Heirloom Radio: Recent Episodes
John Lovering
Retired Biology_Environmental Science educator... passion for old time radio... protecting the environment, civil rights, and audio/video editing for local radio and TV station production. Produced 60+ OTR re-enactments with local actors. 13 years as radio host for "Audio Theater". Currently co-host a show on local cable TV called "Living and Learning with Disabilities" and produce a storytelling program called "True Tales Live" which is found on Soundcloud and many other formats.
If you remember these songs... you have lived a long life. Recorded in 1919 - 116 yrs ago
This track includes two episodes of the 26 episodes of "The Green Valley Line" which was produced in 1934-35. Amazing audio quality and sound effects for a 90 year old recording.
Audio Introduction gives a brief background on "Duffy's Tavern" program... introduces the program on this track (The Millionaire) and makes some comparison between Ed Gardner's Archie and Carroll O'Connor's Archie as part of Norman Lear's "All in the Family" program. (This track will be in a Duffy's Tavern" playlist on this site)"Tavern" is misspelled in the image? :) Maybe the sign person spent too much time in the "Tavenrn"?
Audio introduction gives general background on "The Shadow" and introduces the track entitled "Firebug." For a recording that was made 85 years ago, it is well preserved. Goodrich Silvertown Tires is the sponsor, A set of 4 tires would have cost $56 in 1938, but that is a pretty significant amount considering the average annual salary was $1731. That amount of money...adjusting for inflation would now be $38,726.... an increase of 2,138.33%!. Those $56 tires would now cost a little over $1100.00.Never mind the tires... enjoy the show! This track will be in "The Shadow" playlist.
Audio introduction gives a general background on the "Suspense" series of over 950 programs... most featured the most popular film and Broadway stars. They loved the show because it was easy money and it was a popular show. Actors generally had 2-3 rehearsals and then they went live. Excellent programs that really did keep listeners huddled in their living rooms around the glowing radio...waiting for the surprise ending to most of the shows.This show will live in the "Suspense_Horror" Playlist.
In the early to late 70's NPR attempted to bring drama back to radio. They encouraged many of the playwrights of the era to contribute their work to be turned into a radio production. The result was some fantastic programs with outstanding actors and production standards... in stereo! On this track is "Alice Through The Intercomb".... and remember if the rain they have (2 inches) in the program, happened to be snow.... well it would be 20 inches! :)
Track begins with an audio intro giving a brief background on "Dr. Christian," and introducing the show on this track which was a show written by an audience grandmother. The program invited audience members to write a script for the show. Winners were chosen and their plays were performed live just like an ordinary show!
Audio intro presents the background on "Red Ryder" and refers to the story/film "Christmas Story" which featured a Red Ryder Daisy BB gun that Ralphie wanted for Christmas. The Red Ryder was extremely popular with youngsters... parents also sneaked a listen now and then as there was a lot of action and adventure in the stories. This track will be living in the "Westerns" playlist.
An audio introduction presents the significance of "The Whistler" and what made it such a popular program. The stories were told in a very different way than other mystery-thriller shows and the audience loved it.In this episode a man is committing crimes in "alphabetical order" with some very unique alibis... until something went wrong!More "Whistler" programs are living in "The Whistler" Playlist.
Introductory audio ... followed by the rebroadcast of Dragnet episode from June 10, 1949... second show of 314 produced over 8 years. Stars Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday. Very popular series as it was considered to be the most realistic program of the era. This track will be stored in the "Jack Webb" Playlist.
Brief audio introduces the Lux Radio Theatre's live broadcast from Nov. 2,1936 of the radio version of the film "The Virginian."Film starred Gary Cooper (Photo left) and Walter Huston who both appeared in the radio version...live on stage out of Hollywood.This was quite a treat for radio listeners in 1936. Networks had just newly formed and were able to broadcast programs across the country so EVERYONE with a radio could hear quality programs like this. This track will live in the "Westerns" Playlist.
A brief audio intro to the show is heard and then the story begins...one of the most popular shows as Gracie winds up in Traffic Court trying to explain her way out of a traffic ticket in front of a judge who keeps telling her HE is the "Voice of Justice" in this case!Extremely well-written and acted. By the way, Gracie Allen in real life was far from being ditzy... in fact she wrote many of the show scripts. She was a very intelligent woman! This track will be stored in the "Comedy" playlist.
Begins with an audio introducing the Sci-Fi series "Magic Island" that had about 131 episodes back in the mid-1930's. Pigeons are being used to try to get help for our heroes who have been stranded/imprisoned on this island in the South Pacific that can disappear and reappear at the will of a very strange scientist who is in charge of the island. This track will live in its own playlist - "Magic Island"
Introductory audio gives general background on "Vic and Sade" and introduces the characters. This show is brilliant in that it is about normal everyday things that happened in families in the late 1930's and 1940's. The dialogue IS the show... written by Paul Rhymer, it was regularly broadcast from 1932-1944 and intermittently until 1946... 14 year run. The names of the characters are entertaining in themselves. This track will be stored in the Vic and Sade Playlist.
Audio introduction to the show.... Archie (Ed Gardner) is trying to balance the books for Duffy's Tavern as tax season is approaching... but Archie is not that good working with numbers and he doesn't get much help from the "regulars"at the tavern! All the ingredients for a financial nightmare! This track will live in the "Duffy's Tavern" Playlist.
Brief audio introduction of "The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen" from 1947. Elliot Lewis stars in this series...he did hundreds of radio shows including "Crime Classics" and was considered one of the best actors and producers in the history of American radio.Track will live in the "Voyage of the Scarlet Queen" Playlist
Audio introduction prior to start of the story.Another excellent product of WXYZ radio in Detroit! (Superman, Lone Ranger, etc.) Started as station productions but went to national networks very fast. Shows were very adaptable to television as well.
Audio introduction to the game show...This track will be stored in the "Game Show" Playlist."Politics is the art of looking for trouble,finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." Groucho Marx
A very short story of some friends who are attending a concert under a big tent that promises some big radio stars of the past... story is told by a character that sounds like "Broadway" in the "Damon Runyon Theatre" radio program...the actor was John Brown.
Audio introduction followed by a NBC Documentary and the study of the origin and growth of African Rhythm and Jazz. A lot of "In the field recordings" are used to make this very interesting story.This will reside in the "Biographies in Sound" Playlist
Audio Introduction gives brief background on the program and identifies the cast as well as giving names of the stars who appeared on the program. Note: the announcer mispronounced one occasional guest... Lead Belly... he called him Led Belly. :) The Armed Forces Radio Service broadcasted these shows via shortwave to our troops overseas during WW II. This show was one of the AFRS shows. These programs are fun to listen to... good humor, clever and witty., Music is outstanding. These shows are living in the "Big Band and Jazz" playlist.
Brief audio introduction of the show followed by "George Washington The Man Nobody Knows" aired on July 5th 1950 on NBC's outstanding radio documentary series.Track will be stored in the "Biographies of Sound" Playlist.Quote from George Washington... "I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind to whatever nation they might belong."
Brief introduction of this very "Fun" Command Performance where all the stars play characters in a Dick Tracy story "Dick Tracy in B-Flat" Unusual show as generally the stars did solo performances or participated in some comedy skit. On this show they mostly play in the skit. Excuse? They said the troops were spending a lot of time reading comic books, so they re-created a comic book story from the Dick Tracy strip. Will be stored in Command Performance playlist.
Very brief intro audio using an AI voice... believe me, much clearer than my voice at the present time. Introduces the 8 min program "The Dark"... An ambulance crew has received a call for help and the question is who needs the help? There is a "Dark" secret and an insane woman in this house... will the crew rescue her? This file will be stored in "Horror..." playlist. Happy Halloween
This is simply a track that I came across that I thought was very funny... and no one did "funny" like Bob and Ray! This is a little tribute entitled "A Story of Today and Days to Come"... and one thing for sure, the studio audience was having a good time.... very clever skit.
A listen back... Waaaay back... to a popular song from 1919. "All Quakers are Shoulder Shakers" .... sung by the "All Star Trio" and a second version played by the " Wendling, Kalmar and Leslie Cordes Orchestra.". Interesting to hear what was popular in music in 1919!Track will live in the "History of Radio" Playlist
The battle of conscience is the theme in this dramatic story of a bullfighter who is about to perform his final bullfight and it is against a fierce and very dangerous bull. Track starts with short audio featuring a Artlist Spanish song... "Cielito Li..." brief introduction to the story and characters. Track has original commercials...that may bring back some memories.This track will be living in the playlist "Drama"/Mystery The words in the caption are from a quote by Ernest Hemingway.
Announcer Gene Hamilton introduces this tongue-in-cheek satire of highbrow symphonic broadcasts. Rather than classical music, this show featured traditional hot-jazz (Dixieland) melodies. Hamilton's commentary adds an ingredient of charm to the show.. File will be living in Big Band-Jazz Playlist.Vocalist "Diane Foley"
This track has two episodes on it. Epi 15: "Staged Escape Attempt" and Epi16: "Soundproof Seaweed Cloth"... all happening on this mysterious South Pacific island that happens to be the home of some very strange scientists! Brief audio introduction and background. More episodes can be found in the "Magic Island" Playlist.
Magic Island continues with Episode 13 - "Joan Stays On The Yacht" and Episode 14 - "The Cloth Factory"on the island. Brief audio introduction to this fantasy adventure program from 1935 to early 1940's with 130 episodes... amazing audio quality for a 90 year old program. There is a "Magic Island" Playlist that is growing... on this podcasst.
Intro Audio...tells origin of the Mercury Theatre On The Air... starring Orson Welles and a bit of personal views on how this story is connected to the election that is around the corner. Mistakes were made in the 1860's that almost resulted in the Constitution being destroyed in a Civil War or Emancipation... This Track will be stored in the Miscellaneous History of Radio Playlist.
This track has one of the outstanding horror-thriller shows from the "Lights Out" series. This one was written and produced by Arch Obler. Aired on CBS... it features the eternal triangle a bit lopsided when two of the "angles" are shrunken to doll size in a strange twist of fate. Good sound quality for a show that is 77 years old. This will be stored in the playlist "Horror-Suspense"
Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler who was characteristic of the hardboiled crime fiction genre. The genre originated in the 1920s, notably in Black Mask magazine, in which Dashiell Hammett's The Continental Op and Sam Spade first appeared. Marlowe first appeared under that name in The Big Sleep, published in 1939. Gerald Mohr was one of several actors who played Phillip Marlowe, but was the most popular. Track will be stored in "Mystery-Drama" Playlist
Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler who was characteristic of the hardboiled crime fiction genre. The genre originated in the 1920s, notably in Black Mask magazine, in which Dashiell Hammett's The Continental Op and Sam Spade first appeared. Marlowe first appeared under that name in The Big Sleep, published in 1939. Gerald Mohr was the most popular star of the radio program. This track will be stored in the "Mystery - Drama " Playlist
Have not published old time radio podcasts for several weeks.... here is the reason why... and some background on how this podcast came about... personal story sharing with listeners.
Audio introduction to Episode 11....followed by Episode 12 with a brief "intermission" and an old radio commercial re-created between Episodes 11 and 12. Past and future episodes of this series are located in the"Magic Island" Playlist.
Intro audio gives background on the Armed Forces Radio Service broadcast in 1944 of their program "One Night Stand" Featured band is Sonny Dunham's Orchestra from the Hollywood Palladium..Some of the outstanding musicians of the era that are in the Orchestra are identified and a playlist is announced. AFRS broadcast via shortwave and standard commercial stations in USA did not carry the programs.
George Fenneman was the announcer... and straight man... and of course Groucho Marx was the host. They were lifelong friends...right up to 1977 when Groucho passed away. Groucho Marx was the "King of Wit" and he could turn anything into something funny, especially if he had "targets" - the contestants on this show that is still seen on many cable TV shows and Youtube channels. This of course, is the radio version of a 1952 show with the secret word "Age"...always a good show.From Groucho: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
Audio Introduction gives brief background of "Earplay" and then goes into a synopsis of this excellent drama by Lee Devin that was aired on NPR in 1973, part of Volume 5 of Earplay series.Very dramatic story... well written... acted... produced with some excellent musical background in sections of this piece.This track will be stored in the Earplay playlist.
Audio Intro: Background on the series of "Luke Slaughter of Tombston." Introduction of Sam Buffington as an outstanding young actor... who also was deeply depressed in his real life, This is one of the last adult westerns generated at CBS and television was overtaking the radio as the popular form of entertainment. This and many more westerns are living in the "Westerns" Playlist.
Audio features a brief introduction to the "Bickersons"and why the show, written by Philip Rapp, was so popular and very DIFFERENT from other married couple shows on the radio. Audience loved these word sparring programs. Three Episodes of 10 min each..."Tonsils," "Fishing Pole" and "Stomach Pains"
Two episodes of "The Green Valley Line" - Episode 15 "Shareholders Showdown" and Episode 16 "Short Vacation to Danger" Audio intro gives general background of thie 1934 twenty-six episode series of a town fighting to keep their railroad with a company trying to take it over by legal and not-so-legal methods. Entire series will be stored on "The Green Valley Line" playlist on this podcast.
Two stories from the EarPlay collection from the late 1970's... "Intro to Prune Danish" and "Get a Job." Two short stories edited on one track. Interesting and very well produced. Earplay "playlist" holds more stories from Earplay.
Responses from listeners as to why westerns were so popular on radio in the late 1940's and 50's. The title of this show is introduced... This program will be living in the Westerns Playlist on the podcast
Basically playing Episodes 9 and 10 of the "Magic Island" 1936 Fantasy Adventure... This Episode and past and future episodes are in the "Magic Island" Playlist. This track features two episodes edited back to back.
NPR's "Earplay" - a short story of "A Short Sweet Life" - Very clever, well acted, VERY different. Runs about 7 min
Audio introduction gives a little background on the series "The Halls of Ivy" starring Ronald and Benita (Hume) Coleman. This comedy series was written by the same writer that was responsible for writing many of the "Fibber McGee and Molly" programs. Light hearted comedy about some missing mummies at the Hall of Ivy college. This show is filed in the "Comedy" playlist.
This is Episode 14 of the 26 part story of The Green Valley Line Railroad. It is all about who can keep their railroad going in order to keep jobs and commerce for the people of Green Valley... but we have a father who owns one railroad competing against his son to take his railroad down and force him to merge with the father's railroad....Set in the turn-of-the-century America. Show was aired in 1934 from WXYZ in Detroit... same studio that produced "The Lone Ranger" This is episode 14 with other and future episodes in the "Green Valley Railroad" playlist/
Audio intro gives a brief background of this 94 year old series with 130 episodes! Also introduces the actors, who no one will remember... but given the time and technology of the time, did a masterful job. There are more episodes in the"Magic Island"Playlist.This track features Episodes 7 and 8 edited together
Audio Intro gives brief background of the radio series..."The Railroad Hour" and introduces the stars in the very well-done musical comedy...Gordon MadRae, Eileen Wilson,and Eddie Cantor. This will be stored in "The Railroad Hour" Playlist.
Very brief intro audio presents the title of the track and some background on this "Contest Theatre" production from 1955. Listeners sent in ideas and if they were accepted, a radio show based on the ideas would be produced and starring popular film and TV stars of the era. Dane Clark is the star of this show. Located in our "Drama and Adventure" Playlist
This show is continuing the list of Ghost Corps stories - "Success By A Ruse" - Aired December 4, 1934Spooky and thrilling adventures of the Ghost Corps. _ Episode 4
Don't know much about this series as to where it was produced, who starred in it, director,writer and such. But there are 130-fifteen minute episodes in remarkably good audio condition.On the track, Chapters 5 - Tex Brafford Prepares His Straighoscope" and Chapter 6 "Island in the Viewer"
Gilbert and Sullivan were a prolific Victorian-era duo known for their comic operas, also referred to as operettas. The partnership comprised of dramatist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, and together they created 14 operettas... H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado to name just 3 of the most popular shows. The Railroad Hour produced radio adaptations of musicals of all types with Gordon MacRae taking the lead vocal role and other very talented people, some Metropolitan Opera stars, filling in the other roles. I have a playlist of "Railroad Hour" programs on this website.
A brief audio intro summarizes "The Saint" series - 107 episodes which have all been found! Audio introduces this episode "The Corpse Said Ouch!" A woman (Frances Blake) reads her obituary in the newspaper and she has not died...yet. Simon Templar (The Saint, played by Vincent Price, is the PI she goes to for help. His secretary is "Madison."Tracks of "The Saint" are in the "Mystery-Detective" Playlist on this soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio Introduction provides some background about the series and introduces the featured story on this track. This track will be living in "Sargent Preston of the Yukon" playist
The Knives of Maneek aka The Coffee Shop... two titles listed for the same program... you will hear why! Audio intro to the 1934 Spy Adventure taking place with K.C. Smith gathering information... Spying in the Middle East. Also some background on Radios in the early 1930's... "I Buy Consoles" ... hear why someone might tape a little sign on your back at an Antique radio "yardsale"
Here are Episodes 3 and 4 of the "Magic Island" fantasy adventure from 1936. This track with the 2 Episodes will be in the Magic Island Playlist
No Audio intro as this series has been on quite a bit. All of the shows are the stories of real crime ... intensive research through newspapers, police reports, judicial action done. The music is even directed toward the time that the crime was committed.This story deals with a rather mentally ill daughter and her mother...and how they made their money. Track stored in "Crime Classics" Playlist.
Audio intro gives general background on "The Bickersons" program and introduces the three tracks that on this program. "The Bickersons" will have a playlist.
Audio Intro gives background on this 130 part series from 1936. Audio quality is amazing for an 88 year old program. Fantasy Adventure to the Magic Island. This will be living in its own playlist as there are so many episodes.
Introductory audio gives background on "The Railroad Hour" series and provides a synopsis for the featured show in this 1949 version of "No,No, Nanette. This is a musical comedy based on they type of comedies of the late 1920's. Track will be saved in "The Railroad Hour" playlist
Introductory audio gives background on Spike Jones and The City Slickers. Guest on the show is Peter Lorre...who is asked to sing a love song, but stops the music and says it is too happy sounding and insists the band play it in his style... Creepy. Fast-paced and fun to listen to. This track will live in the "Comedy-Variety" playlist.
There is an introduction to this program that should be heard before listening to this "Democracy Now" rebroadcast with host Amy Goodman and guest Studs Terkel. This track will make more sense if you listen to the 6-7 min. intro track... with photo of Studs TerkelShe is also a sought-after public speaker and has lectured at numerous universities and events around the world, further highlighting her influence and dedication to her work. This track is in the "Radio History" Playlist
This track runs about 7 minutes and it is an introduction to "Democracy Now - Oct 5, 2005 - News Program with guest Studs Terkel. Those interested in listening to the re-broadcast of this well known news program will need to look for "Democracy Now - Amy Goodman" - Guest:Studs Terkel
This is an one-hour radio adaptation of Shakespear's "Taming of the Shrew" - on NBC Blue Network (Later to become ABC)... on August 2, 1937. Audio quality is quite good considering it was recorded during a live performance 87 years ago! This is the first of several of the Shakespearian collection.
Audio intro gives background on the "Biography of Sound... NBC series that aired from 1954 to 1956. Created by Norman Corwin. Hour long documentary series. This program is the Biography of Leo Derocher, known as"Leo the Lip" as he clashed wiith umpires, the press, authorities,,,outspoken man. Baseball Hall of Fame 1994 (posthumously)
Brief audio intro to "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" starring Bob Bailey. A bit of general history of the series and a brief synopsis of "The Boron Matter." The investigation leads to serious consequencs for national security as Dollar digs up a web of intrigue,deceit, and danger.. More tracks of this series can be found in outrb"Crime, Detective, Mystery" Playlist
Audio Introduction gives some backround on this show that had a 9 year run on radio. Introduces the 4 people who were the repeating performers on the show. At the time this program was on...we were in WW II and it was a popular show because it invited veterans and active soldiers to be guests on the show. It is quite silly...but the segments with the band are quite fun to listen to.This track will be in the "Comedy" Playlist.
Introductory audio gives brief history of "Bold Venture" and then the excitement begins with "Voodoo Vendetta in Paradise"... This and other "Bold Venture" programs are on the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist.
A family that really likes potatoes... we hear them run to the dinner table and sort of fight over the potatoes...This is a funny play about funny potatoes. Will be stored in the Earplay Playlist. Show was written by Ron Friedell for NPR and the Corporation of Public Broadcasting with a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts. Was recorded at WHA (Wisconsin)
Audio introduction outlines the format and purpose of the show.Lindsay MacHarrie hosted/narrated the shows. Two back-to-back stories: "Friday the 13th" and "Wishing upon a Star" The dramatizations featured actors Verna Felton, Hanley Stafford (Baby Snook's Daddy), Gale Gordon (Principal on"Our Miss Brooks", Howard McNear and Barbara Jean Wong. All of these actors were very young in 1935, when this show aired...and they all became future radio and television stars. More shows like this in the "Origin of Superstitions" playlist.
Announcer Don Wilson introduces host for this Command Performance show broadcast by the AFRS 8/25/42. Guests include Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, Reggie Gardner, Benny Goodman and Orch, Mean Widdle Kid (See photo)... guests have been requested by troops overseas during WW II...Everything was volunteered to support morale of our troops.Track stored in "Command Performance" Playlist
Audio introduction presents some background on the series "Great Scenes from Great Plays" and that it was quite a different production as it was sponsered by the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Every story in the 20 story run from 1948-49 contained a message within it... which is discussed at the end of the drama.
Audio introduction gives background on Judy Canova and her show... and introduces the story "Crescent City Gold Rush".These shows have something for everyone... music and comedy.Judy Canova was taught in singing classical songs... and she was an amazing talent...as a Country Bumpkin.This track will be found on the "Judy Canova Show" playlist
An audio introduction gives some background on the series known as "Suspense" which had a 20 yr run on radio.IF you are a cat lover you might like this even more...but then again, maybe not! Poor George, he gets blamed for everything and the cat doesn't like him either!
A group of gypsies migrates from Hungary to Rutland, VT in the middle to late 1800's. They make baskets and brooms and the men swear to marry a gypsy woman to have children. If they do not marry in their "tribe" they must die. Three of the men took the oath to marry within their tribe, but a "Widow McGee" draws them to her... and she is NOT in their tribe. (Fandango is a celebration with dancing, music, etc.) This story will live in the Crime Classics" Playlist. Elliot Lewis is director and researcher... this is a true story. Lou Merrill plays Thomas Hyland, the narrator of the story.
Audio file introduces the Crime Classics series of programs with Elliot Lewis and Lou Merrill as Thomas Hyland. CBS radio program from June 15, 1953 to June 30, 1954. A sustaining docudrama.Re-enactment of real crimes in history. Show was well researched and worked to have the music, dialect, sounds that matched the period in history where the particular crime took place. This track will live in the "Crime Classics" Playlist
This track is a follow-up to the broadcast of Drew Pearson's track. Walter Winchell was nothing like Drew Pearson, but it is interesting to hear what millions of Americans (and beyond) were hearing on radio as World War II was approaching the end. This was broadcast on February 25. 1945... less than three months before the end of the war in Europe and about 6 months before the Pacific war with Japan ended. Listening to what millions of people heard on the radio through the broadcasts of people like Walter Winchell, Drew Pearson, Ed Murrow and others... is a lesson in the reality and culture of those WW II years...We must not forget what happened, because as we get further away from those times...younger generations know nothing of the horrors of a generation... and forgetting or not being taught about the horrors can lead to repeating them or worse.This track will be stored in the "History of Radio" playlist.
This is track of a radio broadcast that Drew Pearson did just days before World War II ended in 1945. He was an outspoken and very popular radio and print journalist. He did not back away from reporting on difficult and controversial topics. There is an audio introduction to his broadcast that will fill in some interesting information about the time that this broadcast was on the air on April 22, 1945. This Track will be stored in "History of Radio" Playlist
The Great Gildersleeve was broadcast from August 1941 to 1958 and is one of the most beloved radio situation comedies. The show was a spin-off from "Fibber McGee and Molly." Harold Peary played the first Gildersleeve and then Willard Waterman. Walter Tetlley was Leroy, Richard Crenna was Bronco, Marjorie's husband. 3 actresses played Marjorie... Gildersleeve's niece. In this story it is Bronco and Marjorie’s first anniversary and they planned to have a quiet evening... but Gildersleeve and Leroy have decided they would have a surprise party. Lillian Randolph plays the housekeeper – Birdie Lee Coggins. More "Gilldy" in Great Gildersleeve" Playlist
An audio introduction gives the synopsis of this "Escape" episode that involves a turnip farmer and a German parachuter during WW II.The show ran from 1947-54... offering listeners 30 minutes of escape from their boring or tiring everyday lives. Produced high quality high-adventure stories
Bonnie Catcher, Jack Bivens, Bob Hartenburger, and Mary Skoll were the actors, Carl Schmidt was the Director. These are three short (less than 9 minutes each) quite funny and well acted plays that were written for Earplay which was produced at WHA Radio by the University of Wisconsin under a grant from the corporation for public broadcasting. They were originally aired on NPR. Tracks will be stored in "Earplay" playlist. I noticed I spelled Gentleman incorrectly in the photo...I claim seniority!
A very strange 14 minute story of a man who is in a state of shock, possibly a coma, possibly passed away, but his mind is still working imagining what will happen to him next. A perfect show for "The Black Mass" radio program. One actor - Erick Bauersfeld. The bed music during the story is creep and interesting... Bauersfeld produced, directed, and often acted in these plays that origiated from KPKA radio in Berkeley CA from 1963-67 and featured radio adaptations of many famous writers of Horror/Fantasy... used music more often than sound effects to enhance the stories. This track can be found in the "Horrors/Suspense" Playlist.
"The Shadow" is probably the best known radio program... when polls were taken among college students who had never listened to OTR,"Can you name an old time radio show"... about 95% said, "The Shadow!" Series started in 1937 with Orson Welles initially playing the first year of the series. Later Bret Morrison, Bill Johnstone, John Archer, and Steve Courtleigh took on the role of tThe Shadow. Margo Lane was first played by Agnes Moorehead and later Marjorie Anderson, Marion Sharkley, Laura Mae Carpenter, Lesley Woods, Grace Matthews and Gertrude Warner.The series ended in 1954 and thankfully many episodes were recorded and have been preserved. Incidently the phrase, "The Shadow Knows" became part of our vernacular This episode will be stored in "The Shadow" Playlist.
The uniqe "DJ Program" with a husband and wife team would play a song that was currently popular and then that same song that was recorded 25-35 years earlier. Amazing to listen to the same song done in two very different ways. This show was broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Television Service. It will be found in our "Turn Back The Clock" playlist
Introductory audio gives background on Command Performance series and the stars featured in this program from February of 1945. Fanny Brice, Hanley Stafford, Danny Thomas - with Carmen Dragon Orchestra. This track will be stored in the Command Performance Playlist.
Where did Marshal Dillon and Gunsmoke go? and why.https://archive.org/details/podcast_gunsmoke-podcast 220024164Or search for "Internet Archive"
In this episode, Holmes and Watson encounter an unexpectd twist when investigating a semmingly straightforward case. But then they discover the truth behind the innocent murderess.
Commander Corey and Cadet Happy face "The Revolt of the Space Rats!" They are going to need a bigger trap! "Space Patrol!"
This captivating tale features a mysterious murded, a deadly snake, and a family curse. Dr. John Watson (Nigel Bruce) narrates as Sherlock Holmes (Tom Conway) unravels the secrets behind the speckled band.... This track will live in the "Sherlock Holmes" Playlist. Another Episode "The Innocent Murderess" will be released in a few days... Gets your pipe, magnifying glass, and cool Sherlock Hat and see if you can solve this crime before Sherlock and Dr. Watson beat you to it! NOTE: The show initially premiered on the NBC Blue Network (later to become ABC) but later moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System. During WW II the show was broadcast overseas through the Armed Forces Radio Service. The entire series of Sherlock Holmes... with different stars playing Holmes... produced 220 episodes airing on Mondays from 8:30 - 9:00 pm.
Earplay with a story originally written by Franz Kafka and adapted for Earplay by John Robinson. Audio intro gives some background on the story... a little "synopsis" :) This is a very well done radio play... all the Earplay stories and broadcasts were first class... NPR has an incredible reputation in supporting the arts.
This is a short story... first an introduction to the situation that was the cause of the story... and then the audio file will play.Orson Welles...if you are or are not an old time radio fan... have most likely at least heard of him. He was a brilliant actor, director, and producer in the field of radio starting when he was 23 with the 1938 "War of the Worlds." He is remembered and considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmakers of all time -" Citizen Kane", "The Stranger", "A Man for All Seasons", "Jane Eyre"... and many more. His voice was almost unbelievable... rich, deep, baratone voice... perfect for Mercury Theatre on the Air. When he got into his late 50's he started to do a lot of television and radio commercials...mostly for wines... but in 1970 he was hired by a British TV Company to star in a few commercials... one for Frozen Peas and another for some fish company. He was a perfectionist and demanded that of the people he worked with. There was a time when he lost it... the Frozen Pea commercial. This track is a recording of the recording session for that commercial. Welles knew so much more about directing, writing, producing... that he literally walks out on this crew... If you think he was in the wrong... just keep in mind that he had so many years of perfecting his skills and talent... what he tells the directors is true... the way it should have been done... part of recording radio/tv history. The loud "Smack" that you hear is the slap of wood hitting the Clapper that they use to start recordings of film.
This is the conclusion to "The Menace of Planet X" - Does Commander Corey and Cadet Happy rescue the professor? Do they escape the "Plasta Weapon... which seals the victim up in a coat of heavy plastic!" How will the Commander and Cadet get one of the natives to let them out of a iron cell?Note: Some spots in the audio in this recording is of poor quality, but I didn't want to play Part 1 and not have a conclusion to it... and that is "The Trap On Planet X." Despite the audio quality , I believe it is clear enough that you will know what happened when you hear the story.
Brief introduction to this light-hearted comedy performed in 1949 on a program entitled "Four Star Playhouse."... There are 5 people in the photo because the mention his name as an "and Frank Lovejoy"... so they had FIVE stars on a show entitled "Four Star Playhouse"It is a very entertaining show and it is well acted by these 5 very talented people of another era in the American culture. How many do you remember?Track will live in the "Comedy" Playlist.
It has been a long time since I have posted a Space Patrol adventure...thanks to the Armed Forces Radio Service...and the Old Time Radio Researchers Group... more shows have become available. In this episode Prince Baccarratti shows up on a new planet that features dinosaurs and huge birds...also native tribes who Baccarratti has enslaved. Look Out! Terra 5 is about to land!This track will live in the, what else? " Space Patrol Playlist"
Introductory Audio gives background on the "Crime Club" series and a brief synopsis of the featured story "Death Deals A Diamond"... this program has some twists and turns in it that make it quite entertaining. In the intro I mention that I did not have the full date of the airing, but since publishing the file, I found it to be July 7, 1947....so this program is 76 years old and still holds one's attention. This track will live in the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist
The story of a man (named Windy) that consistently tells little lies, and a lot of them.Dr. Christian (Jean Hersholt) ran on CBS radio from 1937-1950 because it was so popular. Hersholt was so convincing as a physician that he received requests every week for his medical advice! He lives and works in Rivers-End. He knows everyone and everyone knows him. This story was written 85 years ago and it is still entertaining! Dr. Christian programs can be found in the Playist "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas"
In ancient Greece, Dynamene is prepared to die from grief over the death of her husband and has barricaded herself, fasting, in his tomb. She has brought her faithful servant along to die with her (a plan that said servant is not 100% on board with). But it’s not long before Dynamene is distracted from her death wish by the arrival of a handsome soldier, Tegeus, providing a problem for maintaining her grief in this comedy about love and expectations.Track will be living in "Earplay" Playlist.
Audio introduction to the "Dangerous Assignment" series and then a brief synopsis on the story "France"... this is a spy adventure series and it is quite good! They produced radio programming from 1949-53. There was a television series starring Brian Donlevy from 1951-52 and an Australian radio series broadcast in 1954-56 as remakes of the American radio scripts. This track will be in the "Mystery - Crime" Playlist
Track features host, Al Jolson welcoming guest Peggy Lee for music, comedy and variety - 1948. Kraft Musical Hall was an extremely popular program of the era. Jolson became the host on the Kraft Music Hall on October 2, 1947 through May 26, 1949. His musical conductor and pianist, Oscar Levant, welcomed a wide variety of guests from the stage, screen, and radio. Peggy Lee is his guest on this program. Jolson appeared as a guest on this show several times from 1933 to 1935, before getting the starring role. Oscar Levant quite often pipes in with his dry wit.Jolson kept performing until shortly before his death at the age of 64 in 1950, so these Kraft Music Hall shows were some of his last performances. This track will be stored in the "Musical Variety" Playlist
Audio Intro: Brief history of the series... note that in this episode Jack Mather plays Cisco and Harry Lang plays Pancho. Jackson Beck was the original Cisco Kid and Pancho was played by Louis Sorin. When died at the age of 53, Mel Blanc played Pancho. On television and in motion pictures Duncan Renaldo played the Cisco Kid and Leo Carrillo was Pancho. Radio series ran from 1942 - 1945...producing 600 episodes! TV series was on from 1950-56... producing 156 episodes. The show was the first TV series filmed in color! The series was based on O'Henry's short story "The Caballero's Way" in 1907. O'Henry's "Cisco" was a murderous criminal...deemed too violent for a program targeting children... hence the change in the nature of the characters. This track will be living in the "Westerns" Playlist
Audio introduction with background on the "Captain Midnight" series which had a life far beyond radio. It started on radio, but was so popular... movies, TV, Comic Books, Newspapers...Based on a World War I pilot who returned in his Bi-Plane from a very dangerous mission... the time? "Midnight"... Captain Midnight.Two back to back episodes edited together... Track will live in the "Captain Midnight Playlist"
Audio intro to the series and a brief synopsis of the two shows (edited back to back) from 1936. "Annie and Joe Go to Mississippi" and "The Wright Brothers 33rd Anniversary"First show on radio that was directed towards children... and selling lots of Ovaltine to earn prizes. If you have seen Jean Shepherds "A Christmas Story" you might remember how disappointed Ralphie was after getting his decoder ring!This track of two back to back shows will live in the "Orphan Annie's" Playlist
Audio introduction to this track "Pick A Winner" and some background on Damon Runyon and the Damon Runyon Theater.Mixing comedy with drama... not an easy thing to do, but in the hands of a very talented Damon Runyon and New York City... it was done in this 52 episode series. This will be stored in the "Damon Runyon Theatre" Playlist
Audio with brief background on the "Chuck-Wagon Jamboree"In the photo you see Ken Curtis as "Festus" on Gunsmoke - TV Show. But he is up on the stage as part of the "Chuck-Wagon Jamboree"radio show. He was an amazing country-western singer.Show has a mix of country western songs. Two tracks edited back to back with Lifeboy commercial separating them. BEE-OOOThis track will live in the "Country Western" Playlist
Audio Introduction to the two back to back episodes... Johnny, Jane's brother, borrows $80 from Jane to buy two suits...Goodman doesn't think he will pay it back because he doesn't have a job... but he is married to a millionairess whose father is trying to get Johnny to go to work for him... with no luck so far.This track of two programs will be living in the "Easy Aces" Playlist
Adapted from a story written by W.Somerset Maugham wrtten in 1931 and appearing in Hearst's International Cosmopolitan. The story was adapted to radio for "Escape" in a play entitled "The Vessel of Wrath." Introductory audio tells more about the Escape series and introduces the episode you will hear. This will be living in the Playlist: Drama and Mystery.
Introductory audio gives background on the government sponsored program to encourage people to help fight inflation in 1952... these shows featured Swing and Pop female singers on their shows. This show features Martha Tilton (Photo) Who was very popular at the time. At one point in her career she sang with the Benny Goodman Orchestra.
A very different "Old Time Radio" track... Aimee Semple McPherson was the first woman to be granded a broadcast license Federal Radio Commission. She was the founder of the Angelus Temple... an Evangelical minister who brought her preaching to radio in an effort to reach more people in her radio ministry from church. Track features a sermon given in the early 1940's.. This track will be living in the "Radio HIstory" Playlist.
Introductory audio shares background information on "Columbia Presents Corwin"... and the importance of Norman Corwin to the history of radio. Also mention that I had the opportunity to interview Norman in 2005... he was 95 then. Interview is on this podcast in the "History" Playlist
Audio introduction of the show, followed my a very funny Jack Benny program from 1946. Jack is having his sponsor, Lucky Strike, over for dinner and the whole gang is coming too.Gang: Left to right in photo) Dennis Day, Rochester "Eddie" Anderson, Phil Harris, Mary Livingston, Jack Benny, Don Wilson, and Mel Blanc. The musical group you will hear is "The Sportsmen" This will be in our Comedy/Variety playlist.
This is a NPR Earplay program, written by Anne Leeton centered on the women of the Golden West, Age, Days... Women who lived where men were panning and digging for Gold. The program features several stories about different women and their experiences in the West at the time of the Gold Rush in CA. Around 1848. There was also the Gold Rush in Alaska that started in 1896 and lasted until 1904 when most of the accessible gold had been mined or claimed.The Alaska Gold Rush drew about 100,000 people from all over the world... and at the peak of the Rush (1898) there was 40,000 people in Dawson City.
Intro Audio has some fun with Jack Benny Show featuring Leo Durocher as a visitor... Superbowl and Hall of Famer... MAGA Conspiracy...Comedy Variety Show - with Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and Don Wilson as announcer. With Lucky Strike commercials... Don't Smoke, no matter what they say! Jack's neighbors are Oscar winner Ronald Colman and his wife... and Jack is constantly borrowing things from them... because "he is too cheap" to pay for the things. (Note: This was an intended image of Jack being a Penny Pincher... in real life he was an incredibly philanthropic man.)
Introduction audio gives a general background of the series which lasted for 9 years. Claudia Morgan (photo) played Nora Charles and in this episode David Gothage played Nick Charles... a husband and wife team who seemed to get involved in every crime that was happening. The "Charles" had a terrier dog named "Asta" (See photo :) This show is a rebroadcast of an Armed Forces Radio Broadcast via shortwave to our troops overseas during WW II... This show will be housed in the "Crime-Mystery" playlist.
In recognition of the celebration of Black History Month (aka: African American Month) -February -USAI put together a 6 minute track about an incredible historical figure from the era of the Civil War and the 13th Amendment - Abraham Lincoln.The track is made up of an introduction of the background on Frederick Douglass and then a series of some of his most famous quotes.This is a man who was born a slave, taught himself to read, attended college and became a renowned abolitionist, wrter, and social reformer during his 77 years of life. He is highly regarded as one of the most influential figures in American history and certainly deserves to be recognized during "Black History Month." This track will be in the History Playlist on this podcast.
