Famous Stories: Damon Runyon Theater: Recent Episodes
John Henderson
From "Little Miss Marker" to "The Lemon Drop Kid" these are the famous stories of gangsters, bookies and racketeers...with a heart of gold. Each week for a full year listen to the tales of the guys and dolls of Broadway, as told by the master storyteller Damon Runyon.
Episode 24 "Broadway Complex"
The Damon Runyon Theater
March 13, 1949 Opening Music: "Jack O'Diamonds" by Mitzi Gaynor from the movie Bloodhounds of Broadway
Clip: Walter Mathau in Little Miss Marker (1980)
Episode 23 "Lonely Heart"
The Damon Runyon Theater
March 6, 1949 Opening Music: "I'll Know" by The Four Lads covering song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: At the Stroke of Twelve (1941)
Episode 22 "Barbecue"
The Damon Runyon Theater
February 27, 1949 Opening Music: "Having a Wonderful Wish" by Annette Warren (Lipsynced by Lucile Ball) from the movie Sorrowful Jones
Clip: 1934 Radio version of a newspaper mystery.
Episode 21 "A Piece of Pie"
The Damon Runyon Theater
February 20, 1949 Opening Music: "My Time of Day" by Robert Alda from the original Broadway cast recording of Guys and Dolls
Clip: 1945 Radio version of A Slight Case of Murder
Episode 20 "The Hottest Guy In The World"
The Damon Runyon Theater
February 13, 1949 Opening Music: "I'm a Black Sheep Who's Blue" by Dorothy Dell from the movie Little Miss Marker
Clip: Episode of 1994 television show Broadway Stories
Episode 19 "All Horse Players Die Broke"
The Damon Runyon Theater
February 6, 1949 Opening Music: "Fugue in Tinhorns" by Ethel Merman from the movie Guys and Dolls
Clip: Racing Lady (1937)
Episode 18 "Leopard's Spots"
The Damon Runyon Theater
January 30, 1949 Opening Music: "With You On My Mind" by Ethel Merman from the movie Straight Place and Show
Clip: James J Braddock better known as "The Cinderella Man"
Episode 17 "Blond Mink"
The Damon Runyon Theater
January 23, 1949 Opening Music: "Take Back Your Mink" by Vivian Blaine from the original Broadway cast recording of Guys and Dolls
Clip: Joe E. Brown from A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
Episode 16 "Old Em's Kentucky Home"
The Damon Runyon Theater
January 16, 1949 Opening Music: "I Wish I Knew" by Mitzi Gaynor from the movie Bloodhounds of Broadway
Clip: Bob Hope from The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Episode 6 "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown"
The Damon Runyon Theater
November 7, 1948 Opening Music: "I Wanna Man" by Glenda Farrell from the movie Lady For A Day.
Clip: Marlon Brando from Guys and Dolls (1955)
Episode 15 "Blood Pressure"
The Damon Runyon Theater
January 9, 1949
Opening Music: "Be Careful Song" by Jerry Lewis from the movie Money From Home
Clip: Frank Sinatra from Guys and Dolls (1955)
Episode 1 "The Brain Goes Home"
The Damon Runyon Theater
January 2, 1949 Opening Music: "Adelaide's Lament" by Carol Burnett covering song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Peter Falk from Pocket Full of Miracles (1961)
Episode 13 "Hold 'Em Yale"
The Damon Runyon Theater
December 26, 1948 Opening Music: "Pocket Full of Miracles" by Frank Sinatra covering song from the movie of the same name.
