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January-March 2018 Monday 1-1 Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show: Not Invited To New Year's Eve Party, 12/31/1950 Fibber McGee & Molly: Elks Extravaganza, 12/31/1953 Tuesday 1-2 Dimension X "There Will Come Soft Rains/Zero Hour" 6/17/1950 Strange Adventure "Episodes 1, 2 and 4" Wednesday 1-3 The Shadow "Phantom Voyage" 2/16/1941 The Adv. of Superman "The Monkey Burglar" Part 5, 2/16/1947 Thursday 1-4 Academy Award Theatre "Young Mr. Lincoln" 7/10/1946 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Palm Reading, 10/18/1943 Friday 1-5 Richard Diamond "Simpson Case" 1/18/1952 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Bennet Matter" Part 5, 2/24/1956 Saturday 1-6 American Portraits: Keepsake (Abe Lincoln) 8/28/1951 Town Hall Tonight: Jack Benny Feud Excerpt, 2/26/1936 Sunday 1-7 Candy Matson "The Devil In The Deep Freeze" 10/10/1949 Baby Snooks: 10th Wedding Anniversary, 6/4/1942 Monday 1-8 Charlie McCarthy Show: Lynn Bari, 3/25/1945 Burns & Allen Show, guest John Garfield - Part 1, 12/28/1943 Tuesday 1-9 Burns & Allen Show, guest John Garfield - Part 2 Fort Laramie "The Payroll" 9/16/1956 Wednesday 1-10 Escape "Adversary" Vic Perrin Narrates, 5/6/1954 The Adv. of Superman "The Monkey Burglar" Part 6, 2/19/1947 Thursday 1-11 Dr. Kildare, Story of "Gordon Mallory's Lead Poisoning" 6/8/1950 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: At the Dance, 10/22/1943 Friday 1-12 Rocky Fortune "Hauling Nitro" 1/26/1954 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Cui Bono Matter" Part 1, 2/13/1956 Saturday 1-13 Behind The Mike: Character Actors, 2/16/1941 Night Editor "Point of Honor" Sunday 1-14 The Saint "Gangster District Attorney" 10/15/1947 Ian Dickerson Interview, Part 1 Monday 1-15 Alan Young Show: Bear Shot With Bow & Arrow, 1/24/1947 The Couple Next Door: Betsy Wants To Be A Hollyhock, 2/24/1958 Tuesday 1-16 Bulldog Drummond, 10/14/1946 "Case of the Fatal Right" Captain Midnight, 11/16/1939 "Plans to Rescue Delores" Wednesday 1-17 CBS Radio Workshop: Meditation on Ecclesiastes (A Time To Live) 6/23/1957 The Adv. of Superman "The Monkey Burglar" Part 7, 2/20/1947 Thursday 1-18 Family Theater "Stranger in Town" 1/12/1955 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Margaret's Father Says No, 10/25/1943 Friday 1-19 Mr. and Mrs. North "The Color of Blood" Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Cui Bono Matter" Part 2, 2/14/1956 Saturday 1-20 Great Gildersleeve: Unclaimed Savings Account, 5/20/1945 A Date with Judy: Judy Dreams of Frank Sinatra, Part 1, 3/20/1945 Sunday 1-21 A Date with Judy: Judy Dreams of Frank Sinatra - Part 2 Rocky Jordan "Man in the Morgue" 11/21/1948 Monday 1-22 Duffy's Tavern, guest Ida Lupino, 8/28/1943 Jack Benny Program: Jack Goes Down To The Vault, Part 1, 1/7/1945 Tuesday 1-23 Jack Benny Program: Jack Goes Down To The Vault - Part 2 Michael Shayne "Case of the Crooked Wheel" 9/25/1948 Wednesday 1-24 Wild Bill Hickok "Four Aces For Death" 10/14/1951 The Adv. of Superman "The Monkey Burglar" Part 8, 2/21/1947 Thursday 1-25 The Whistler "The Body Wouldn't Stay In The Bay" 1/8/1945 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Henry's Seizure, 10/29/1943 Friday 1-26 Nick Carter, Master Detective "The Vanishing Lady" 5/6/1945 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Cui Bono