Introduction to the series... two back to back episodes running about 15 min each and separated with a vintage commercial.Series had 26 Episodes and on this track I have Epi 12 "Foul Play" and Epi 13 "Spider's Story"
Track is a rebroadcast of a 1947 - 48 Sea Adventure series called "The Scarlet Queen." There is an audio introduction that gives some background of the series. Elliot Lewis has the title role... Do a search on Elliot Lewis... he was an incredible vocal talent, but he also wrote and produced many radio series...like "Crime Classics."I have a growing "Scarlet Queen" Playlist on this series.
A classic radio program created by Norman Corwin. "Biography of Sound on NBC and the AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio and Television Service)" was on the air from 1954 to 1956. The series featured biographical profiles of famous and influential figures from various fields, such as literature, music, politics, sports, science, and entertainment. The episodes were narrated by different hosts and included interviews, speeches, music, and sound effects to create a vivid portrait of the subjects. In this program the featured person is Thornton Wilder... probably best known for his play "Our Town"... but he did much, much more! We have a "Biography of Sound" Playlist...
Raymond has returned ... opening up the squeaking door to let you in to The Inner Sanctum ... where bad things happen to good and bad people... the bad people are "Bad" to the good people. Who will win? Squeaking Door has not been oiled and Raymond's sick puns and jokes are just that... sick! There is an "Inner Sanctum Playlist" if you would like more stories like this... visit it.
Can you figure who the killer was in "The Fisherman's Clue" before the Sheriff reveals him/her? Give it a try. There is a "Five Minute Mystery" playlist. These were used as "time fillers" between shows to fill a radio program's schedule.
John Dehner stars a Paladin in "Have Gun Will Travel" - "Bitter Vingeance" with Virginia Gray as the co-star. Excellent adventure western. This is edited with all but one, original commercial. Yes radio had to raise the level of commercials by 1958 as it struggled to compete with television for good actors. Richard Boone played Paladin on television. That series ran from 1957-1962. Dehner's portrayl of Paladin was very different than the tv Paladin. That was in his contract, that he could develop the character as he saw fit and simply copy the tv character. Dehner's Paladin was a bit more cerebral than the tv Paladin. As a side note... Richard Boone was the seventh-generation nephew of the pioneer Daniel Boone. Richard Boone died of lung cancer in 1981. John Dehner passed away in 1992 as the age of 76.
Irma is going to become a great actress and her manager will be her boyfriend, AL. Irma is excited because she wants to be just like the great people on Broadway when she gets 10% of all the money she makes! Guess who gets 90%We have a Playlist for "My Friend Irma" Check it out...
Irma had a lazy boyfriend named Al and a nutty neighbor named Professor Kropotkin (Hans Conried). Radio show was so popular it resulted in films and a television series that ran from 1952-54.Cathy Lewis and Marie Wilson were the stars. There is a Playlist for "My Friend Irma"
This is a track with two different programs edited together to form the "One and Done" first version... These programs were so poorly written and acted that they apparently only aired once! So they are members of the "One and Done" Club. I have more members of the "One and Done" Club for later, but for now... see if you can make it through the approximately 24 minutes of listening to two very poorly written and acted radio programs that aired one time and then they were done! "One and Done"
New Years Eve has just passed and Gildy made a resolution... to lose weight and everyone is trying to help him keep his resolution, except for Gildy! Fun Sitcom.Will eventually live in the New Years Eve playlist
Intro Audio briefly gives a history of "Suspense" and introduces the stars, title of the show, and brief synopsis.What made this show so interesting is that you had the stars of one of the most popular comedy series ever, "Fibber McGee and Molly" - real life husband and wife "Jim and Marian Jordan"... playing TOTALLY different characters in a thriller, suspense program. Suspense was noted for giving actors who were labeled because they played one type of character, the opportunity to play characters that were totally different from what radio audiences were used to hearing them. This track will be housed in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist.
Audio intro to the song, that is correct... I think it is the first time we have played one song that was recorded 108 years ago... 1915. Our sound and electrician man, Ike Calvin Sparks, (we call him 'I. C. Sparks'" located this song while going through some 15" transcription recordings... enjoy This track will hide in our "Comedy" Playlist.
Audio introduction of the track "Christmas Present" from Dec 17, 1944. Background of actor William Bendix who played "Riley" both on radio and television. He was an outstanding actor with oscar nominated role in films. He could be a comedian or a hard fighting soldier in a film based on WW II - Wake Island. In this program he is fighting the opening of Christmas presents marked "Do Not Open Until Christmas" but it is days before Christmas... and who does he know in Walla-Walla who sent him the present!This track will be found in the "Christmas" playlist.
Intro audio provides a little background on the featured program "Holiday Inn" and introduces the characters that Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore are playing in this program that highlights the motion picture "Holiday Inn" This track will be stored in the "Christmas" Playlist.
Brief audio introduction to Jean Shepherd's career on WOR-AM in NYC and particularly his versions go "A Christmas Carol" - Scrooge, Barly, and Tiny Jim.This is a very funny story and he talks about other things that are interesting and creative. He did a lot of "Improvisation." He was extremely talented and was on WOR-AM for 22 years... most if not all of it, a midnight show! He had a huge audience. The film he is most famous for is "A Christmas Story" - remember Ralphie? He wanted a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. That film has become a Christmas Classic. This track will live in the "Christmas" Playlist.
Brief introductory audio begins and gives a synopsis of this Comedy/Variety show from 1952. There are a lot of jokes on this program and for those that may not know, Frank Sinatra, when he was first becoming popular, was very thin... and Bob uses that fact in several of his jokes. Because this is a Christmas Eve show, It will be living in the "Christmas" Playlist.
Brace Beemer is the Lone Ranger in this 1950 Christmas Day story entitled "The Christmas Tree"... there is an audio intro which gives background on "The Lone Ranger" and introduces the story...The track willl be stored in the "Christmas" Playlist.
This is the rebroadcast of the Dec. 18, 1943 Glenn Miller program known as "I Sustain The Wings"... it is the Christmas Show... broadcast via the Army Air Force network out of NYC.This program has a lot of terrific Glenn Miller music, but also a story about the workers who constructed and maintained the engines for the Air Force planes during WW II. This track is stored in the "Christmas Playlist"
Well Fibber McGee and Molly are getting ready to go out to a rousing New Year's Eve party... they are excited and looking forward to partying at a fancy nightclub. They even have a friend helping them to get their clothes ironed, cuff links on properly, party favors checked out... does the horn tweet? Do their party hats look okay?Almost time to go... This show is from the first year of "Fibber McGee and Molly" and little did they know that they would be doing shows for the next 20 years! There is no audio intro on this track. However there is an audio intro about the series and the history of Jim and Marian Jordan (Fibber McGee and Molly) in the Christmas Playlist with the title "Fibber Cuts His Own Christmas Tree" This track - New Years Eve Celebration - will be, where else? In the "New Years Eve" Playlist.
Have you ever hid something and then forgot where you hid it? Well it is Christmas time and Fibber hid an envelope with $15 (1942) in it to buy Molly a Christmas present...but he forgot where he hid it and it is the day before Christmas and panic is setting in... let's hope he did not hide it in the closet... because he would have to open it... and those of you that are familiar with this series knows what happens if Fibber opens the closet! No audio intro on this track that gives background on the series... I recorded a 5 min intro on the track "Fibber Cuts His Own Christmas Tree" that is also in the "Christmas" Playlist.
On this Christmas themed show it is all about decorating the house for Christmas... and winning the prize for the best decorated house in Wistful Vista! Fibber has never won, but this year he is going all out to get the big prize! Can he do it? Listen and find out. No audio intro to the Fibber McGee and Molly series on this track. I recorded one 5 minute intro on the track entitled "Fibber Cuts His Own Christmas Tree" - which is also a very funny story as only Jim and Marian Jorden (Fibber McGee and Molly) can do it. The Christmas Playlist has several new tracks and 4 of them will be "Fibber McGee and Molly" shows from 1941, 1945, 1942, and 1949
Fibber decides he wants one of those new "in" Christmas Trees... a White Christmas Tree - but in the 1940's you had to paint your tree white! Spray paint, anyone? How much does a paint job on a Christmas tree cost? Listen to this and you will find out. An excellent comedy show... on the air for 20 years! There is no audio intro about the show on this track, but there is a 5 min audio intro on the track entitled "Fibber Cuts His Own Christmas Tree"... in the Christmas "Playlist" Don't miss that one, it is very funny! Thank you for listening!
There is a 5 min audio introduction to this Fibber McGee and Molly classic show. This show and other Fibber McGee and Molly shows will be stored in the "Christmas Playlist" but this is the only track that will have the introduction dialogue. This show was on the air for 20 years! Thank you for listening.
Audio introduces the Armed Forces Radio rebroadcast of an April 6, 1945 "Comedy Caravan" starring Garry Moore and Jimmy Duranted with guest vocalist Georgia Gibbs.
Audio intro to the "Easy Aces" serial comedy... and to the two back-to-back shows edited together. Malaprops from Jane are quite funny. This show was written by Goodman Ace. There is an "Easy Aces" Playlist on this Podcast.
Thanksgiving Dinner at George and Gracie's house... great idea! Or was it. Gracie's grandfather is an overnight guest and on doctor's orders he is sliding down the banister... and that is only the beginning of the story!
Gildersleeve invites a few servicemen to his house for Thanksgiving, but... Things begin to become more disrupting than he thought it would be. Harold Perry is Gildersleeve... Willard Waterman took over the role when Perry wanted a bigger salary from NBC. They fired him and replaced him with a man who looked very much like him and sounded like him as well. In fact the switch was so perfect, it took some time before the listening audience even realized it had happened!
Jack invites the cast over for Thanksgiving dinner... and he tells them is will be extra special because he is cooking the turkey!Then we get to go for a rather tough ride in Jack's Maxwell. Sound Effects by Mel Blanc!
Audio intro gives general history of Duffy's Tavern starring Ed Gardner as Archie... the manager of "Duffy's Tavern, and a brief synopsis of how Duffy is going to get his guest, Lucille Ball, into an illegal money-making situation... and Finnegan (played by Eddie Green) gets involved as well. Great show that highlights the amazing comic talents of Ed Gardner and Lucille Ball.Duffy has his own Playlist on Heirloom Radio... a different kind of oldies program.
Audio introduction gives a short history of "The Challenge of the Yukon" followed by a synopsis of the story "The Phantom Witness" that is the subject of this track. The "Challenge of the Yukon" series has its own playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast. Thank you for listening.
Brief audio intro on the history of Lux Radio Theatre and introduction to the "Perfect Specimen" starring Joan Blondell and Errol Flynn... re-creating the roles they played in the 1937 film. Lux Radio Theatre was on the air for 22 years and featured many film stars of the era. Actors loved to do the show as they were well-payed, promoted their films and careers, and did not have to memorize a script or wear costumes and makeup... although I expect with live audiences they wore a "little" makeup! This track will live in the "Comedy" playlist for now.
The Philco Radio Hall of Fame was a radio variety show that featured the most popular radio programs of the time... 1943-46. The show was hosted by Paul Whiteman (bandleader and composer) as he conducted the Philco Orchestra. The series was broadcast on NBC Sunday nights. This track will be living in the Musical Variety Show Playlist.
Count Basie and his orchestra are the featured guests on this NBC show entitled "Stars in Jazz" that was broadcast live from Birdland in NYC. This show is from January 6, 1953. In the photo you see the saxophone section of the band... and they play some amazing music in this program... "talented" isn't good enough for this orchestra... Let's make it "Talented and Amazing" This track will live in the Jazz and Big Band Playlist on this Soundcloud originating podcast of Heirloom Radio
Audio intro gives background on the "Suspense" series that produced over 900 shows during it's run on radio. It also gives a synopsis of "Dark Journey" which is the thriller on this track.More "Suspense" programs live on the "Drama and Suspense" Playlist on the originating podcast at Soundcloud.com - Heirloom Radio.
"My Favorite Husband" starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning... was the radio pre-cursor to "I Love Lucy." On television, Lucille Ball insisted that her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz play the role of her show husband and Richard Denning was out. Jello, the sponsor of the radio show was not happy and dropped the TV show. Phillip Morris Cigarettes picked up the sponsorship and the rest is comedy history.
Always popular when it was on the radio, television, and even in the movies... because it was believed to be the most realistic police drama in media. That was very much Jack Webb's creation... the staccato delivery of lines... "Just the facts, Mam... Just the facts"... then there was the theme music "Dragnet" and later "Badge 714" written by Walter Schumann. Jack Webb died of a heart attack in 1982 at the age of 62. (He was a very heavy smoker)... As a tribute to him, Los Angeles Mayor, Tom Bradley, ordered all flags flown at half staff in Webb's honor. Webb was buried with a replica LAPD badge bearing the rank of sergeant and the number 714. More tracks in the "Police, Detective, Crime" Playlist
Intro Audio gives a brief synopsis of this Episode "The Voice Again"... This was Episode 2 of the first season of Captain Midnight, but as I just found it, It is listed as Episode 53 on my Captain Midnight Playlist... enjoy! There are a couple of interesting commercials... one talks about training young men as pilots...1940? FDR knew we were headed for WW II prior to Pearl Harbor and he wanted the military to start training while politically the United States play the role of a neutral nation...
Intro audio gives general backstory on the series "The Ghost Corps" based on books written by an adventurer who traveled the MidEast in the 1930's. The title of this episode "Contact" The series was based on "spys" who tried to seek out the Warlords and the high level of crime they are involved in... There are 26 or so episodes to this series, so there will be a Playlist "The Ghost Corps" where they will live.
Intro audio provides background on Lux Radio Theatre and introduces the show "Poppy" starring W.C. Fields and Anne Shirley.Performed live on air on March 7, 1938... a little over 85 years ago...the story still stands up as one of the best productions on Lux Radio Theatre. Given the transcription of this show is 85 years old, the audio file is in above average condition. This track will live in our "Comedy" Playlist.
audio introduction provides background information about Radio City Playhouse, introduces the synopsis of the story "Deadline" and identifies the actors and the roles they play. This series was quite popular because it was not afraid to produce plays that were written by people who were not always well known. The criteria they used to choose the shows was simple... "It had to be a good story!" This track will live in our Drama playlist.
Audio Intro gives the organization of the show which was quite unique. Aired over 4 years and 1000 shows on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. Virginia plays a contemporary song of the era and Andy then plays the original version of the same song recorded 25-30 years earlier... often sound very different. Fun show to listen to... This track will be in the "Turn Back The Clock" Playlist on this podcast originating from Soundcloud.com
The nature of this program.... basically Virginia plays contemporary songs of the late 1950's and early 60's and then Andy will play an original version of the same song done by a different artist 25 to 30 years before.. Listeners got to hear the two versions which were often very different. Program aired 1000 times from 1957-60 over the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. There is a playlist "Turn Back the Clock" where this track and more like it, are stored. Thanks for listening...
Intro audio provides some background on "The Damon Runyon Theatre" from 1949-50 - Syndicated. Starring John Brown as our guest narrator and a participant in the story as the character of "Broadway"This "Breach of Promise" Track will live in the"Damon Ruyon Theatre" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Two back-to-back episodes of "Little Orphan Annie" with Shirley Bell as Annie. Get out your Decoder Ring in case there is an important message sent to you... you will need the Decoder Ring to be able to read the message! Our message is "Little Orphan Annie" is fun to listen to some 87 years after it was broadcast. First Episode is "Telegram comes from Mr. Silo" and second Episode "Mr. Silo Prepares for a Trip"In the home of Silo's Ma and Pa there is talk about the sudden request for help. His brother, Jed Silo, who he hasn't seen in 20 years wants Pa to come to the Mississippi RIver. Joe finds the place on the map, and ma sees to the packing of the suitcase for her husband. The series was a 15 minute show debuting on WGN Chicago in 1930...going to NBC Blue Network in April of 1931. It was one of the first comic strips adapted to radio and attracted about 6 million fans leaving the air in 1942.
Episode 10 -Tragedy Strikes and Episode 11 - Family Matters plus an introductory song "Big Train" by Ben Bostick (Storyblocks.com) make up this track. One of the most feared thing about steam trains was fire... add to that steam and pressure in a round house and you have a recipe of danger to the highest degree. Unfortunately that is what is happening in Episode 10 on this track and the entire town is fighting a fire that could ruin the Green Valley Line. A family that is divided... and competing to outdo one another with their train lines in the Green Valley in the early years of the 20th century.This serial has it's own Playlist.
Audio intro is followed by two back-to-back 14 min rebroadcasts of "Chuckwagon Jamboree" - 1948-50 - Transcribed - Distributed Nationwide... daily show. This program will live in the ""Country - Western" Playlist
Vic and Sade was an American radio program created and written by Paul Rhymer. It was regularly broadcast on radio from 1932 to 1944, then intermittently until 1946, and was briefly adapted to television in 1949 and again in 1957.
During its 14-year run on radio, Vic and Sade became one of the most popular series of its kind, earning critical and popular success: according to Time, Vic and Sade had 7,000,000 devoted listeners in 1943. For the majority of its span on the air, Vic and Sade was heard in 15-minute episodes without a continuing storyline. The central characters, known as "radio's home folks", were accountant Victor Rodney Gook (Art Van Harvey) , his wife Sade (Bernardine Flynn) and their adopted son Rush (Bill Idelson). The three lived in "the little house halfway up in the next block. On this track are two back-to-back episodes both from March, 1941. "Vic Wins a Broadbrimmed Hat" and "The Marching Band Team Photos" Vic and Sade have their own Playlist.
Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding were masters of the extemporaneious and impromptu styles of speaking... give them a topic and off they went, generally totally unscripted. All they needed was a topic or setting and they played so well together they could turn it into an entertaining story, report, commercial... In this short piece... a man got his truck wedged into a tunnel. Turns out he had his picture in the news because of it and he reflects how this is the second time he has had his face in the news. "Faces In The News" becomes the title of this story. Bob and Ray have their own playlist.
Audio Introduction gives information about this "Kollege of Musical Knowledge" by Kay Kyser and his orchestra at the Maritime Service on Catalina Island, CA on January 27, 1943. Always fun to listen to with a terrific orchestra, vocalists, some comedy, and "game show" with members of the armed forces audience... This show will live in Big Band/Jazz Playlist on Soundcloud.com - Heirloom Radio
Audio introduction provides information about this episode from the program that was referred to as "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills"... This show had a run of 22 years and was one of the last programs to close drama on the radio in 1962. IN real life Vincent Price was an outstanding painter... so this role fit him nicely, though his painting in the story was not the type of painting he did when he was in his own studio! This track will be found in the "Suspense/Mystery" playlist
This little known story of the Green Valley Line railroad was produced in about 1934. The actors were not well known and they occasionally flub a line, but all in all it is a good story with 26 Episodes. This track has Episodes 8 and 9 edited back-to-back. It looks like the Green Valley Line has won the contest and it is time for a victory celebration... everyone is excited and about to celebrate defeating the other railroad in the competition... but then the fire breaks out and all hell breaks loose... on the Green Valley Line! Past tracks and future tracks of this series will live in its own playlist "The Green Valley Line"... it is an ongoing story, each episode advances the story more... so if you like this make sure you check out the 7 episodes before these two (8 and 9) on this track... and get ready for Episode 10 "Tragedy Strikes"
Red Ryder was based on the comic strip "Red Ryder." It first aired on Feb. 3, 1942 on NBC Blue Network (later to become ABC)... broadcast Tues, Thurs, and Saturday each week. Sponsor was Langendorf Bread. Series ended in 1951. Because the series had a young audience, they toned down the violence in the series. Red was mostly a cowhand, but when stories asked for his help he became a deputy sheriff. He never killed his enemies, just shot the guns out of their hands! He had a girlfriend, Jane Bruce. His native American guide and general helper was Little Beaver,played by Tommy Cook,Frank Breseee, and Henry Blair... and more. Roland Rawhide Rollinson was played by Arthur Q O'Bryan. The Red Ryder Victory Club started in 1942 to encourage people in conservation practices that would help the WW II effort and directly boosted the radio show's popularity. Trouble on Shogono Trail - aired Feb 7, 1942, Track will be in "Westerns" Playlist
Alfred Hitchcock is best know for producing psychological horror and suspense movies... 50 films in a 60 year career. As a visual film maker, Hitchcock's work on radio is lesser known. Alfred Hitchcock would crack remarks about the grim psychological topics of the show. He was a master marketer of his films and utilized the power of radio to promote his movies on radio shows like "Lux Radio Theatre," Screen Director's Playhouse.," Screen Guild Theatre," "Suspense," Academy Award Theater, and more including his own show uniquely called "The Alfred Hitchcock Show"....this track "Malice Afterthought" is from the short-lived series with 28 shows. This story stars Hume Cronym and Jessica Tandy... and Hitchcock is heard both narrating and making remarks throughout theshow. There was another version of Malice Afterthought in 1948, however the audio quality of the copies available are not goog. Enjoy "Malice Afterthought" from May 11, 1945. Track will live in the "Horror Suspense" Playlist
Edited two"Town and Country" shows together to give you 28 min of some good ole' Country Western music with Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats. Shows are ca. 1953. Sponsored by the United States Army Recruitment Center... many of the performers were also in the service at the time. Sponsored by the Armed Forces Radio Service. First song of the first show is "Bimbo" and the first tune of the second show is "Black Eyed Susie. Track will live in "Country Western" PLaylist
A popular 15 min transcribed country western radio show supported by the United States Army Recruiting Dept. Many of the regulars, llike Jimmy Dean, were in the Army at the time they hosted and performed on these shows. Special guest on this show was supposed to be Patti Page, but she had a schedule conflict and substituing for her are Homer and Jethro - very popular comic country singers. This track will live in the Country Western Playlist
Audio Intro sets up the background and introduces the performers that are heard on the rebroadcast of an AFRS program entitled "One Night Stand" from Dec. 12,1950. Features Ray Anthony and his orchestra, Skyliners, vocalists Betty Holiday and Ronnie Deauville. Ray Anthony is still alive and doing some performances at the age of 101. He is the last remaining member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. This track will be in the Big Band and Jazz Playlist.
Broadcast every Sunday from Nov 7, 1937 to Jan. 06, 1950. A Soap Opera played like a serial drama as each episode is complete. Jean Hersholt plays Dr. Christian, a country Doctor in the small town of "Rivers-End." Show was so popular and Hersholt so believable in character the he got many letters asking for medical advice. This was a doctor who knew everyone in town... made house calls... bartered at times when people did not have the money to pay. Sponsor was Vaseline Petroeum Jelly (commercials included). Rosemary DeCamp played Nurse Judy... other actresses also played her... Lurene Tuttle, Kathleen Fitz, and Helen Claire. In this episode a man has been accused of stealing $22 out of the cash register of his boss. He says he did not do it... what we need here is "Truth Pills." The man's name is "Windy"... hence the title "The Story of Windy and the Truth Pills" This was aired over 85 years ago and the story is still enjoyable... audio quality very good. You will enjoy "Dr. Christian" and there are more episodes in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" Playlist
Audio Introduction gives quite a detailed background of this ground-breaking program. 629 Episodes were produced. Many actors played "The Whistler" but Bill Forman was the most consistant. The haunting whistle done by Dorothy Roberts every week is quite amazing.
Track begins with an audio introduction providing some history and the general theme of the series... This was the final dramatic radio program produced for radio, ending in 1962. On the same day, the series "Suspense" closed down... The Golden Age of Dramatic Radio had ended. More episodes of "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" can be found in the Playlist "Mystery, Crime, Detectives"
The Adventure of Little Orphan Annie continues with the next episode "The Bridge is Destroyed"... to get up-to-speed with this series, you will find earlier episodes in "Little Orphan Annie" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.... Heirloom Radio, A Different Kind of Oldies Program... thank you for listening!
Introductory audio section explains the background of escape and what critics thought of it at the time... and what they think of the series now. Over 200 episodes were produced, most of which have been preserved in excellent audio quality. "Three Good Witnesses" is an entertaining example from the "Escape" series. More "Escape" episodes can be found in the playlist "Horror and Suspense."
Audio introduction to this program gives a background on the "Lum 'n Abner series, actors, and a brief synopsis of the episode on this track... Keep in mind this program was aired 88 years ago... the quality of the audio is quite outstanding. This track will be living in the "Lum 'n Abner" Playlist. This comedy series was on the air for 22 years... 15 min a day for 5 days a week for most of that time! This was an amazing run for any program in any media. Enjoy
Audio Introduction provides general background of the "Crime Club" series. Aired on the Mutual Radio Network from 1946 to 1947. Raymond Edmund Johnson is the host... you may recognize that name as he was mostly known for his work as the host on "Inner Sanctum... " the series that opened with the squeaking door. In this story the sale of a mummy for a museum went wrong when the body in the sarcophagus was not a mummy! This show will be living in the "Mystery_Detective_Crime" Playlist.
This track begins with a PSA (Pubic Service Announcement) about preventing Forest Fires... somethings never change... but now we are have a lot of them and they are huge... Climate Change is showing it's ugly and dangerous face. - In this episode Annie and her pal are still looking for Bill Corwin.. You can pick up the storyline in the Little Orphan Annie playlist on Soundcloud.com - Heirloom radio... thank you for listening.
Jack Webb stars as Sgt. Joe Friday a Los Angeles police detective..in one of the most popular radio shows produced. Not only did he do Dragnet on the radio... it is considered the most famous and influential police procedural dramas in media history. Webb aimed Dragnet to be realistic...he gave the audience a feel for boredom and drudgery as well as the danger and heroism of police work. Webb was the producer of the program... and the acting for him and by him was meant to sound realistic. The four-note introduction to the brass and tympany theme music (titled "Danger Ahead") was composed by Walter Schumann and became instantly recognizable. This show and other police and detective dramas are in the playlist "Mystery - Detective - Crime"
James Burton was the producer. Script writers were Gil Doud adn Robert Tallman. Elliott Lewis starred as Philip Karney, master of the Scarlet Queen, with Ed Max as first mate Red Gallagher. Music by Richhard Aurandt and the Sound Effects crewwas one of the best on radio... Ray Kemper, Tom Hanley, and Bill James. Audio intro to this track... and there is a "Scarlet Queen" playlist growing on Soundcloud.com podcast of Heirloom Radio.
Command Performance for the Armed Forces Radio Service from July 28, 1942. Features Cary Grant and Emcee with a variety of guests that are introduced in the audio introduction. Command Performance was not broadcast on national networks... only via shortwave radio to troops during WW II. Guest lists were requested by troops through cards and letters and Command Performance delivered! These productions were totally donated from equipment and building to every technician and appearing performer. More shows like this in "Jazz and Big Band" playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
The Adventures of Marco Polo series ends with Episode 52. Epi 51: "The Duel Takes Place" and Epi 52 "Benedetta Corsini is Missing" The entire series is living in "The Adventure of Marco Polo" Playlist on this podcast that is originating from Soundcloud.com. George Edwards played several roles including both Kubla Khan and Marco Polo. He was an amazing vocal talent and had played up to 5 parts, some in the same scene, in several of his high class, well-produced radio productions of the late 1930's and early 40's .... Australian radio from George Edwards was tremendous as was most all of their productions... and til this day are still quite popular. Thank you, Australia!
Well, we are winding down the series of "The Adventures of Marco Polo"... on this track are two episodes. Epi. 49: "Marco is Ordered to Fight for His Life!" and Epi 50: "Kubla Khan Gives Marco a Choice" The series has 52 parts in total. The entire series is in "The Adventures of Marco Polo" Playlist on SoundCloud.com from where this program originates. George Edwards, the man of 1000 voices produced and directed this series at the end of the 1930's and then the recordings were made on 16" Transcription disks and sent to radio stations all over the world. The effort proved to be very successful as audiences found this series very entertaining. I might add that all the productions I have heard from Australia have been top notch in every way. The final two episodes will be available shortly.... Thank you for listening.
Audio introduction provides background on the series, identifies the story on this track and introduces the program. This and more "Challenge of the Yukon" can be found in the playlist by the same name!
Two back-to-back Episodes = 51 "The Fiesta" and 52 "Voice on the Radio" - this track, earlier,and future episodes will be stored in the "Captain Midnight" Playlislt. Dave O'brien stars as Captain Midnight. Trivia question: Why is he called "Captain Midnight?" More than a million children joined the Captain Midnight Flight Patrol and received an official junior pilot's application card and a burnished bronze metal of membership. The medals were also secret decoders! The radio series ran from 1940 to 1949. Then there were serial films in 1942, a television show from 1954-56 (starring Richard Webb) ... syndicated newspaper strip from 1942 to late 40's, and a comic book series from 1942-48. Ans to Trivia: Based on a World War I U.S. Army pilot. His Captain Midnight code name was given by a general who sent him on high-risk missions from which he returned at the stroke of 12 midnight.
Groucho's back with another half-hour of his unscripted program... You Bet Your Life.... Secret word is "Air" but don't tell anyone... it's a secret! More Groucho in the Playlist "Game Shows"
This recording is from 1936 and considering it was recorded (transcribed) 87 years ago... it has stood the time quite well. Songs: Beer Drinking Mama, Hand Me Down My Walking Cane, and When I Take My Vacation in Heaven. This and more "Light Crust Doughboys" is living in the "Country/Western" Playlist
Audio intro will set listeners up to the general things about the series and will introduce the two episodes that are edited on the one track. Visit the "Green Valley Line" Playlist for previous and future episodes.
The audio introduction will set up this powerful story written by a 21 year old writer in the late 1970's... his first radio production... that was a hit on the BBC and made into a movie in 1978. Earplay was a dramatic anthology series aired on NPR from 1972-1990. "Earplay" now has its own playlist.
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi was the first radio producer...on December 12, 1901 he produced the first sound sent on radio...
People have asked me how I got interested in old time radio... this is kind of a two-subject story... We lived on a farm that was not in very good shape. On the tractor is my father in 1960... in back of him is where the Outhouse was located in the barn. I mention it because there is a reference to it in the story... it is part of the reason I got interested in radios and radio programs. Hope you enjoy the story. It is true as I remember it. And I miss my father. He lived to be 91, that's why I miss him. Stored in History Playlist.
Shirley Bell plays "Little Orphan Annie" with her friend Joe... and they are off in an old car driven by the local marshal. The car speeds them to their destination at 18mph. When they arrive at the farm, Mrs. Wigglesworth is there to greet them. They are looking for Bill Corwin... he has disappeared. There are about 10 episodes missing... so we don't know hat happened to the empty house with the light on, but we learn that Bill Corwin is missing. He was robbed of payroll envelopes, and told to leave town by a masked man. In this episode Annie goes to the Wigglesworth farm with the marshal to learn more about the disappearance. Annie has her own playlist... this is the 6th episode...
Audio introduction presents background of "Lights Out" aka "The Devil and Mr. O" and the track that is a 1970 version of a show originally broadcast in 1942 as "Across the Gap" but that recording was lost and a new version was produced in 1970. This genre has it's own playlist "Suspense / Horror" Many more "Lights Out" episode to be found there.
From 1934...Episodes 4 and 5 are edited back-to-back in this story of the adventures of "The Green Valley Line"... a story of a back-country railroad in the early 1900's . Bill Reed is the hero who is developing the growing company, using a telegraph and telephone to keep track of train orders and runs. He's managing railroad hands, the trains, freight shipments and unfortunately a gang of operatives who are intent on destroying the development of the line. Epi 4 is entitled "The 1010 Rolls Again" and Epi 5 "The Dinner Party" Episodes 1-3 and future episodes can be found in the "Green Valley Line" Playlist.
Episodes 47 and 48 are edited back to back on this track with 2 minute break between them as a Chinese song plays... Episode 47 "Attracting The King's Affection" and Episode 48 "Securing Benedetta Corsini's Release" First introduced in Australia starring the man of 1000 voices, George Edwards... in the late 1930's and by the 1940's the series was delivered on 16 inch transition records worldwide.
Shirley Bell stars as Little Orphan Annie... Epi 5: "Light in the Mysterious Deserted House" ... this follows the previous episode when Tony is arrested for robbery....and of course it is all about "Ovaltine"... when I post one of these shows I cannot stop thinking about the 1983 film "Christmas Story" based on Jean Shepherd's story in his 1966 book, "In God We Trust". Remember Ralphie Parker who wanted a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun for Christmas. Of course every day he got home from school he would tune in "Little Orphan Annie" on the console radio and when he got his decoder ring in the mail he thought he could win a prize that would help him get the toy gun he wanted... but when he decoded his first message... It was about buying Ovaltine! That experience changed Ralphies view toward Little Orphan Annie's Radio Program and commercial advertising! Great film and Little Orphan Annie was a great series, despite the ads of Ovaltine.
One of the most popular sitcoms on radio starred Lucille Ball and Richard Denning. When the show went to television on CBS, Lucy demanded that her real husband, Desi Arnaz... and that show for 6 years... 1951-57, producing 180 half-hour episodes... and is still repeating today on some of the cable networks that feature popular sitcoms from TV. There is a "My Favorite Husband" playlist on this Soundcloud.com orignating podcast... if you like MFH, Check it out
Audio introduction gives some background on the series and how it compared to the television series with Richard Boone starring as Paladin. The same character that John Dehner played on radio... but two very different personalities. More HGWT in the "Westerns" Playlist on the Soundcloud originating podcast.
Produced about 1934, this 26 episode "Railroad" Soap Opera... is a serial. That means each episode is connected to the one before it and to the one coming after it. They are not separate stories. As they only ran about 12 minutes per episode, I have edited two episodes back to back separated by an old radio commercial... one that was heard about 10 years after this show was made, but it offers a short break between episodes. All the Green Valley Line tracks will be stored on "The Green Valley Line" Playlist.
This program never aired because President Franklin Roosevelt gave one of his speeches to the nation via the radio networks. Eddie still did the show because a lot of people had tickets and had traveled to be in the audience. They had rehearsed the show with a "test audience" in the early afternoon. Cantor did that to see what jokes and routines were popular... dry run. He altered anything that didn't go over well with the "test audience" before the broadcast one came in. Dinah Shore (discovered by Eddie Cantor) does several songs, Mr. Guffy does a comedy skit with Eddie. The Bobby Sherwood Orchestra plays some very upbeat versions of "Blueberry Hill" and "Stardust" Eddie does a couple of comedy routines and takes questions from the audience. The show finished with Eddie singing a few old vaudeville songs that were requested by some people in the audience. "Backstory"... Eddie Cantor made $20,000 a show at the height of his career. More Eddie Cantor shows on the "Eddie Cantor" Playlist.
Daddy has got to shave before going to work. Snooks wants to know what time it is... and Daddy tries to teach her how to read a clock... and then cuts himself shaving... Snooks tells him why his razor isn't as sharp as it should be... and by that time Daddy loses his temper and spanks Baby Snooks. Can you imagine if any mass media today showed a father spanking his child... Ron DeSantis would give him life in prison with no chance of parole. My father used his belt and my mother used a big wooden mixing spoon...and I survived!
This is the second episode of "The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen"... if you enjoyed listening to this series, all the tracks will be stored in "The Scarlet Queen" Playlist. This is track 2. BY track 3 only people who have passed the Ketch , mizzenmast, mainmast, afore, aft, starboard-port, stern, and bow" exam can listen to them!Or better yet, must listen to them! :)
Audio Introduction summarizes the origin of this series... This is not "GHOST BUSTERS"... it is an adventure series of spys, crimes, a group of men who go to the Mid East in the early 1930's to seek out the Warlords and the high level of crime they are involved in... There are 26 or so episodes to this series, so there will be a Playlist "The Ghost Corps" where they will live.
Audio intro gives background on this show. Not much is known as to who the actors were, but they do a rather unique job of not sounding like they were reading the scripts... sounds true-to-life... lots of steam train sounds in the background. There are 26 Episodes to this series so I have set up a "Green Valley Line" Playlist
Dragnet episodes are to be found in the "Mystery - Detective - Crime" playlist... In this episode Sgt. Friday investigates a hold up and the brutal beating of the victim...
Audio introduction gives background on this series which began in 1974 on CBS radio...and information on the co-star, Agnes Moorehead. This anthology of mystery dramas ran until 1983 when radio drama was supposed to have died in 1962. Agnes Moorehead is incredible in this story. She was 74 at this time and died just 11 months after this was recorded. It was such a popular story CBS repeated the show two more times...March 1, 1974 and December 2, 1978. This track will be stored in the "Mystery and Drama" Playlist
This is my final episode of "Space Patrol." It is in the "Space Patrol" Playlist with 32 other episodes. Backstory: Lyn Osborn, who played "Cadet Happy" in this series passed away in 1958 at the age of 32 during a brain surgery. Sometimes life can throw some very mean events at you. Enjoy the work of Lyn Osborn as he was a large part of the cast on this show.
Audio intro presents a brief "tutorial" on the setup of this very popular show and then introduces this episode "Jane Writes A Letter"... doesn't sound to difficult, but this is Jane... she wants to know how to spell "Right" "Write" "Rite" and doesn't understand why there are so many ways to spell the same sounding word! And that is just the beginning... Easy Aces has its own Playlist on this podcast.
Audio Intro gives brief background on the series and introduces this track's episode. This and more "Duffy's Tavern" - are in the "Comedy" Playlist!
Master of the ketch, Phillip Carney and his shipmate, Red Gallagher... left Pango, Pango on the Island of Tutulia after an involvement in a murder. Discover Hattie McCormick and a Patient Stowaway onboard the vessel... and Hattie was involved in the murder...This will be stored in the "Drama/Adventures" Playlist
This is a "Double Header" ... two back to back "You Bet Your Life" shows and Groucho's warmup of the audience prior to the shows. He had an incredible wit and was one of the most intelligent and amusing comedians. Except for the questions, the show had no script. They didn't need one... They had Groucho Marx who could turn anything into a story or comedy routine. Groucho lives in the playlist "Game Shows"
Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder was an American swing and rhythm-and-blues bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang, his showmanship and musical taste made his bands successful. He specialized in R&B, Jump Blues, and Swing. Recorded for Decca and King Records. In this AFRS broadcast of Jubilee with Ernie Bubbles Whitman as the host... Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Trevor Bacon, Frank Humphreys, Johnny Mason and Lucky Millinder and his orchestra. This track will be stored in the "Big Band and Jazz " Playlist
Audio Intro gives information about the actors and characters in the series and introduces this episode - "The Lucky Couples Contest""My Friend Irma" has its own Playlist where there are more shows from this series. Cy Howard wrote the series.