Clip: William Frawley from Hold 'Em Yale (1935)
Episode 12 "Pick The Winner"
The Damon Runyon Theater
December 19, 1948
Opening Music: "Have a Good Time" by Jay C. Flippen from the movie Million Dollar Ransom
Clip: Frank Sinatra from Guys and Dolls (1955)
Episode 9 "Butch Minds The Baby"
The Damon Runyon Theater
November 28, 1948
Opening Music: "80 Miles Outside of Atlanta" by Mitzi Gaynor from Bloodhounds of Broadway
Clip: Butch Minds The Baby from Screen Director's Playhouse (1950)
Episode 8 "Princess O'Hara"
The Damon Runyon Theater
November 21, 1948
Opening Music: "Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat" by Sammy Davis Jr covering song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Princess O'Hara(1935)
Damon Runyon Theater
November 14, 1948
Clip: Johnny One-Eye (1950)
Music: If You by Mort Lindsay from "40 Pounds of Trouble"
Episode 11 "Dancing Dan's Christmas"
The Damon Runyon Theater
December 12, 1948
Opening Music: "Silver Bells" by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell from the movie The Lemon Drop Kid
Clip: Episode of 1994 television showBroadway Stories
Episode 10 "Breach of Promise"
The Damon Runyon Theater
December 5, 1948
Opening Music: "Sue Me" by Nathan Lane and Faith Prince from the New Broadway Cast of Guys and Dolls
Clip: Three Wise Guys from The Whistler (1950)
Episode 5 "A Nice Price"
The Damon Runyon Theater
October 31, 1948
Opening Music: "Luck Be A lady" by Seal covering of song from Guys and Dolls.
Clip: Edward G. Robinson from A Slight Case of Murder(1938)
Episode 4 "The Lemon Drop Kid"
The Damon Runyon Theater
October 24, 1948
Opening Music: "Sunbeam Serenade" by Patsy O'Conner, Leighton Nobel and Grace MacDonald from It Ain't Hey
Clip: Lee Tracy from Damon Runyon's The Lemon Drop Kid (1934)
Episode 3 "Romance in the Roaring Forties"
The Damon Runyon Theater
October 17, 1948
Opening Music: "I've Never Been in Love Before" by Bing Crosby covering of song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Episode of 1994 television show Broadway Stories
Episode 2 "Little Miss Marker"
The Damon Runyon Theater
October 10, 1948
Opening Music: "Broadway Rhythm" from Bloodhounds of Broadway
Clip: Shirley Temple from Damon Runyon's Little Miss Marker (1934)
"Dream Street Rose"
The Damon Runyon Theater
September 25, 1949
Opening Music: "The Oldest Established" by Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: The radio version of Lady for a Day (1939)
"Sense of Humor"
The Damon Runyon Theater
September 18, 1949
Opening Music: "It Doesn't Cost a Dime to Dream" by Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell from the movie The Lemon Drop Kid
Clip: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis in Money From Home
Episode 1 "Tobias The Terrible"
The Damon Runyon Theater
October 3, 1948
Opening Music:"Runyonland" from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Walter Winchell voice over from Sorrowful Jones (1949)
"Neat Strip"
The Damon Runyon Theater
September 11, 1949
Opening Music: "Pet Me Pappa" by Rosemary Clooney covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Episode of 1994 television show Broadway Stories
"What, No Butler?"
The Damon Runyon Theater
September 4, 1949
Opening Music: "I Wish I Knew" by Mitzi Gaynor and Richard Allan from the movie Bloodhounds of Broadway
Clip: Lucille Ball from The Big Street (1942)
"Dark Dolores"
The Damon Runyon Theater
August 28, 1949
Opening Music: "Now That We're Alone" by Jeanette Loff from the movie A Very Honorable Guy
Clip: The short film Butch Minds the Baby (1979)
"A Story Goes With It"
The Damon Runyon Theater
August 21, 1949
Opening Music: "I'll Know" by Barbra Streisand covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: The radio version of A Very Honorable Guy (1946)
"A Light In France"
The Damon Runyon Theater
August 14, 1949
Opening Music: "You'll Never Know" by Winnie Shaw from the movie Million Dollar Ransom
Clip: Bob Hope from the radio version of The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
"That Ever-Lovin' Wife of Hymie's"
The Damon Runyon Theater
August 7, 1949
Opening Music: "Adelaide" by Kirby Stone Four covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Straight Place and Show (1938)
"Tight Shoes"
The Damon Runyon Theater
July 31, 1949
Opening Music: "Laugh, You Son of a Gun" by Shirley Temple from the movie Little Miss Marker
Clip: Red Skelton and Lucy in Tight Shoes (1942)