Matter" Part 3, 2/15/1956 Saturday 1-27 Our Miss Brooks: Taxidermists, 6/19/1949 The Life of Riley: The Civil Servant - Part 1, 4/13/1951 Sunday 1-28 The Life of Riley: The Civil Servant - Part 2 The Weird Circle "The Doll" 10/24/1944 Monday 1-29 The Aldrich Family: Girlfriend, 1/22/1942 Fibber McGee & Molly: Trouble Paying Bills - Part 1, 2/5/1952 Tuesday 1-30 Fibber McGee & Molly: Trouble Paying Bills - Part 2 Hopalong Cassidy "The Women of Windy Ridge" 2/16/1952 Wednesday 1-31 X Minus One "The Girls From Earth" 1/16/1957 The Adv. of Superman "The Monkey Burglar" Part 9, 2/24/1947 Thursday 2-1 Big Story "Pillars of Society" 5/5/1948 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Henry's Mother Dies, 11/1/1943 Friday 2-2 Mr. District Attorney "Case of the Frying Pan Murder" 3/1/1953 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Cui Bono Matter" Part 4, 2/16/1956 Saturday 2-3 Meet The Meeks: Community Hall Party, 1/10/1948 Burns & Allen Show, guest Caesar Romero - Part 1, 1/20/1949 Sunday 2-4 Burns & Allen Show, guest Caesar Romero - Part 2 Casey, Crime Photographer "The Miracle" 1/15/1948 Monday 2-5 Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show: Who Will Replace Phil? 3/22/1953 Baby Snooks: Police Calls, 1/4/1940 Tuesday 2-6 Alan Young Show: Dog (Valentine's Day) 2/14/1947 The Couple Next Door: Taking Coat Off Trick, 2/25/1958 Wednesday 2-7 Gangbusters "Billanski & Tillotson" 9/15/1944 The Adv. of Superman "The Monkey Burglar" Part 10, 2/25/1947 Thursday 2-8 Witch's Tale "The Haunted Crossroads" 10/12/1937 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Hettie Rescued Again, 11/4/1943 Friday 2-9 Sherlock Holmes "The Darlington Substitution Case" 1/4/1947 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Cui Bono Matter" Part 5, 2/17/1956 Saturday 2-10 The Charlie McCarthy Show: Louis Bromfield, 1/14/1945 Philco Radio Time, guest Bob Hope (Prem. Ep.) Pt 1, 10/16/1946 Sunday 2-11 Philco Radio Time, guest Bob Hope (Prem. Epis.) - Pt 2 Philip Marlowe "Pigeon's Blood" 6/11/1949 Monday 2-12 Red Skelton: Winter, 11/24/1942 Lum & Abner: Meat Rationing, 11/5/1942 Tuesday 2-13 The Green Hornet: A Racket Robs the Cradle, 8/17/1939 Captain Midnight: At Last - The Hacienda, 11/17/1938 Wednesday 2-14 Frontier Gentleman, 9/21/1958 "Indian Lover" The Adv. of Superman, 2/26/1947 "Knights of the White Carnation" Part 1 Thursday 2-15 Inner Sanctum, 1/10/1949 "Murder Comes to Life" Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Sheltered in the Lab, 11/8/1943 Friday 2-16 This Is Your FBI "The Old Hat" 2/15/1952 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Molly Kay Matter" Part 1, 10/10/1955 Saturday 2-17 Our Miss Brooks: Rival Football, 10/2/1949 The Great Gildersleeve: Fighting with Bullard, Part 1, 9/12/1951 Sunday 2-18 The Great Gildersleeve: Fighting with Bullard - Part 2 Calling All Cars "The Bone Button" 9/21/1937 Monday 2-19 Danny Kaye Show: Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks, 2/17/1945 Jack Benny Program: Driving Back From San Francisco, Pt. 1, 1/16/1938 Tuesday 2-20 Jack Benny Program: Driving Back From San Francisco - Pt. 2 Lights Out "Nature Study" 6/22/1943 Wednesday 2-21 Rocky Fortune "The Museum Murder" 1/19/1954 The Adv. of Superman "Knights of the White Carnation" Part 2, 2/27/1947 Thursday 2-22 Dr. Kildare, Story of "Barbara Lane, Dope Addict" 3/8/1950 