In Summerfield, Gildersleeve was the guardian of his orphaned niece and nephew, Marjorie and Leroy Forrester, Marjorie was a teenager who seldom gave any trouble, but Leroy was a wise guy. Gildersleeve gave up the Girdle business and became the water commissioner in Summerfield….a job which required he do just about nothing at all.He lived on Lakeside Avenue with their afro-american housekeeper, Birdie Lee Coggins (Lillian Randolph). He became close friends with Mr. Peavey, who owned the local drugstore. Directly across the street was the residence of Judge Hooker. Further down the street was Floyd Munson’s barbershop, where the five chief members of the Jolly Boys Club (Gildy, Peavey, Hooker, Floyd, and Police Chief Gates) gathered for conversation and harmony.The Great Gildersleeve is abundant and available on recordings. The show was very well done. Listeners could hear the children grow up, be present at Marjorie’s wedding, share the birth of her twins. Leroy, Birdie, and Judge Hooker remain the same throughout the series. It was a happy show. When Waterman replaced Peary, the show still retained much of its appeal. The resemblance between the two men while on the air was remarkable.This track and more like it can be found in "The Great Gildersleeve" Playlist
Hindenburg Disaster 86 years ago today.(May 6, 2023)... May 6, 1937Hear the then live broadcast of Herb Morrison that was the first coast to coast news broadcast on radio. (Track is in the "History of Radio" Playlist
Meet the Robin Hood of the wild west... The Cisco Kid and his sidekick, Pancho! 17 years on radio... and in this episode syndicated during the 1950's on the Mutual Radio Network, Cisco meets The Sundance Kid... This track will live in the "Westerns" Playlist
Audio Intro gives background on this track's comedy skit and why listeners will not hear any music or an audience's laughter... Goodman Ace was quite good at focusing the listeners to listen to the dialog and not sound effects, music, or the reaction of a studio audience. More shows like this in the "Easy Aces" Playlist
An audio introduction gives background on the series and introduces this episode "A Pattern of Terror." This series aired over 600 episodes and was on the air for 13 years... a remarkable achievement for any program to have such longevity with their audience. Why? Because it was good! Great stories, amazing actors, high technical standards, excellent musical score. This track will live in "The Whistler" Playlist.
The Mutual Radio Network ran this series from 1950-52. It was the first Sci-Fi radio program on the air at the time. Soon, NBC began airing "Dimension X" which got higher ratings. In this episode a scientist has developed a machine that can cause small animals, like insects, to grow much, much larger... He goes to a conference to tell other scientists what he has invented and leaves his wife home alone. She is convinced by the young man who brings her groceries, to let him go in her husband's laboratory to see some of the insects... and then the "fun" begins! This will be in the "Horror/Suspense" playlist.
This is the second episode of Barrie Craig - Confidential Investigator - Starring William Gargan - "Microfilm in The Fishtank" This was a popular 1950's PI type program, but this Investigator was quite different from the other shows of the same genre. That is what made it popular. This track is stored in the "Barrie Craig" Playlist. Thanks for listening.
Audio Introduction presents background on Bob Hope's incredible contribution to boost the morale of our soldiers during World War II and beyond... He and his colleagues entertained the troops all over the world. His Christmas Specials on television were extremely popular.(Photo: Marilyn Maxwell and Bob Hope) Stand-up Comedy, Music, Comedic Skits... entertaining the Naval men and women at Quonset Point in 1945. This is a very good show. It will be stored in the Music/Comedy/Variety playlist. Bob Hope passed away on July 27, 2003. He was 100 years old.
Audio introduction to this track provides listener with a general background of the series and introduces the name of the track... "Never Kill a Mummy!" This will be stored in the "Barrie Craig" Playlist... which starts growing with this first (Premier) episode on Heirloom Radio.
This is Part II of "Judgement" ... the conclusion. Please listen to Part 1 first as there is an audio introduction there that gives background on the series and this particularly powerful BBC production of the play.Part 1 and Part 2 of "Judgement" live in the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist
Audio introduction provides background of this powerful World War II setting play by Barry Cullen and starring Colin Blakelly as Captain Andrei Vukhov. It is a 2 Part series, so look for Part 2 of "Judgement" to complete the story. This will be stored in the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist.
On the air for 17 years with many actors playing the role of The Shadow and actresses the role of Margo Lane... A requested episode by Sal Manilla of Idaho... the track has an introductory background about the series... This track will live in the Playlist "The Shadow"... he certainly earned his own playlist!
Audio introduction presents a brief background on "The Thin Man" mystery-thriller series which was also a mix of some humor and light-hearted. Parker Fennelly (Pepperidge Farm Spokesperson) plays the role of Sheriff Ebeneezer Williams of Crabtree County... and adds a good deal of fun listening to this series. This track will be stored in the "Mystery - Detective- Crime" playlist.
Easy Aces—a radio show -written by Goodman Ace, starred himself as a stressed out realtor and the exasperated but loving husband of the deceptively scatterbrained, malaprop-prone Jane Ace ("You've got to take the bitter with the better"; "Time wounds all heels")---The Easy Aces program became a long-running 15 minute serial comedy (1930-1945) and a low-keyed legend of old-time radio for its literate, bland conversational style and the malaprops of the female half of the team, the real-life spouse of Goodman Ace, his wife Jane. The show was done without an audience and is noticeably quiet. No sound effects… just dialog. Sort of the same basis as Vic and Sade. There is an "Easy Aces" Playlist on this Podcast. Two back-to-back episodes are on this track. The first one is "A Game of Bumper Cars" from May 13, 1941 and the second "Jane and Dorothy Visit Mr. Ace." from January22, 1943.
This track contains two episodes edited back-to-back of the outstanding production of "The Adventures of Marco Polo." Adapted for radio from an original book written based on Marco Polo's trips and adventures to the Far East and China. He was born in 1254 in Venice, Italy . He was a Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271-95, remaining in China for 17 of those years and whose II milione ("The Million") known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo is a classic of travel literature. Produced and Directed by George Edwards in Australia. He was a very talented vocal actor and often played several roles in his productions. This series was transcribed on 16" discs and sent worldwide during the early 1940's, This track will live in the "Marco Polo" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originated Podcast.
Audio Introduction followed by the story of "A Boy and His Dog"...This track will be living in the "Challenge of the Yukon" Playlist on this podcast.
The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956 until September 22, 1957. They produced 86 episodes. It was one of American network radio's last attempts to hod on to, and perhaps recapture, some of the audience they had lost to television in the post-World War II era. They had some outstanding directors: William N. Robson, Elliott Lewis, Antony Ellis, Jack Johnstone, Dee Engelbach, and Tony Schwartz. Bernard Herrman, Jerry Goldsmith, Ray Noble and Leith Stevens composed the musical scores. It was a great battle, but we all know who won the war! One very good thing is that all 86 of the episodes have been preserved. This track will live in the "Mystery-Crime" Playlist
"Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer... was first printed in June 3rd, 1888. The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; The score stood four to two but one more inning to play...The Railroad Hour radio program adapted the poem to a musical that aired on June 4, 1951. This track will live in the "Musical - Variety" Playlist
Audio introduction tells a brief history of the "Biography in Sound" series that ran from 1954-58, producing 100 hrs. of programs with all but 5 of them preserved today. W.C. Fields, or William Claude Dukenfield is the subject of this Biography in Sound program from February 1956. Having experienced the loss of money when the banks collapsed during the depression, Fields never again put his money in any big banks. He didn't trust them. He kept a lot of money on his person... had many small accounts at many different banks... truly paranoid about losing his money again. He had about $900,000 when he died on Christmas Day in 1946. This track will live in the "Biography of Sound" Playlist.
Another excellent program from the NBC "Biography in Sound" series that ran from 1954-1958 producing over 100 hours of programming, with only 5 of them missing today. Each of the programs were exemplary and compelling. This series is one of the most popular programs aired on radio... Joseph Meyers, an NBC newsman started it all with a documentary on Winston Churchill in 1954. It was an instant hit and highly praised by critics. This track will live in the "Biography of Sound" Playlist
Audio intro gives background on the show and introduces the characters and the talent that played them for up to 17 years that this show was on the air. That length of time in itself is a very good indicator that this show was popular. This track will be living in the "Comedy" Playlist
Audio intro provides a brief background on this Mayfair Production... a studio owned byAlan Ladd. He stars in this episode of "Box 13" It involves the power of witchcraft or voodoo as a totally healthy man believes he is going to die within 5 dies... Why? Well he believes in witchcraft. This Track will be stored in the "Mystery" Playlist
Audio Introduction to the background of "Archie Andrews" program on NBC and Mutual Network. In photo: Harley Stone (Jughead), Bob Hastings (Archie) and Gloria Mann (Veronica Lodge). This track will be in "Comedy" Playlist.
Audio Introduction to "The War Story" from "The Dr. Christian" radio series that had a 13 year run on radio... starting in 1938. Jean Hersholt stars as Dr. Christian. In Hollywood, Jean Hersholt was considered to be a true humanitarian. In fact the Academy Awards present "The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award" even today. His colleagues loved him and so didn't his radio listeners. This track will be stored in the Playlist "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas"
Audio introduction gives brief background information about the series and then there are two back-to-back episodes from Ded 10 and 11, 1947.This series will be living in the Playlist known as "Claudia"
Fanny Brice was an extremely talent woman... she performed in almost every venue available during her 59 years of life. Vaudeville, Broadway, Films and Radio. But she is best remembered for her extremely amazing portrayal of a 10 year old Baby Snooks... This is a skit from The Maxwell House Coffee Hour where Brice and Hanley Stafford (Daddy Higgins) appeared as recurring performers each week. This track will be in the "Comedy" Playlist
This is a 15 minute Gi-Jive radio show prior to GI-Jill (Martha Wilkerson) hosting as the DJ. Frank Nelson is the DJ on this show that was produced by "Yank - The Army Weekly Magazine" and broadcast over shortwave radio to our troops overseas. The songs played were requested by the soldiers.Songs in order of play: Lucky Millinder: Apollo Jump / Sister Thorpe: Trouble in Mind / Kay Kyser: Ain't Misbehavin' / Erskin Hawkins with vocal by Ida James: Knock Me A Kiss. Between songs, some sports news of the era. This Track will be stored in the "GI- JIve" Playlist.
Audio intro gives brief history of the series and introduces the actors and the roles they played. There are only a few recordings of this series known to exist and most are suffering from poor audio. This is a rebroadcast of the Armed Forces Radio Service broadcast in 1945. As mentioned in the past, the AFRS did a much better job at preserving their transcription discs than the regular broadcast networks did... This track will be found in the "Mystery, Crime" Playlist
Don't tell anyone, but the secret word on this show is "Window"... Once again the amazing wit and sense of timing that Groucho Marx possessed is highlighted in this comedy game show. It is still seen on many cable tv stations that feature vintage tv shows.. This show lives in the "Game Show" Playlist.
Two back to back episodes from 1935! In our last Episode, Lum was in Jail because town folks thought he had been stealing things ... evidence was that he had big feet and the footprints were big... that was it. But in the first episode, Lum is released from the town jail and just in time to start is campaign to be elected to the office of President of the Jot 'Em Down Country Store that was soon opening in town. Abner is also running for President of the store and he doesn't take to kindly that his friend, Lum, is doing some campaigning behind his back. Sponsor is Horlick Milk... and they are giving away small flashlights if listeners will send in a box top and 10 cents for S/H! TEN CENTS! Lum uses the promotion to ask people to vote for him... and that riles up Lum who is about to put his campaign into high gear! Goff and Lauck worked together from 1931 to 1954 producing about 5000 shows, of which 1600 are known to exist today. Wouldn't be great for someone to find some transcription discs of the approximately 3000 missing shows? The show was a dialect comedy featuring rural country humor. In 1936 Lum ran a humorous campaign for the presidency offering people who wrote in campaign buttons. But they were blown away when over 250,000 listeners wrote in for the buttons! This was a hugely popular show. Keep in mind, neither Lauck nor Goff liked the term "hillbilly" and they weren't about making fun of the people who lived in AK... they just wanted to have a show that recognized a culture and way of life that many people knew nothing about... and the show was a hit! More "Lum 'n Abner" in their very own Playlist!
On this track I feature another episode of Vic and Sade…one of my favorite radio shows… a radio show that ran from 1932 to 1946… it was the most popular series of its kind… with over 7 million listeners of the 5 day a week 15 minute episodes for most of its 14 year run. It starred Art Van Harvey as Victor Gook, Bernardine Flynn as Sade Gook, Victor’s wife… and Bill Idelson as their adopted son, Rush… The Gooks lived on Virginia Avenue in the small house half way up the block… somewhere in the United States… and the characters in the show were known as “radio’s home folks”… it is all about the dialog… and it is a wonderful series. No music, no sound effects, just ordinary folks of the 1940's carrying on a discussion of some issue or problem that is important to them, though it may seem silly to listeners. Two back-to-back episodes. First... Uncle Fletcher's coming to visit as he us waiting for a train coming in at 1 AM! Second... The Sky Brothers of the Sacred Star of the Milky Way Lodge have a Ladies' Auxiliary Marching Team, but Sade wants nothing to do with marching... but Vic is a Sky Brother and tries to convince her to participate. I added a an old time radio commercial to separate the two Episodes. The show was created and written by humorist Paul Rhymer. He wrote about 3500 scripts for this series during its 14 year run. More "Vic and Sade" tracks in their Playlist.
Music... instrumentals and vocals along with a mixture of comedy skits with the most requested stars of the era appeared on Command Performance. Only heard via shortwave radio and not on standard radio broadcast stations. Talent, Technical Crew, Facilities... were all donated to this extremely popular show that was designed to raise the morale of our fighting men and women during WW II. It was broadcast and thankfully preserved by the Armed Forces Radio Service for us to enjoy some 80+years later. Track lives in "Jazz and Big Band" Playlist.
Playlist: "Sweet Sue" ... "Divorce Me COD" ... "Thunder and Blazes" ..."Old Buttermilk Sky" ... "Love Lifted Me" ... "Done Gone" This track will live in the "Country Western Music" Playlist.
Easy Aces—a radio show -written by Goodman Ace, starred himself as a stressed out realtor and the exasperated but loving husband of the deceptively scatterbrained, malaprop-prone Jane Ace ("You've got to take the bitter with the better"; "Time wounds all heels")---The Easy Aces program became a long-running 15 minute serial comedy (1930-1945) and a low-keyed legend of old-time radio for its literate, bland conversational style and the malaprops of the female half of the team, the real-life spouse of Goodman Ace, his wife Jane. The show was done without an audience and is noticeably quiet. No sound effects… just dialog. Sort of the same basis as Vic and Sade. There is an "Easy Aces" Playlist on this Podcast.
The Jack Benny Program, which starred no less than Jack Benny himself, was a comedy series than went on-air for more than 30 years in both radio and television. It premiered on NBC Blue on May 2, 1932, and had its last episode on CBS radio on May 22, 1955, producing a total of 931 episodes. The TV adaptation, which was just a continuation of the radio program, was aired from 1950 to 1965.Apart from lead character Jack Benny, other radio stars included in the show were Eddie Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and many more.The show made use of a show-within-format, where each character's role was no other than themselves. It would start with a performance from the orchestra, or sometimes a joke between Benny and Wilson. This was followed by gags between Benny and the rest of the cast, usually about the day's news, or about the characters themselves, most especially something about Benny's life. Track is in "Comedy" Playlist.
The Jack Benny Program, which starred no less than Jack Benny himself, was a comedy series than went on-air for more than 30 years in both radio and television. It premiered on NBC Blue on May 2, 1932, and had its last episode on CBS radio on May 22, 1955, producing a total of 931 episodes. The TV adaptation, which was just a continuation of the radio program, was aired from 1950 to 1965.Apart from lead character Jack Benny, other radio stars included in the show were Eddie Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and many more.The show made use of a show-within-format, where each character's role was no other than themselves. It would start with a performance from the orchestra, or sometimes a joke between Benny and Wilson. This was followed by gags between Benny and the rest of the cast, usually about the day's news, or about the characters themselves, most especially something about Benny's life. Track is in "Comedy" Playlist
Starring James Stewart - This is a very different kind of a western from the general westerns heard on radio. The listener can hear what the main character, Brett Ponsett is thinking about... this is accomplished by having him whisper his thoughts... it is a narrative style unlike anything used at the time and listeners loved it. Enjoy this western adventure - Battle At Tower Rock.. Thank you for listening and supporting the Golden Age of Radio. More "Six Shooter" in the "Westerns" Playlist.
Courtesy of the Armed Forces Radio Service... an episode of that daffy board of in-experts - Harry McNaughton, Lulu McConnell, and George Shelton (Photo front left to right). Their equally bright quizmaster was Tom Howard (Photo - standing). All of these veteran performers originally made their living in vaudeville... and brought their same jokes to radio and managed to conjure up some solid belly laughs during every show. CBS Friday night at 10 PM). The show ran for 9 years.. 1942 - 1951 and bounced from the Mutual to CBS, and finally to NBC typically as a summer replacement show. Sponsors were Phillip Morris Cigarettes, Chrysler and DeSoto Automobiles. This series lives in the "Game Shows" Playlist
Two Episodes edited on one track. Epi 41: Marco Finds True Love and Epi 42: Journey to Peking. Series was produced, directed and starred George Edwards... an man with incredible vocal talents. He played multiple characters, often in the same scene. This Australian series was done in the late 1930's and distributed worldwide on 16" Transcription discs in the early 1940's. Adapted for radio from an original book written based on Marco Polo's trips and adventures to the Far East and China. He was born in 1254 in Venice, Italy . He was a Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271-95, remaining in China for 17 of those years. Series is living in the "Marco Polo" Playlist.
Epi.43 Favor From Khan and Epi. 44 Ambushing Kings Messengeredited together on this track.Adapted for radio from an original book written based on Marco Polo's trips and adventures to the Far East and China. He was born in 1254 in Venice, Italy . He was a Venetian merchant and adventurer wo traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271-95, remaining in China for 17 of those years and whose II milione ("The Million") known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo is a classic of travel literature. Produced and Directed by George Edwards in Australia. He was a very talented vocal actor and often played several roles in his productions. This series was transcribed on 16" discs and sent worldwide during the early 1940's, This track will live in the "Marco Polo" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originated Podcast.
Introduction to the Command Performance program and a description of what was happening in World War II during the time of this performance. More shows in "Big Band and Jazz" Playlist
Audio Introduction gives information about Command Performance and what was happening during World War II around the date of this July 7, 1942 performance. Bob Hope is Emcee and Lena Horne is his guest. Also in the show are a recurring cast of comedians, orchestra, etc.These shows were not aired on any broadcast stations, they were all transmitted by shortwave radio to military overseas. More in Big Bands and Jazz Playlist
Audio Introduction identifies the actors and the characters they play in this Suspense 1942 "Will You Make A Bet With Death?" and a brief synopsis of the story. This track will be stored in the "Suspense, Horror" Playlist.
Audio introduction to the track provides general background on Radio City Playhouse and a brief synopsis of the featured track, "Murder Is A Matter of Opinion".... This is an excellent program with a surprise ending. The Radio City Playhouse featured stories that they felt were good... it did not matter if the writer was well-known or not. Some young writers got their start by submitting their scripts to this series and that is what made it unique. The track will be stored in the "Murder, Mystery, Crime" Playlist
Audio Introduction gives some history of "Space Patrol" both on television and radio... All Space Patrol episodes can be found in the Playlist "Space Patrol"... Thank you for listening.
Another episode of "The Easy Aces" with Goodman and Jane Ace... real-life husband and wife. Jane is often called Malaprop Jane because she continuously uses words that sound somewhat like the one intended, but ludicrously wrong in the context "Jesus healing those leopard" is an example of a malapropism. See how many Jane makes in this 10 min episode from 1937. There is an "Easy Aces" Playlist that has a lot of space to grow!
Back with the next two episodes of "Lum 'n Abner" ... Lum is nervous because he is afraid the people in Pine Ridge think he is the one that is being doing stealing... and then he is thrown in jail for the very thing he was worried about... Why they are even demanding that he resign as a member of the School Board. More back country delightful humor down in Pine Ridge, AK and the "Jot 'Em Down Country Store" Lum 'n Abner have a Playlist dedicated to their show.
Audio introduction to the story provides the general history related to "Obsession" This is an Armed Forces Radio Service rebroadcast of the second show in the series. It stars Vincent Price. This track will be living in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist. More programs from this series will be forthcoming.
Audio introduction the program has background on the series which stars Sam Buffington. He was an excellent actor who simply has been forgotten! Google him and you will see what I mean. He was born in 1931 and died by suicide in 1960... he was only 29 years old... a tragedy for sure. There will be more of the stories from this short-lived series and they will be in the "Westerns" Playlist
Remote broadcast from "The Blue Note in Chicago" ... Music in order of play: Duke Ellington Orch - Cat Anderson "Eighth Veil" / Orch: "How High the Moon" / Jimmy Griffin - "In My Solitude" / Jimmy Hamilton on Clarinet and Wendall Marshall on Bass - "Duet" / Theme Song - Vocalist Betty Roche' - "Take The A Train" / Juan Tizol "Caravan" / Ray Nance - "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" - Theme and Outro. This track on Playlist - Big Band and Jazz.
Audio intro to the track has background on the series and introduces the characters of this delightful comedy series "My Friend Irma"... Remember this was 1949 and the comedy was centered around a woman who was not the brightest bulb on the light string... It was a popular kind of comedy back then... This track has its own Playlist "My Friend Irma"
106 Episodes of "HGWT" were produced for radio. It was a unique program because it was first popular on television with Richard Boone as Paladin John Dehner agreed to play the Paladin on one condition, that he could be his own character and not a copy of Richard Boone's portrayal of Paladin. If you have ever seen the television series, I know you would immediately see and hear the differences between the two characters with the same name. This track will be living in the "Western" Playlist
Two back-to- back 13 min episodes.... FIrst, Abner pretended he broke his arm to get sympathy and donations to help stock up the Jot 'em Down Country Store... but his wife believed he did have a broken arm and files an insurance claim. Abner receives $200 from the Insurance company for a broken arm that wasn't broken... and the plot thickens. Lum 'n Abner ... more in the Playlist by the same name! Norris Lauck played Lum and Norris Goff was Abner.
Grouch has brought his comedy wit to another episode of "You Bet Your Life"... now you cannot tell anyone, but the secret word is "Ink"... Shhhhh! Analytics say that this is one of the most listened to show on this podcast... and you can still see re-runs of these show on cable TV... that is proof that good humor never gets old. More Groucho in the "Game Show" Playlist.
Audio intro says it all... back by popular demand (I want to thank the 3 folks who made the request!)... it is the "Light Crust Doughboys" singing and playing on their daily show sponsored by the Light Crust Flour and Dough Company in Arkansas. Be on the lookout of two guests, "Dan and Nan" ...about 9-10 minutes into the track. Have your earplugs handy!
Audio introduction gives background on the series and introduces the episode on this track. These shows were considered "juvenile western" shows, but many parents and other adults listened to them as well!This and other Yukon Adventures can be found in the playlist "Challenge of the Yukon.
Lindsay MacHarrie is back with another episode of "Can You Imagine That?' He wrote and directed the production of this syndicated radio show with the simple goal of entertaining people. The format was much like "Ripley's Believe it or Not" ... stories of oddities, events, ... odd news items and historical pieces presented with narration and dramatization. Thirty-nine episodes were transcribed (recorded) and fortunately they have survived today, which is great because it gives us the opportunity to hear a very entertaining show from the 1940's.This track has two back-to-back episodes: "Reward 19 Years Later" and "Joan of Arc" - Nov. 1940. This and other tracks are on the "Can You Imagine That?" Playlist...
Audio introduction to the 4 segments that are edited back to back from the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" radio show that ran from 1930-48. Photo is Robert Ripley and "friend"... Ripley is the one wearing the white suit coat! This track will be in the Playlist "Believe It or Not" Track also has a couple of re-created actual commercials that were in magazines and some on the radio during the 1930's and 40's.
Airing from 1938 to 1955, the long running juvenile adventure show featured Paul Sutton as Sgt. William Preston an Canadian Mountie as the show's leading character along with his loyal dog, Yukon King, his sidekick. This team fights evildoers during the period of the goldrush in the 1890's. Series originated out of Detroit's WXYZ station... where the Green Hornet and the Lone Ranger also were produced. Dewey Cole was the vocal sound effects man who did the barking on "The Challenge of the Yukon"... he was Yukon King! :)
In the setting of 1947, Claudia was an extremely popular 15 min daily soap opera and depicted the trials and tribulations of a newlywed couple during the era. It was considered a "soft" opera because they focused on everyday events that listeners with which listeners could identify. In this track, Claudia purchases an "antique" bookcase for their apartment... but was it an "antique" and will it fit in the apartment. Then the second story has Claudia going with her mother to a doctor because Claudia suspects... This series is in it's own playlist "Claudia" on this Podcast.
First song is Parasot Hornpipe... followed by Buddy and Bashful singing "My Pretty Quadroon"... Banjo version played by Junior..."Yes, Sir That's My Baby." Buddy and Bashful sing "Yellow Rose of Texas"Doctor sings "Open Up Them Pearly Gates For Me"... all from May of 1935!The Light Crust Doughboys are living in the "Country Western" Playlist on this Podcast.
Introduction describing the staff meeting that took place and resulted in the posting of these two back-to-back episodes of The Adventures of Superman. 1940-1951 on Mutual and ABC radio. Bud Collyer played Superman... he used to be the host of a TV game show called "Beat the Clock"....anyone remember that TV show?
Sgt. Preston and Yukon King try to solve crimes that have taken place in the wild and cold Yukon Territory. (Sorry to spoil the image, but Yukon King (dog) was played by a vocal actor... you see it was and still is, almost impossible to get a dog to bark on cue...solution? Find someone who can bark like a dog and pay him/her well... generally about $5.00 an hour. Playlist: Westerns
Encore... The Light Crust Cowboys is an American western swing band from Texas that was organized in 1931 by the Burrus Mill and Elevator Company in Saginaw,TX. Peak popularity was achieved up to World War II. Early members included Bob Wills, Milton Brown and later Tommy Duncan, Cecil Brower, John Parker, and Kenneth Pitts Original band disbanded in 1942. One member, Marvin Montgomery, led a new version organized in 1960. Another incarnation began in 1990...until 2001. Inducted into Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame in 1989. There is a Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame and Museum at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas. Songs on this track ca. 1939-40. Added to Country/Western Music Playlist.
Episode 49 "Can We Put Clothes In It Too?" December 4, 1947 and Episode 50 "The Shiner" December 5, 1947.Claudia starring Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree.Introductory audio provides a few details about this 1940's Soap Opera about two newlyweds in the 1940's.
Two back-to-back 8 min skits from the Maxwell House Coffee Time Show with guests Fanny Brice (Baby Snooks) and Hanley Stafford (Daddy).First is "Anatomy of a Robot" from Feb 8, 1940 and the second skit is from one week later, Feb. 15, 1940 - "Tax Returns". Fanny Brice was 49 at the time this was aired. She was a remarkable vocal talent. Brice got her own half-hour show in 1944, written by Philip Rapp and David Freedman... the show ran until 1951 when Brice died of a cerebral hemorrhage ...she was 59. That night, Hanley Stafford stepped up to the microphone and said, "We have lost a very real, a very warm, a very wonderful woman." Playlist "Baby Snooks" with more...
The Light Crust Cowboys is an American western swing band from Texas that was organized in 1931 by the Burrus Mill and Elevator Company in Saginaw,TX. Peak popularity was achieved up to World War II. Early members included Bob Wills, Milton Brown and later Tommy Duncan, Cecil Brower, John Parker, and Kenneth Pitts Original band disbanded in 1942. One member, Marvin Montgomery, led a new version organized in 1960. Another incarnation began in 1990...until 2001. Inducted into Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame in 1989. There is a Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame and Museum at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas. Songs on this track ca. 1939-40. Added to Country/Western Music Playlist.
Track starts with two PSA's (Public Service Announcements) from the 1940s and 50s - Then Sgt. Preston and Yukon King try to solve murders that have taken place in the wild and cold Yukon Territory. (Sorry to spoil the image, but Yukon King (dog) was played by a vocal actor... you see it was and still is, almost impossible to get a dog to bark on cue...solution? Find someone who can bark like a dog and pay him/her well... generally about $5.00 an hour. Playlist: Westerns
Episode 41: "Marco Finds True Love" and Episode 42: "Journey to Peking".. edited together on this track.Adapted for radio from an original book written based on Marco Polo's trips and adventures to the Far East and China. He was born in 1254 in Venice, Italy . He was a Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271-95, remaining in China for 17 of those years and whose II milione ("The Million") known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo is a classic of travel literature. This track will live in the "Marco Polo" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originated Podcast.Episode 40: "Marco Polo Avoids A Marriage" and Episode 40: "Delaying A Royal Wedding"... edited together on this track.Adapted for radio from an original book written based on Marco Polo's trips and adventures to the Far East and China. He was born in 1254 in Venice, Italy . He was a Venetian merchant and adventurer wo traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271-95, remaining in China for 17 of those years and whose II milione ("The Million") known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo is a classic of travel literature. This track will live in the "Marco Polo" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originated Podcast.This is an Australian production and was produced, directed, and starring George Edwards... The man of 1000 voices... He plays multiple characters in the same programs... and in many scenes. In this he plays Marco Polo and Kublai Khan. Though the series was produced in Australia, it was distributed worldwide via 16" transcription disks in the early to mid-1940's. Playlist: "Adventures of Marco Polo"
Track begins with background information on Ginny Simms... how she got her start, her career in film, radio, television...some of her hit songs.. and the very generous thing she did for World War II veterans...This track will be in the "Musical Variety/Comedy" Playlist.
Audio Introduction gives overall background of the "Escape" series and introduces the show on this track and the actors who play the roles in "Papa Benjamin"... This track will be placed in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist on this Podcast.
Jane auctions off the furniture, but then buys it back because she doesn't think it went high enough at auction. Say what? Then her niece calls and lets Jane know she is leaving her husband because he won't agree to the name for their new baby... Susan... the niece has chosen Shelia... Marge (a family friend) and Goodman are trying to help, but Jane has everything under control... or does she. The Easy Aces - Playlist.
Track intro has brief background on this delightfully funny and cleverly written 15 min comedy series that ran 15 years. First aired on WBBM in Chicago and moving to CBS in March of 1932. Then to NBC Blue in 1935 and finally back to CBS in 1942. The characters simply played as though they were allowing listeners to eavesdrop on their own real-life conversations... this allowed their audience to feel like the "Aces" could actually be their own neighbors. Playlist: Easy Aces
In the summer of 1951, CBS needed a replacement to fill a timeslot and they chose "Rocky Jordan"... but Jack Moyles who had played Rocky Jordan for several years was not to play the role of Rocky Jordan again. The producers chose George Raft...who always played a rough and tough character. He also had film credits and was a "bigger star" than Jack Moyles, but critics all agreed that when it came to the radio series, Jack Moyles held his own against George Raft in the role of Rocky Jordan. Playlist: "Crime/Mystery/Detectives" More background on this series in posting "20 Fathoms Under" in this podcast
Intro audio gives background on the "Rocky Jordan" series (starring Jack Moyles - photo) that was quite popular and very different from the "run-of-the-mill" detective programs of the 1940s. In this story there are people that do not want a sunken ship pulled up or inspected... but their reasons are very different. There is but one story on this track. However another "Detective Adventure" story from the Rocky Jordan series is also posted on this podcast... it is entitled "Valley of Death" but stars George Raft as Rocky Jordan in this brief summer replacement show in 1951. Interesting to compare the two actors interpretation of Rocky. Playlist: Mystery/Detective/Crime. References for information: John Dunning's "The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio"
Shhhhhh... Secret word is "Spoon"Groucho Marx is back and he brought his amazing wit and sense of humor with him as he interviews the contestants without any script. The producers allowed him to go wherever the conversation would take him (within legal FCC bounds, of course!) The humor in these programs is as funny today as it was 73 years ago! Enjoy another episode of "You Bet Your Life" which is stored in the "Game Show" Playlist on this Podcast originating at Soundcloud.com
Audio introduction gives a brief synopsis of Eddie Canto's incredible popularity on records, radio, film, and television. A career that lasted more than two decades. He was posthumously inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1995. This show features his good friend, Jack Benny, as his guest. Harry von Zell is the announcer and Dinah Shore is the show's regular vocalist. This show was broadcast at the end of November so some of the music is traditional Christmas songs. This track will live in the "Musical, Variety" Playlist on this podcast.
Track begins with an introduction about the Radio Playhouse Series and then a brief synopsis of the story following...."The Promise" .. Starring Jan Miner as Ella Prentice. This track is stored in the "Drama/Adventure" playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
This show is considered to be the first DJ Oldies Program... featuring husband and wife team Andy and Virginia Mansfield. Virginia spins contemporary hit songs of the era and then Andy has his turn to play recording of the original versions of the same songs... many are 20 to 30 years older than the contemporary songs... and some sound very different. Fun to compare the two versions. This show and more of the same are stored in the Playlist "Turn Back the Clock" on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Sit back and enjoy the high adventure that took place in the wild vast reaches of space! Each week another mission of daring in the name of planetary justice was undertaken by Commander Buzz Cory... Commander-in-chief of the Space Patrol and his sidekick, Cadet Happy!With this episode there are now 32 tracks in the "Space Patrol" playlist.
Groucho Marx is always fun to listen to because the producers of this show gave him the freedom on "NO SCRIPT" except for the questions he asks the contestants. Everything else was impromptu and no one could do it better than Groucho. His wit was unbelievable. Interviewing the guests was the starting point and their answers to his interview questions were the jumping off point for Groucho's remarks... who knew where it was going? Audiences loved the fact that the producers allowed Groucho to be Groucho and do what he did best... Oh... now don't tell anyone, but the secret word is "Smile" By the way, that will be very easy to do during this show. This and more like it are found in the "Game Shows" Playlist.
Two 10 min back-to-back episodes from the wonderful series "Vic and Sade" ... Known as "radio's home folks" from 1936-1946... 5 days a week... 15 min shows. Over 7 million listeners during most of its 14 year run. In 1940 USA had population of about 123 million. In 2022 USA had population of 336 million. So a show as popular as Vic and Sade in 1940 today would have a little over 20 million listeners. First episode is entitled: "Fred Is Considering Joining The Sacred Star of the Milky Way Lodge... he might decide to become a Sky Brother" -Second episode is connected to the first because Sade receives a letter offering for sale a "Manual For The Wives of The Sacred Star of the Milky Way Lodge - A manual that spells out rules like keeping your hands and face clean for your husband... don't participate in brawls... and do not take items from stores, or the homes of anyone unless they offer to give them to you! " Shows are on "Vic and Sade" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating Podcast.
This is the 31st Episode of "The Space Patrol" in the "Space Patrol" Playlist. The mission of Space Patrol was to bring law and order to the interplanetary frontier. Each episode centered around the Space Patrol crew commanded by Commander Buzz Corry, as the crew jumped around the universe in Terra V. The radio show aired from Sept. 18, 1950 to March 19, 1955. The series was also on television at the same time... even the same scripts... so the cast was very busy... and popular! Enjoy another Sci-Fi adventure and meet the Demon of Saturn.
Eddie welcomes Tallulah Bankhead as his special guest with Dinah Shore doing the singing honors. Harry vonZell in the announcer. This show was broadcast live on NBC from a Marine camp in California on April 23, 1941. It features some comedy skits, a song or two by Dinah Shore and some comedy routines between Tallulah, Eddie, and Harry vonZell..This track is living in the "Eddie Cantor" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating Podcast.
Audio introduction present some of the background of the series and introduces the featured story... The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Col. James Fisk Jr. from March 29, 1953. Lou Merrill plays the narrator, Thomas Hyland. This track will live in the Playlist "Crime Classics" on the Soundcloud.com originating Podcast. Thank you for listening.
The is the Conclusion to the 3-part "Dr. Christian - The Milk Racket" story from Feb and March of 1938. All 3 parts are posted on Heirloom Radio... a different kind of oldies program and are stored in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast. Again, this is the "Conclusion" of the 3-part story, "The Milk Racket" on Dr. Christian. Thanks for listening!
This is Part 2 of "The Milk Racket"... there are 3 parts in total, each on a separate track. Listen to them in order so that the story will make sense to you. All three have the same title... Starts with Part 1 and ends with Part 3. This is Part 2. All three tracks plus additional Dr. Christian broadcasts can be found on the Playlist entitled "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast - Heirloom Radio... a different kind of oldies program.
Track introduction provides a brief background on the "Dr. Christian" series and then introduces something unusual for the series... a 3 Part story entitled "The Milk Racket"... involves mobsters, farmers, syndicate, violence...all focused on building a "Milk Racket" and getting farmers to sign on to be part of it. Jean Hersholt and Rosemary DeCamp are the two stars of this Part 1 of a 3 Part story. Parts 2 and 3 (conclusion to the story) are posted on this podcast. They can be found on the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Audio introduction to this program gives a background on the "Lum 'n Abner series, actors, and a brief synopsis of the episode on this track...Keep in mind this program was aired 88 years ago... the quality of the audio is quite outstanding. This track will be living in the "Lum 'n Abner" Playlist. This comedy series was on the air for 22 years... 15 min a day for 5 days a week for most of that time! This was an amazing run for any program in any media. Enjoy
Count Basie and his Orchestra were the featured band broadcast as a remote from Birdland in NYC on Nov. 6, 1955. Fred Collins is the announcer. Songs in order of play: "Pop Drink" "Back Stage" "Basie English" "Why Not" "April in Paris" Joe Williams, vocalist on "Everyday" Excellent music from one of the greatest, if not THE greatest bands of the era. This will be stored in the "Big Bands/Jazz" playlist
Here is the playlist in order of appearance: Orch: "Royal Garden Blues" "Ella sings "Sing Song Swing" - Ella sings "Sugar Blues" Orch:"Make Believe" Orch: "Sweet Sue" Ella sings "It's a Blue World" Ella sings: "The One I Love Belongs to Someone Else" Orch: "One Moment Please" Orch: "I Wanna' Be a Rug Cutter" Some of these songs I had never heard but glad I listened to them because this is a terrific performance on the Remote broadcast. Track will be in Big Band/Jazz Playlist.
