boston", "Inheritance", and "Goodbye, Paladin") in which Paladin leaves San Francisco, perhaps forever, to claim an inheritance back east. The radio version was written by producer/writer Roy Winsor.

Mar 09, 202323:27
heartbeat theater "Once a Thief"

heartbeat theater "Once a Thief"

The Heartbeat Theater sponsored by the Salvation Army, gives dramatic accounts of regular people helping others through illness, tragedy, and heartbreak. Episodes illustrate problems can be solved with faith, optimism, and the help of good Samaritans.
Mar 08, 202330:32
Harry Lime "Voodoo"

Harry Lime "Voodoo"

Harry lands in Haiti, where he plans to grift a wealthy vacationer of an artifact once belonging to the only monarch of the Kingdom of Haiti. Episode 5 aired August 31, 1951. THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY LIME was Broadcast in the United States as The Lives of Harry Lime, an old time radio program produced in London, England during the 1951 to 1952 season. Orson Welles reprised his role of Harry Lime from the celebrated 1949 film The Third Man. The radio series is a "prequel" to the film, and depicts the many misadventures of con-artist Lime in a somewhat lighter tone than the character's villainy in the film. Most episodes would begin with "The Third Man Theme" being played, abruptly cut off by an echoing gunshot.   "That was the shot that killed Harry Lime. He died in a sewer beneath Vienna, as those of you know who saw the movie The Third Man. Yes, that was the end of Harry Lime ... but it was not the beginning. Harry Lime had many lives ... and I can recount all of them. How do I know? Very simple. Because my name is Harry Lime."

Mar 07, 202328:44