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Hettie Meets Hyde, 11/11/1943 Friday 2-23 Richard Diamond Private Detective "Eddie Burke Case" 2/8/1952 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Molly Kay Matter" Part 2, 10/11/1955 Saturday 2-24 Life of Riley: Quiet Evening by the Fireside, 1/28/1949 Fibber McGee & Molly: Molly's Lost Diamond Ring, Part 1, 2/3/1942 Sunday 2-25 Fibber McGee & Molly: Molly's Lost Diamond Ring - Part 2 The Shadow "Death and the Black Fedora" 1/18/1948 Monday 2-26 Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, 12/3/1950 "Too Many Babies" Baby Snooks, 4/9/1942 "Daddy's Birthday" Tuesday 2-27 CBS Radio Workshop, 11/25/1956 "King of the Cats" Lum & Abner, 11/9/1942 "Cedric Varnish the Rocket Ship" Wednesday 2-28 Dimension X, 8/11/1950 "The Castaways" Adv. of Superman, 2/28/1947 "Knights of the White Carnation" Part 3 Thursday 3-1 Crime Classics "Incredible Trial Of Laura D. Fair" 8/17/1953 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Groans From the Lab, 11/15/1943 Friday 3-2 Mr. & Mrs. North "Background For Murder" 12/22/1953 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Molly Kay Matter" Part 3, 10/12/55 Saturday 3-3 Blondie: Dagwood's Icy Challenge, 6/18/1944 Easy Aces: Ace Learns of Jane's Meeting Sunday 3-4 Arch Oboler's Plays "The House I Live In" 4/26/1945 The Strange Dr. Weird "Murder Comes Home" 11/28/1944 Monday 3-5 The Red Skelton Show: Husbands and Wives, 1/18/1944 The Couple Next Door: Painting Of Ancestor, 2/26/1958 Tuesday 3-6 I Was A Communist For The FBI "Pit Viper" 5/21/1952 Captain Midnight: Trying to Break Through a Cave In, 11/20/1939 Wednesday 3-7 Wild Bill Hickok "The Rustlers Of Rattlesnake Bend" 12/22/1952 Adv. of Superman "Knights of the White Carnation" Part 4, 3/3/47 Thursday 3-8 Molle Mystery Theatre "Alibi for Murder" 3/22/1946 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Hyde Strikes a Child, 11/18/1943 Friday 3-9 Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of Maltree Abbey" 3/31/1947 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Molly Kay Matter" Part 4, 10/13/55 Saturday 3-10 Alan Young Show: Photo Of A Bank Robbers, 2/7/1947 The Great Gildersleeve: City Employee's Picnic, Part 1, 5/21/1944 Sunday 3-11 The Great Gildersleeve: City Employee's Picnic, Part 2, 5/21/1944 Philip Marlowe "Last Wish" 7/19/1950 Monday 3-12 Archie Andrews: Locked Out Of The House, 11/6/1948 Jack Benny Program: Painting His House - Part 1, 4/16/1950 Tuesday 3-13 Jack Benny Program: Painting His House - Part 2 Gunsmoke "Kite's Reward" 3/5/1955 Wednesday 3-14 Nick Carter "The Slingshot Murders" 10/15/1944 The Adv. of Superman "Knights of the White Carnation" Part 5, 3/4/1947 Thursday 3-15 Mystery Is My Hobby "Death Writes An Epitaph" 1/21/1948 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Henry Makes a Will, 11/22/1943 Friday 3-16 The Third Man "Love Affair" 9/14/1951 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Molly Kay Matter" Part 5, 10/14/1955 Saturday 3-17 Duffy's Tavern, guest Milton Berle, 1/5/1943 Burns & Allen: Gracie To Run For President, Part 1, 2/28/1940 Sunday 3-18 Burns & Allen: Gracie To Run For President - Part 2 Escape "Casting The Runes" 11/19/1947 Monday 3-19 Life With Luigi: Surprise Party, 1/16/1949 Fibber McGee & Molly: Molly Wants a Budget, Part 1, 4/18/1939 Tuesday 3-20 Fibber McGee & Molly: Molly Wants a Budget - Part 2 Screen