Based on a play "Abraham Lincoln" written by John Drinkwater, but with the addition of letters, documents, speeches, articles about Lincoln... the story of Abraham Lincoln is present on The Mercury Theatre on the Air on August 15, 1938. Starring Orson Welles as Lincoln... there is 2 min introduction to more of the details of the series and this particular show. This track will be stored in the "Drama" playlist on this Soundcloud originated podcast.
Christmas wasn't Christmas without Bing Crosby performing in an annual Christmas show. This one was sponsored by the Insurance Company of North America. One-Hour of Bing Crosby and guests performing traditional Christmas music... Even today, there is no one that can quite match the talent of Bing Crosby, especially when it came the Christmas music.... enjoy.
A Christmas time show from 1949 ... Shhhhh... The secret word is "Name"... Always fun to listen to because of the incredible wit and intelligence of Groucho Marx. Everything he does in this show, except reading the questions to the guests... is adlibbed. Groucho went with the flow of the interview... impromptu and witty comments had the audience in stitches. This show is still seen today on some of the cable TV networks... a tribute to Groucho Marx. This track stored in the "Game Show" Playlist.
Bob Elliot interviews a Floorwalker in a large Dept. Store during the Christmas Season. Introductory audio defines "Floorwalker" so you have something to compare to what a true Floorwalker does and how different Bob and Ray's Floorwalker is from the norm! :)This track will be stored in the Christmas Show List of this Soundcloud originating podcast.
The Ella Fitzgerald Famous Orchestra is the featured band on the NBC Remote broadcast from NYC Times Square - Roseland Ballroom on Feb. 26, 1940. We get to hear her Orchestra and her singing as well. You won't be disappointed in this track. If you like Big Band music, Jazz, and Ella Fitzgerald... you have it made with this track. This will be stored in the "Big Band" Playlist on this Podcast.
A 9 year run on radio and more on television and in motion pictures... Jerry Mather played "The Cisco KId" and Harry Lang was his obligatory humorous partner, "Pancho." These characters were not at all like "O'Henry's" creation of the blood thirsty murdering Cisco Kid. The show had to be cleaned up and sanitized because its target audience was youngsters... so THIS Cisco became known as "The Robin Hood of the West"... Episode is "The Tunnel" and this will be stored in the Westerns Playlist on the Soundcloud.com podcast.
Real life husband and wife comedy duo - Jim and Marion Jordan, better known as "Fibber McGee and Molly"... for more than 21 years they lived at 79 Wistful Vista... the home address of radio's most famous married couple - lovable windbag Fibber McGee and his ever-loving and ever-patient wife, Molly. They were ex-vaudevillians who adapted to radio. They had beloved character friends like Mayor LaTrivia, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Doc Gamble, the Old Timer, Teeny, Beulah, and Wallace Wimple who made up a great cast of characters. In this December 1940 episode Fibber needs some stamps to mail some Christmas Packages, but so doesn't everyone else in town. He needs to find a way to circumvent the long line at the Post Office... Announcer is Harlow Wilcox and the sponsor is Johnson's Wax.
Dinah Shore was only 25 years old when she did this live broadcast for NBC Radio. It was only 14 days after Pearl Harbor and as World War II for the United States began just before the Christmas season, NBC felt to keep the morale up and to help to sell US War Bonds... they would bring stars like Dinah Shore on the air in live broadcasts. She was also working as the regular vocalist on the Eddie Cantor Show at this time. She does an excellent medley of songs on this program... songs that demonstrated her incredible talent. She was ranked #16 of the top 50 television stars of all time. She worked with Benny Goodman and both Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. She had a string of 80 charted popular hits from 1940-57 and she had a 40 year career on television... musical variety shows, her own talk show... she was often compared with Jo Stafford and Patti Page. Dinah Shore passed away at the age of 77 on February 24, 1994. The photo on this posting is from 1943. This track will be stored in the Christmas Playlist
Episode 39: "Marco Polo Avoids A Marriage" and Episode 40: "Delaying A Royal Wedding"... edited together on this track.Adapted for radio from an original book written based on Marco Polo's trips and adventures to the Far East and China. He was born in 1254 in Venice, Italy . He was a Venetian merchant and adventurer wo traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271-95, remaining in China for 17 of those years and whose II milione ("The Million") known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo is a classic of travel literature. This track will live in the "Marco Polo" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originated Podcast.
Eddied Cantor had a 20 year career on radio, and for a good reason... he was an extremely talented performer. He was a comedian, a singer, an actor and knew how to connect with his audiences. They loved him. I am going to begin an Eddie Cantor Playlist as there are many programs of exceptionally good quality sound that are crying out to be heard!The guest on this show is Joe DiMaggio.. nicknamed "Joltin' Joe," "The Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D" He was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13 year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. He and Eddie have a couple of routines together on this show. And of course the lovely Dinah Shore sings and plays her roles in a skit or two. This is just the second track for Eddie Cantor on Heirloom Radio... a different oldies program!
It wasn't the questions that made this one of the most popular game shows on radio and television (still seen today)... it was the wit and humor of Groucho Marx. The show was not scripted... when it came to the interview portion of the contestants, Groucho was impromptu. His mind was incredible. He could take any topic and run with it, making the audience and the contestants laugh.... always fun to listen to...
The Jell-o-Show Starring Jack Benny was titled "Old Fashioned Christmas Party. It was originally aired on Dec. 20, 1936. Jack was firmly established on NBC's Sunday night schedule at 7 PM(ET). This was also the first season that band leader Phil Harris was a regular - and despite him being identified as Jack's "orchestra leader", his studio band was actually arranged and conducted by Mahlon Merrick (who stayed with Jack through the end of his weekly TV series in 1965. The band plays a great number that really swings... "You Can Tell She Comes From Dixie." Check out Jack as "Santa Claus" in this 1936 photo... he looks a little tired, angry, upset... certainly not in a "Ho Ho Ho, mood!" Enjoy the show...music, comedy routines, and a wide variety of guests.
"Miracle on Third Avenue" was the title of the "Duffy's Tavern" Christmas show on December 22, 1948. Starring Ed Gardner as Archie with guest star Jeff Chandler. Duffy's Tavern was located on 3rd Avenue and 23rd Street in NYC. (Factious address)... Archie destroys the English language with malaprops with almost every sentence that comes out of his mouth... so be sure to listen for them because the come fast and furious. Others heard in the show are Charlie Cantor as Clifton Finnegan, Alan Reed as Clancy the Cop, and Eddie Green as the waiter... Eddie. Miss Duffy is the tavern owner's daughter. I believe Shirley Booth plays that role. This show is a mixture of comedy and the Christmas spirit... that Archie is lacking at start of the show, but gets into it at the end. Nice Christmas show.
Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston - or "The Shadow" in the Christmas Eve 1939 thriller entitled "The Stockings Were Hung!" Margo Lane was often played by Agnes Moorehead, not sure if she played the role in this particular episode. The radio program began on CBS radio on July 31, 1930. Frank Readick, Jr was the narrator and it is his voice heard until the series ended in 1954 on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Many people thought the opening and ending of the show was the voice of Orson Welles... it was not. It was Frank Readick, Jr. Orson Welles at the age of 22 was the voice of the Shadow from September 1937 to October 1938. Bill Johnstone had a long run as The Shadow but Brett Morrison had the longest run with 10 years in two separate runs. The Shadow lives in a Playlist by the same name... The Shadow.
"Murder at Midnight" featured macabre tales of suspense, often with a bit of a supernatural twist. In was produced in New York and was syndicated beginning in 1946. Fifty-two episodes of this show were recorded from mid-April through December 1946. The ad spots on this syndicated show are indicated by the organ music which cued the broadcast engineer to turn down the volume so that the local spot could be read. This was one of several low budget mystery shows offered by the Mutual Network in the 1940s. They were mostly sent to small to medium-sized cities where advertising costs were lower, but the stories were top notch. Great series. Tracks stored in playlist "Murder at Midnight"
Adapted for radio from an original book written based on Marco Polo's trips and adventures to the Far East and China. He was born in 1254 in Venice, Italy . He was a Venetian merchant and adventurer wo traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271-95, remaining in China for 17 of those years and whose II milione ("The Million") known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo is a classic of travel literature. This track will live in the "Marco Polo" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originated Podcast.
Here is the 3rd and conclusion to "A Study in Scarlet" Sherlock Holmes mystery originally produced by the BBC in 1962. Stars Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr. Watson. This track will be stored along with Parts 1 and 2 in the "Sherlock Holmes Mystery" Playlist on the Soundcloud.com origination podcast site. Thank you for listening!
Here is Part 2 of the three part series "A Study in Scarlet"... someone has left the word "Rache" scratched in blood over the body of an American ... Enoch J. Drebber... "Rache" is the German word for "Revenge"... now they need to figure out what the revenge was for, and who carried it out... Part 2 of the 3 part series... Will be in the "Sherlock Holmes" Playlist on the Soundcloud.com originating Podcast. Part 3 will be released on November 11th at 3 PM ET.
A Sherlock Holmes mystery without Nigel Bruce and Basil Rathbone... a bit refreshing with a good story. Aired in 3 parts in December 1962. First mystery written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle but dramatized for radio by Michael Hardwick. Carleton Hobbs plays Sherlock and Norman Shelley plays Dr. Watson. This is an extremely well produced program as it was done by the BBC. Part 2 will be released on November 9th at 3pm ET. All tracks of Sherlock Holmes mysteries are in the playlist of "Sherlock Holmes Mysteries"
Oddities and Strange stories that had been researched and are dramatized... this was what they called a "Filler" when a station had a 15 minute block of time that they needed to fill... syndicated shows like this were what they used. Often there were long musical breaks so a radio announcer could hawk something or tell about an event coming up at the station. I edited out most of the long music in this broadcast.... Some interesting stories here. This will be in the "Can You Imagine That" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast
Knitted together two 15 minute "Town and Country" country singing programs sponsored by the United States Army in 1953 as a recruiting tool. Korean War was in its last year. Many of the guests on the show were actually in the army... Jimmy Dean and Faron Young. The first show features Faron Young as the guest and the second show has Jimmy Dean subbing as announcer and his guest is Slim Morrison. This track will be in the "Country / Western Radio Programs" playlist.
Another Space Adventure with Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy Osborn... This episode is in the "Space Patrol" playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast. By listening to this program you have earned the rank of "Cadet" in the Space Patrol. It says so in the certificate! Congratulations! Thanks for listening.
GI-Jill (Martha Wilkerson) returns with another Armed Forces Radio System broadcast from 1944. She plays a set of 4 songs in this 15 min program. The songs were requested by our military serving in WW II. Lead song is Benny Goodman - "Bugle Call Rag" Then Jo Stafford sings "Long Ago and Far Away" Next it is Johnny Mercer and his orchestra singing the song "GI Jive" and the set concludes with the Harry James Orchestra playing "Beat Back Boogie"... some fine music on this set from GI-Gill and the AFRS. This track is stored in the "GI-Jill / GI-Jive" Playlist on this Soundcloud originated podcast. Thanks for listening!
Also known as "Superstition on the Air" the program from 1935 consisted of a series of short stories that, based on meticulous research, explained the origins of many of the popular superstitions of modern life in the 1930's. The interesting thing is that many of these superstitions are still with us 92 years later! Audio Intro gives history of the program and introduces our two segments edited back to back... The Wish Bone and No News is Good News. The two segments are separated by a recreation of an actual commercial from the 1930's on a hypnotizing device! This track will be in the "Origin of Superstitions" Playlist on this Soundcloud originating podcast.
Audio Intro has concept of the show and the playlist of 4 songs in this broadcast that was "rebroadcast" by the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service in 1960. Virginia and Andy Mansfield play a contemporary song and then the original version of the same song which may have been recorded 15 to 33 years prior to 1960. Interesting to hear the differences in style for the same song. Playlist is "Turn Back the Clock"
Another appointment with Dr. Christian... glad that so many folks like this podcast. Every show is entertaining and so well done. Jean Hersholt was so convincing as a Doctor, he received thousands of requests for medical advice during the many years this series was on the air. This show actually has two titles. The one above and the other is "Puppy Love"... anyway, Dr. Christian has an admirer. Playlist is in the Soap Opera category.
Short audio intro sets up the introduction of this episode of the very popular "My Favorite Husband"... the show that eventually produced CBS TV's "I Love Lucy"... The ladies try to learn the rules of baseball so their husbands would take them to the game.... Track stored in the "My Favorite Husband" Playlist.
Audio introduction gives brief background on Jack Webb and the show...this Episode of Dragnet will be stored in the "Mystery, Detective Crime" Playlist on this Soundcloud-originating podcast.
Episode 35 - "Learning of Arghun's Teacher" and Epi 36 - "Visiting the Dungeon" The very talented vocal artist, producer and director - George Edwards stars in the roles of both Kubla Khan and Marco Polo. This series went into production in the late 1930's and was well received in Australia. The series was then copied onto 16" transcription disks and sent to stations all over the world as a syndicated program. The production values our outstanding. These two back-to-back episodes will be placed in the "Marco Polo" Playlist on this Soundcloud-Originating Podcast.
This is an episode from "The Witch's Tale" - The Devil's Number (13)... you will find out why when you hear the Salem Witch, Old Nancy and her cat, Satan... tell you the tale. One side note that perhaps the creator, Alonzon Deen Cole, must have done on purpose... each time Old Nancy introduces herself in one of the shows, her age changes... by alot... "I be 108 yearr old" she says in one story and in another she will say "I be 117 year old!" etc. Listen two a couple of these and take notice of that... this track will be in two playlists - "Horror and Suspense" and "Halloween" Thanks for listening.
Audio Introduction provides information about the program and introduces this track produced 90 years ago on WOR.. The Mutual Radio Network. There is a second "The Witch's Tale" mentioned that will be posted as a separate track. It is entitled "The Devil's Number" and was recorded on May 2, 1938... just a month before the series ended. Both of these tracks will be stored in two places... on "The Horror/Suspense" Playlist and the "Halloween" Playlist
In July of 1943 Dupont Cavalcade of America saluted 167 years of American freedom and presented "Listen to the People" by Stephen Vincent Benet and starring Ethel Barrymore. "Listen to the People" sounded a prophetic warning when it was first presented on July 4th 1941 and in corporation with the Council For Democracy over the NBC Blue Network, and in this rebroadcast we hear it in retrospect. Given the situation in America and the world today, this program has a message that is as valuable now as it was then... maybe even more so. This is stored in two playlists - History of Radio and the Drama playlists on this Soundcloud.com originated podcast.
Intro to the program gives the featured artists and their songs in order of play. In between the songs, GI-Jill reads the dedications to the troops whose names were sent into the program. This show was a great morale booster for our troops overseas during WW II. This will be stored in the "GI-Jill / GI-Jive" Playlist
Episodes 33 (The Plot is Revealed) and 34 (Another Wife for Marco Polo) continue the saga of The Adventures of Marco Polo produced, directed and starring George Edwards (he played as many as 5 to 7 characters in one production... very difficult to do. He plays Marco Polo and Kubla Khan in this series. All the Episodes are being stored in the "Marco Polo" Playlist. There will be 52 Episodes in total ... thank you for listening. ... Your support is much appreciated.
One of my favorite writers is Mark Twain... He wrote so much more than "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer"... in the early days of radio before there were networks, big studios, adapted plays, original plays... there were often "readings"... the host of a program would do a few readings... often it was on religion or politics... but some like Will Rogers were humorists and political commentators. Mark Twain certainly falls into that category. So though this isn't original old radio... yours truly is reading three short essays by Mark Twain... They are entitled "Accidents" "Ants" and "Insanity". I hope you enjoy them as much as I did as I sat before the microphone and read them aloud. This will be stored in the Radio History playlist
This hour-long radio adaptation of "Mary of Scotland" was broadcast on Sunday, May 10, 1937 on CBS Radio. It stars Joan Crawford, Franchet Tone, and Judith Anderson. An introductory audio gives the background on the story and the history of Queen Mary of Scotland ... This all took place in the mid 1500's when Queen Elizabeth I, the cousin of Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland... did not get along well with her relative! It is a well-written and acted play based on some events in history. Lux Radio Theatre ran for 19 years... a remarkable record for any form of media. This will be stored in our "Drama" Playlist.
Marjorie Northrop... has gangrene in her leg... Dr. Kildare believes the only way to save her life is to amputate her leg... but she does not want to live with only one leg... Lew Ayers as Dr. James Kildare and Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie ... with Virginia Gregg as Nurse "Nosey" Parker... re-create their 1930's and 40's film roles in this popular radio drama. There is quite a difference between Dr. Christian and Drs. Kildare and Barrymore... one the only doctor in a small town and the other two doctors in a big city hospital... This track will be stored in the "Soap Opera - Medical Dramas" Playlist
"The Neediest Case" doesn't necessarily refer to a medical condition in this story. In this episode of Dr. Christian... in the small town of "River's End"... Dr. Christian discovers an elderly woman who is living in total poverty, and he works his magic to offer her a much better quality of life while allowing her to maintain her dignity. It is a delightful and warm-hearted story about people helping people for no other reason than because it is the right thing to do... and we are all in this together! This track will live in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" Playlist.
Introductory audio presents the background on "Lum n' Abner" with Chester Lauck as Lum and Norris Goff as Abner. This show ran from 1931 to 1954! One of the most popular shows on radio... and it started with two 20 year old men who could sound like two old men... and in fact played several different characters in every 15 min show... and there are over 1500 that have been preserved. This track has two episodes edited back-to-back. From Feb 26 and 27, 1935 - "Jot Em' Down Store Opens to Public " and "Lum and Cedric Don't Like Having Abner as a Boss." Sponsor - Horlick's Malted Milk... still around today! Track stored in "Lum n' Abner" Playlist on this Podcast.
Introductory audio relates a brief origin of this series and the lead actor, George Edwards. Episode 31 "Marco Accuses Acmat of Being a Traitor to Kubla Khan and Episode 32 "The Khan Leads His Troops Away... these two episodes are edited back-to back... with a percussion military drum piece separating the two parts. This will be stored in the Adventures of Marco Polo Playlist on this Soundcloud originating podcast.
It is all in the introductory audio... military overseas sent in their votes for top 4 songs and the "winners" assuming there was no fraud in the voting... are played by DJ Bill Goodwin from number 4 to number 1. Some big stars and some great music all in 15 min. Track will be living in the Jazz/Big Band Playlist on this Podcast.
Introductory audio has background about Hoff Hospital and the appearance of Kay Kyser and his Orchestra as he brings his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge" to the many military members who are patients in Hoff Hospital on March 28, 1945. The hospital served over 27,000 military personnel in 1945! This is a mixture of comedy, music, and some quiz questions about music... and if an audience member got the correct answer to Kay's question.... there were prizes. Fun show, especially in light of where it was held and why it was held... many wounded soldiers were in that hospital and Kay Kyser was there to raise their morale... and that he did very well. This will be stored in our "Big Band and Jazz" Playlist.
Introductory audio gives background on the origin of "The Mutual Radio Theatre" and introduces Vincent Price as the host of a Wednesday night radio show with the theme "Mystery." A couple gets a great buy on a Yacht... but why is such a good deal? Could something be wrong with it? Could it be "haunted"? Come aboard and find out on this play produced by Elliot Lewis. This will be in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist.
You cannot keep a good space ship crew down on earth... they are always wanting to fly around the solar system looking for Space Pirates, planets of gold or silver, space villains who want to take over earth... you know, important things like that. Well here is another space adventure for you "Treasure of Planetoid" from 1953. This adventure will be living with the other Space Patrol adventures in the "Space Patrol" Playlist
A "haunting" story "The Moonlit Road" by Ambrose Bierce was adapted for radio by Erik Bauersfeld and broadcast during the 1960's and a few during the early 1970's on a series entitled "The Black Mass". Bauersfeld often played several roles in the shows as he was an excellent vocal artist. This track will be stored on the playlist "Horror and Suspense." There are several programs from The Black Mass on the list now. This is a good Halloween show... listen to it with the "lights out" ... unless of course you are driving!
August 21, 1944... audiences tuned to NBC heard "The Best of the Big Bands" live from "The Famous Door" on 52nd Ave. in NYC... The Band That Played The Blues... The Woody Herman Orchestra with guest vocalist Carol Kaye. Playlist: Choppin Wood / Faithful Forever - Woody is vocalist / South of the Border - Carol Kaye, vocalist / Midnight Echoes / Little Old Dutch Garden - Woody, vocalist / Woodchopper's Ball / It's a Blue World / Blues on Parade. Woody Herman was born on May 16, 1913 in Milwaukee, WI and died on Oct. 29, 1987 in West Hollywood, CA. ... His band often played music that was considered to be "cutting edge" and experimental. His recordings received many Grammy nominations. Track will be stored in the "Big Band / Jazz" Playlist.
Audio introduction gives background on the series and introduces listeners to Dr. Christian, played by Jean Hersholt for almost 20 years on radio. He was so believable as a physician that listeners constantly wrote to him for medical advice. He of course told them to take two aspirin and a glass of water and sent them a bill for $35, which was a lot of money back in the 1930's. Of course he did not give any medical advice, but listeners probably would have taken it and followed his instructions if he had. This and other Dr. Christian episodes are stored in the playlist "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas"
Mixing New Orleans Jazz with High Society from New York City on Sunday afternoons at 4:30 PM is what the The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin St. did from 1940-44, returned in 1950... and had a summer series on Saturday nights in the summer of 1952... all on NBC. Guests included Benny Goodman, Count Basie, W.C. Handy, Bobby Hackett, Lead Belly, Lionel Hampton, Jelly Roll Morton (on this track), Sidney Bechet and Alec Templeton among man other famous names in the jazz world. This was an extremely popular show. This track and other tracks of the Chamber Music Society are living in the Jazz / Big Band Playlist.
This track features another story from the "Defense Attorney" series starring Mercedes McCambridge that ran on ABC Radio from 1951-52. There is an introductory audio clip that gives the background on Mercedes McCambridge and the "Defense Attorney" radio show. She was a Broadway actress, a film actress (won an Oscar!), television actress, and a radio actress...and she had the talent to be successful in all of them. When Orson Welles thinks you are the greatest female radio talent... well that is quite a strong recommendation! This track will be stored in the "Mystery/Detective/Crime" Playlist
Introductory audio gives background on Mercedes McCambridge and her role in this legal defense drama... Defense Attorney... heard on ABC Radio from 1951-52. With an outstanding supporting cast and the star that Orson Welles said was the best female radio talent that he had ever heard... You are in for a treat if this is the first time you have heard this well written and excellently acted radio program. It will be living in the "Drama - Adventure" Playlist
Eddied Cantor had a 20 year career on radio, and for a good reason... he was an extremely talented performer. He was a comedian, a singer, an actor and knew how to connect with his audiences. They loved him. I am going to begin an Eddie Cantor Playlist as there are many programs of exceptionally good quality sound that are crying out to be heard! The guest on this show is Jack Benny's band leader, Phil Harris... who was quite a talent himself. He and Eddie have a couple of routines where the get to show off their wits and comedic timing. This is the premier for Eddie Cantor on Heirloom Radio... a different oldies program!
At a recent staff meeting I had with myself... I agreed that I have neglected "Superman"... so I put it to a vote and I voted to edit the next two episodes (18 and 19) back-to-back. Epi 18 is "Wolfe vs The Yellow Mask" and Epi. 19 is "The Secret Empire"... the whole gang is here.. Lois Lane, Clark Kent (and we all know who he really is, right?) It is action and adventure from 82 years ago that is still fun listen to today. I will be adding more tracks soon... and they are all stored in the "Superman" Playlist. Thanks for listening.
On this track is a Sci-Fi adventure story that was produced by the AFRS on Nov 6, 1955. The idea for "Destination Mars" was sent in by a listener as part of "Contest Theater"... a program that asked listeners to present their ideas for stories. If they were selected, popular actors of the time would be featured in a radio adaptation of the winning idea. Actor Dane Clark stars in this story of 4 astronauts, 3 men and a woman, who make the first trip to Mars... and were more than surprised at what they found there. This track will be stored in the "Sci-Fi" Playlist. The Armed Forces Radio Service evolved after World War II and by 1949, all of the wartime original AFRS programs had been discontinued and the then-renamed Armed Forces Radio and Television Service had grown their operations and studios to the TV media as well as radio. The AFRTS moved to Hollywood to Sun Valley in 1986 and then to March Air Base in Moreno Valley in 1995. Today, the American Forces Network (AFN) Broadcast Center, is a world-class facility and is the center of all AFRTS broadcasting activity.
The AFRS broadcast a weekly show from NYC entitled "Date with the Duke" featuring the Duke Ellington Orchestra, vocalists Kay Davis and Joya Sherrill. Here is playlist: Theme - "Take the A Train," Orch: "Teardrops in the Rain. " Joya Sherrill sings "Everything But You. " Kay Davis sings "You Are But A Dream. " Orch: "Perdido " Orch and Vocalists: Medley of 3 original songs: "In A Sentimental Mood;" "It Don't Mean a Thing;" "In My Solitude." Orch: "C Jam Blues". Theme: "Take the A Train." - Outro AFRS broadcast. In "Big Band/Jazz" Playlist.
Judy's back from visiting her birth home... Cactus Junction... and she cannot wait to tell everyone about her trip and how different things were in Cactus Junction than in her new home in California. Judy Canova was a classical trained vocal talent, but she took on the persona of a country bumpkin and had a career on radio that lasted for 12 years... not too shabby for a country bumpkin! There is a playlist of all the Judy Canova episodes "Judy Canova Show"
John Brown (Photo) stars as "Broadway" our narrator and participant in this comedy written by Damon Runyon for his "Damon Runyon Theater" series on radio from 1949-1950 with 52 episodes. All the stories take place in NYC... Broadway, Brooklyn... and the accents are there to prove it. Excellent series and this episode will be stored in the "Damon Runyon" playlist on this podcast. Intro audio provides some general history of the series and introduces this particular episode. Enjoy!
Introductory audio gives history of this program. Bob Bailey did this show before he starred in "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"... guess you consider this a warm up...but listeners loved both the "George Bailey and Johnny Dollar" characters that Bob Bailey so well played. This will be stored in the "Detective Mystery" Playlist.
A very popular show on this podcast... with a rather "catchy" title. The title almost kept the show from ever going on the air. Networks thought it was too insulting. WOR in NYC took a chance and the show was a success that ran 11 years on Mutual, CBS, and NBC - 1942-51. It was especially popular with our troops overseas during WWII and thus was broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Service who also managed to keep the transcription disks in good shape so that we can enjoy the show even today. Oh, and if the band sounds "loopy" that is how they are supposed to sound... audience loved them! This will be stored in the "Game Shows" Playlist
Introductory audio gives a general history of the series and introduces the episode you are going to hear... 68 years ago on ABC radio... during it's last year on the radio (1954-55) Brace Beemer is the Lone Ranger, John Todd is Tonto. This will be stored in the "Westerns" Playlist.
Two more episodes edited back to back are added to the "Marco Polo" Playlist. Starring George Edwards, an amazingly talented vocal artist who often played several roles, up to 5, in one story. This radio adaptation is based on ancient works from 1271 from Marco Polo's adventures to meet the Kubla Khan in Asia.
The introductory audio says it all... Another adventure into the Interplanetary Space with Commander Buzz Cory and Cadet Happy as they battle to survive and protect others from "The Indestructible Germ"... or is it? This track will be located in "Space Patrol" Playlist of this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
With the outbreak of some paralytic polio cases in New York and the discovery of polio virus in wastewater treatment plants there, I put together some information from the World Health Organization and some of my own childhood memories... for some brief comments on the return of the Polio virus and the importance of vaccination in stopping the reoccurrence of this tragic disease. This track will be stored in "History of Radio" Playlist. Photo: Dr. Jonas Salk who discovered the first vaccine for polio in 1955.
"What is a guillotine?"... The first REAL cure for dandruff! Well that is one of the first questions asked of the panel made up of Lulu McConnell, a loud-mouthed comedienne; George Shelton, a vaudeville comedy performer; and Harry McNaughton, a dry dim-sounding Englshman. The host asking the questions in Tom Howard. The program first aired in 1942 and because of it's title "It Pays To Be Ignorant" it was a big risk because the network thought it might be offensive. But people loved it! It ran on CBS and NBC for 9 yrs... ending in 1951. The orchestra that provides "Spike-Jones" like musical interludes was Al Madru and the Esquires and then the "Corncobbers" . This show was broadcast over the AFRS (Armed Forces Radio Service) and featured guests that were military people on leave in NYC. This show is in the "Game Show" Playlist...
Radio City Playhouse entered the anthology genre of radio late in the history of radio... 1948. NBC used actors from NYC rather than talent from the West Coast where most of the other radio series were being produced. There were many talented vocal actors in NYC and this show highlights that fact. It is entitled "Fanny" and is about an aging lady who is more than a bit grumpy but worth millions of dollars...and then she meets Joel. This is a very entertaining comedy from this respected anthology series on NBC. This will be stored in the "Comedy" playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast
A collection of Mark Twain's reflections and stories called "Mark Twain in Eruption" included a section entitled "Hannibal Days" (Hannibal, Missouri) with a short story of his first day at school at the age of 4 1/2.. entitled "A Corn Pone Prayer" ... School is starting soon in USA... as a retired teacher with 35 years in the classroom...I thought the reading of this story written in 1906 was entertaining and interesting to compare school then and now. It is filled with Twain's humor as well. My intro and reading runs 7min 20 secs. Stored in "History" Playlist
We move forward with two more Episodes from the Australian radio adaptation of "The Adventures of Marco Polo" produced, directed, and starring George Edwards. Produced in the late 1930's and distributed worldwide via 16" transcription disks, this outstanding series was hear around the world. Based on Marco Polo's journey to Asia in the 13th Century. Epi 27: Achimet and Vanchu Plot Against Kubla Khan and Epi 28: Poisoning the Venetians are edited back to back. This track will be added to the "Adventures of Marco Polo" Playlist on this podcast that originates on Soundcloud.com.
"The Black Swan" was a schooner that was built with skill and care... but upon the launch something went very wrong... This is from the popular "Murder at Midnight" syndicated series... only 26 episodes were produced and distributed in 1946. This track will be stored in the "Murder at Midnight" Playlist.
Two back-to back episodes of Captain Midnight await you on this track. Audio intro provides background on show and a little info on warfare using a bi-plane in 1915... 1918 - World War I - "The Great War". First episode is "The Perada Treasure" and second is "Ivan Shark Escapes" - an old time Ajax commercial separates the two episodes. This track will be added to the many other Captain Midnight adventures in the "Captain Midnight" Playlist.
Gildy and his nephew get to take care of the twin babies while Marjorie, their mother, goes out on a date with her husband. But the babies keep sleeping and Gildy and Leroy want to have some fun playing with them... so they apply the age old method of waking them up... talking very loud... and then the work really begins... feeding the babies... changing the babies... not much "fun"... but it is "funny!" Enjoy. A new playlist "The Great Gildersleeve" is where you will find this and other episodes of this series that ran for 17 years on NBC radio. ... and also did a brief run on television.
"Jubilee" is an American treasure. It was the War Dept. Service Division and Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) program that featured African-American musicians and singers. Broadcast to servicemen and women via shortwave radio from 1942 to 1953. Jubilee was conceived at least in part as a morale-building service for African-American troops overseas. This Oct. 24, 1947 features Count Basie and his Orchestra with their vocalist Jimmy Rushing and guest vocalist Ella Mae Morse. So climb aboard the time machine and go back to the days of Big Band and Jazz with Jubilee! This track will be stored in the "Big Band /Jazz" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast. Thank you for listening.
This track features a Nov 8, 1950 comedy game show... by far the best ever... with Groucho Marx and announcer George Fenneman. The Secret word is "Door"... guess it is no longer a secret, but don't tell anyone else, okay? This show along with many other "You Bet Your LIfe" episodes is stored in the "Game Shows" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast. Thanks for listening... your support is much appreciated.
A detailed introduction to the show presents a brief history of "You Bet Your Life" and more about the amazing talent of Groucho Marx... considered by many critics to be the most witty comedian ever! This show and many other "You Bet Your Life" shows are stored in the playlist "Game Shows" on this Soundcloud originating podcast. Thanks for listening...
324 Episodes of this 15 min, 5 day a week program ran from 1932-1944 and a few episodes aired until 1946. Aired on NBC Blue Network originating out of Chicago. At height of its popularity it was aired over all 3 networks as many as six times a day! The Introductory audio gives background on series and comments from John Dunning's "The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio" about this very unique program created and written by Paul Rhymer... who some say was a combination of Norman Rockwell and Mark Twain in the way he wrote the scripts of our three main characters. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gook (Vic and Sade) and their adopted son, Rush. More shows on the Vic and Sade Playlist. This track has two back-to-back programs edited together from Jan 21 and Jan 22, 1941.
Introductory audio gives overview of the series... John Dehner made it a point to be a totally different Paladin than Richard Boone's portrayal as the Television Paladin on Have Gun Will Travel. "I don't imitate" said John Dehner and he certainly did not. Always good stories with this western series. This track will be stored in the "Westerns" Playlist on the Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
The Adventure of Marco Polo continues with two back-to-back Episodes, 25 and 26. "Acmat the Magician" and "The Prince Says Farewell and the Journey Begins" - Produced, Directed and starring George Edwards... the man of 1000 voices who played as many as 5 different characters in many of the series he developed during the 1930's and 40's. This track will be stored in the playlist "Marco Polo" in the Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Introductory audio gives background on Dick "Two-Ton" Baker and his upbeat entertaining, piano playing and singing, but short programs. He performed for 50 years and on this track you will hear one of his 14-15 min shows from WGN, Chicago and out nationwide via Mutual Radio Network and two 4 min shows... that were used for stations to make announcements of some sorts more entertaining. Dick Baker loved his work and the fact that he got paid for doing something he loved was a bonus. I discovered this show by accident and thought it was unique and entertaining mostly because the man not only had talent, but a sense of humor and a level of energy that just says, "I love what I do and I hope you do too!" This track will reside in the "Variety - Comedy - Musical" Playlist.
The Stan Freberg Show was a weekly radio comedy show that ran on the CBS Radio Network for only fifteen episodes in 1957–58. The show, starring comedian Stan Freberg and featuring the vocal talents of Daws Butler, June Foray, and Peter Leeds and the musical direction of Billy May, ran in the 7 p.m. timeslot previously occupied by The Jack Benny Program. The show was produced by Pete Barnum with sound effects by Bill James and Gene Twombly.
Despite its short run, the show managed to develop some running gags and stock jokes, from Freberg's ambivalence toward Madison Avenue (faux advertisements for "Puffed Grass" and "Food", as well as the classic sketch "Gray Flannel Hatful of Teenage Werewolves") to the overwhelmingly popular interviews with a sneaker-wearing Abominable Snowman.
By the thirteenth episode, it was clear that The Stan Freberg Show was suffering from a lack of advertiser interest (perhaps helped by Freberg's werewolf comparisons). CBS canceled the series after fifteen episodes; according to Joe Bevilacqua, it was the last American network radio show to devote itself purely to comedy. Stan's radio series lasted just 14 weeks; the reason was because he refused "participating sponsorship", insisting on ONE major sponsor- and turned down at least two tobacco companies who wanted to susutain him. CBS wasn't going to wait for "big ticket" sponsors to step forward (and nobody else seemed to want to sponsor the show, since it continually satirized the very advertisers Stan was trying to attract), and cancelled Freberg's series to make way for one with "participating sponsors": Henry Morgan's panel show "SEZ YOU", which continued through the 1957-'58 season. Playlist "Stan Freberg" contains all 15 shows of the CBS Radio series. That playlist is on Heirloom Radio on Soundcloud.com
This is the next to the last broadcast of the 15 show series on CBS Radio in 1957. The playlist "Stan Freberg" includes all 15 shows from the CBS Radio Network 1957 series. The playlist is on Heirloom Radio on Soundcloud.com. Thank you for listening!
This is the 11th of 15 shows produced for CBS Radio in 1957. All 15 shows of the series are in the "Stan Freberg" Playlist located on Soundcloud.com.
The 10th show in the 15 show series on CBS Radio in 1957. "Stan Freberg" Playlist has all 15 of the shows from the CBS Radio series. Thanks for listening
All 15 Shows of Stan Freberg's broadcast run with CBS Radio in 1957 are included in the "Stan Freberg" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast. This track is Show No. 9 - "The Abominable Snowman Revisited." Thank you for listening
Number 8 - of 15 shows on CBS Radio in 1957... Stan Freberg Radio Show. All 15 shows will be stored in "Stan Freberg" Playlist. Thanks for listening to what many consider to be the last "all comedy" radio show. Thanks for listening
Number 7 show of the 15 from the CBS Radio Show series with Stan Freberg in 1957. Playlist "Stan Freberg" will host all 15 shows soon. Thanks for listening.
CBS Radio Show #5 for Stan Freberg from 1957... 15 shows total will eventually be in the "Stan Freberg" Playlist. OTR Scholars view this series as the last all comedy show on radio. Thanks for listening...
This is the 3rd show in the Stan Freberg CBS Radio series from 1957. There were a total of 15 shows aired before Stan Freberg was fired from CBS Radio... mostly over issues with the sponsors and some of the satirical skits that targeted big corporations including CBS Radio! This track will be stored in the "Stan Freberg" Playlist that will have all 15 shows of the CBS series. Thanks for listening.
This is the second of 15 shows on the CBS Radio Network starring Stan Freberg and a group of outstanding musicians and comedians...Barbara Fritchie was the 92 year old woman who got up our of her sick bed in 1863 to wave the American flag at a troop of Confederate soldiers under the command of Gen. Stonewall Jackson as they marched by her house in Frederick, VA. The series was cancelled after 15 shows because of an internal battle between Freberg's stand on sponsors... no cigarette company wanted by Freberg... but CBS wanted them and they were also upset at some of the comedy routines making fun of and poking at big corporations and even the CBS Radio executives. All 15 of the shows in 1957 will be in the playlist "Stan Freberg"
This is the first show of the 15 that Stan Freberg produced, directed, wrote, and starred in during 1957. CBS ended the show after 15 programs due to the fact that Stan Freberg refused to accept a cigarette company as a sponsor... and he often showed disdain for big corporations in some of his skits. This was considered the last radio show that was only about comedy. All 15 shows will be posted in the "Stan Freberg" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Audio intro gives overall history of "Lights Out" and a brief synopsis of "Money, Money, Money" ... the title of the episode heard on this track. This is a story of greed and a failure of one's moral character when there is enough money to change everything! Much like politics today. This track will be stored in "Suspense/Horror" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
This series ran from 1950-51 as a Detective Mystery Drama on NBC. Sydney Greenstreet played Rex Stout's fictional armchair detective Nero Wolfe. Stout wrote several books based on the character beginning in 1934. "The Adventures of Nero Wolfe" ran in 1943 and 1944 and "The Amazing Nero Wolfe" ran in 1945 and 46. Very few recordings of the original programs exist today. Sydney Greenstreet's physique fit that of Stout's character. Nero Wolfe was also known as the galloping gourmet and an armchair detective. He rarely left the house; instead his assistant, Archie Goodwin, would collect the facts and report back to him. Gerald Mohr plays the role of Archie. Wolfe would probably have not taken on any cases, except he needed the money to for his two passions: fine food and the collecting of orchids. The episode on this track is "Killer Cards" and Nero is very reluctant to take on the case. This track will live in the "Detective/Mystery" Playlist. Thanks for listening.