"Palm Beach Santa Claus"
The Damon Runyon Theater
July 24, 1949
Opening Music: "More I Cannot Wish You" by Pat Rooney Sr from the original Broadway cast recording of Guys and Dolls
Clip: The TV Movie Three Wise Guys (2005)
"Lillian"
The Damon Runyon Theater
July 17, 1949
Opening Music: "Glory Be" by Grace MacDonald from the movie It Ain't Hay
Clip: Radio preview DamonRunyon Says (1944)
"Joe Terrace"
The Damon Runyon Theater
July 10, 1949
Opening Music: "Guys and Dolls" by Bobby Darin covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Stop You're Killing Me (1952)
"Maybe a Queen"
The Damon Runyon Theater
July 3, 1949
Opening Music: "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" by Mitzi Gaynor, Mitzi Green an Richard Allan from the move Bloodhounds ofBroadway
Clip: Joe and Ethel Turp story from the radio show Good News (1939)
"The Lacework Kid"
The Damon Runyon Theater
June 26, 1949
Opening Music: "If I Were a Bell" by Ella Fitzgerald covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Jackie Chan from the movie Miracles (1989)
"The Brakeman's Daughter"
The Damon Runyon Theater
June 19, 1949
Opening Music: "Joan of Arkansas" by Dixie Dunbar from the movie Professional Soldier
Clip: Bob Hope and Lucile Ball from the movie Sorrowful Jones (1949)
Episode 37 "The Melancholy Dane"
The Damon Runyon Theater
June 12, 1949
Opening Music: "My Time of Day" by Edmond Hockridge covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: The Good Luck Kid from The TV Show The Damon Runyon Theater (1956)
Episode 36 "Cemetery Bait"
The Damon Runyon Theater
June 5, 1949
Opening Music: "Harrah For Love" by Mort Lindsay and his Orchestra from the movie 40 Pounds of Trouble
Clip: Joe and Ethel Turp story from the radio show Good News (1939)
Episode 35 "Social Error"
The Damon Runyon Theater
May 29, 1949
Opening Music: "Take Back Your Mink" by Dorothy Shay covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Madonna from the movie Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Episode 34 "So You Won't Talk"
The Damon Runyon Theater
May 22, 1949
Opening Music: "Old Timer" by Patsy O'Conner from the movie It Ain't Hay
Clip: Andy Devine from Million Dollar Ransom (1934)
Episode 32 "Broadway Financier"
The Damon Runyon Theater
May 8, 1949
Opening Music: "You Send Me" by Marguerite Chapman from the movie Bloodhound of Broadway
Clip: Nathan Lane in the stage revival of Guys and Dolls (1992)
Episode 31 "It Comes Up Mud"
The Damon Runyon Theater
May 1, 1949
Opening Music: "Fugue in Tinhorns" by The Andrews Sisters covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Abbot and Costello in It Ain't Hay (1943)
Episode 30 "The Lilly of St Pierre"
The Damon Runyon Theater
April 24, 1949
Opening Music: "Low Down Lullaby" by Dorothy Dell from the movie Little Miss Marker (1934)
Clip: Tony Curtis in 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
Episode 29 "The Bloodhounds of Broadway"
The Damon Runyon Theater
April 17, 1949
Opening Music: "I Surrender, Dear" by Madonna from the movie Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Clip: Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
Episode 28 "Earthquake"
The Damon Runyon Theater
April 10, 1949
Opening Music: "A Bushel and a Peck" by Doris Day covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Midnight Alibi (1934)
Episode 27 "The Big Umbrella"
The Damon Runyon Theater
April 3, 1949
Opening Music: "Hang Your Troubles on a Rainbow" by Leighton Nobel from the movie It Aint Hey
Clip: Professional Soldier (1935)
Episode 26 "Baseball Hattie"
The Damon Runyon Theater
March 27, 1949
Opening Music: "Who Knows?" by Martha Mears (Lipsynced by Lucile Ball) From the movie The Big Street
Clip: Prologue to The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Episode 25 "Madame La Gimp"
The Damon Runyon Theater
March 20, 1949
Opening Music: "A woman in Love" by Frankie Lane and Percy Faith covering song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Frank Capra's Lady For a Day (1933)
Coming October 3, 2019 - Hosted by John Henderson from the podcast This Day in Jack Benny. Each week on Famous Stories you will hear some info and clips from a famous story by the master storyteller of the early 20th century, Damon Runyon. Then the feature presentation is the 1948/1948 old time radio show "The Damon Runyon Theater".
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