Director's Playhouse "Yellow Sky" 7/15/1949 Wednesday 3-21 The Shadow "Makeup for Murder" 12/01/1946 Adv. of Superman "Knights of the White Carnation" Part 6 Thursday 3-22 Suspense "Tell You Why I Shouldn't Die" 6/07/1951 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde "In Coravina, Austria" 11/25/1943 Friday 3-23 Richard Diamond "The Hank Burton Case" 3/21/1952 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The LaMarr Matter" Part 1, 3/26/1956 Saturday 3-24 Our Miss Brooks: Dyeing Easter Eggs, 4/9/1950 The Life of Riley: Promotion Exam, Part 1, 12/8/1945 Sunday 3-25 The Life of Riley: Promotion Exam, Part 2, 12/8/1945 The Line Up, 2/22/1951 "The Silver Swan Case" Monday 3-26 Jack Carson Show: Unpaid Bills, 4/2/1947 Baby Snooks "Easter" 3/21/1940 Tuesday 3-27 Red Skelton Show: The Life of a Party, 3/2/1948 Lum & Abner: Squire Wants to Resign as Treasurer, 11/10/1942 Wednesday 3-28 CBS Radio Workshop, 7/21/1957 "Green Hills of Earth" Adv. of Superman: Knights of the White Carnation, Part 7, 3/6/1947 Thursday 3-29 The Whistler "Local Storm" 9/10/1944 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Gretal is Frightened, 11/29/1943 Friday 3-30 Rocky Fortune "Murder Among the Statues" 12/1/1953 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The LaMarr Matter" Part 2, 3/27/1956 Saturday 3-31 Pursuit: Pursuit On The Night Ferry, 11/20/1951 Night Editor "Desert Justice"
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Please also note that radio episodes of "Archie Andrews" are based on the old childrens comic book and are no relation to the crap on tv titled "Riverdale"
Lux Radio Theater version of Casablanca with original cast members
If clips above will not play, Click here and access the entire old time radio library as a subscriber. If you cannot hear programs because your computer does not have the latest Flash Player, you can get it free from get.Adobe.com/flashplayerNote: Turner Classic Movies had a marathon showing of all of "The Whistler" movies followed by Red Skelton's "Whistling In" movie trilogy and even a Lum & Abner movie
32 page American Flyer Trains by A.C. Gilbert for 1948 presented by Superman!
Fred Foy 1-hour interview (Lone Ranger, Sgt. Preston, Green Hornet)
Note: radio episodes of Chandu The Magician had no relation to the Boris Karloff movie of the same name, in which Karloff plays Chandu as a villain
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Paul Harvey delved into the forgotten or little-known facts behind stories of famous people and events. Harvey's widely known The Rest of the Story has been broadcast since 1946, similar to the weekly story segment of Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel. Substitutes when Paul was away or ill included Mort Crim (1980-84), Gil Gross, Doug Limerick and Paul Harvey, Jr. Paul Harvey 1966 broadcast (more audio on Paul Harvey page). ABC Radio Networks notified affiliates that ABC News Radio's Gil Gross and Doug Limerick will fill the three daily slots of Paul Harvey News & Rest Of The Story but it only lasted about a year after Paul Harvey's passing. Gil Gross also had a 2-hour interview program. Paul Harvey reads a letter from God
Robert L. Ripley's radio series ran from 1930 to his death in 1949. Music was provided by 1930s band leader Ozzie Nelson and vocalist Harriet Hilliard--who later became sitcom stars, believe it or not!