Two more back-to-back Episodes from the Australian produced "Adventures of Marco Polo: - George Edwards, produced, directed and starred in this series, often times playing more than one role which exemplifies his vocal talents. The production was done during the late 1930's and distributed worldwide on 16" transcription disks into the 1940's. Stories are based on the book "Adventures of Marco Polo" written in 1271. This track will be stored in the "Adventures of Marco Polo" Playlist on the Soundcloud.com Podcast.
Audio intro give overview of the "Suspense" series, mentioning some of the great directors who made the shows possible, but singling out William Spier as setting the format of "Life and Death" for this series that ran 20 years on radio and nearly 6 years on television. William Bendix is the star in a very serious role... not anything like Chester A. Riley from the "Life of Riley"... this track will be stored in the Playlist "Horror/Suspense..." on this podcast site.
Introductory audio gives a brief background on Bob and Ray and introduces this short skit which I believe you will find is an excellent example of the improvisational talent that these two men had as they worked together for 40 years. This track will be stored in the "Bob and Ray" Playlist on this podcast
Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and directed by Elliot Lewis, this unique series featured the dramatization of crimes from the Greek Empire to the late 19th century America. The details of each story were thoroughly researched in order to keep the story as accurate as possible. Sound effects, music, everything was done to keep the story authentic to the time period in which it actually occurred. The part of the narrator, Thomas Hyland, was voiced by actor Lou Merrill. He was so good, audiences that he WAS Thomas Hyland. This track will be stored in the "Crime Classics" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originated podcast.
Lead off question: "What is a Russian Dancer? Former vaudeville performers use their quick witted sense of humor to answer questions in a way that makes them sound "ignorant"... and members of he audience are invited up to ask questions and if the panel could not answer their quesion... they won some money. Maybe $5 or $10... but, hey... it was almost 80 years ago. Though the title of the show made the producers squeamish, the show ran 9 years from 1942-51. There is an audio intro... And if you think the musical interludes are a little strange, they were meant to be that way much like Spike Jones and his Orchestra... but by the sound of the audience in the studio, they loved it! This track will be stored in the playlist "Game Shows" on this podcast originating from Soundcloud.com.
Two back to back episodes ... first on from January 1st, 1940 "Questioning Zollinger" and the second episode from January 3rd, 1940 - What's in the River? (Water?) Having a little fun with Captain Midnight.... This track will be stored in the "Captain Midnight" Playlist on the Podcast originating from Soundcloud.com
The Adventures of Marco Polo continue with Epi. 21 - The Executions are Imminent and Epi. 22 - The Return of Kubla Khan. Adapted for radio but based on a book written in 1271 George Edwards, a well known and incredibly talented vocal artist who often played more than one role in his plays... produced, directed, and starred in this series in the late 1930's. They were then distributed worldwide on 16" transcription disks. The program originated in Australia. Two back-to-back episodes are on this track and previous and future tracks from this series are stored in the "Adventures of Marco Polo" Playlist.
According to statistics, many of you like Groucho Marx and "You Bet Your Life!"... so do I, so here is another episode and don't tell anyone, but the secret word is "Dress"... George Fenneman is the announcer. This track will be in the "Game Show" Playlist!
Introductory audio provides background on bandleader Woody Herman and his music. The titles of the songs played during this Jan. 7, 1940 CBS Radio broadcast from NYC are introduced in the order of play. Lots of good music on this track... Woody Herman was a decent vocalist and an incredibly talented clarinetist. This track will be stored in "Big Band" Playlist
Martha Wilkerson, aka Jill, and GI-Jill did many Dj-type programs for the Armed Forces Radio Service during and for a while after WW II. Besides GI-Jill and her GI-JIVE program she also did a 30 minutes show entitled "Jill's All Time Juke Box" during which she played records of the hit songs of the era. On this 1945 show the artists and the songs you will hear in the order they are played include: Artie Shaw Orch: "Temptation" / Tommy Dorsey Orch. with Frank Sinatra - "Be Careful It's My Heart" / Bing Crosby: "Down The Road A Piece" / Harry James Orch with Helen Forest: "I Don't Want To Walk Without You." / Francis Langford: "I'm In The Mood for Love" / Glenn Miller Orchestra with the Modernaires: "Jingle Bells" / Benny Goodman Orch. "Sometimes I'm Happy" Martha Wilkerson's programs are in the "Gi-Jill GI-Jive" Playlist on Soundcloud.com. Thanks for listening.
CBS radio’s "Dr. Christian," was broadcast on every Sunday from Nov 07, 1937 thru January 06,1 950. It was a soap opera, but not your everyday soap opera. This soap opera played like a serial drama (as each episode was complete), but to keep listeners abreast of the 'goings-on', past activity was referred to within other episodes, as is done with all other soap operas. Dr. Christian was portrayed by Jean Hersholt; who also played Shirley Temple's 'Alps-Dwelling' grandfather in the movie "Heidi." The female lead of Nurse Judy Price was played by Rosemary DeCamp, Lurene Tuttle, Kathleen Fitz, and Helen Claire) The Opening theme music was “Rainbow on the River” Dr. Christian, a country doctor in a small town of "River's End" gave wise advice, never talking down to his patients. This series was produced over 80 years ago, yet most of the storylines could easily apply to present-day situations. On this track you will hear "The New Stove" from Jan. 30, 1938. Sponsor is Vaseline Petroleum Jelly. These episodes are in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" playlist on Soundcloud.com.
Produced, Directed, and Edited by William Spier... on SUSPENSE starring Cary Grant. This is the Armed Forces Radio Service rebroadcast of the original show aired on March 7, 1946. Stored in the "Suspense/Horror" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast
Now the Coopers, not the Cougats... Lucille Ball and Richard Denning star in this incredibly popular radio show sponsored by Jell-O... this was the precursor to the CBS TV series "I Love Lucy" with Desi Arnaz replacing Richard Denning. Desi was Lucille Ball's real-life husband and she insisted he play the role of her on-screen husband on the TV show. More tracks found in the Playlist "My Favorite Husband" on the Soundcloud.com podcast.
Introductory audio provides information about the two episodes of the Adventures of Marco Polo - Epi 19 (Rebels Seize the Palace) and Epi 20 (Princess Must Marry Vanchu) Stars George Edwards who also produced and directed the series that was distributed worldwide in the early 1940's and produced in Australia in the late 1930's. Tracks stored in "Marco Polo" Playlist on Soundcloud.com original podcast.
Continuing with the "Adventures of Marco Polo" adapted for radio from the book written in 1271... George Edwards, a well known and incredibly talented vocal artist who often played more than one role in his plays... produced, directed, and starred in this series in the late 1930's. They were then distributed worldwide on 16" transcription disks. The program originated in Australia. Two back-to-back episodes are on this track and previous and future tracks from this series are stored in the "Adventures of Marco Polo" Playlist.
Audio Intro gives background on the origin of this program broadcast by the Armed Forces Radio Service and featuring Martha Wilkerson as "Gi-Jill" Artists and Songs heard on this broadcast include: Benny Goodman Orchestra: "I Found A New Baby" Lionel Hampton: "Sunny Side of the Street" Jo-Stafford: "Good Night, Wherever You Are" and Tommy Dorsey Orchestra: "Old John Silver" This track is stored in the GI-Jive GI-Jill Playlist
Henry James's Short Story "The Jolly Corner" adapted for radio by Erik Bauersfeld, DIrector of Berkley's Drama and Literature Dept. Produced on KPFA-FM on January 7, 1965. Introductory audio gives a short history of my experience with "The Black Mass" and introduces "The Jolly Corner"... A Ghost Story! This will be living in the Horror/Suspense Playlist.
Audio introduction gives brief background on the origin of the story adapted for CBS radio's "Suspense"... Agatha Christie novella adapted for radio in 1947... Stars Van Heflin as Mr. Lockwood This story certainly does keep the listener in suspense as the ending is quite surprising... I think you will enjoy the twists and turns the plot delivers... This track will be stored in the "Horror / Suspense" Playlist.
Detailed background on Jimmy Stewart's military accomplishments in the introductory audio... this ties into the subject of this episode of Suspense "Mission Completed" Track will be stored in "Horror/Suspense" Playlist.
Mark Twain's 1865 short story of Jim Smiley ... a betting man who would bet on anything including having the best jumping frog in Calaveras County... and he tells the story to the narrator. Short story by Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain was published in 1867... but written in 1865. This will be stored in "History" Playlist. This story was read many times on the radio... but this is my reading.
Audio intro to the story gives a brief description of the series and introduces the featured track "The River Man"... Though this was a low budget series that was heard on the Mutual Radio Network... it was produced in NYC and used members of what they used to call "Radio Actors Row"... many were very talented and more than a few got quite famous as time went on, but they were generally strong actors. This track will be stored in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist on this podcast originating from Soundcloud.com
Audio intro gives brief background on the "Biography in Sound" series heard on NBC from 1954-58. Critically acclaimed as "radio at its excellence" ... the programs had extremely high production values in terms of quality vocal recording, music, radio adaptation that was fully researched for historical accuracy, etc. There are many history books about Theodore Roosevelt and documentary films also are available (ala Ken Burns on PBS), but this was a radio documentary and, if you are a history buff... you will enjoy it. This file will be stored in the "Biography of Sound" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast
Les Brown and his Band of Renown, like many bands during WW II did a lot to entertain our soldiers at home and overseas. Many of their radio performances were done via shortwave through the Armed Forces Radio Service. The Introductory audio on this track reveals the songs in order of play and the vocalists who were part of the band... Doris Day for one....This is a 15 minute rebroadcast of an AFRS program entitled "The Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands" ... and the featured band in this show is Les Brown and his Orchestra. Good track. It will be stored in the "Jazz/Big Band" Playlist on this Soundcloud originated podcast.
The Duke Ellington Orchestra with vocalists performed many broadcasts via the Armed Forces Radio Service during WW II. This program was broadcast in 1945. These shows were heard via shortwave radio were not available to the standard broadcast channels at the time. The Armed Forces Radio Service were experts at preserving the recordings of everything they did and we owe a lot to them for preserving so much of our artistic culture of the era. This track will be stored in the "Big Band/Jazz" Playlist on this Soundcloud originated podcast of Heirloom Radio.
Here is Episode 35, which was aired one week after Episode 34... funny how that works? - For the many listeners who enjoy Space Patrol, I hope adding these two episodes helped make up for the time lag since the last episode. Thanks for listening. Remember there are many more episodes stored in the "Space Patrol" Playlist on this podcast originating from Soundcloud.com.
Episode 34 - Space Patrol - Intro audio introduces the series and identifies actors and the characters they portrayed in this very popular radio and television juvenile sci-fi adventure series. This will be stored in the "Space Patrol" Playlist on the Soundcloud.com originated podcast of Heirloom Radio.
If you like Jazz, you will enjoy this rebroadcast of the NBC program known as "Stars and Jazz" with the guest orchestra being that of Count Basie. Thirty minutes of wall-to-wall popular jazz music from this January 6, 1953 broadcast on NBC radio. This track will be living in the "Big Band/Jazz" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Introductory audio introduces the show on the track and provides some background information on the series and the actors who portrayed the leading roles. It also describes the special honor that the LA Police Dept. gave to Jack Webb when he passed away. This Track will be living in the Playlist "Mystery- Detective - Crime" found on Soundcloud.com where this podcast originated.
Audio Introduction offers brief backstory on this series and the star that played "Dr. Sixgun," Karl Weber. This series was only heard during 1954, a time when that instrument of immediate mass media, aka "Television" was decimating the listening of radio dramas. The Golden Age of Radio had just about ended. This track will be found in the Playlist "Westerns" on the Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
A synopsis of the play is given in the introduction.... It is a very good story, but what makes it very special is that it stars Jack Benny and his real life spouse, Mary Livingston. (Photo 1938). Jack and Mary did not do a lot of programs outside his LOOOONG career on radio and television... but they were his shows. Agreeing to star in a Lux Radio Theatre and one Suspense episode was a big deal for Jack and Mary, but also drew a huge audience and lots of sponsor money for NBC. This track will live in the "Comedy" playlist on Soundcloud.com... where the podcast originated.
On this track Parkurkakus is going to attend a fancy tea party... and the cast even got a valet to help him dress and prepare himself for such a fancy occasion. The trouble is that Parkurkakus doesn't want to go to the tea party... he would rather stay at the restaurant and cook. This track and more episodes of "Meet Me At Parky's" can be found in the "Comedy" playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Episode 15: Plotting with the Princess Episode 16: The Sound of the Death Gong - Starring George Edwards - 1930's and 40's - Australian production distributed worldwide via 16" transcription disks. Background information on introductory audio segment. Stored in "Marco Polo" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Introductory audio segment provides listeners with background on the series and more importantly on James Stewart who starred in this series. He was an amazing actor, family man, and a courageous bomber pilot during WW II... reaching the level of Brigadier General. This track will be kept in the playlist "Westerns" on this podcast.
Audio intro before the back-to-back episodes begin introduces the stars, titles of the two episodes and a brief history of the program. This was an extremely popular Soap Opera of the late 1940's. It was popular because it was different... many called it a "Soft Soap Opera"... but regardless of what it was called, there were millions of listeners who enjoyed listening to the ups and downs of a newlywed couple... many of which they could identify as having experienced. There is a "Claudia" Playlist where previous and future episodes are stored.
Track begins with brief history of "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" and an introduction to this 12 episode of 22 productions in 1938. Orson Welles stars in "The Immortal Sherlock Holmes" ... This track will live in the "Drama" Playlist on this podcast.
On this track we are going to the doctor's office... Doctor Christian's office. You won't need your insurance or Medicare card, just your ears and your imagination as we visit River's End in a story originally broadcast on January 9, 1938, entitled "The Auto Accident." Jean Hersholt stars as Dr. Paul Christian... the only doctor in River's End. His nurse was played by Rosemary DeCamp. He makes house calls, knows everyone in town by their first name and is extremely compassionate offering more than just physical care to his patients. He is a beloved character... and audiences thought so too as this show was on the radio for 17 years beginning in 1937. He was so convincing in his role that he received hundreds of letters asking for his medical opinion! I have classified the show as a "Medical Soap Opera" and this track and other Dr. Christian episodes can be found in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" Playlist. Jean Hersholt played the grandfather in the 1937 film "Heidi" to Shirley Temple as his granddaughter, who was only 8 years old at the time.
Epi 13 and 14 edited back-to-back on this track. Episode 13 "At The Gates of Peking" Episode 14 "An Audience With The Great Khan" - based on the book "The Travels of Marco Polo" written in late 1200's. Adapted for radio and produced/directed/and starring George Edwards, an Australian who had outstanding vocal talents often playing multiple roles in a program. This series was produced in the late 1930's and transcribed on 16" platters... first heard in Australia but quickly became popular all over the world as the transcriptions were sent to radio stations worldwide. All the tracks to this series are in the "Marco Polo" playlist on the podcast originated on Soundcloud.com
There is an important election taking place in Pine Ridge.. for President of the Jot 'em Down Country Store. Lum and Abner are the two candidates and one of them will be the President of the store. Grandpappy Peabody is counting the votes over and over again... he is a perfectionist and the waiting for his final count is wearing on Lum and Abner. Tension mounts as they await the results of the election... hopefully there will be no fraud... no Big Lie... no Insurrection at the store... people clubbing each other with sausages and chicken legs and such... and no one will tie a noose over the front porch of the store... nope... this happened 87 years ago when people trusted their election officials... even if there name was Grandpappy Peabody or Squire Skimp... It's "Lum 'n Abner"... This track and many others will live in the "Lum n Abner" Playlist.
Introductory audio identifies the 3 skits edited back-to-back on this track from June 4, 11, and July 2, 1942. Fanny Brice (Baby Snooks) and Hanley Stafford (Lancelot Higgins or "Daddy") appeared almost every week on the Maxwell House Coffee Time program with a variety of announcers over the years. John Conte is the announcer on these shows. In 1944 Fanny Brice got her own show... "The Baby Snooks Show" which she starred in until her untimely death by a stroke at the age of 59 in 1951. Thankfully many of her shows were preserved. This and other tracks featuring Baby Snooks are now in the new playlist by the name of .... "Baby Snooks"
Audio intro to the two back-to-back skits gives a brief background on the Baby Snooks program and Fanny Brice who played "Snooks." Hanley Stafford played her father "Daddy" aka Lancelot Higgins. Daddy got a raise of $5 and is going to save up to buy a special fishing rod without his wife knowing about it... and in the second skit, Daddy needs more money so he is entering Snooks in a radio quiz show for kids... hoping she will win some money... but Snooks is making some of her own "deals" with Daddy. This track will be in the "Baby Snooks" playlist on this Podcast.
The Adventures of Marco Polo continue with Episode 11 "A Walk With the Princess" and Episode 12 "The Fountain of Oil" This was an Australian produced series done by producer, director, and actor George Edwards. Much of the production was done in the late 1930's. Transcribed onto 16" disks the series was shipped to radio stations around the world well into the 1940's. George Edwards often played several roles in any given episode and was duly crowned "the man of a thousand voices." He was known to have played up to 5 different characters in one Episode... good way to save money... but he was so good most listeners never knew he was playing more than one role. This series has its own Playlist "Adventures of Marco Polo" on original podcast of Heirloom Radio. Thank you for listening.
James Stewart did a 9 month run of this outstanding western adventure series in 1953-54. Competition from that new fangled thing called a "television" drew more people than the radio... and the fact that James Stewart was one of the most beloved and popular movie stars in Hollywood...and very much in demand... well those factors ended the series. This was a unique western in that the Six Shooter, Brett Ponsett, let the listening audience know what he was thinking. His quiet and gentle voice could be heard as thoughts ran through his mind as to how to deal with a variety of situations and people. This was NBC's last effort to keep listeners coming back to the radio by hiring a top notch Hollywood star who was also a World War II bomber pilot veteran for the lead role. Unfortunately, it did not work... but the 39 episodes are very much worth listening to... This show is stored in the Playlist "Westerns" on the Soundcloud.com originating Podcast - Heirloom Radio.
Introduction presents background on the character and the radio show known as "The Shadow"... Many critics have said that this program and the character of "The Shadow" was the most influential characters of the pulp era. "The Trail of the Knifer" will be stored in the playlist on Heirloom Radio originating on Soundcloud.com.
This is Episode 40 in the official list...and the conclusion of the series...(there were 40 episodes and we are missing 2 of them) This is an outstanding western series produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell and heard in 1956 on Sunday afternoons at 5:30 PM on CBS Radio. Starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince and Vic Perrin as Sgt. Gorse. Other regulars included Harry Bartell as the slightly green Lt. Seiberts and Jack Moyles as Major Daggett. Heard on a more irregular basis were Howard McNear as Pliny the fort sutler, Sam Edwards as Trooper Harrison, and in a variety of roles, such actors as John Dehner, John McIntire, Virginia Gregg, James Nusser, Parley Baer and Barney Phillips. Amerigo Marino supplied the music. The scripts were mostly written by John Meston, Kathleen Hite, Les Crutchfield and John Dunkel All our episodes are in the "Fort Laramie" Playlist at Heirloom Radio on Soundcloud.com.
This is Episode 39 in the official list...(there were 40 episodes and we are missing 2 of them) as we wind down this outstanding western series produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell and heard in 1956 on Sunday afternoons at 5:30 PM on CBS Radio. Starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince and Vic Perrin as Sgt. Gorse. Other regulars included Harry Bartell as the slightly green Lt. Seiberts and Jack Moyles as Major Daggett. Heard on a more irregular basis were Howard McNear as Pliny the fort sutler, Sam Edwards as Trooper Harrison, and in a variety of roles, such actors as John Dehner, John McIntire, Virginia Gregg, James Nusser, Parley Baer and Barney Phillips. Amerigo Marino supplied the music. The scripts were mostly written by John Meston, Kathleen Hite, Les Crutchfield and John Dunkel All our episodes are in the "Fort Laramie" Playlist at Heirloom Radio on Soundcloud.com.
This is Episode 38 in the official list..(We are missing 2 of the 40 episodes) as we wind down this outstanding western series produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell and heard in 1956 on Sunday afternoons at 5:30 PM on CBS Radio. Starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince and Vic Perrin as Sgt. Gorse. Other regulars included Harry Bartell as the slightly green Lt. Seiberts and Jack Moyles as Major Daggett. Heard on a more irregular basis were Howard McNear as Pliny the fort sutler, Sam Edwards as Trooper Harrison, and in a variety of roles, such actors as John Dehner, John McIntire, Virginia Gregg, James Nusser, Parley Baer and Barney Phillips. Amerigo Marino supplied the music. The scripts were mostly written by John Meston, Kathleen Hite, Les Crutchfield and John Dunkel All our episodes are in the "Fort Laramie" Playlist at Heirloom Radio on Soundcloud.com.
This is Episode 37 in the official list... as we wind down this outstanding western series produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell and heard in 1956 on Sunday afternoons at 5:30 PM on CBS Radio. Starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince and Vic Perrin as Sgt. Gorse. Other regulars included Harry Bartell as the slightly green Lt. Seiberts and Jack Moyles as Major Daggett. Heard on a more irregular basis were Howard McNear as Pliny the fort sutler, Sam Edwards as Trooper Harrison, and in a variety of roles, such actors as John Dehner, John McIntire, Virginia Gregg, James Nusser, Parley Baer and Barney Phillips. Amerigo Marino supplied the music. The scripts were mostly written by John Meston, Kathleen Hite, Les Crutchfield and John Dunkel All our episodes are in the "Fort Laramie" Playlist at Heirloom Radio on Soundcloud.com.
This is Episode 36 in the official list... as we wind down this outstanding western series produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell and heard in 1956 on Sunday afternoons at 5:30 PM on CBS Radio. Starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince and Vic Perrin as Sgt. Gorse. Other regulars included Harry Bartell as the slightly green Lt. Seiberts and Jack Moyles as Major Daggett. Heard on a more irregular basis were Howard McNear as Pliny the fort sutler, Sam Edwards as Trooper Harrison, and in a variety of roles, such actors as John Dehner, John McIntire, Virginia Gregg, James Nusser, Parley Baer and Barney Phillips. Amerigo Marino supplied the music. The scripts were mostly written by John Meston, Kathleen Hite, Les Crutchfield and John Dunkel All our episodes are in the "Fort Laramie" Playlist at Heirloom Radio on Soundcloud.com.
This is Episode 34 in our list, 35 in the official list (we are missing 2 episodes) as we wind down this outstanding western series produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell and heard in 1956 on Sunday afternoons at 5:30 PM on CBS Radio. Starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince and Vic Perrin as Sgt. Gorse. Other regulars included Harry Bartell as the slightly green Lt. Seiberts and Jack Moyles as Major Daggett. Heard on a more irregular basis were Howard McNear as Pliny the fort sutler, Sam Edwards as Trooper Harrison, and in a variety of roles, such actors as John Dehner, John McIntire, Virginia Gregg, James Nusser, Parley Baer and Barney Phillips. Amerigo Marino supplied the music. The scripts were mostly written by John Meston, Kathleen Hite, Les Crutchfield and John Dunkel
This is the conclusion of the 7 part series adapted for radio from Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables" - A 22 year old rising star, Orson Welles, adapted the story to radio, produced and directed the production and starred as Jean Valjean and the narrator. Originally broadcast on the Mutual Radio Network's WOR radio station in NYC over a period of 7 weeks in 1937. All 7 Parts are in the "Les Miserables - Orson Welles" Playlist on Soundcloud.com.
This is Part 6 of the 7 part series adapted for radio from Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables" - A 22 year old rising star, Orson Welles, adapted the story to radio, produced and directed the production and starred as Jean Valjean and the narrator. Originally broadcast on the Mutual Radio Network's WOR radio station in NYC over a period of 7 weeks in 1937. All 7 Parts are in the "Les Miserables - Orson Welles" Playlist on Soundcloud.com.
This is Part 5 of the 7 part series adapted for radio from Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables" - A 22 year old rising star, Orson Welles, adapted the story to radio, produced and directed the production and starred as Jean Valjean and the narrator. Originally broadcast on the Mutual Radio Network's WOR radio station in NYC over a period of 7 weeks in 1937. All 7 Parts are in the "Les Miserables - Orson Welles" Playlist on Soundcloud.com.
This is Part 4 of the 7 part series adapted for radio from Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables" - A 22 year old rising star, Orson Welles, adapted the story to radio, produced and directed the production and starred as Jean Valjean and the narrator. Originally broadcast on the Mutual Radio Network's WOR radio station in NYC over a period of 7 weeks in 1937. All 7 parts are living in the "Les Miserables - Orson Welles" Playlist on Soundcloud.com
Part III of "Les Miserables" adapted for radio by a 22 year old producer, director, writer, and actor... Orson Welles... was presented as "The Trial" on August 6, 1937. A total of 7 Parts heard on consecutive weeks in 1937 ... will be held in the Playlist "Les Miserables - Orson Welles" All 7 parts of this production are in the "Les Miserables - Orson Welles" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Here is Part 2 of "Les Miserables" adapted by, directed by, produced by, and starring a 22 year old Orson Welles. He plays the narrator and Jean Valjean. The Victor Hugo novel was told in 7 consecutive broadcasts over a period of 2 months in 1937. This is Part 2 "Javert" Part 1 "The Bishop" and all the remaining 5 parts will be found in "Les Miserables" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast. Thank you for listening.
Introduction to the first part of a seven part production of Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables," adapted for radio by a 22 year old Orson Welles in broadcast in 7 parts... from July to September of 1937. I will air all 7 parts... this is Part 1 "The Bishop." This is not a musical, but of course Victor Hugo's novel was the basis for the radio adaptation as well as the world renowned musical. This series of 7 parts when all are posted, will be in "Les Miserables - Orson Welles Playlist
Fort Laramie is rapidly coming to the end of its run which was only 1 year...1956. It was a powerful and popular radio show, especially given that by 1956 television was winning the media war. It is not a coincidence that television ended Fort Laramie, the radio show... Raymond Burr was offered a new job by CBS... as a lawyer. You might remember him best as Perry Mason. When Burr left Fort Laramie... the show ended its run. This episode is entitled "The Payroll" and it lives in the "Fort Laramie" Playlist of this podcast originating at Soundcloud.com
Episode 9 of the Adventures of Marco Polo "A Journey to China" and Episode 10 - "A Warning from the Khan of Persia" are edited back-to-back in the continuing series starring the outstanding vocal talent of George Edwards. Originally an Australian radio production, but quickly disseminated to radio stations all over the world by the early 1940's. Based on the book written by Marco Polo... "The Travels of Marco Polo" in approximately 1271. This track will live in the "Marco Polo" Playlist on this podcast originating from Soundcloud.com.
Intro explains how this show turned into "I Love Lucy" on television... yes, this was the forerunner of "I Love Lucy"... but Lucy wanted Desi to be her husband on the TV show... CBS wanted Richard Denning to keep his role ... guess who won? "My Favorite Husband" has its own Playlist on Soundcloud.com Heirloom Radio!
Intro to the two episodes of the Adventures of Marco Polo provide some background on the series and the origin on which the radio play is adapted. George Edwards, an extremely talented actor, producer, and director often played as many as 5 characters in one play... his vocal talent was renowned! This track will live in the "Marco Polo" Playlist on the Soundcloud.com site where the podcast was originated.
Continuing with an occasional introduction that focuses on the history of radio... this is the 3rd track that is introduced by a few minutes of discussing the history of radio from 1920-1935. The featured track comes from a speech that Will Rogers gave in October of 1931... during the Great Depression. He spoke on a program that also featured President Herbert Hoover (you will not hear his speech). You will understand why Americans loved Will Rogers... he "down-to-earth" one of a very few "homey" folks that radio made famous. The speech he gives was given the name "Bacon, Beans, and Limousines" Speech. This track will be stored in the "History of Radio" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
A man suffers from his heart slowing and he is almost buried alive. He has a phone placed in his crypt and leaves his wife directions to keep it installed for a whole year after his death. Again he is buried, …and the man whom he had abandoned trapped in an Aztec temple long ago returns to proclaim his love for is wife! (1947) "Murder at Midnight" has its own Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast
Intro is Part II (H-2) of the history of radio... Getting people to buy radios was no easy job in the mid to late 20's...find out what technology changed so that radios began to sell and sell and sell! Then "Fort Laramie" Episode 31 "The Buffalo Hunters" as we wind down to the last 7 episodes of this excellent Western Adventure Series. Everything about this series is classy... scripts, music, sound effects, acting, and yes even the accuracy of the vocabulary and locations where certain events took place in Wyoming...are historically accurate. Fort Laramie has its own Playlist on Soundcloud.com.
The Adventures of Marco Polo continues with Episode 5 - Madness of the Drug and Episode 6 - No Escape from the Castle edited back-to-back. Starring George Edwards, the Australian production was created in the late 1930's and first broadcast in Australia in 1940. It was later syndicated and sent around the world via 16" transcription disks. Edwards often played several roles in a production. He had amazing vocal talent and could change his voice from character to character, at times playing as many as 5 characters in one play! This track will be stored in the "Marco Polo" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
On this track I started a mini-intro series called "History of Radio"... it is about 3 min in length and gives some background on the very early years of radio. These segments will be identified by "H-1, H-2, H-3 etc." They are part of the Podcast. The program following the introduction is "Mystery is My Hobby" starring Glenn Langan (Photo - He Starred in film "The Amazing Colossal Man") as Barton Drake... a mystery writer who works for the police and help Inspector Danton (Ken Christy) to solve his cases. The title in this program in "Wife Poisoned"... This series will be found in "Mystery/Detective" and "History of Radio" Playlists.
Arch Oboler wrote and directed this episode of "Lights Out"... two men are in the Amazon jungle attempting to capture some rare butterflies that they can sell to museums or collectors. Everything was going along well... they had captured a couple of the rare butterflies, now only a few more... but then they saw the eyes looking at them from behind a tree...there were huge...the body was the size of a big dog... but it had 8 legs... and it was hungry! "Spider" is the title of this episode and it will live in the "Horror/Suspense Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Famous Submarine Races in Maine as only Bob and Ray could cover them with amazing play by play! Living in Bob and Ray - Playlist
Combining Epi. 3 (Prisoner of the Old Man of the Mountain) and Epi 4 (Awakening in Paradise) - Intro to the stories gives a brief background on Marco Polo. This series was produced, directed and starred George Edwards (man of 1000 voices as he sometimes played as many as 5 characters in on series). The show debuted on Australian radio in 1940 and then was syndicated worldwide via 16" transcription disks. This track will be stored in "Marco Polo" Playlist
Harry Einstein created a character with a strong Greek accent and named him Parkurkakus... or "Parky" for short. He opened a Greek restaurant and called it "Parky's" where people could go for a good meal, some entertaining music, and a lot of laughter. Listen to the live audience. This was a very popular sitcom and more episodes can be found in the "Comedy" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
This is one of 86 Documentary radio programs produced from 1954-58 by the Master of Radio Biographies, Joseph O. Meyers. Introductory video to the program provides background information about this particular program on President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The show was aired just two days short of the 10th anniversary of FDR's death on April 12, 1945. This is quite a powerful story of an amazing President who not only got America through the Great Depression, but also was Commander-in-Chief through all but the last few months of World War II. This excellent documentary on FDR will be stored in the "Biography in Sound" Playlist on this podcast originating from Soundcloud.com
Audio intro the program gives some historical background of this extremely popular and technically outstanding western series from 1956. Producer, Director Norman Macdonnell was a wizard when it came to westerns... he had the same job on "Gunsmoke!" His attention to detail, sound effects, music... really immersed the listeners and brought them back to the 1870's through their imagination. This track lives in the "Fort Laramie" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast. Currently 30 episodes now on the list.
"One and Done" on NBC in 1935. I could only find one episode of "Professor Fiddle Dee Dee" played by Wendall Hall ... an accomplished ukulele and banjo player. A very interesting man who was considered a pioneer in early radio. He wrote "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo" that was the first popular song on radio. He sold 2 million records...worth a Gold Disk in the 1930's. Don't try to make sense of this show... the announcer even says "come back tomorrow for more Uke and Nonsense with Professor Fiddle Dee Dee" So who am I to argue with that? This track will be stored in "Music -Comedy- Variety" Playlist and the "Country Western Music" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
George Edwards stars in this outstanding adventure series of Marco Polo. First aired in Australia in 1940 and eventually found its way overseas... this action-packed adventure series with 52 episodes was extremely popular. The Introductory audio gives background on the series and George Edwards, who also stars in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" on this podcast. Epi 1 is "Kidnapped and Sent to Persia Epi 2 - Seasick on the Voyage. This track includes two episodes. A new playlist "Marco Polo" has been created on this soundcloud.com podcast.
Critics have said that Groucho Marx was the wittiest comedian in the history of radio... he had to be in order to do a show like this. Unscripted except for the commercials, everything was adlibbed...impromptu and no one did it better than Groucho. The secret word is "Ink" ... but don't tell anyone because then it won't be a secret. Disregard the fact that announcer and straight man, George Fenneman spills the beans to the audience before the show starts. This track lives with all the other "You Bet Your Life" tracks in the Playlist "Game Shows" on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Continuing "Claudia" with Episodes 45 and 46 - from November 28th and December 01, 1947 respectively, Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree play Claudia and David Naughton... a young married couple in the late 1940's. This was the syndicated version of the original show which was on from July 4, 1941 to September 26th, 1941 as part of the Kate Smith Hour. Written by Rose Franken... short stories based on the same characters appeared in Redbook Magazine. In 1947 a new cast, new sponsor, originated at WGN in Chicago and was distributed via Electrical Transcription. It is the syndicated series you hear on this track. Peggy Allenby plays Mrs. Brown. Tracks are stored in "Claudia" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originating podcast.
Okay, so this skit is not about "Shamrocks" which only have 3 leaf stems... and are popular on St. Patrick's Day... but the closest I could find was Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding doing a bit on a Four Leaf Clover Farmer - Audio Theater is said to be "Theater of the Mind" so if you want to make this more of a St. Patrick's Day bit, just imagine that every time they say "Four Leaf Clover"... use your imagination and think "Shamrock"... and laugh, because I believe you will no matter what you think. This track is in the "Bob and Ray" Playlist
It has been awhile since I have posted some episodes of Claudia... so "Welcome Back!" Critics of the 1940's acclaimed this Soap Opera to be as thoughtful, loving and gentle as any Soap Opera on the radio. It was a small cast telling small stories... perfect for radio. This track has two back to back episodes and "Claudia" has its own Playlist on this Podcast originating on Soundcloud.com. There are now 44 episodes waiting for you to hear.
Dupont Chemical company sponsored "The Cavalcade of America" series to try to gain some respect and support from American radio listeners, who were not too enamored with some of the profits that Dupont made producing gunpowder during WW I. The show featured events in American history, dramatizing the positive aspects of the nation's past. The series ran from 1935 to 1953 with top notch historians and writers working on the show scripts. Actors were the best of the best from stage, screen and radio. The shows were not made to churn up adrenaline, but the episodes were interesting and some were amazing. Authors, playwrights, artists, inventors, industrialists are biographed in the series. Many shows dealt with inventions and scientific developments of the past and the then present. This show about Thomas Edison was such a show. He had his "enemies" "Tesla, and others when the fight or AC vs DC was in the wind... but he also contributed a huge amount of scientific inventions and processes. The track will be living in the the "Miscellaneous - History" Playlist on this Podcast originating from Soundcloud.com Thank you for the pleasure of your company. Your support is much appreciated.
Syndicated "fill-in" program distributed during 1940... 39 Episodes produced. These 15 min programs were slipped into a station's schedule when they had some time with no other scheduled program. They also used them to advertise special events or promote some type of commercial... that is why the long musical interludes were included. I edited them down to about 1/4 of their original length. This track was Episode 28 and one of the tales was entitled "Not-English"... another is the origin of "Pin Money" ... interesting and quite well done for a short syndicated program. This track has it's own Playlist "Can U Imagine That!"
Two back-to-back episodes of the wonderfully entertaining series "Vic and Sade" from February 3rd and 7th of 1941. The landlord has brought over some new wallpaper that Sade had been asking for and then Uncle Fletcher drops in with a photo album that he wants everyone to look at AGAIN! "Vic and Sade" a 15 min sitcom basically featuring 3 characters discussing common every day events in their lives... and it was a hugely popular show averaging 7 million listeners and on the air from 1932 to 1946 and again in 1957. The characters of Vic, Sade, and their adopted son, Rush carry on conversations that Americans could identify with during the era this show was produced. They were known as "America's Homefolk" Written by Paul Rhymer, this show is all about dialog. Very little if any sound effects, music... it was all about day-to-day issues, problems, visitors, school, hobbies... and the actors were superb. Bernardine Flynn was Sade, the wife of Victor Rodney Gook played by Art Van Harvey. Their adopted son was Rush Gook played by Bill Idelson. And lots of different characters with very strange names... remember... it is all about the dialog... enjoy. Vic and Sade have their own playlist on the Soundcloud.com originating Podcast.
This track has an introduction the covers the general history of the character of "Dr. Kildare" which involved films before radio... and a brief explanation of the television series of "Dr. Kildare" Each episode of this radio series from WMGM in NYC was a separate story about a particular patient. In this episode the patients name is "Barbara Lane" This was a popular series, well written and certainly well acted with fine production values. This track will be stored in the "Soap Opera and Medical Drama" Playlist on this Podcast originating on Soundcloud.com
There is an Audio Intro to this excellent show that was featured on "Stars in the Sky," produced by the Screen Guild Theater, and featuring members of the Screen Actors Guild to raise money for the Motion Picture Relief Fund established in 1921. This counterespionage radio version of the 1945 film by the same name is lifted to a high level of excellent production values by Humphrey Bogart as Inspector Briggs. Film won Oscar for Best Original Motion Picture in 1946. If you like spy stories... you will love this! Track will live in the Playlist "Mystery/Detective/Crime on this Soundcloud.com originated Podcast.
This track features a Jan 9, 1949 rebroadcast of the radio adaptation of the 1939 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his first hit movie. Generally the film follows a group of 9 strangers riding on a stagecoach through dangerous Apache territory. The film was based on a short story written in 1937 by Ernest Haycox. In 1995 the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the United States Library of Congress. John Wayne reprises his role of the "Ringo Kid" and co-stars with Claire Trevor also reprising her role as Dallas Ward Bond (of TV's "Wagon Train") co-stars in this radio adaptation but he was not in the film. This radio adaptation 10 yrs after the film was released was popular with listening audiences. By 1949 John Wayne had become a very big movie star. The director of this radio program was John Ford, who also directed the film. This track will live in the "Westerns" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast site. By the way there was a remake of "Stagecoach" in 1966 with Alex Cord playing the Ringo Kid and Ann-Margaret, Dallas. There was also a 1986 remake... for television...starring Kris Kristofferson as the Ringo Kid and Elizabeth Ashley as Dallas... Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, June Carter Cash, Waylon Jennings... basically the country music supergroup "The Highwayman" made up the cast.
A Comedy Game Show that almost did not get produced because of the title of the show... "It Pays To Be Ignorant"... it was thought to be insulting. Well it "insulted" listeners for 9 years! Not a bad run. Now Heirloom Radio is rebroadcasting a few of the episodes, so the "Insulting" continues....:) Cast: Lulu McConnell, George Shelton, Tom Howard (host) and Harry McNaughton. Show begins with the first question.. "What is a Bigamist?" This track will be in the "Game Show" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio Intro presents background on this radio adaptation of the film by the same name... which was based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway. Burt Lancaster reprises his role in the film on this radio adaption from the Screen Directors Playhouse on NBC. Shelley Winters, co-stars. Brief synopsis is also in the audio intro. Excellent "Film Noir" radio adaptation. This will stored in the "Drama" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio introduction to the program gives a brief background on the Lux Radio Theater, credits, and leading role actors. Alfred Hitchcock (Photo) directed the film version of "39 Steps" in 1935... considered to this day to be a masterpiece of filmmaking. Lux Radio Theater adapted Hitchcock's film for radio. The stars of the radio show are not the same as the stars that were in the movie, but the story holds up very well in this thriller of counter-espionage... Robert Montgomery and Ida Lapino star... This track will be living in the "Mystery/Detective/Crime" Playlist on the Soundcloud.com Heirloom Radio Podcast.
A man is missing. He may have committed suicide or been a victim of foul play... evidence isn't clear as to which one is the right path to solve this crime. Detective Sgt. Joe Friday of the homicide division is called in to solve the case... Dragnet with Jack Webb... This track will be stored in the "Mystery/Detective/Crime" Playlist on Soundcloud.com podcast.
Introductory audio gives background on William Conrad who is the opening speaker intoning one of the most famous openings in radio history. Synopsis of the story is given.... Monsoons, Sea Wreck, Life Boats, Ship to the rescue... but onboard only 2 skeletons and lots and lots of gold. Four people rescued make a plan... but not everyone is being honest.... Excellent story. This track will be in the "Horror'Suspense" Playlist on Soundcloud.com Podcast.
Audio Introduction to track gives background on the series and introduces the actors who play the roles. Willard Waterman (Photo) plays Throckmorton P. Gildersleever, Water Commissioner... Bronco is played by Richard Crenna. This series was on radio for 16 years... and that is BIG in any form of mass media... audiences loved this show. This track will be living in Comedy Playlist on this Soundcloud. podcast.
Audio Introduction to the track gives background on this premiere series "Mr. President" starring Edward Arnold. Each episode of this program dramatizes a historically accurate event in one of the 32 first Presidents of the United States. The name of the President is not revealed until the end of the story. This gives the audience a history lesson and also tests their knowledge of history at the same time. Stored in "Mr. President" playlist. Edward Arnold (Photo)
Intro to the track gives background on the show and id's the stars of the program. This was a popular comedy show with a solid cast, good scripts, and good technical production. The character that Arthur Treacher, Jack's butler, wants Jack to hire as his body guard is hilarious... if you can understand a word he says. This track will live in "Comedy" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast
This American radio drama series was based on the popular comic strip "Little Orphan Annie". It began on Chicago's WGN in 1930... moved to NBC radio's Blue Network on April 6, 1931 and aired until April 26, 1942. There was another radio series for children called "Skippy" (1932-32) but Little Orphan Annie is viewed as the oldest US children's radio program. There were originally two casts... one west coast starred Floy Margaret Hughes as Annie and the other in Chicago starring Shirley Bell as Annie. When coast-to-coast networking was established in 1933, the Chicago cast became the permanent one. Ovaltine was the initial sponsor... in 1940 Quaker Puffed Wheat Sparkies became the show's sponsor. SHow was known for its premiums related to the sponsor... secret decoders, shake-up mugs, decoder rings, pins, badges... membership in the Secret Society. Commercials were sometimes 3 mins long as they were hawking the premiums and how to get them. Sandy, the dog, was played by Brad Barker... the benefit of radio... if you could sound like a dog, to the listeners, you were a dog! The theme song was sung by announcer Pierre Andre, as "Uncle Andy." The organist was Leonard Salvo. The opening song was memorized and sung by millions of children... it was as popular as the show itself. In 1990 the show was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Very few recordings of the show survive... The Internet Archive has 38 15-minute recordings out of thousands of episodes. This track is living in "Little Orphan Annie" Playlist, which is not very long, but we keep trying to find more... Thanks for listening.
Two back to back episodes of Captain Midnight from December 28 and 29 of 1939... separated by a Ting Pimple Cream Old Time Radio Ad. Dec. 28th Episode is "Ivan Shark" and the Dec 29th Episode is "Battle of Hacienda". This Juvenile Adventure series was also popular with adults. It was based on the exploits of a World War I fighter pilot who flew dangerous missions at night, often landing at midnight... hence he was known as Captain Midnight. This Track is living in the "Captain Midnight" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast. Thank you for listening.
Track contains intro to the track and some interesting anecdotal background on Ed Kemmer who plays Commander Buzz Corry head of the United Planets Space Patrol. Also some statistics on the number of episodes on TV and Radio during the nearly 6 years of Space Patrol. This track is living in "Space Patrol" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast.
There were 41 episodes in this 1956 CBS Radio Western Adventure, Fort Laramie. At this time this podcast is void of 2 episodes... The one you are going to hear on this track was actually the 31st Episode of the series, but it our 29th... hence the two missing episodes... but we are working on it. Directed by Norman Macdonnell, radio westerns did not get any better than this... This track and 28 before it are stored in "Fort Laramie" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio Introduction describes synopsis of this original play written by Jack Heifner for NPR's Earplay radio series. The program was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. "Porch" is the title of the play. It takes place on the porch of a middle-class Texas home on a very hot summer day. Lucille is the daughter to Dot. They are the two characters in the play. Kathy Bates plays Lucille and Martha Miller is Dot. Track is in "Drama/Adventure" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Brian Donlevy was famous for his roles playing dangerous touch guys from the 1930s to the 1960s. In this episode of the radio program "Dangerous Assignment" he plays such a character (Steve Mitchell) working for the American government. Intro audio gives details of the show and Donlevy as well as listing the other well-known actors that co-starred with him in this show. Backstory: Brian Donlevy (born 1901) lied about his age in 1916 (he was 14) so he could join the army. Gen. John Pershing sent him as part of a battalion of American troops to invade Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa. Mexican rebels under Villa's command had raided Columbus, NM and killed 16 soldiers and civilians. Donlevy served with that expedition and later in WW I was a pilot with the Lafayette Flying Corps, a unite of the French Air Force made up of American and Canadian pilots. He was wounded twice serving as a fighter pilot. He also spent 2 yrs at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, but gave up his military career for the stage... his first big film was "What Price Glory" , In 1950 he crashed a plane he was flying into a mountain side in California and survived. He died of cancer at the age of 69 on April 5, 1972 This track will be stored in the "Detective/Mystery" Playlist on this Soundcloud podcast.
Audio Introduction to the show fills in the information about Jack's career in radio and about this show. His birthday was on Valentine's Day and every year they did a show based on that fact. This show was broadcast on Feb 15th, 1942, one day late, but they set it up as a "flashback" to what happened the day before. Always funny. This will be in the "Valentine's" Playlist... there is a 1937 show there about his birthday as well.
Jack Benny was born on Valentine's Day in 1894 and from 1911 to 1974 he entertained on vaudeville, radio, television, and films. One of the leading entertainers of the 20th Century... In this 1937 episode, It is Jack's birthday and he plans to celebrate one way or the other! This track will live in the Valentines Play list!
5 min Audio Introduction outlines the series "Quiet Please" and the creator, writer, director... Wyllis Cooper and the lead actor and narrator, Ernest Chappell. This series has gathered many accolades as one of the most creative and unique radio shows during the Golden Age of Radio. Listen carefully to this story... the ending is significant in the whole point of the story. This track will be in two playlists - "Valentine" and "Horror/Suspense"
Introduction to the track answers some often asked questions about Hopalong Cassidy and William Boyd, who portrayed the western here for 40 years on television, in motion pictures and on the radio. One sidenote, William Boyd was an accomplished business man. He licensed everything he could about Hopalong Cassidy. From cowboy hats, to toy pistols, gun belts, lunch boxes and thermos bottles and everything in between. He made a lot of money in a process that was really before its time. Think about how any new movie, especially if it is for children, markets the film through the release of toys... The movie "Toy Story" is a perfect example. Boyd truly was on top of the process and it paid off big for him. it was reported that his net worth was 12 million dollars when he died in 1977... that is 80.5 million in today's money. This track will of course be stored in the "Westerns" Playlist on Soundcloud.com.
Another program from the "Camel Caravan" featuring Benny Goodman and his Orchestra with their Swing School edition. Vocalist Martha Tilton (Photo) is heard in several songs in this upbeat program from 1937. Here is the Playlist: "Stardust" "If It's The Last Thing I Do" "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart" 'Laughing at Life" "Nagasaki" "Mama, The Moon is Here Again" and the show concludes with a great song featuring Gene Krupa on drums and Harry James on Trumpet in "Big John Special" This track will be stored in the "Big Bands/Jazz" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Brace Beemer played the Lone Ranger on station WXYZ in Detroit from 1941 to 1956. The series began on radio in 1933 and ran until 1956. Surveys showed that over half of the listeners were adults.
Three main actors played the role of the Lone Ranger... George Seaton (1933), Earle Graser (1933-1941... he was killed in an auto accident on April 8, 1941 when he fell asleep on his way to WXYZ studio to record a Lone Ranger show. He was only 32.
Graser got the part of the Lone Ranger because of his voice and it took WXYZ awhile to find Brace Beemer to replace Graser... they wanted to match the voice and they did a good job. Most listeners could not tell the difference.
Beemer stayed with the series until it ended on radio in 1955-56. John Todd a veteran character actor played Tonto on the radio from start to finish. There were 2956 original radio episodes of the Lone Ranger.
Jay Silverheels played Tonto on the TV program that starred Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger. This episode will be in the "Westerns" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
August 10, 1937 - The Camel Caravan featured Benny Goodman and his Orchestra ... in a Swingschool broadcast. Part of the Benny band featured Gene Krupa on drums and Harry James on trumpet... not too shabby! Here is the Playlist: "Remember" "Me Myself and I" "Mother Goose Marches On" "Shine" "Swing, Benny, Swing" "Sing Sing Sing Part II featuring Gene Krupa and Harry James. For a program 85 years old... the quality is good and the music is incredible. This track will live in the "Big Band/Jazz" Playlist on the Soundcloud.com Podcast.
History of Radio includes Public Service Announcements. Here are 3 more that, if I did not know better, could, with just a few words changed, be applicable today. First one is from 1940... About "Freedom" that Canada and America have, but must be vigilant to keep. Second one is from the United Nations in the early 1950's ...topic is "Peace"... how important it is to work toward keeping it both within and without our country. The third one is from approximately 1958... it is about the help that Polio victims need to be able to survive... "they were infected with Polio and the Jonas Salk vaccine came too late for them. Salk VACCINE was released to public in February of 1954. I remember as a young boy standing in a long line on the sidewalk of a city in NH waiting to get my vaccine. All during the summer my parents would not let me go swimming in any public pool or play with many of my friends... especially when the word was that 8 year old Steve who lived down the street had contracted polio and was in an iron lung... the vaccine came too late for Steve. He died after 2 years of "living" in an iron lung cylinder. The Salk vaccine stopped those tragedies for those of us who were lucky enough to be well when the vaccine was available to keep us that way. This track will be in the "History of Radio" Playlist
Audio Intro gives background on this remarkable series... this series began after the television Paladin starring Richard Boone aired. Generally TV shows were born on radio! John Dehner's Paladin is very different from Richard Boone's. It was in his contract that he could develop the character as he viewed him. He did not want to be a carbon copy of Boone's Paladin. He succeeded! This track will be in the "Westerns" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast.
Audio Intro has brief background on this series. It only lasted one year, but not because it was not a good show. By 1954 television had pretty much decimated radio audiences listening to westerns. They were very popular on television, not so much on radio... and you needed people called "sponsors" to pay the bills... and they needed audiences to listen to sell their products. You get the idea... but enjoy "Dr. Sixgun" is was a unique and well done show. This track will reside in the "Westerns" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Here is your chance to see if you can solve the crime before the solution is revealed to you by the "radio police". 1947-1950 from Mutual Broadcasting System. Syndicated to local radio stations so they could use them for brief interludes to promote some event or local business. The show had several elongated organ music breaks to allow local stations to do their things. Fun to try to solve the crime... listen for the clues. This track will be in the "Five Minute Mystery" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast.
Dinah Shore welcomes her guest star, Groucho Marx to the Bird's Eye Open House. Groucho was on the show so much that he was considered a regular and it is interesting to hear him try out routines that he later performed in "You Bet Your Life" Dinah Sings some popular songs of the time and Harry VonZell is the announcer-straightman. Audio Intro to the show gives some background on the program. This track will be stored in the "Musical/Variety" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast
Audio Introduction gives some background on the series "Murder at Midnight" and a brief introduction to the episode "Terror Out of Space"- where aliens ride radio waves to earth and begin killing the inhabitants of the planet. Directed by Anton M. Leader, one of the best horror story directors/producers in radio. He was known for his talents in scaring people! Some of it seems bland compared to what we se in media today, but in 1947... in a dark room with a glowing tube radio and the family gathered around... everyone's imagination was visualizing the characters and the actions in their own unique way.... dialog, music, sound effects were the triggers, but the "imagination" was the target! This track will be stored in the "Murder at Midnight" Playlist in this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio Introduction gives background on "The Weird Circle" series produced by ZIV Productions and syndicated on Mutual Radio Network... and introduces the ghost story "Mad Montkon" adapted from a story written in the 1800's by Wlkie Collins. This track will be stored in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast
Audio introduction gives basic background on the Mutual Radio Network series and introduces Cicely Tyson, who is the Thursday night host for the "Love and Hate" theme drama... which is entitled "Thought She Was Dead" FYI: Cicely Tyson passed away Jan 28, 2021. She was 97 years old. She was 41 when she was the Thursday night host for this radio series. This track will live in the "Drama" Playlist of this Podcast.
Audio Introduction provides background information about Harry Einstein (Known as Mr. Parkurkakus) and the extremely well-done sitcom... with a smatter of music .... In this episode Parky needs $1000 and he needs it fast! (That is about 11 to 12,000 dollars in today's money) How is he going to solve this? Well all of his friends have ideas... some good, some not so good. Meet me at Parky's to hear the story. This track will be in the Comedy Playlist.
Another episode from this outstanding western adventure program starring Raymond Burr. Directed by Norman Macdonnell, this seris depicted life at old Fort Laramie during the late 1800's. This show was known for its historical accuracy, music, sound effects, writing, and excellent acting by the leads and a tremendously good supporting cast. This track will live in this Soundcloud.com "Fort Laramie" Playlist
A collection of 5 Public Service Announcements from 75 to 80 years ago that seem to still be relevant. Intro Audio gives a little background on the requirements of a PSA... no radio station was forced to play them. It was all voluntary. PSA's are still used today... visual as well as audio PSA's. Track will be in "History of Radio" Playlist
Audio intro compares the character of Archie (Ed Gardner) to the character of Archie played by Carroll O'Connor on television's "All in the Family" and "Archie Bunker's Place" in their mastering of the malaprop. The two characters sound very much alike though the topics covered in the television series and radio series are VERY different. This is an Armed Forces Radio Service rebroadcast... apparently this show was great entertainment for the troops during WW II. This track will be placed in the "Comedy" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Lum 'n Abner have been selling a lot of penlights, which the show advertises for listeners to buy. Now they have room in the store to begin restocking until the next load of flashlights comes in. Meanwhile the two "friends" and "business partners" are running for President of the Jotem Down Country Store... and the contest is getting a little heated. Somebody needs a Campaign Manager? Mr. Huddleston? Always a good story... the dialect and malaprops alone make it a fun program and this particular show will be 87 years since it was first broadcast on Feb 18, 1935. Enjoy. This will be living in the "Lum 'n Abner" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Snooks ran a way from home with a boy in the neighborhood... now she is back home and invites him for a sleepover. Daddy has to read a bedtime story "Rip VanWinkle".... and that doesn't go well. Next Episode is Snooks has been assigned to visit a flower garden and write a journal or essay about her visit. Well there were bees, pollen, aphids, mud, and Daddy with his drooping Pansies! This will be in the "Comedy" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast
Audio Intro gives the playlist in the 15 minute broadcast sent over shortwave radio to the troops overseas in 1944. Not heard on commercial broadcast, the content of this show was built on requests of songs made by soldiers sending into YANK Magazine. Music and anecdotal material about some events involving troops. This track will be living in the "G.I. Jive" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Joanna Glass's radio adaptation of her play "Canadian Gothic" broadcast as part of NPR's EarPlay series ... on March 9, 1980. This is a very powerful drama that takes place in Saskatchewan and involves the MacPherson family... Natalie, the wife of dentist Jack... a daughter Jean and her romance with a North American Indigenous man named Ben Redleaf. Romance, Tragedy, Bittersweet Relationships, Haunting memories of the mother Natalie and father Jack... Excellent story. This track will be in the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist on Soundcloud.com podcast.
Here is a U.S. Forest Service PSA featuring the Sons of the Pioneers, Walter Brennan, and of course Smokey the Bear. Walter Brennan was an incredible actor and Smokey the Bear is not too shabby! This was an entertaining way to get out a message about prevention of forest fires!
Introductory audio presents a brief history of the Sons of the Pioneers... a group that continues today after beginning in 1933... of course there have been many changes in the group, but they still continue bringing pleasure to their fans. They have been inducted into various singing "Halls of Fame" and they have a Star on Hollywood Blvd for their many recordings. This track will be living in the "Country Western Music" Playlist... just look for Minnie Pearl!
Listeners like Groucho... so here is another episode of "You Bet Your Life" ... this one from 1950. ABC radio 1947-49 NBC-TV and NBC Radio from Oct 1950. Last radio show was June, 1960 and last TV show was on Sept 22nd. Show went into syndication in 1961 and has been revived three times... Jay Leno launched a series in September of 2021. Groucho Marx died on August 19, 1977... he was 86 years old. He is considered by critics to have been a master of quick wit and one of America's greatest comedians. His wit and humor are demonstrated in "You Bet Your Life" This track is in the "Games" Playlist
Judy Canova Show is quite popular on this Podcast... and it was on radio for 10 yrs (1943-53). Judy Canova was a classically trained vocalist but as those of you who are familiar with her show know, she made herself to be a hillbilly, hog caller, and hayseed! Publicity photos showed her with a shotgun and wolf traps. She wore pigtails and calico dresses. She told stories about her pet Pig, Loverboy or her cousin Ureenus, whose favorite dessert was chopped liver ice cream. Supporting cast includes: Hans Conreid, Sheldon Leonard, Gerald Mohr, Gale Gordon, Sharon Douglas, Joe Kearns, Verna Felton, Ruby Dandridge, Mel Blanc, and Elvia Allman. The Sportsmen Quartet performs as does Judy. She sings a "silly" song and always does another song near the end of the show that demonstrates her true vocal talents. Episode: Trading In The Old Car - April 13, 1946. This track is in the "Comedy" Playlist
At the height of their popularity this show garnered 7 million listeners... five days a week for 15 minute shows. They were known as Radio's home folks. No music. No sound effects. This is all about dialog written by a comic genius Paul Rhymer. Show was on the air for 14 years from 1932-44 and intermittently until 1946. Briefly adapted for television in 1949 and again in 1957. "Vic and Sade" has its own Playlist on Soundcloud.com.
This "Cavalcade of America" broadcast, sponsored by DuPont Chemical Company, aired on Feb 12, 1936. It is best called a Historical Drama... it covers Lincoln's life from a boy up until he was a young lawyer... and then ends with a dialog with his stepmother Sally Bush Lincoln, who is visited after Lincoln had been assassinated. Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a single-room log cabin on Sinking Spring Farm in LaRue County, Kentucky. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 15, 1865 at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. President Lincoln was 56. Booth was killed in Virginia on April 26, 1865...by Union Cavalry sent to capture him. He was 26. The style of this Cavalcade of America presentation is an example of the kind of radio that was prominent in 1936... a lot of drama and a full orchestra accompanying the production. This track will be in the "Drama" Playlist
This program broadcast 85 years ago is a dramatization of the process of writing and signing of the United States Constitution. Perhaps the time is right for lots of people to listen to the message in this radio production... “Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,” Benjamin Franklin Playlist: History - Miscellaneous
This is an Armed Forces Radio and Television Service Broadcast of "Big Band Countdown" to Europe from the first week of Feb. 1951. Songs in order of play (including a few extras) are: "Harbor Lights" - "Tennessee Waltz" - Les Paul and Mary Ford; "One O'Clock Jump" - Count Basie "So Long It's Been Good To Know You" - Weavers and Pete Seeger "Rovin' Kind" - Mitch Miller "Local 802 Blues" - Metronome All Stars including Miles Davis. "The Thing" - Phil Harris "IF" Perry Como "You're Just In Love" - Perry Como and Fontaine Sisters "Build That Railroad" - Duke Ellington "Be My Love" - Mario Lanza "My Heart Cries For You" - Guy Mitchell and Mitch Miller "You're the One" - Frank Sinatra and "Tennessee Waltz" Patti Page Broadcast also includes messages to military listening on a variety of issues they may need help with as they come home from Europe. Playlist: "Big Band and Jazz"
Introductory audio gives background on the NPR Series "Earplay" and the importance it played in being the most ambitious nationwide projects in the medium of radio in the U.S. during the 1970's and 1980's. "Murder Therapy" written by David Kranes and featuring Ralph Bell, Jane Murray and Ken Jerome . This is a heavy drama built around distinct psychological problems... that involves "Murder Therapy". This track will live in the "Drama" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast.
This is an early show when Faye and Harris performed on The Fitch Band Wagon Show... but from these appearances the fine-tuned an excellent comedy show that eventually was sponsored by Rexall and ran from 1948-54. Harris was also the Band Director as well as acting in skits on the Jack Benny Show for 16 years... many times the two shows went live, one right after the other, so Harris had to "hoof it" across the parking lot from one studio to the other. Faye and Harris were married for 54 years until Phil passed away in 1995. This track will be in the "Comedy" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Introductory Audio presents the background on the Cavalcade of America production... the 215th broadcast out of over 750 between 1935 and 1953 on CBS Radio. Karl Swenson stars as Edgar Allan Poe and Bill Johnstone stars as George Graham, a magazine publisher who hired Poe and made his magazine the most popular in the U.S.A. at the time. There was some dramatic license taken with this story that was written by Norman Rosten. For example, in the story Poe's young wife is called "Anna," but her real name was Virginia. The sponsor of the series was DuPont Chemical Company. This track will be in the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
As you might have guessed, I really like listening to these "You Bet Your Life" shows because they demonstrate the amazing comedic talent that Groucho Marx was... his wit...his timing...his physical appearance... he used those eyebrows and mustache (originally fake) as part of his comedy routine. This and many other "You Bet Your Life" shows are in the Playlist "Game Shows" .... but they were much more than that!
Audio introduction to the track gives fairly detailed background on this series which had 7 different people playing the role of Johnny Dollar over a period of 14 years... and actually was the final network produced radio drama aired on Sept 30, 1962... the official end of the Golden Age of Radio. More Johnny Dollar episodes can be found with this one in the Playlist "Mystery -Detective - Crimes" on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
The physician at Frenchman’s Ford, a fictional western town, Dr. Ray Matson, was as quick with a pistol as he was with a helping hand. He was "the symbol of justice and mercy in the lawless west of the 1870s." The doctor, known as "friend and physician to white man and Indian alike" set an example of tolerance as all kinds of people made their way to Frenchman’s Ford -- including a Chinese gambler, a Jewish gun-slinger, and a mail order bride!
Karl Weber starred as Dr. Ray Matson as the gun-carrying, wandering doctor known far and wide as Dr. Sixgun. His story was told through the doctor’s constantly inebriated companion, a gypsy, named Pablo, played by Bill Griffis…. Pablo also has a talking Raven by the name of Midnight. The Show, which was produced in 1954, when television was decimating the audiences who listened to radio, only lasted one season. Dr. Matson helped people where he could whether it was with medicine, a friendly ear, or with a gun… Dr. Sixgun. This track will live in the "Westerns" Playlist on Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio Introduction presents background on the series, introduces the main actors and leads listeners into this WW II Spy Adventure based on the archives of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services). High quality story... and the fact that it is based on a real life event, makes this an exciting and entertaining program. This track will be placed in the "Cloak and Dagger" playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Katie, the maid, has a date with Roscoe... and it seems like she might have indicated that she was a rather wealthy woman and she even had a maid. Well, Mrs. Cooper cannot let Katie down... so she attempts to help her live the "white lie"... and pretends to be Katie's maid. First she needs to find something that Katie can wear on her date... but they are finding things are a "little" tight... fitting, that is. Good show from an extremely popular series that eventually became CBS TV's "I Love Lucy" with Desi Arnaz (Lucille Balls real life husband) replacing Richard Denning. This track will live in the "My Favorite Husband" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio introduction provides brief background on this series that ran 13 years on CBS beginning in 1937. Jean Hersholt plays Dr. Christian and Rosemary DeCamp is Nurse Judy. This doctor makes house calls and if you cannot may, he barters... "I removed your tonsils... that will cost you a dozen eggs and one head of lettuce!" He knew everyone in Rivers Bend and they loved him... so didn't the listeners who consistently asked for "free" medical advice that Jean Hersholt, as an actor, could not give them! Track lives in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" Playlist on this soundcloud.com podcast.
On this track you will find a very simple "Just for the Hell of It" hearing test. Listen to the instructions and the 8 tones beginning with 20 Hz, 60Hz, 120Hz, 240Hz, 480Hz, 7000Hz (7kHz), 10000Hz (10kHz), and finally the 20000Hz (20kHz). At birth the normal human ear can hear between 20Hz and 20kHz. As we age we lose the ability to hear some of the frequencies. Any sound 85dB or higher puts excessive air pressure on the eardrums and over time can permanently damage our hearing. Hearing damage is cumulative. Take care of your hearing so you listen to Heirloom Radio... a Different Kind of Oldies Program. This track will be stored in the "History of Radio" Playlist
The Old Time Radio Researcher (OTTR) group is dedicated to preserving the catalog of old time radio shows. Just like in television today, there were many shows on radio that aired once or twice and then disappeared... for a variety of reasons... no sponsors... poor production... no talent....no listeners... but the OTTR calls them "Singles and Doubles" and here is a show with a host whose name is Spencer and he just talks about a particular topic... it is comedic... but there are only a couple of shows out there. The topic is "Barbers" This will live in the "History of Radio" Playlist. It is actually quite entertaining because it is so different from other programs we have heard. Give it a try...
Audio intro says it all... at the time this show was popular it was also very frightening for people who gathered around the radio dials in a dark room... and let their imaginations construct the action and the images from the sound effects, organ music, and dialog. By today's standards, this would not be that scary, but try to "imagine" what it might have been like in a setting described above. This track will live in the "Murder at Midnight" Playlist here on Soundcloud.com podcast.
From WXYZ out of Detroit comes another adventure story set in Canada with the Northwest Mountain Police.... Sgt. Preston and his wonder dog, Yukon King (who was played by a talented vocal sound effects man... tough to get a dog to bark and growl right on a radio script cue!) This track will live in the "Westerns" track on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Introductory Audio gives background on the Crime Classics series and explains why the stories were so well researched and written to fit the period in history when the crime took place. This track will live in the "Crime Classics" playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio intro contains biographical information about Ed Kemmer, who plays Commander in Chief, Buzz Corry. Also included is information about the history of the program that was aired simultaneously on radio and television. This track will live in the Playlist "Space Patrol" on this Soundcloud.com Podcast.
This is the 27th episode of the Fort Laramie series on this podcast, but it was the official 29th episode in the NBC series. I am missing 2 episodes that will sync the count on the playlist with the actual count of episodes. There were 40 all together between January and October of 1956. The series was on Sunday afternoons and was extremely popular. It may have gone another season, but Raymond Burr was offered the role of "Perry Mason" on television... and the rest is history... The "Fort Laramie" Playlist is on this Soundcloud podcast.
1m 37s phone call to wish Bob Elliott a Happy New Year from Steve Bosco...(Ray Goulding) .... Happy New Year!
A skit from the Maxwell House Coffee show on Dec. 26, 1940... almost 81 years to the day that I am posting this... Dec 25, 2021. Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks and Hanley Stafford as her father "Lancelot Higgins" are returning just about every present they were given... and Baby Snooks is trying to "re-gift" suspenders to the announcer, who gave the very same suspenders to her Daddy. That doesn't work out. Daddy takes Baby Snook and her little brother, Robespierre to the Dept. Store to return the gifts, but Snooks wants to talk to Santa... One thing to keep in mind is that this was 1940 and parents often spanked their children... so when Daddy spanks Snooks... keep in mind that the listeners identified with it and it was not criticized. Also note that Daddy was going to leave baby Robespierre sleeping in the car...rolling the windows down a bit and locking the door... another "no...no" by today's standards. It is a wonder that people born in the 1940s, yours truly included, survived! :) This Track will live in the "Christmas" Playlist... Dec. 26th is close enough! Thanks for listening.
A radio panel game in which comedians told jokes and tried to top on another. It was an unrehearsed program. Featuring the vaudvillain "Senator" Edward Hastings Ford, Harry Hershfield, and Joe Laurie, Jr. Listeners were invited to send in jokes. Host, Peter Donald told the best of these jokes, each one on a different topic, while a "laugh meter" measured the audience reaction on a scale of 0 to 1,000. Then the "Knights of the Clown Table"... Ford, Hershfield, and Laurie,Jr - tried to top listeners with their own jokes that had to be tied to the same topic. Listeners whose jokes were read got $10 and a bonus of $5 for each panelist who failed to outscore it with his own joke for a maximum prize of $25. The panel claimed they knew 15,000 jokes. Show was on WOR in NYC in 1940 and picked up by NBC in 1942 to 1954. A version of the show went to TV but only lasted one year from 1950-51. Fun show to listen to....certainly different. Will live in our "Game Show" Playlist.
Intro audio gives background on Charlie Barnet and his career... also presents the playlist heard in the program coming from the Palladium in Hollywood CA. as rebroadcast by the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service in November of 1959. This Track will live in the "Big Band - Jazz" Playlist
Another "You Bet Your Life" show with Groucho Marx and George Fenneman. This one is from Nov. 23, 1949 and .... shhhhhh the secret word is Sky! Sponsor is Elgin America... not DeSoto. This track will be in the "Game Show" Playlist... there are many more shows from this series in that list.
Track has a brief audio intro to the series and the story "The Brain Goes Home." I found this to be a heart warming story showing some of the best characteristics of people... and we all know how important that is in this world today. Some good messages in this story. I expect you will enjoy it. This track will be living in the "Damon Runyon Theatre" Playlist.
From WXYZ out of Detroit comes another adventure stories set in Canada with the Northwest Mountain Police.... Sgt. Preston and his wonder dog, Yukon King (who was played by a talented vocal sound effects man... tough to get a dog to bark and growl right on a radio script cue!) This track will live in the "Westerns" track on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio Intro gives information about the series and the actor William Boyd and introduces the track "Mystery of Skull Valley".... this was a popular television, motion picture and radio show. Hopalong Cassidy was on radio from 1948 to 1950 but was also run in syndication. William Boyd was not only a popular western hero character, he was an amazing business man and secured a considerable amount of wealth through the sale of "Hopalong" toys, lunch pails (I had one!), film production... and his estate's net worth as of 2020 was 1.25 Billion dollars. He died in 1972 at the age of 77. This track will be in the "Westerns" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Space Patrol was on ABC Radio from March 1950 to February of 1955. The television version was on at that same time! Commander-in-Chief Buzz Corry (Ed Kemmer) of the United Planets Space Patrol and his young sidekick, Cadet Happy (Lyn Osborn) faced interplanetary villains with diabolical schemes... in every show. They produced 210 thirty minute TV episodes, 900 fifteen minute episodes and 129 radio episodes. The same cast performed in both the radio and television series. Only 117 of the original broadcasts survive. The 1954 program consistently ranked in the top 10 shows broadcast on a Saturday. Space Patrol has earned its own playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
The Secret Word is "Shoe" and Groucho makes a mistake and owns up to it! Always entertaining because of the witty and comedic mind of Groucho Marx. There has never been anyone else like him. Some of these radio shows were simulcast with the TV show, both of them were so popular they were on together for several years. ABC radio 1947-1949. NBC Radio 1950-1960 NBC TV 1950-1961 Syndication 1980-81, 1992-93, Fox TV 2021-Present. These shows are some of the most popular on this podcast because his humor still makes people laugh! You Bet Your Life is in the Game Show Playlist
Introductory audio covers information about the series, the episode, the actors and characters of "Captain Midnight" that was heard on the radio from 1938-49 and on television from 1954-58. A 15 year run for any media is fantastic and this show had an immense following of listeners... young and old alike. The two episodes edited together in on this track are living in the "Captain Midnight" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
A popular comedy heard on radio from 1945-47 featuring a very talented man who not only wrote the scripts, but played the lead of a Greek immigrant who opens his own restaurant - "Parky's"... Each show involves some sort of problem that Parky... Mr. Parkurkakas... found himself entwined in. Members of the cast try to help him in a variety of ways, generally not successful. The show follows the formula of most sitcoms during this era with a monolog, some skits built around the theme of the evening, and a few vocalists who not only act in the cast, but sing a couple of songs ... you know, to try to calm Nick Parkurkakas down! This track will be stored in the playlist "Comedy"
Vic and Sade ... Here is a Christmas theme show, sort of, when Rush, Vic and Sade's adopted son, goes to Vic's business office to ask him for a "Strictly Business Christmas Loan"... Rush argues that he is grown up now and it isn't right for a "man" of 14 to be buying cheap presents for Christmas gifts to give family and friends. So he is asking Vic for a loan so he can spend some "big money" on gifts... even one for Vic. This is the show that is all about dialog. No sound effects or music, just down-to-earth people from the 1940's carrying on a conversation. This track will live in the "Vic and Sade" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast
Audio Introduction gives background on this Mutual Radio Network "Interactive" radio series from 1947-50. This is not to be confused with the Five Minute Mystery shorts... this is a 30 minute program with 5 individual mysteries which are attempted to be solved by selected members in the audience and compared to the professional sleuths who reveal the answers. If an audience member correctly identifies the suspect... they win a prize of $5.00... hey, it was 1947... my father was earning $25 a week at the time. See if you can solve the mysteries presented and you will win absolutely nothing, but it will make you feel good! This track will be stored in the "Mystery-Detective-Crime" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
The Armed Forces Radio and Television Service broadcast of May 9, 1961 of "Rocketing Rhythms" with host Jack Brown and guest, singer Kay Starr. Show featured charting songs of the time. Playlist in order: Kay Starr: Fooling Around. Ernie K. Doe: Mother-In-Law. The Wanderers: For Your Love. Pat Boone: Moody River. Joe Barry: A Fool to Care. Bert Kaemfert: Tenderly. The Ventures: Lullaby of the Leaves. This track will be living in the "Variety-Comedy-Musical" Playlist
There were many shows during the Golden Age of Radio that featured animal "stars" because they did not have to be in the studio. The sound effects man would create the voice of the dog, cat, or horse and do it on cue. The listening audience would never know the difference. Rin Tin Tin on the radio was played by a sound effects tech, but in the movies he was actually a dog found on a WW I battlefield who went on to star in several Warner Bros. movies. After the original German Shepard passed on, the name was given to a number of replacements. The series began in 1930.... but this recording is from the Mutual Broadcasting System Jan 2, 1955 to Dec. 25, 1955 run of 30 min programs at 5 pm on Sunday afternoons. Lee Aaker plays Rusty, Mames Brown as Lt. Ripley "Rip" Masters and Joe Sawyer played Sgt. Biff O'Hara... part of the 101st Cavalry. By the way the original 1930 series was entitled "The Wonder Dog" and Don Ameche starred in that series that ran until 1934... on CBS. This track will be living in the Playlist "Westerns"
Another "Five Minute Mystery" to see if you can "out sleuth the sleuth!" In this case the FBI is trying to solve the case of some stolen jewels... can you determine who stole the jewels before the FBI agent solves the case? Give it a try and if you do solve the case... and you are not a FBI agent, well maybe there is a new career waiting for you! Good luck! This will be stored in the "Five Minute Mystery" Playlist.
Audio Introduction provides a brief synopsis and origin of this story... the radio adaptation of a short story entitled "Taboo" written in 1939 by a British author, Geoffrey Household. Paul Frees and Morgan Farley have the lead roles and William Conrad is the host/narrator. This track will be stored in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio introduction provides information about the "Escape" series sustained by CBS Radio for most of its 7 year run producing over 200 episodes. The story is an adaptation from an 1890 short story by Ambrose Bierce... involving the hanging of a Confederate civilian by the Union army at the Owl Creek Bridge in Tennessee. This track will live in the Playlist "Horror/Suspense" on Soundcloud.com
Audio Introduction gives background on the "Crime Classics" series from CBS radio 1953-54. Superbly written, directed, and produced stories of true crimes that took place all through history. This track is entitled "Old Sixtoes and How He Stopped Construction On The BB & CI" The BB & CI was a railroad in British Bombay, India in 1855. This track will be stored in the "Crime Classics" Playlist. Thanks to Old Time Radio Researchers (OTRR) group for background material on Crime Classics. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode
Considering that Archie, the manager of Duffy's Tavern, cannot utter a sentence without a malaprop... the concept that he believes he can write an opera is totally unbelievable. But, we have to give him an "E" for "Effort." This is a very funny episode, especially if you like malapropisms! This track will live in the Playlist:Comedy... where else?