Peg Riley on "The Life of Riley" (ABC Radio: 1944-1945; NBC Radio: 1945-1951) was played by Paula Winslowe (1910-1996), who had previously been the voice of Bambi's mother in the Disney animated movie, and later played Mrs. Conklin in the TV version of Our Miss Brooks (1953-58) as well as reprising her (uncredited) role as Bambi's mother in Disney cartoon short No Hunting (1955)
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Turner Classic Movies is doing movies based on radio series this year including Fibber McGee, Gildersleeve, I Love A Mystery, The Whistler, Crime Doctor, etc.
Blake Edwards created Richard Diamond for radio, then later the hard-boiled private eye tv-series "Peter Gunn"
Jack Benny Show broadcasting live
Part 2 of Jack Benny broadcast
Jack sneaks onto Groucho's quiz show as a contestant
Beverly Sills died 7-2-07 from cancer complications. Beverly Sills spoofing opera on the Danny Kaye Show
Gracie Allen vs. the Tax Auditor
(he leaves in confusion) Gracie Allen was born in 1895 but her birth certificate was lost in the 1906 San Francisco Fire/Earthquake so she always gave 1906 as her birthdate
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This is Wally Ballou reminding you to Hang by your thumbs.
I love a mystery so welcome again through the squeaking door
Note: Stan Freberg hosted "When Radio Was" for 10 years, after previous host Art Fleming passed away suddenly. His final broadcast as host was 10/6/06. The new host from then until June, 2007 was Chuck Schaden. Greg Bell, program director and host of XM Radio’s very popular old-time radio channel, "Radio Classics", has been named as the new host. Chuck Schaden has interviewed some of the radio stars (recorded in the 1970s, see broadcast archive).
Superman 1950s TV intro, now a major motion picture
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Fun fact:
Jimmy Stewart's The Six Shooter only lasted one season (he wouldn't accept a tobacco company as sponsor), and he made the Hitchcock movie "Rear Window" the same year.
Walter B. Gibson co-created and wrote the Shadow novels. When he left The Shadow magazine after asking for more money, he became head script writer for radio's Nick Carter, Master Detective for awhile.
X Minus One/Dimension X had no big-name guest stars because most of the weekly budgets were used to purchase broadcast rights to the latest sci-fi stories
Morton Downey "The Irish Nightingale" was a popular singer on 1930s radio (and TV host of 1950s Star Of The Family), heard alternate nights on a 5-day a week radio broadcast from his New York nightclub. His son Morton Downey, Jr., went instead into talk radio with a spoof of bombastic Wally George on a California radio station - when he left radio in 1988 to do a TV-version of his show, the Sacramento station replaced him with someone named Rush Limbaugh.
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Jack Benny vs. the Floor Walker (Frank Nelson)
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Gracie Allen's Roast Beef Recipe
1 small roast beef
Take the 2 roasts and put them in the oven. Turn oven on. When the little one burns, the big one is done.
In addition to starring in both the radio & TV versions of "Life With Luigi" J. Carrol Naish portrayed Dr. Daka, the first villain to go up against Batman on the silver screen, in "The Batman" (1943 serial). He also appeared in two episodes of Lux Theater after it moved to TV
Life Of Riley was originally co-created by Gummo Marx for his brother Groucho as The Flotsam Family. But the sponsor saw William Bendix in a 1942 movie and cast him instead.
Marcus Brace Beemer (born in 1903) and John Todd (born as Fred McCarthy in 1877) played The Lone Ranger & Tonto on radio. They also both had to lie about their age to serve (separately) in WW1. Beemer was too young (15) to enlist and Todd too old (30). The War Department says Beemer was the youngest U.S. serviceman in WW1; he was wounded while serving in France. By the way, Arthur Godfrey was almost killed in an auto accident in the 1930s, yet learned to walk and fly his own plane. When he was turned down for WW2 enlistment as a Navy flier due to the old injury, he asked friend FDR for help. The President told an Admiral to accept Godfrey since he couldn't walk at all yet was serving as Commander in Chief!
The greeting "How" may not be a Hollywood invention. There is an actual Indian greeting which sounds similar "A-Hau," which means Peace be with you or All is well. The first Texas Rangers used muzzle-loading single-shot rifles. But their first hand guns were actually a 5-shot revolver, not a 6-gun!
Jack Benny was born on Valentine's Day, and Robert L. Ripley was born on Christmas Day, believe it or not! In 1974, Jack Benny & George Burns were cast in The Sunshine Boys but George became ill and was replaced by Walter Matthau, then George got better and Jack suddenly died.
In the 1930s, comic strip Terry & the Pirates had many storylines in which Japan (changed to "the invaders" by nervous newspaper editors) attacked China and then Pearl Harbor. This storyline was also adapted for the radio series Captain Midnight, also before the real attack on Pearl Harbor! Fran Stryker wrote the life output of Shakespeare every 15 weeks: How he did it
NBC/GE chimes were G-E-C musical notes, for General Electric Co. NBC's special alert 4 chimes was used for Hindenberg crash, Pearl Harbor, and WW2 bulletins
Fun facts:
When a pitcher, catcher & umpire get into an argument, it's called a "rhubarb." This term dates back to live radio drama when angry crowds would be represented by 5 or 6 actors saying "rhubarb" over and over. Nick Carter, Master Detective predated Sherlock Holmes by a couple of months--the American detective appeared in his own Street & Smith magazine just before the first Holmes appearance in Strand Magazine. Walter B. Gibson, co-creator of The Shadow in print, wrote for radio's Nick Carter during WW2.
Countdown to blast-off X-5,4,3,2,X-1...Fire
It's Sunday night and time for Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy
Who is it? The Fatman or The Falcon...The Green Hornet strikes again
The Shadow knows (old radio script)
The Jack Benny Program, There's always room for Jello...Sold: American!
Welcome to the Hermit's Cave...Duffy ain't here
Welcome to the Black Museum (Orson Welles) That was the end of Harry Lime
I'm the first person they look for and the last they want to meet (Gunsmoke, TV version can be seen on Encore Westerns)
Henry? Henry Aldrich...Hi ya, Baldy...Up, Up and away!
I carry a badge. Hi-Ho Silver. I am The Whistler. Yes King, this case is closed. A tale calculated to keep you in Suspense!
Join the new 1940 Flight Patrol with Captain Midnight. Flash! Ethiopia surrenders to Mussolini
Turn your lights out, everybody. If you are easily frightened, turn your radio off now.
It is I, Digby Odell, the friendly undertaker By golly, I believe that's our ring...don't open that closet. Heavenly days!
Mr. Keen, tracer of lost persons. How do you do? Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. This is your FBI
Suspense radio series history on Wikipedia
Who're you gonna vote for?
I wonder what The Lone Ranger would sound like in Jamaica
There was even a radio version of Doc Savage By Lester Dent
Lester Dent bio on YouTube
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Prefer comedy? Check out 1940s radio's Spike Jones Show on YouTube
(guests include Groucho Marx, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone & Boris Karloff)
CBS Radio Theater (these are big MP3 audio links so save it to your computer or ipod if you are on a slow dialup) series by Hyman Brown, creator of the original Inner Snctum radio series
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