This Dec 1952 broadcast of The Bing Crosby show welcomes Rosemary Clooney and jazz violinist, Joe Venuti as guests. Ken Carpenter is the announcer, GE is sponsor. Playlist of songs: Bing: "Open Up Your Heart" - Bing: "Because Your Mine" Rosemary: "Who Kissed Me Last Night" Duet with Bing and Rosemary: "Two to Tango Joe Venuti (Jazz Violinist): April in Paris Duet with Bing and Rosemary: "Silver Bells" and Bing sings song from the film "Road to Bali" - "To See You Is To Love You" This Track will live in Playlist: Variety-Comedy-Musicals
The Aldrich Family ... a popular teenage situation comedy, was also found in films, television, and comic books. The opening of the show was classic when Henry's mother called, "Henreeeeeeeeeee! Hen-re Aldrich!" and he responded in his squeaky and breaking down teenage voice, "Coming, Mother!" This is their 1952 Thanksgiving show. The radio show ran from 1939 to 1953 and in all that time, Henry only aged 1 year. That is the magic of radio! This track will be placed in two Playlists: Comedy and Thanksgiving
The 26th Episode on this playlist of "Fort Laramie"... (the 28th Episode in the series... missing 2 episodes) Directed by Norman MacDonnell (Gunsmoke)... historically accurate portrayal of Fort Laramie in the 1870's Wyoming. Raymond Burr is Captain Lee Quince, Vic Perrin is Sgt Goerse, Jack Moyles plays Major Dagget. Series ran with 41 Episodes between Jan. 22, 1956 to October 28, 1956. No doubt would have been renewed, but Raymond Burr was offered a new job on television... Perry Mason. "Fort Laramie" is an excellent western adventure series. Tracks are in the Playlist: "Fort Laramie" Thank you for listening.
Audio introduction gives some background information on the program, identifies the stars and the characters they play and outlines some of the entertainment that listeners will hear. Comedy and Music... An excellent show that was broadcast around Thanksgiving - Nov. 29, 1947 This track will be in the Playlist: "Variety-Comedy-Musical"
Audio intro outlines this 44 min 65 year old Thanksgiving Show originally broadcast on the Mutual Radio Network. Sponsor is local druggist... which have mostly disappeared because of the big chains... but a trip to a Turkey Farm the day before Thanksgiving in 1956 is a little troubling with only 1 turkey out of thousands sold on the farm... probably because they have mean and angry turkeys according to the owner.... This track will be placed in the "Bob and Ray" Playlist and the "Thanksgiving" Playlist. Attribution: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode
Audio Introduction gives background on the program, introduces the actors and characters and the premise of the show. Guest stars include Arthur Treacher, who used to be the co-host on the Merv Griffin show and Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom... a retired light heavyweight boxing champion who Archie is considering hiring to replace Arthur Treacher who is tired of working 18 hours a day, 7 days a week! This episode will be stored in the Playlist: Comedy... and it is that!
This is the follow-up episode to "The Young Matrons' League Play Tryouts" aired on Oct. 2, 1948. It completes the story... and a very funny story it is... and popular by the count of the number of people who have listened to the Oct 2nd program. Both Episodes are in the Playlist "My Favorite Husband" Thank you for listening.
We begin with "Redskin Rhumba" which was Charlie Barnet's theme song. Jimmy Wallington is the host and introduces the first song "Lumby." June Christie is the vocalist and sings "I'll Take Romance". There is some banter as the show was sponsored by Treasury Dept. to help recruit men for the United States Marine Corps in the 1957. The music continues with the Orchestra playing "Pennies From Heaven" featuring Charlie on saxophone. June Christie sings "I Want To Be Happy" and the Orchestra closes the show with Redskin Rhumba... This track will be stored in the "Big Band / Jazz Sounds" Playlist.
Audio introduction presents background information on station WXYZ in Detroit and George Trendel who was responsible for the production of some of the best adventure series on radio... and as it turned out... television and even some motion pictures. The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, Challenge of the Yukon... all produced by a repertory drama group at WXYZ. This episode has a Thanksgiving theme... "Thanksgiving in the Wilderness" with Sgt. Preston and his dog Yukon King. This track will be in two Playlists - "Thanksgiving" and "Drama/Adventure"
Audio introduction gives background on the series and introduces the actors and the roles they play in this action-spy-adventure series following WW II when paranoia of Communist takeover was at its height. Brian Donlevy stars as Steve Mitchell, an agent who is assigned to handle Dangerous Assignments at locations all over the world. In this episode the assignment is "Nigeria" ... This track will live in the Playlist "Mystery-Detective-Crime"
Audio Introduction has some general background material on this very popular juvenile western series starring Guy Madison as Wild Bill Hickok and Andy Devine as his pal, Jingles. Popular on radio, television, even in Australia, and on the motion picture screen... Sponsored by Kellogg's Sugar Pops cereal... Many of us of a "certain age" watched these shows on television in the mid-to late 1950's... This track will be living in the Playlist "Westerns" where more "Wild Bill Hickok" episodes can be found.
The photo is the real "Wild Bill Hickok" ... but he is portrayed by a clean cut handsome cowboy ... played by Guy Madison and he has a sidekick, Jingles, played by Andy Devine. Side Note: Andy Devine had a peculiar voice... he acquired it by running with a stick in his mouth when he was a child, falling down and the stick apparently punctured parts of larynx that changed his voice forever... It was his unique voice that made him a sought-after character actor. Tough way to become famous. Ouch! This track will live in, what else, the "Westerns" Playlist! Thanks for listening. Now saddle up!
Oscar Wilde wrote the novella in 1891 from which this play is adapted... The audio introduction lays out the premise of the story and the willingness of Victorian character Dorian Gray to give his soul for allowing a portrait of him to age while he retains his youthfulness. But there is more to a person's life than looks... there is honor and morality... that is not visible and there is dishonor and immorality that is not visible ... but not so in the portrait... it changes as Dorian lives his life, and it is not a good "picture" when all is said and done! This track will live in the Playlist "Horror and Suspense" on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Don't tell anyone, but the secret word is "Book"... another episode of "You Bet Your Life" starring Groucho Marx and George Fenneman. This track will be stored in the playlist "Game Shows" on this Soundcloud.com podcast. Thank you for listening, It is much appreciated.
Audio Introduction gives brief background on Earplay and some information on the dramatist, Jeff Wanshell who wrote and adapted this play for NPR and Earplay under the Endowment for the Arts. This track will live in the "Drama/Adventure" playlist on this podcast on Soundcloud.com
This is a radio adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's horror story, "The Birds." first published in 1952. It was adapted for CBS Radio Network's Anthology series "Hollywood Presents Lux Radio Theatre." The show was renamed and rebroadcasts on the Armed Forces Radio Service... that is the broadcast on this track with Don Wilson as the announcer rather than Cecil B. DeMille who was on the original broadcast. This is the same story that Alfred Hitchcock made into a motion picture in 1963 that starred Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Tippi Hedren. The audio intro gives background on the anthology series and identifies the cast members in this fine radio adaptation. This will live in the playlist "Horror/Suspense".
This track from the CBS Radio Workshop series of 1956-57 offers a very unique listening experience in a number of ways. First, the story is told in verse, rhyme by our narrator, William Conrad (Matt Dillon in radio's Gunsmoke, Canon on TV's Detective series and so much more) and secondly there is some very sweet jazz trumpet played in this story. The story tells the tale if Jimmy Blue Eyes who lives in New Orleans. He gets himself into some serious trouble and winds up in prison...he is allowed to bring an old jazz trumpet he won in a card game and he spends his years in prison learning to play the trumpet. The one elusive thing that he just cannot get is that certain high note.... when he is released from prison he makes a deal with the "Devil" that will enable him to hit that note... but the price he pays is extremely high. Good story and a lot of excellent jazz trumpet music... win-win. This track will live in the playlist on this podcast "Drama - Adventure" Enjoy.
This is a 15 minute musical variety show with two outstanding performers, Curt Massey and Martha Tilton. Audio introduction gives background on both the stars of this show. Your host has not heard this show before I discovered this one and I was pleasantly surprised and wanted to introduce this program to you. It is laid back with a nice variety of music with two people who work well together and certainly could sing. The show will live in the "Musical-Comedy-Variety" Playlist
Audio Introduction gives background on the history of introducing magnetic tape recording into the United States after World War II and how dramatically it changed what could be done and how it would be done to sound via the use of magnetic tape. A Reel-to-Reel Ampex recorder is the main character in the CBS Radio Workshop presentation... A story about technology, told by the technology! This will live in the "Drama Playlist"
Little Orphan Annie was on the radio 5 days a week at 5:45 pm.... and millions of children and some of their parents too... Listened to this show for 7 years. The kids drank a lot of Ovaltine to be able to send in proof of purchase labels and seals to get the many types of decoder devices, pins, rings, badges... and at the end of each show a code was given that would give a hint about the next show, but only if you had a decoder device to find out wat the code meant. It was quite a production... kids, dogs, adventure, music, mysteries, decoder pins, a Secret Society... and so popular during the years of the great depression, especially 1935-39. This is what so many children listened to every afternoon, just before supper. The movie "A Christmas Story" based on Jean Shepherd's recollection of Christmas as a child, included some great scenes involving Little Orphan Annie and her decoder ring. Little Orphan Annie has her own Playlist on this podcast.
The Armed Forces Radio Service broadcast shows to the troops overseas during WW II. These were not heard on national broadcast radio... they were shortwave radio shows totally volunteered by talent, engineers, studios... to support the morale of the troops overseas. This is a Musical, Comedy, Variety show with guest host Kay Kyser and his College of Musical Knowledge Orchestra. Comedian Jerry Colonna, and special guest Gary Cooper. This show was broadcast just about a month before WW II ended in Europe VE Day. Same excellent music, comedy, with lots of enthusiasm and good spirits. You can almost feel it through the speaker... the War was coming to an end. Americans had worked together to defeat Hitler and were only 4 months away from defeating Japan. Amazing what we can do when we work together. There is a lesson to be learned or relearned in this program. This lives in the "Musical-Variety-Comedy" Playlist.
Audio Intro presents background on this series, introduces the characters and the actors who portrayed them. This was an extremely popular show during it run of a little over 7 years... from 1947 to 1954... it was broadcast on CBS radio. Cy Howard was the creator of the show. Besides radio there were two films and a tv series... also a stage play. Like I said, it was a popular show Unfortunately, it enforced the concept that blondes were ditzy... other shows did that as well... Burns and Allen... Easy Aces....in reality the women who played these roles were extremely intelligent and tremendous actresses... it was just an unfortunate fad of the time. If you like "My Friend Irma" you can find it in the playlist by the same name "My Friend Irma" on the Soundcloud.com podcast site.
Two back-to-back episodes digitally connected ... The Prison Riot from March 18, 1940 and The Steam Plant from March 20, 1940. Look! Up in the Playlist of "Superman"... it IS Superman... this is the 11th track with Bud Collyer starring as Superman disguised as the mild-mannered Clark Kent. Make sure there is no Krypton around your listening device when you are playing these Superman tracks.
Audio Introduction presents background on why this story was written by Edgar Allan Poe, best known for his poetry. The story written as a novel, in 1836 was loosely adapted for the radio program "The Weird Circle"...Story of a sea adventure that ends tragically. Stars Santos Ortega as Captain Bernard. This episode will live in the "Halloween" Podcast on this Soundcloud originating podcast.
The third Space Patrol episode to be released this week...something is wrong at a plant on Venus... putting out bad plastic products which is dangerous for the Space Patrol craft. The Brain-o-Graph is going to have to be utilized to see who is telling he truth and who is not.
This is the second of 3-in-a-row of Space Patrol episodes to be posted over the next few days. Commander Corry and Cadet Happy find themselves to be prisoners on the planet of Pluto. To find out if they escape you will have to listen to this popular Sci-Fi Adventure series that was simultaneously broadcast on television and the radio. This track is living in the playlist "Space Patrol" originating from Soundcloud.com
Audio Introduction lists the 4 featured songs in order of play. GI Jill (aka Martha Wilkerson) entertained the troops as a DJ playing requested songs for the our soldiers fighting overseas during and even awhile after World War II. Featured artists: Benny Goodman, Lena Horne, Four King Sisters, Harry James Orchestra. Many broadcasts of this program are living on the playlist here at Soundcloud.com - "GI Jive, GI Jill"
This is Episode # 21 on Heriloom Radio's list of "Space Patrol" The Episode numbers shown here are not always the official Episodes as some of the audio files are not of good quality. If that is the case, and I cannot adjust them, I move on to the next Episode. This particular episode is right on the line... it is an interesting story, but the quality is lacking a bit. However, I believe the story is entertaining enough to post it. I know there are a lot of "Space Patrol" fans out there. This track and all the Space Patrol episodes are in a Playlist on the Soundcloud.com Podcast under "Space Patrol"
Fort Laramie series continues with our Episode #25 from July of 1956. Audio introduction on the track gives a brief overview of the historical significance of Fort Laramie. Producer Norman MacDonnell was a master when it came to westerns (Produced Gunsmoke too!) He was meticulous when it came to audio details... sound effects, music, which he used to make it all seem so real. Add to his talent the excellent vocal talent of the lead actors and the supporting cast and you have a very popular program... which this was. The only reason it did not continue was that Raymond Burr was offered a television role on CBS... Perry Mason... and that was that!
The Battle of Bunker Hill may not have happened! Huge diamond and gold mine discovered in California, and it is for sale! Brass or Gold? Origin of the song "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow!" Host, Lyndsay MacHarrie takes listeners on a 15 min adventure of hearing "the story behind the story" of a variety of topics. Program had one purpose... entertaining and giving you something to talk about at a party when things got boring! This track is living in the playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast by the same name "Can U Imagine That"
Audio Introduction gives a good background on the series, how it was organized, directed, and produced. Though it may sound like a robot today, back in the 1950's when the show came on radio... it was considered the "Cadillac" of police dramas... the most realistic on the air. Jack Webb (Sgt. Joe Friday) produced, directed, and starred in the show. He was a perfectionist and demanded a lot of the cast and crew and as such sometimes had "Help Wanted" signs up... as some of the people working on the program could not take the stress of his demands. But he produced a hell of a popular show... that cannot be denied. This track will be in the Playlist "Mystery/Detective/Crime"
Introductory audio offers a brief review of Edgar Allan Poe's life and some of his writing influences... and introduces The Black Mass featuring two of Poe's short stories dramatized and edited back-to-back. "The Perverse Imp" and "The Manuscript in a Bottle" are the "Two by Poe" on this track. This track will live in "Horror/Suspense" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio Introduction gives background on the show and introduces this episode. Starring Harry Einstein as Nick Parkurkakus, owner of the Greek restaurant known as Parky's. Excellent show. This episode and other episodes of "Meet Me At Parky's" live in the playlist "Comedy" on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Intro audio gives background on this wildly popular series that ran for 23 years producing about 5000 episodes. The two actors Chester Lauck and Norris Goff were boyhood friends and developed the series around a town called Waters, AK... which the renamed Pine Ridge... and they were so talented that they played more than one character in many episodes... and the names of the characters are entertaining in themselves. You will enjoy this show and more episodes in the playlist "Lum 'N Abner" on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
The introductory audio portion of the track focuses on the voices heard in the series from the creepy opening to some of the actors who played roles in this and other radio series transferring their talents to television on motion pictures. In radio, voices, music, and sound effects combined to stimulate the imagination of every listener and there probably was not a single listener who had the same image of a character or an action that was taking place. That's what radio did ... it made us use our imagination! This track will reside in the playlist by the same name.... "Murder at Midnight"
John Dehner was radio's Paladin, Richard Boone was television's Paladin. Both versions were on the air for most of the same time... 1957-60 with the TV series lasting until 1963. It is interesting to note that the two actors played the character of Paladin very different from one another... and that is the only way John Dehner accepted the offer to play the role on radio. He wanted the freedom to create his own character and not to be a carbon copy the the Paladin that Richard Boone portrayed on television. This episode will live in the "Westerns" playlist on this soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio intro gives background on this episode of ESCAPE from 1953 with host, William Conrad. The setting is a Mexican cantina... a poet and El Guitarero play a game of life and death with one another... The show is interrupted by a CBS News Bulletin concerning a release of prisoners during the Korean War... This show features some excellent Spanish music played by Jose Barroso. Escape tracks are stored in "Horror/Suspense" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast
The "Cugats" soon to become the "Coopers" because of a lawsuit threatened by band leader Xavier Cugat... that he did not want people to think the comedy was about his life... so the producers changed the name in 1949. A very popular sitcom producing 124 half-hour episodes on CBS radio and would morph into a television program in 1950 that would replace Richard Denning with Desi Arnaz (Lucille Ball's real-life husband) and renamed the show "I Love Lucy!" And the rest, as they say, is history. This episode will be living in the playlist "My Favorite Husband" on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
The Broadway and film hit "Guys and Dolls" (Photo - Jean Simmons and Marlon Brando) was based on Damon Runyon's short story "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" - narrated by John Brown (as Broadway)... this is a love story of a high class gambler named "Sky" who has fallen in love with a Missionary, Miss Sarah Brown... and he is doing everything he can to earn her approval. Intro gives background on the series and introduces the story. This episode of The Damon Runyon Theater lives in the Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast "Damon Runyon Theater"... This is the 11th episode in the series.
Two more back-to-back episodes from "Vic and Sade" - America's home folk "who live in the little house up on the next block". First story is "Too Many Faces in the Windows" from Dec. 1940 and the second show is "Beautiful, Beautiful Wallpaper" - January 15, 1941. More "Vic and Sade" episodes in the playlist "Vic and Sade"
Juvenile adventure serial broadcast from 1938-49. Stars David O'Brien. This was a syndicated series. Aired on WGN Chicago and then the Mutual Radio Network until 1942 when it went to NBC Blue Network (later to become ABC). When FCC broke up NBC Network... Captain Midnight went back to the Mutual Radio Network. The show was known for the imaginative use of exciting technological advancements to create narrative thrills that hopefully inspired the show's young audiences to dream of future technology. Series was based on a WW I aviator Captain Jim "Red" Albright, who was always sent on high-risk missions with instructions to return by the stroke of midnight. All Capt. Midnight episodes are in the "Captain Midnight" Playlist.
James Melton had an incredible tenor voice. He could sing opera, popular songs, ballads and sing them all very well. This show is from April 15, 1945 on CBS Radio Network... broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Service. The James Melton Show. He demonstrates his talents by singing several different genre of songs. Audio intro provides background on James Melton and introduces the show. This track will be living in the playlist "Variety - Comedy - Musical"
Two back-to-back tracks from March 13 and 15, 1940. Superman takes a plane ride to Canyon City and somebody's left to die! Could that be Superman? You'll have to listen to find out. All the Superman episodes are in their very own Playlist "Superman" here on Soundcloud.com Podcast of Heirloom Radio.
Audio Introduction offers a brief background on "The Black Mass" anthology series and then introduces this dramatization of Thomas Mann's story "Disillusionment." The Black Mass episodes are living in the Playlist "Horror/Suspense" on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Nick Parkyakarkus is going to get engaged... at least he thinks he is... but then again he is not too sure... she does have the most beautiful tooth that he has ever seen in a woman's mouth... but then he was holding her photo upside down when he first looks at her... he turned it over and it looked worse to him... so we aren't sure the engagement will happen or last... and the same for the marriage... if there is one. Very funny and entertaining series.... Lives in our "Comedy" Playlist with a lot of friends!
Returning to the popular series... dare we call it a "Medical Soap Opera" starring Jean Hersholt (Grandfather in the film "Heidi" starring Shirley Temple) and Rosemary DeCamp who had an amazing and long-lasting career in radio, television and motion pictures. In this episode a man in the town wants Dr. Christian to support him in his effort to take a woman's child away from her because of the woman's connection to a man convicted of murder many years before she moved to River's End. Dr. Christian wants no part of the man's plan nor anything to do with him. More episodes in "Medical Soap Opera and Soap Operas" Playlist.
Continuing on with this outstand example of the best of the best that radio had to offer... Fort Laramie returns. Audio introduction to the track gives brief synopsis and identifies the cast. This is a particularly poignant episode in that it deals with race relations with the Native Americans and the white soldiers at Fort Laramie. This and all the other episodes of this series can be found in the "Fort Laramie" Playlist here on the Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio Intro gives background and introduction to the two back-to-back episodes edited on one track. There is a Vic and Sade Playlist on this Soundcloud.com Podcast where you can find more of Vic and Sade... America's homefolk.
The Space Patrol investigates a forgotten city on the planet Saturn in this adventure from March 28, 1958. Cmdr. Corey and Cadet Happy discover some interesting things that are going on in "The Forgotten City" More "Space Patrol" Episodes in the Playlist "Space Patrol" on this Soundcloud. com Podcast
Here is the second show that Orson Welles hosted in place of Jack Benny who was still 3 weeks from returning because of a case of pneumonia he had contracted while touring military bases. Mary Livingston, (Jack's real life spouse) returns to the show for the first time with Orson subbing for her husband. This show was March 21, 1943. There is another episode from March 14, 1943... both are on the "Comedy - Variety - Musical" Playlist on this podcast.
Orson Welles is subbing for Jack Benny for a month as Jack has contracted pneumonia... Audio intro gives background to this show and how unique it was to have Orson Welles subbing for Jack Benny... It turned out to be a gold mind as audiences heard an Orson Welles they had never heard before, and he was funny. There is a follow up program on this Podcast from the March 21st show in 1943... the second of 4 shows where Orson Welles subbed. Program is stored in "Comedy - Variety - Musical" Playlist
On April 6, 1940 four of the Quiz Kids were guests on the Jack Benny J-Ello program and competed against the "J-Ello Kids"... now it is time for a rematch when Jack appears on the Quiz Kids program a week later... on April 13, 1940 - Part II of Jack and the Quiz Kids. This track is just the program track, the audio intro on Part 1 explains the series of two back to back shows. This program will be found in the Comedy-Variety Playlist
On this April 6, 1940, Jack and the gang welcome 4 members of the Quiz Kids program as their guests. Jack decides he wants to compete against the Quiz Kids with the J-Ello Kids (Don Wilson, Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, and Phil Harris) to see who has the highest intellectual ability... guess who wins! This is Part I because on April 13th, 1940 Jack once again appeared with the Quiz Kids - Part II is on this Podcast and both of these shows are in the Comedy -Variety Playlist
This track has two back-to-back episodes edited together. Interesting to hear the request to aid the coming WW II efforts through grocery shopping... saving easy to preserve foods for the troops and buying fresh fruits, vegetables and such at home. Show stars Art Van Harvey as Victor Gook, Bernardine Flynn as Sade Gook, and Bill Idelson as Rush Gook, their adopted son. Audio intro to the track has history of the show and a list of some of the character names that writer Paul Rhymer came up with for the series. 7 million people listened to this show that ran 15 min per day, 5 days a week for 12 years! It has been reported that Paul Rhymer wrote about 5000 scripts of this series. The Gooks were know as "America's Home Folks!"... it is all about the dialog... very little sound effects or music... just down to earth dialog... brilliantly written by Paul Rhymer and brilliantly acted by the vocal talents that played the roles. More episodes in the "Vic and Sade" playlist on this podcast.
The creaking door opens and our host, Raymond, welcomes listeners to come inside the "Inner Sanctum" ... and he complains about having a sore neck... and then explains how it came to be that way... and we are off to another episode produced and directed by Himan Brown. Audio intro has some anecdotal and historical information about this series. In this episode a man is buried alive in a desert grave...or is he? We have a now Playlist just for "Inner Sanctum Mystery" episodes.
Audio intro to the track gives background on "Duffy's Tavern" and introduces characters. Fred Allen makes a guest appearance on this incredibly popular sitcom starring Ed Gardner, as Archie the bartender at Duffy's Tavern in NYC. The character of Archie Bunker on the television hit "All in the Family" was modeled after "Archie at Duffy's Tavern. Carroll O'Connor did a remarkable job in the role... and after the "All in the Family" series ended, there was a spinoff show "Archie Bunker's Place"... a bar and Archie was the bartender. More "Duffy's Tavern" episodes in the "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast.
“You think beautiful girls are going to stay in style forever? I should say not! Any minute now they're going to be out! Finished! Then it'll be my turn!” - Fanny Brice She was not know for her beauty, but rather her talent as a singer and comedian, This track has a 6min skit from the Maxwell House Coffee Time show in 1938. It was doing gigs like this that got Fanny Brice her own radio show in 1944. That show was wildly popular and ran until 1951 when Fanny Brice passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage. This and many other Baby Snooks tracks are living in the Playlist "Comedy" on this Podcast.
Audio introduction on the track gives general background of the series and introduces the 23rd Episode "Old Enemy" - All episodes for this series are located in the "Fort Laramie" Playlist on Soundcloud.com. Information on the history of the series is from the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (OTRR) and can be found on Internet Archives.
It is difficult to provide information about Fred Allen because there is so much written about him. He was truly an iconic American Comedian. He was witty, creative, extremely generous and he made Americans laugh with some of the most creative comedy heard on radio. It was so creative, many of his routines were used by Rowan and Martin, Johnny Carson, Saturday Night Live and others. Introductory audio gives background on Fred Allen and the series "Biography in Sound"... the best documentary series ever produced for radio. This track is in the Playlist "Biography in Sound" Internet Archive has a great amount of his work.
Introductory audio presents a historical background on the Philco company, the sponsor of this unique crime-solving series when a member of the listening audience could win up to $50,000 depending upon how many of the 16 Mysteries in the series they could solve. Philco used a unique marketing program when this show was on the aire in 1937. The detective in the story was the first woman detective on radio... her name was Phyllis Coe, but they called her Phyl, Phyl Coe for short... brought to you by Philco! Clayton "Bud" Collyer co-stars... he was soon to become radio's Superman. Phyl Coe was played by Peggy Allenby. Episode will live in the "Mystery-Detective-Crime" Playlist
Audio intro to the story includes background about the series produced by KPFA radio, Berkeley by Erik Bauersfeld... producer, director, adaptor, and an incredible vocal actor who often played several roles. This is a Ghost story adapted from a short story by Ambrose Bierce who published the original story in 1891. More "Black Mass" episodes in "Horror/Suspense" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio Intro gives background on series and introduces the first show that aired on NBC on June 17, 1945... "The New Landlady" This was a very popular sitcom series that ran on NBC from 1945 and 1946 and then went to the Mutual Broadcasting System for its final year of 1947. Harry Einstein played Parkyakarus... owner of a restaurant called "Parky's" In Comedy playlist
Audio Introduction presents synopsis of the story... Frank subconsciously wants to kill his bride... and she wants him dead as revenge for the death of her sister that she believes Frank killed as a result of an accident. Another "Murder At Midnight" thriller. More like this in the "Murder at Midnight" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio introduction gives a brief background on the "Five Minute Mysteries" series and then introduces the two back-to-back episodes on this track. The "fill-ins" referred to in the introduction were inserted by me and are not the original dialog since each station promoted something different during the breaks while listeners tried to solve the mystery before the solution was revealed. More in our "Five Minute Mystery" Playlist on Soundcloud.com
One of the most talented and funny comedians ever... Victor Borge does a bit about the Mozart Opera, specifically The Magic Flute. Borge was a veritable one-man show and he shows his talent as he sings all the parts, plays the music, and sums up the silly side of opera in the way that only Victor Borge could do it. He was gem of an entertainer. More of his work can be found in the Playlists - Comedy and Variety-Comedy-Musical Playlists... he is on two lists!
Orson Welles played Lamont Cranston (aka Shadow) from 1937-38. The show ran until 1954 so there were many others who took on the role. Brett Morrison was the actor who did the most episodes. In this 1938 episode, bombings and sinking of U.S. Navy ships are taking place and the one thing that ties them together is that they were all serviced at the Sag Island Shipyard. Lamont Cranston, as the Shadow, believes a mechanical inspector named Steve Buckler is the villain, but most likely not the brains behind the operation. A confrontation takes place with a man who has a strong desire to kill "The Shadow" Orson Welles plays this role to perfection. "The Shadow" has its on Playlist on this podcast... and the number of episodes is growing.
Set in the 30th Century, Commander-in-Chief of the Space Patrol, Buzz Corey defended the United Planets of the Universe aboard his spaceship known as the Terra V (5). With his young assistant, Cadet Happy, calling out responses like "Smokin' rockets, Commander!" and always asking simplistic questions that allowed Buzz to explain things to the listeners at home) this show was not only a success on CBS television, but was transitioned to radio as well two years after being on TV! The Old Time Radio Researchers group has cataloged about 118 episodes... this is the premier episode on Heirloom Radio... "The Hole in Empty Space" Keep in mind that though this is classified as a juvenile sci-fi adventure series, a lot of adults got hooked into the shows as well. The advertising segments are left in as are the offers for kids to get Space Patrol gear of all kinds by sending in box tops and a dime or a nickle... so they could use the same gear as the crew of Terra V. This is a fun series. I have made a playlist just for "Space Patrol" and this is the 19th episode in it. Have fun!
This series ran from June 3, 1949 to July 26, 1957 enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday and his partners. They series produced 314 episodes. It also went television on CBS and motion pictures. The monotone deadpan speech of the delivery of Sgt. Friday's lines became a trademark... More Dragnet is located in the Soundcloud.com Playlist "Mystery - Detective - Crime"
Dr Wright is doing something very wrong... he is harboring a convicted murderer who has just escaped from prison...Dr. Wright says he wants to study him and he will shelter the Frankie, if he will allow him to study him. But Dr. Wright is pulling a Quid Pro Quo... he doesn't really want to study Frankie... he wants him to murder someone for him... that someone is Mrs. Wright! Suspense episodes are in the "Horror-Suspense" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio intro to track gives background on Jo-Stafford as the host for the Armed Forces Radio Service broadcast of "The Supper Club." Guest are the Mills Brothers. Playlist is also included in the introduction. More shows of this type are in the Playlist "Variety-Comedy-Musicals"
Audio intro to the track gives background on "Turn Back the Clock" and lists the order of the songs played and the featured artists in this program from 1958. More shows from this series are in the Soundcloud.com podcast in the "Turn Back the Clock" Playlist.
Intro gives a brief synopsis of this March 15, 1976 CBS Radio Network broadcast. Directed by Himan Brown and hosted by E.G. Marshall. This series was broadcast on CBS affiliated stations from 1974 to 1982 and later in the early 2000s was repeated on NPR satellite feed. There were 1399 episodes. More of these episodes can be found in the Soundcloud.com playlist "Mystery-Detective-Crime" on this podcast.
Another excellent story from Raymond Chandler's "The Adventures of Philip Marlowe" series. "The Long Arm" from February 7, 1950 ... original broadcast via CBS radio. Brief background on the series in the audio introduction... and then a well acted, well written and excellently produced and directed production for your listening enjoyment. More "Philip Marlowe" in the "Mystery-Detective-Crime" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
The radio adaptation of Franz Kafka's short story "A Country Doctor" is presented on a rebroadcast of "The Black Mass" on Aug. 14, 1964 from this KPFA-FM series produced by Erik Bauersfeld, the Director of Berkley's Drama and Literature Department. More stories from "The Black Mass" can be found in the Soundcloud.com Playlist "Horror - Suspense" on this podcast.
Audio Intro has background information on Raymond Chandler, the creator of the character "Philip Marlowe" and a brief overall history of the series as it went from NBC to CBS. In 1949 this show had the largest audience in radio! Gerald Mohr stars as Philip Marlowe in "The Hair-Pin Curve." More "Philip Marlowe Adventures" can be found in the "Mystery - Detective - Crime" playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Starring Jean Hersholt as Dr. Paul Christian and Rosemary DeCamp as Nurse Judy... this series had a huge and adoring audience. In fact Jean Hersholt had an award at the Oscars named after him.... The "Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award... that was awarded to Tyler Perry in 2021. Listeners to this podcast seem to enjoy this show... at least the stats tell me that, so I hope your enjoyment will continue with "The Mother-in-Law Story." Since many of our listeners may have "Mothers-in-Law" they can identify with this situation.... More "Dr. Christian" episodes are living in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Two back-to-back episodes - "The North Star Mining Co." from March 8, 1940 and "Aboard The Steamship Madison: from March 11, 1940. In between the two episodes... an brief old radio commercial that will be familiar to many of you. All the Superman episodes can be found in the "Superman" Playlist on the Soundcloud.com Podcast.
Debuting in 1931, before networks had been established coast to coast... there were two separate casts. One in San Francisco starring Floy Margaret Hughes and the other in Chicago starring Shirley Bell as Annie. When the networks went Coast to Coast the Chicago cast became the permanent one. The show was sponsored by Ovaltine... and actually used up to 7 minutes of each broadcast pitching Ovaltine. Secret Decoder badges, rings, shake-up mugs for drinking Ovaltine, a fan club handbook... and announcer Pierre Andre talking about the virtues of Ovaltine for children who would drink it. It was quite an operation for its time... but it was one of the shows that is listed in the role of "One of the Great Radio Heroes" ... and it was the only show to deal with and appeal to young children. More episodes in the playlist on Soundcloud.com in the "Orphan Annie" playlist.
With its roots in a Broadway production "What a Life" ... The Aldrich Family was born with Ezra Stone as a high school teenager with a cracking-voice. The show ran from 1939 to April 1953. It was also presented in films, television, and comic books... and of course the opening to each show was mother calling "Hen-reeeeeee! Hen-ree Al-drich!" and responding with a cracking adolescent voice, "Com-ing Mother!. Enjoy this episode "The Big Deal". Henry's father was played by House Jameson and his mother by Katharine Raht. His sister was played mostly by Charita Bauer and his girlfriend... Kathleen, by Mary Shipp. This series can be found in the Soundcloud.com playlist of this podcast "Comedy".
Hank Gutstop wants to borrow some money... a rather large amount of money, especially in 1940. He has asked Vic for it because he needs a new wardrobe for a new job he believes he is getting. Vic needs Sade to agree to loan this money to a member of The Little Dipper Lodge. Meanwhile, Vic and Sade's adopted son, Rush, needs to pay off a loan plus interest... cost 10 cents. He is trying to get a dime to pay his debt. Vic and Sade have their own playlist here on this Soundcloud.com podcast. They have earned it.
Introductory audio gives historical background information on "MGM Theatre on the Air" and introduces the star, Madeleine Carroll (Photo) as she portrays "Mary" in the radio adaptation of MGM's 1934 hit film "Riptide. This is a Romance Drama involving a marriage that starts out well but experiences turbulence as Mary, who has married a British Lord, Phillip... has now fallen in love with a former boyfriend. The "turbulence" of the relationship between Mary and Phillip is the source of the title of the play "Riptide" This is a very good program with a top notch cast and production values. It will live in the "Drama - Adventure" playlist on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Audio introduction to the track has some general background information on the series and then introduces this Armed Forces Radio rebroadcast track of "Death Comes in Cans" from 1953. This series was very popular and at its peak had nearly 20 million listeners. More "Mr. and Mrs. North" episode can be found on the Soundcloud podcast in my playlist entitled "Mystery-Detective-Crime"
The series aired from Feb 1949 to Sept 1962... a 13 year run which is quite an accomplishment in any media! The premise of the show is that Johnny Dollar is a freelance insurance investigator with an action-packed expense account. He was always ready to fly to far corners of the country for a cut of recovered goods. He had an analytical mind, a nose for trouble, and the brawn to take care of himself if the going got tough. Bob Bailey did an excellent job portraying the character of Johnny Dollar. There were several other actors who appeared, but Bailey was the one the fans liked the most. More Johnny Dollar episodes in the playlist "Mystery - Detective -Crime. Thanks for listening.
Audio Introduction to the track has background on the Little Orphan Annie series including information about the decoder pins and rings and the importance of the show in the culture during the Depression of the 1930's. This was THE most popular children's after school show on radio. Watch the film "A Christmas Story" based on Jean Shepherd's childhood... some good scenes involving Little Orphan Annie Radio Show. The photo is of Shirley Bell who played Annie. There were several actresses that played her, but Bell was the first. Remember, if an actor could make their voice sound like a child, they were golden... only sound counted, not looks! There will be about 24 episodes posted over the weeks and months ahead. This is just the first (Premier) episode for Heirloom Radio. All episodes will be in the playlist entitled "Little Orphan Annie" on this Soundcloud.com podcast.
ZIV Productions syndicated Cisco and Pancho adventures from 1947-56. Cisco Kid was based on O'Henry's short story "The Cabellero's Way" a dark-skinned white man passing himself off as Mexican, a cold-blooded killer who killed just for the thrill of it. But the "Kid" made a transition and became the "Robin Hood of the Old West" when he went into motion pictures, radio, and television. He became a hero. Pancho, his sidekick brought humor to the series. The show became a great favorite with western/adventure fans during the 1940's and 50's. Originally produced at WOR, NY the show was widely syndicated by Ziv Company of Ohio. Nine very successful seasons in syndication was a remarkable achievement. More of "The Cisco Kid" are found in this Soundcloud.com podcast in the "Western" playlist.
The NBC Blue Network produced this program that poked fun at "high class" music by having Dixieland, Jazz and Boogie-Woogie musicians pretending to be Professors and Doctors as they poked fun in a delightful and musical way. Bobby Hackett, trumpeter; and Dr. Sharon Pease, Boogie-Woogie piano player, are the guests on this show that aired on NBC on June 16, 1940. Paul Laval and Henry Levine lead the two House Bands. The announcer was "Dr. Gino Hamilton". The series ran from 1940-1944 and returned on June 8, 1950 and ran several seasons as a summer replacement for the Judy Canova Show on NBC. Track is housed in the Soundcloud.com podcast playlist "Big Bands - Jazz"
Episode 22 of Fort Laramie... Talented Recruits is a poignant story from this amazingly talented cast and directed by Norman MacDonnell on CBS. The man knew how to make western radio shows... he also produced and directed "Gunsmoke." This track is to be found in this Soundcloud.com Podcast in the playlist "Fort Laramie"
Best described as a Medical Soap Opera... this episode of Dr. Christian starring Jean Hersholt and Rosemary DeCamp... with guest star Rosemary Broncato (soprano)... sponsored by Vaseline Petroleum Jelly. The program originated from New York City on Nov. 28, 1937. Mrs. Spears has come to see Dr. Christian about the charity bazaar when Miss Homequist the famous Opera singer whom Dr. Christian met four years earlier in Minneapolis, arrives in Rivers End for a rest before her concert season opens. She agrees to perform at the charity bazaar but when a cold and sore throat develop, Susan sees her opportunity to make an impression and begs Dr. Christian to tell Miss Homequist that she must not risk hurting her voice so that she can sing. This series was heard on CBS every Sunday from Nov. 1938 until January, 1950. Jean Hersholt is best remembered for his role in the film "Hedi" as the grandfather. This track lives in the Playlist on this podcast on Soundcloud.com entitled "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas"
Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman welcomes The International Sweethearts of Rhythm (17 woman integrated band), Ethel Waters, The Four Vees, Johnny Mercer, and comedian Nickodemus to this 1944 Armed Forces Radio Service Broadcast. Intro has some background on the show, but it was primarily targeted at African American soldiers during WW II to help build morale. However, the show was popular with all the soldiers because the performers and the music was just plan great! This track will live in the playlist on Soundcloud.com entitled " Big Band/ Jazz"
Armed Forces Radio Service rebroadcast this "One Night Stand" program featuring the Bobby Sherwood Orchestra. They start off with his 1942 hit "Elk's Parade". Introduction to the track has some background material on Bobby Sherwood, who was an extremely talented musician. His contribution to Swing Music and Jazz was considerable and though he is often not thought of as one of the most popular bands, he was definitely one of the most talented bandleaders. The track will live in the playlist of this podcast on Soundcloud.com of in the "Big Band and Jazz Sounds" category.
Created by author Leslie Charteris, The Saint was a radio mystery adventure program that featured a character "Robin Hood" type who, in his attempt to help people, was able to remain one step ahead of the police and crooks, both whom he combatted. There were several versions of the programs on different networks with different actors taking on the role of Simon Templar (The Saint), but audiences and critics alike thought Vincent Price was by far the best of the group. The series began on Jan. 6, 1945 and ended on October 14, 1951. At different times it was on CBS, NBC, and the Mutual Radio Networks. There were also several films and television shows based on The Saint. There are more "Saint" episodes on the playlist here on Soundcloud.com entitled "Mystery-Detective-Crime".
It has been awhile since I have posted a "You Bet Your Life" show starring Groucho Marx and George Fenneman. With this posting I have corrected that omission! More "You Bet Your LIfe" episodes in the "Game Show" Playlist on this podcast on Soundcloud.com.
Riley had a decent job... brought home $59 a week. Well, sometimes he didn't make it "home" with the money, but that is what he left the factory with on payday. He was so happy he actually gave a guy 10 cents to buy a cup of coffee... but by the end of the trip home, he had to ask the guy if he could borrow a nickel! "What a revoltin' development dis is!" More "Life of Riley" in the "Comedy" playlist of this Soundcloud.com podcast.
Syndicated in 1948 and starring Jeff Chandler... comes another New Adventure of Michael Shayne. Setting is New Orleans and the redheaded Irishman has returned to do what he does best... solve crimes with as much chaos as possible! These shows were action-packed, especially for the time in which they were produced. More Michael Shayne Adventures in the "Mystery-Detective-Crime" Playlist
Audio Introduction includes a history of the series and how William Bendix became "Riley" after others had failed to capture an audience.. This sitcom was on NBC radio for 8 years and on television from 1953 to 1958. That is an amazingly great run for a Sitcom... and much of it was because William Bendix fit the role of Chester A. Riley and that is no "revoltin' development!" More episodes of "The Life of Riley" are in our "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast.
Introductory audio covers a general history of the character of "Michael Shayne" on film, TV, and radio. There were many actors who played the character in 12 films and in a 32 episode television series. Radio series ran 9 years and Jeff Chandler was the most popular "Michael Shayne"... the show was known for its action-packed opening, often included a fist fight, squealing tires, and/or gunshots. Good stories... well acted with excellent production values in terms of music, sound effects and quality of the transcriptions. More episodes of this series are living in the Playlist "Mystery - Detectives - Crime" on this podcast.
Introductory audio presents a brief overview of The Black Mass radio series and then a synopsis of "Atrophy" which is classified as "Dark" or "Black" Humor and it will not take listeners long to figure out why this radio adaptation of a story written by J. Anthony West in 1961 is classified in that way. There are more "The Black Mass" stories in the Playlist "Horror/Suspense" on this podcast.
Audio Introduction presents a general background of "The Black Mass" series of programs and then a synopsis of this 1964 radio adaptation of a mystery story written in 1891 by Ambrose Bierce entitled "The Boarded Window." Erik Bauersfeld was the producer, director, adaptor, and in most shows, an actor (often playing multiple characters). The production quality is fantastic... mix of dialog, music, sound effects ...radio perfection. More "Black Mass" stories in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist on this podcast.
The audio introduction to the show covers the background of the series and introduces the characters of this very popular sitcom. More "My Friend Irma" episodes can be found in the "My Friend Irma" Playlist on this podcast.
The next episode of the very popular "Fort Laramie" series focuses on a subject matter that was inciteful and meaningful in that it deals with how the wife of a trooper that is killed goes on with her life. Note that in the end credits, this show was written by a woman... Kathleen Hite who was the first female staff writer for CBS radio. More "Fort Laramie" episodes can be found in the Playlist "Fort Laramie"
Introduction to the track gives background on the 1941 film from which this one-hour radio adaptation was created. A brief synopsis is presented. The film was nominated for 2 Academy Awards and was used as a propaganda film by the Japanese military to show their soldiers how incompetent the United States Army was... The film was also shown to every branch of the American military... for entertainment! This track will be placed in the "Comedy" playlist of this podcast.
I came across this recording and though I am posting it long after St. Patrick's Day... aired on March 16, 2010... I wanted to add this to the other 5 Vidalia VanDam cooking episodes to this podcast. On this show Vidalia demonstrates to our radio listeners how to make a delicious Corned Beef for St. Patrick's Day. Her visits were part of my Audio Theater show that I did for 13 years on Portsmouth Community Radio, WSCA-LP in Portsmouth, NH. Let me know if you would like more "Vidalia"
Do you believe in vampires? Dana Barker didn't either... but when she discovered that her husband, Richard, who had died was not in his coffin and then she began to have a strange sensation of the thirst for ... well you will have to listen to find out what Dana has a thirst for and what happened to Richard Barker's body? It is a classic Inner Sanctum Mystery complete with the creaking door and Raymond Edward Johnson as you host greeting you at the creaking door... with his witty comments. More Inner Sanctum episodes in the playlist "Horror/Suspense."
The man in black greets you as the door slowly opens with the most famous "creak" in radio history.... the door slams shut and you are now in the Inner Sanctum where 526 episodes of outstanding radio drama, suspense, horror, and supernatural stories were presented over a run of 12 years. Himan Brown was the director and producer and he knew how to frighten people and play to their imaginations. Intro gives brief background on the series and a introductory synopsis to "The Dark Chamber"... the episode presented on this track. More "Inner Sanctum" stories can be found in our playlist titled "Horror/Suspense" on this podcast.
I have a good-sized playlist of GI-Jill programs on this podcast, but it has been quite a while since I have posted another 4 music session (15 min) from GI-Jill whose real name was Martha Wilkerson. She was extremely popular with our servicemen during WW II and for a few years following. This 15 min set includes songs from Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby, Mel Blanc, and Dinah Shore. GI-Jill never gave her real name on the air and listeners did not know she was married and had children... she just wanted to do something to help the war effort and raising morale was what she did! Many more tracks on the "GI-Jive -GI Jill" Playlist
Introduction gives brief background on the series and introduces the title of this episode. Also includes an explanation as to why the last name of the characters changed from the "Cugats" to the "Coopers". This and more tracks of My Favorite Husband are found in the Playlist "My Favorite Husband" on this Podcast.
Intro audio gives background on this 15 series and some detail on Charlie Barnet, his careers and some of his "before his time" principles... These shows were sponsored by the United States Marine Corps mostly in an effort to attract recruits. Many branches of the military used this technique to encourage men to "sign-up" and it was reported that they were quite successful in their efforts. This track lives in the "Big Band - Jazz" Playlist on this podcast.
On this track we are going to the doctor's office... Doctor Christian's office. You won't need your insurance or Medicare card, just your ears and your imagination as we visit River's End in a story originally broadcast on January 16, 1938, entitled "The Flood Story." Jean Hersholt stars as Dr. Paul Christian... the only doctor in River's End. He makes house calls, knows everyone in town by their first name and is extremely compassionate offering more than just physical care to his patients. He is a beloved character... and audiences thought so too as this show was on the radio for 17 years beginning in 1937. I have classified the show as a "Medical Soap Opera" and this track and other Dr. Christian episodes can be found in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" Playlist.
Episode 20 of this popular series is on this track. Episodes 1-19 as well as this episode can be found on the "Fort Laramie" playlist. This was an excellent historically accurate western produced by Norman MacDonnell who also produced Gunsmoke. Sound Effects, music, incredible acting and superb recording technology make this program easy and enjoyable to listen to.
Intro gives background on this Jubilee program originally recorded before a live audience in LA and broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Service in December of 1947. Performers include the Opie Cates Orchestra, Martha Tilton, Eddie Robertson, Ernie Andrews and the Dick Kane Trio. Playlist is in the introduction. This track will be in "Variety - Comedy - Musical" Playlist on this podcast
Sampler of 7 old time radio commercials... a mix of local radio station and network commercials... Lives in the playlist "History of Radio"
Most everyone at one time or another has either believed in a superstition or known someone who does... but how did these superstitions come about? What is the origin of superstitions? Those are the questions this 1935 series attempted to answer. They did detailed and thorough researched and then dramatized their findings to explain the origin of some of the most popular superstitions of the time... many of which are still part of our culture. Two back-to-back 13 min shows... Origin of Kissing Under Mistletoe and Opening An Umbrella Indoors. This track will live in "Origin of Superstitions" Playlist on this Podcast.
John Brown plays "Broadway" the narrator who tells the story of "A Nice Price" ... involving placing bets on which rowing team will when a competition that involves Harvard vs Yale. This is based on a short story by Damon Runyon. The vernacular is pure New York City Broadway... always an enjoyable show and John Brown (who played the Undertaker "Digger O'Dell" in the radio version of "The Life of Riley") is outstanding in his role as Broadway. This track and more like them live in "Damon Runyon" Playlist. The series was recorded for syndication in 1948 but many of the shows were aired in 1949 well into the mid-1950's.
If you are a member of "The Jolly Boys Club" and there is a meeting scheduled, you had better show up! President Gildersleeve does not tolerate excuses for not coming to the meetings, unless of course he has an excuse... Willard Waterman (photo) stars as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Water Commissioner and President of the Jolly Boys Club!" Intro had background on the series and some of the lead cast members. This track will be living in the "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast.
Here is a 5 min presentation (author unknown) of a brief and very distorted history of electricity. Most everything we are doing today depends upon electricity and it is good to know about the theory and history behind it... This "essay" will live in the "History of Radio" playlist with the tongue well placed into the cheek!
Commander Corry is about to be the test pilot for a new rocket that has been built under great secrecy because of the highly secret equipment that has been installed in this new rocket XR5-1 ! Sci-Fi adventure at its best on radio and on television at the same time... More adventures in the "Space Patrol" Playlist...
Intro to track gives brief description of the Mutual Radio Theatre series. This was "Western Night" hosted by Lorne (Bonanza)Green. Vic Perrin, Marvin Miller and Peggy Webber star in this story entitled "Cash on the Barrelhead" This Western theme story will be living in the "Western" Playlist on this podcast.
Introduction to the "Believe it or Not" one-minute filler episodes used by stations to fill in programming schedules. They were mini-episodes of the series "Ripley's Believe It or Not." You will hear 4 back-to-back episodes with some actual old radio commercials separating each track... The episodes in order of play are: Strange Vigil; Man of Letters; When Will He Die? and The World's Richest Heiress. This is a popular series on this podcast and it lives in a playlist cleverly titled "Believe It or Not"
Two back-to-back episodes from March 4th and 6th, 1940... the first year of broadcast on the Mutual Radio Network with Clayton "Bud" Collyer starring as Clark Kent/Superman. Intro to the two episodes gives background on Clayton Collyer whose real name was Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr. born in Manhattan... He wanted to be a lawyer, but he made more money in the broadcasting career... More Superman episodes to come and they all live in the playlist cleverly named "Superman" ...
Two back to back skits edited on one track. Before Fannie Brice got her own show, she and "Daddy Higgins" (Harlow Wilcox) performed skits on the Maxwell House Coffee Time show with host Don Ameche. This track features two skits from that program. The first is "Measles" when Daddy rushes home because he is sure Snooks has the Measles... and the second skit is "Baseball Game" Daddy takes Snooks to her first baseball game... and probably her last! :) Always fun to listen to these skits as Fannie Brice's vocalization skills are incredible. More Snooks in the "Comedy" Playlist.
A very popular series which produced 50 episodes between 1946 and 47. Organ music is outstanding as are the actors, writers, and sound effects technicians. This series has proven to be popular on this podcast as well, so I will continue posting the stories... All the tracks for "Murder at Midnight" are living in the "Murder at Midnight" Playlist. This is the 12th episode from the series.
This is the 20th Episode that has been added to the "Fort Laramie" Playlist on this podcast. A historically accurate series produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell... who also produced the "Gunsmoke" series. Great cast, excellent scripts, and historical accuracy made this an extremely popular series for its 41 episode run in 1956 (1 episode was an Audition show) Listeners are asked to keep in mind that this show was produced 65 years ago and references language, phrases, etc. that reflect the late 1870's, the setting of the series. Some of the references to Native Americans in this program are historically accurate to the time period represented, but many are not considered correct by today's standard.
Guy Madison stars as Wild Bill Hickok and Andy Devine is his sidekick, Jingles. This juvenile western adventure series was popular on radio and television. The radio series ran from 1951 to 1956 on the Mutual Radio Network and the television version with the same stars ran from 1951 to 1958 producing 113 episodes. Several of the tv shows were spliced together and released as 16 feature movies by Monogram Pictures from 1952 to 1955. The TV show won an Emmy for Best Western Adventure Series in 1955. Kellogg's cereal was the show's national sponsor both on radio and television. More episodes from this series can be found in the "Westerns" playlist.
Track introduction gives background on the Dragnet series and introduces "The Big In-Laws" which is the case investigated on this 115th episode out of the 240 shows that were produced on radio between 1949 and 1957. Then there was television, movies, and television again...the staccato delivery of Sgt. Friday (Jack Webb) may sound very strange now, but in its day, this show was the "Cadillac" of police dramas. More "Dragnet" episodes in "Police - Drama - Detective" Playlist on this podcast.
Track begins with an old radio jingle followed by a re-creation of an actual old time commercial that was aired on early radio... late 1920's early 30's... very different from the type of ad you would hear today... this is followed by a brief intro to the Aldrich Family series and then The Aldrich family goes on a camping trip... something I bet they did not do again! Anything and everything that could go wrong...does. Perfect setup for a comedy script. More Aldrich Family stories on the "Comedy" Playlist
Introduction to the program with some background on the series starts the track and the featured program in "The Mark of the Plague" - "The Weird Circle" was a very well produced program featuring some solid acting by what was known as "radio row," and better than average production value sans music... good scripts. More stories from this series in the Horror/Suspense Playlist.
Introductory audio gives background on "Ripley's Believe it or Not"... 4 back-to-back episodes separated by some old time radio commercials... Believe it or not! (Order of play: Thrifty Nephew, Preston Hall, Church Design from a Footstool, and Dancing Corpses) This track will be stored in the Playlist "Ripley's Believe it or Not" Click on Text to left of bell icon at the top right of the menu to see the playlists.
This is a radio adaptation of a short story by HH Munro (aka Sacki) entitled "Esme'" (pronounced "Esmay") See the photo... that is Esme' ... the pet dog of a baroness... of course it is really a Hyena... but the baroness has a reason to call it her beloved dog, Esme' .... Eric Bauersfeld radio adaptaion packs a very strange story into about 9 minutes. This track is living in the Playlist "Horror/Suspense" Left click on the text to the left of the bell icon on the top menu to see the Playlists.
Another episode of Fort Laramie... "Young Trooper" from June 10, 1956 is on this track. Young Trooper's make mistakes, but if they learn from their mistakes, they can become valuable troopers... if not, well the outcome can be dangerous for the entire troop. This track is on the "Fort Laramie" Playlist in this Podcast.
Back in time to 1942... the United States had been at War with Japan and Germany for a little less than 4 months. Command Performance was a program that featured comedians, musicians, singers, actors that our troops overseas requested....hence "Command" Performance. This program features Kay Kyser and his Orchestra by popular demand.. Command Performance programs were totally donated... no one, not even the technicians got paid. The stars donated their talent and time as did the networks who donated the broadcast facilities. These shows were not heard on the regular network broadcasts... only over the Armed Forces Radio Service via shortwave radio. The military preserved excellent recordings of their programs for us to enjoy today.... More of "Command Performance" in the Playlist "Variety-Comedy-Musical" .
Another Horror/Crime/Drama from the 1946-47 "Murder at Midnight" series that is extremely popular with listeners to Heirloom Radio... a Different Kind of Oldies Program. The Intro sets up this story... enough said. You can find this and many more episodes from this series in its own Playlist "Murder at Midnight"...
I seldom reference the amazing power that radio had during WW II, but the fact that it was the only immediate form of mass media made it a very powerful tool in uniting a nation for the common cause of winning World War II and no one was better at using radio than FDR. He truly was a Master of the Art of Radio. This file will be stored in the "History" playlist
Intro to the program gives background on the life and career of Walter Tetley. The track is the audition track of what they hoped would lead to Tetley's own radio network series, but it was not picked up. In "The Kid on the Block" Tetley plays a wisecracking newsboy. It was 1948 and President Truman was in for the political fight of his life... so some of the humor is built around the politics that was happening at the time. By the way, Tetley was 33 at the time this show was recorded. It will be in the "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast.
A rare find for me... but very entertaining. Hillbilly Review was produced by the Armed Forces Radio Service in 1948 with the host being "Cactus Pete" (Jim Bolen)... and on this show is guest is Terry Preston, which was the name that Ferlin Husky used in his early career. He does some excellent impersonations of a number of the top country stars of the time. Ends the show with a hymn dedicated to the troops overseas. Stored in our "Country/Western" Playlist.
Introduction to the story gives background information on the actors in this Lux Ratio Theatre adaptation of a 1937 popular film. Our stars our Claude Rains, Anne Shirley, Richard Greene, and Miriam Hopkins. A cabaret singer sees a man kiss a woman and manages to shoot him before he gets out of the club. In court she refuses to admit why she shot this man... who is he? What was their relationship? Listen to this intriguing story and find out the answers to these questions... This program will live in the "Drama" Playlist on this podcast.
Mild mannered Clark Kent (in disguise... he is really "Superman!" but you knew that already)... is forced to come to the rescue as the man of steel as threats are made to the Planet Building where he works... and a fire is started at the Sterling Building. Superman as "Super" busy in these two back-to-back episodes from March 1st and 4th, 1940. This track will live in its own playlist "Superman"
Intro to the show provides background information about this show and gives listeners the list of the featured songs in order of play. Virginia would play a contemporary version (1960) of a song and then her husband, Andy, would play an original version of the same song. Very interesting to hear the same song interpreted in such different ways, especially when comparing a 1960 performance of a song that was first published in 1925! This show has its very own playlist "Turn Back the Clock" on this podcast.
It has been awhile since we have heard from Lum 'n Abner from Pine Ridge, Arakansa... owners of the "Jot 'Em Down Store". Chester Lauck and Norris Goff star as Lum n Abner respectively. Lum generally played the straight ma to Abner's attempts at getting himself into trouble. In addition to the two characters of Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody, these two actors also portrayed Grandpappy Spears, Cedric Weehunt, Squire Skim, Lewelyn "Mousey" Grey, Dick Huddleston and several other characters. The "Lum and Abner Museum" in Pine Ridge Arkansa... opened in 1970 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A replica of the Jot 'em Down Store stands next to the museum. The audio files on this track are 86 years old ... and given that, are in remarkably good shape. Enjoy. "Lum n Abner" live in the "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast.
This is Episode 41 of Captain Midnight... "The Doorway" ... Episodes 1 -40 can be found in the Playlist "Captain Midnight" Remember, gang, keep it level!
Though there were 7 actors who played "Johnny Dollar" during it's 13 years on the air from 1949 to 1962, the most popular was Bob Bailey. He seemed to create the character of Johnny Dollar and was very popular with the listening audience. In this episode, Insurance Investigator, Johnny Dollar, heads out to Colorado to investigate "The Bum Steer Matter." These shows had top notch acting and production values. Always fun to listen to one of these episodes. More in the Playlist "Mystery - Detective -Crime"
Space Patrol returns with its 17th episode on our Playlist "Space Patrol" ... Commander Buzz Corey (Ed Kemmer) and Cadet Happy portrayed by Lyn Osborne are off another adventure with Terra V. This series was on TV and Radio at the same time...so it was one of the few shows that kids could follow in both mediums. The story lines and characters were the same and the same performers played both the radio and TV roles. "Smokin' rockets, they must have been very buzzy (busy)" More high adventure in the wild, vast reaches of space!... right here on Heirloom Radio... and more episodes to come. Now climb aboard the Terra V and experience the adventure Sci-Fi of "The Seed Crystals of Zeldabran"
Okay fellow sleuths, on this track there are two, count them, TWO... Five Minute Mysteries edited back-to-back with a couple of old time radio commercials inserted for your listening enjoyment. So I guess we could call it "Ten Minutes of Mystery!" See if you can solve the crimes based on the evidence presented in the stories....BEFORE the answer is revealed to you at the end of each story. "Murder at the Mountain Lodge" and "Fisherman's Clue" are the two mysteries for you to solve. Good luck. For the first five people who solve the crimes before the solution is revealed we offer absolutely no prizes, but you will forever be in our mind as being a candidate for winning a prize should we ever decide to give any. This program is living in the Playlist of its own "Five Minute Mysteries" Have fun.
He was the major owner of the production company, so why not star in the radio program that the company was producing? Alan Ladd did just that and the result was "Box 13." The intro to the program provides details about the series. This was a syndicated series so it ran in markets all over the United States at different times. Cast included: Sylvia Picker, Edmund MacDonald, Betty Lou Gerson, Frank Lovejoy, Lurene Tuttle, Alan Reed, Luis Van Rooten and John Beal. Richard Sanville was the announcer. Now I know most of you have never heard of these people, but I can assure you they were excellent vocal actors... and some transitioned very nicely into television and motion pictures as well. Alan Ladd was best known for his role in the western film "Shane"... This program will live in the Mystery/Detective/Crime Podcast.
Professor Moriarity has a plan to steal the Crown Jewels from the London Tower... but he needs to make sure Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson do not interfere with his plans, so he arranges a murder to distract Holmes and Watson... A classic Sherlock Holmes mystery for the sleuths among us! This program will live in the "Sherlock Holmes" Playlist on this Podcast.
This popular historically accurate western adventure consists of 41 Episodes of incredibly well written, directed, and acted series known as Fort Laramie. Norman MacDonnell created and produced this series. He insisted on historical accuracy of the names, places, authentic native American practices, military terminology, etc. I guess you could sum it up in saying the program "payed attention to detail" This is the 18th episode posted in the "Fort Laramie" playlist on this podcast.
A juvenile western that was also popular with parents! The Cisco Kid produced over 600 episodes in 10 years and that does not count the television series with different actors. Very different from O'Henry's character in a novel written in 1907... THAT "Cisco" was a real villain... not a Robin Hood type of character as portrayed in radio, films, and television. Jack Mather and Harry Lang star as Cisco and Pancho respectively... more Cisco Westerns in "Westerns" playlist
Episodes 39 and 40 edited back-to-back to give you 30 minutes of adventure in the sky with Captain Midnight. From Dec 19th and 20th, 1939. Aztec Temple and Footprints ! These episodes will be living in the "Captain Midnight" playlist on this podcast... The photo is that of actor "Dave O'Brien" who played Captain Midnight... which was a character based on a real World War I Bi-Plane pilot that used to fly a night... returning to base by "midnight"
Some of the significant events in Louis Pasteur's (photo) life are part of this radio adaptation of "The Story of Louis Pasteur"... a brief intro tells a little about the contributions that resulted in Louis Pasteur discovering the process of vaccinations that was used to protect people from Rabies, Anthrax, Cholera, and Diphtheria. He also developed the process of Pasteurization. He did not live long enough to know about viruses, so his work was primarily on bacteria. He is called "The Father of Bacteriology" and his work have saved countless numbers of lives. This track is in the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist
Space Patrol returns with its 16th episode on our Playlist "Space Patrol" ... Commander Buzz Corey (Ed Kemmer) and Cadet Happy portrayed by Lyn Osborne are off another adventure with Terra V. This series was on TV and Radio at the same time...so it was one of the few shows that kids could follow in both mediums. The story lines and characters were the same and the same performers played both the radio and TV roles. "Smokin' rockets, they must have been very buzzy (busy)" More high adventure in the wild, vast reaches of space!... right here on Heirloom Radio... and more episodes to come. Now climb aboard the Terra V and experience the adventure Sci-Fi of "The Strange Gift of the New Star" Playlist: Space Patrol
A spoof on real panel information shows, this one was all in fun. The lead off question is "Why does the subway always have to raise the faire?" Tom Howard is the host... and panelists are George Shelton, Lulu McConnell and Harry McNaughton. There are musical interludes played by Spike Jones and his Orchestra... which are often very strange... but that is what Spike Jones did! :) This show will live in the "Game Shows" Playlist on the podcast.
Another episode from the extremely popular CBS Radio program "Dr. Christian" starring Jean Hersholt. The series ran 17 years on radio (1937-56) and in 1956 the series was produced as a syndicated television program until 1957. The character of Dr. Christian played by Jean Hersholt was based on Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, the obstetrician who delivered and cared for the Dionne Quintuplets. Holt had starred in a movie "The Country Doctor" (1936) playing a Dr. John Luke who was based on Dr. Dafoe. When the radio show was proposed to CBS they tried to use the name Dr. John Luke, but could not get the rights to it. So Hersholt, being a fan of Hans Christian Anderson's work, borrowed that name for his character... Dr. Paul Christian. This episode is the story of a member of the Tanzy family... the mother... her illness and the love her family has for her. More "Dr. Christian" on our "Medical - Soap Opera" playlist in this podcast.
This is number 10 on the "Murder at Midnight" Playlist. This program was syndicated in 1946-47 and also broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Service. Many of the stories came from other programs of a similar genre. In this episode a man who has murdered a woman is psychoanalyzed into admitting to the murder ...
Guest stars Orson Welles and a 14 year old Jane Powell are featured on this 1944 Easter Show of the Edgar Bergen - Charlie McCarthy Show. Just in case you are not familiar with this show... Charlie McCarthy is the "dummy" and Edgar Bergen is the very talented ventriloquist... no one thought a ventriloquist act could ever make it on radio, but it did... for 19 years! !936 to 1955. This track lives in our "Comedy/Variety/Musical Playlist.
A program sponsored by the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church... featured well-known actors and socially significant plays that could lead to a discussion at the end of the story. Their goal was to encourage people to attend church of their choice... "Inbound" was a Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner in 1923. This track will be in the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist.
Johnny Dollar is off to farm country to investigate a possible insurance fraud case. It seems that the farm that has some very special silos, well, those silos keep burning down... and that has caused the insurance company to hire Johnny Dollar to solve the crime! This will be in our Playlist for Crime/Mystery/Detectives
This is a track from "The Mutual Radio Theater" series that originated at the Sears Radio Theater on CBS radio in 1980. The host is Andy Griffith and this is a comedy entitled "The Baseball Announcer." The intro to the track gives a solid background on this series with how and why it was produced some 11 years after the Golden Age of Radio had faded into the sunset. This track will be found in our "Comedy" Playlist.
Lucille Ball and Richard Denning star as Mr. and Mrs. Cugat... George and Liz Cugat. Liz has a problem balancing her checkbook, especially when she buy dresses, pocketbooks, shoes, hats, etc. and forgets to record them in the checkbook... and then there is the problem of adding and subtracting... This sitcom maintains its "sense of humor" 73 years after it was aired. This track lives in the "My Favorite Husband" Playlist.
Vidalia is back visiting my Audio Theater program on Nov 9, 2006 at Portsmouth Community Radio... in this episode Vidalia reflects back on her childhood growing up on a pickle and onion farm in Virginia. She reveals how she got her start as the Bench Chef and her early efforts in the culinary arts. This and more episodes with Vidalia are in the "The Bench Chef" Playlist
A couple move into a house with their young son, then discover its supposed to be haunted. Little Billy talks to the old lady at the foot of his bed at night. Ghostly organ music assaults them at night! Spirits play out the murder of the previous tenants by the caretaker… who then shows up with a gun! The walls crumble to reveal an old organ and several corpses! This track will be in our "Horror/Suspense" Playlist.
484 Episodes over 17 years of radio broadcasting... any program with those statistics had to be popular and this show is no exception. Jay Michaels plays Sgt. Preston of the Canadian Mounted Police out to capture evildoers with his faithful companion, Yukon King, the wonder dog! "The Man in the Red Coat"... This track and more like it can be found in the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist on this podcast.
The Railroad Hour's adaptation of the 1948 Broadway Musical by Cole Porter... "Kiss Me Kate" starring Gordon McCrae and Patrice Munsel. Intro gives a brief synopsis of the story which is based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" but with a unique twist... This track will be found in our Playlist "Variety - Comedy - Musicals" with other "Railroad Hour" programs.
In this episode of CBS radio's "Have Gun Will Travel" starring John Dehner as Paladin and Ben Wright as "Hey Boy"... Paladin is mistaken for a bounty hunter and captured by horse thieves. This was and still is a classy western series with outstanding writing, acting, and production values. Norman MacDonnell, who also produced and directed "Fort Laramie" and "Gunsmoke" did likewise for this series. The man knew how to produce a western! This track will live in the playlist "Westerns."
Gracie has a unique filing system where everything is "neatly" stored including information about vacation destinations... the only thing is, the system only makes sense to Gracie! Francis Langford is the guest on this show. She took over the Summer timeslot left vacant when George and Gracie went on Summer Vacation in 1947. Though Gracie plays the role of a somewhat ditsy woman, she was far from it. She wrote many of the scripts and was an incredibly talented comedian. Track is stored in my "Comedy" playlist.
Episodes 37 and 38 edited back-to-back to give you 30 minutes of adventure in the sky with Captain Midnight. From Dec 15, 1939 "Chuck's Escape" and from Dec 18, 1939 - "Parachute Attack" - These episodes will be living in the "Captain Midnight" playlist on this podcast... The photo is that of actor "Dave O'Brien" who played Captain Midnight... which was a character based on a real World War I Bi-Plane pilot that used to fly a night... returning to base by "midnight"
41 Episodes of this incredibly well written, directed, and acted series known as Fort Laramie. Norman MacDonnell created and produced this series. He insisted on historical accuracy of the names, places, authentic native American practices, military terminology, etc. I guess you could sum it up in saying the program "payed attention to detail" This is the 17th episode posted in the "Fort Laramie" playlist on this podcast.
This comedy duo worked together as a successful comedy team that entertained on vaudeville, film, radio and television audiences for over 40 years. The met in 1922 and married in 1926. They were inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1994...their TV series received 11 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and were considered in 1997 to be number 56 on the list of the 100 greatest episodes of all time... TV Hall of Fame in 1988. In this show from 1945, while the war was still on... beef was rationed. George and Gracie are preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary and want to re-create their wedding night... right down to the juicy steak they enjoyed with Gracie wearing her wedding gown and George wearing Gracie's father's tux... only one problem... the clothes no longer fit... so "The Diet"... excellent show. This show will live in the "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast. Thank you for listening!
Introduction gives brief background on the series which put 50 episodes between 1947 and 47. Organ music is outstanding as are the actors, writers, and sound effects technicians. This series has proven to be popular on this podcast, so I will continue posting the stories... All the tracks for "Murder at Midnight" are living in the "Murder at Midnight" Playlist.
From the pen of Herman Melville comes a radio adaptation of his short story "Bartleby The Scrivener" aired as part of Erik Bauersfeld's dramatic/horror program "The Black Mass" on Sept 14, 1965. Tells the tale of a very strange Scrivener (scribe, clerk, hand copies legal documents and court notes) who consistently says "I Would Prefer Not" "The Black Mass" program originated from KPFA-FM produced, directed, often acted in the series, Erik Bauersfeld who was Director of Berkley's Drama and Literature Department at the radio station. This track and more Black Mass episodes are in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist.
Space Patrol returns with its 15h episode on our Playlist "Space Patrol" ... Commander Buzz Corey (Ed Kemmer) and Cadet Happy portrayed by Lyn Osborne are off another adventure with Terra V. This series was on TV and Radio at the same time...so it was one of the few shows that kids could follow in both mediums. The story lines and characters were the same and the same performers played both the radio and TV roles. "Smokin' rockets, they must have been very buzzy (busy)" More high adventure in the wild, vast reaches of space!... right here on Heirloom Radio... and more episodes to come. Now climb aboard the Terra V and experience the adventure Sci-Fi of "The Moon Beetles!" Playlist: Space Patrol
Space Patrol returns with its 14th episode on our Playlist "Space Patrol" ... Commander Buzz Corey (Ed Kemmer) and Cadet Happy portrayed by Lyn Osborne are off another adventure with Terra V. This series was on TV and Radio at the same time...so it was one of the few shows that kids could follow in both mediums. The story lines and characters were the same and the same performers played both the radio and TV roles. "Smokin' rockets, they must have been very buzzy (busy)" More high adventure in the wild, vast reaches of space!... right here on Heirloom Radio... and more episodes to come. Now enjoy "The Mysterious Meteor" on Space Patrol. Playlist: "Space Patrol"
Another exciting episode of Fort Laramie... Episode 16 - Black Hills Gold. Excellent audio quality, production techniques... sound effects, music, superb acting with a terrific supporting cast... historically accurate details...fast-paced, interesting stories and directed by the premier director of radio and television westerns, Norman MacDonnell. The episodes to this series are living in the playlist aptly entitled "Fort Laramie."
This Lux Radio Theater production starring Joan Crawford and Basil Rathbone was aired 83 years ago... yet the audio quality is fantastic. Joan Crawford was 34 at the time this radio adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's controversial and often performed play, "A Dolls House" was aired. It is an excellent radio adaptation of a very well-known play. The intro gives listeners the background about the play and a brief synopsis as well as a list of the cast. This will live in our "Drama" Playlist.
A sitcom that ran for 17 years on radio. This track features background material about the show, which was extremely popular... it must have been so in order to run for 17 years! Imagine that in today's media marketplace! Ezra Stone stars as Henry Aldrich. The opening to the show was fondly remembered as Henry's mother is calling for her son, "Hennnnnnnry! He responds, "Coming, Mother" and the show begins. This track will be living in the "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast.
The introduction to the track has a good background on the film, a list of the actors who played the roles and some interesting information about just how popular and how precious Walt Disney's first full length feature animated film was... This will be in our "Children's Radio" Playlist. It is a wonderful radio adaptation of the story and the interview with Walt Disney is fantastic!
Introduction to the track denotes an overall history of the group that is quite remarkable in the fact that it has been around for nearly 80 years... one of the longest running country western groups... the membership has changed a great deal since 1933, but the format and sound is uniquely that of "The Sons of the Pioneers." This will be found in our "Country Western" music playlist.
Blood runs cold in this episode.... they kept it in the refrigerator! "The Inner Sanctum"... best listened to in a dark room...when your imagination can run wild! This track and more like it can be found in the Playlist "Horror and Suspense"... how appropriate is that? Enjoy.
Have you ever wondered why some people place a horseshoe over a doorway? Probably not, but maybe now you have! :) This series was similar to "Believe it or Not" but it used dramatizations that were very well done... to explain how a particular superstition came about... and I think you can guess that the young lady in the photo, given that she has a rabbit's foot and is crossing her fingers...hopes the horseshoe does not fall on her head! These short programs are always fun... it will be stored in the playlist "Origin of Superstitions" which I thought was a very good choice.
The Armed Forces Radio Service edited a one hour commercial broadcast entitled "Your Saturday Night Date with the Duke" into two half-hour broadcasts and retitled them "Date with the Duke." The AFRS rebroadcast these during 1945. Intro has the playlist and this file will be stored in the "Jazz and Big Band" playlist on this podcast.
The introduction to the track of 4 songs sung by Rosemary Clooney on her radio program on November 4, 1954 gives an overall view of her career... background. On this show she sings Ira and George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Sammy Cahn songs from musical films dating back to 1930, 1937, 1946, and 1954. This track will live in the Playlist..."Variety - Comedy - Musical"
"The Bench Chef" - Vidalia VanDam is back with her recipe for Angel Food Cake made with just a couple of jiggers of 18% alcohol Sherry. She appears on my 2007 Audio Theatre radio show on WSCA in Portsmouth, NH. A cooking show on the radio... it is brilliant or a disaster... you be the judge. Vidalia is related to the VanDams of GA who she claims developed the famous Vidalia onion, but for now she is doing cooking lessons on the radio.... get your kitchen tools ready... and let's BAKE! This track has it's own playlist - The Bench Chef
Doc Adams (Howard McNear) removes a bullet from a man's spine and awaits to see if he will survive the surgery. The Doc has given his "Word of Honor" and is in an emotional trap as to how to handle his promise. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, and Howard McNear star in this epic western radio series... and they are supported with an outstanding cast... probably the best western cast ever heard on radio. This track will be found in our "Western" playlist.
Marshal Matt Dillon is faced with the fact that sometimes a Marshal in the wild west is forced to use his gun... but this time... it is emotionally too much for him to handle. Will he resign as a U.S. Marshal because he has "Bloody Hands?" Gunsmoke was the Cadillac of radio westerns primarily because of the outstanding cast and amazing production values. Listen carefully to the sound effects... they paint a picture in sound! This track will be in the "Westerns" Playlist
Time to dig out that Sherlock Holmes magnifying lens and your deerstalker hat ... perhaps even a curved bowl pipe and see if you can figure out this "Five Minute Mystery" before the criminal is revealed to you... see if you can identify the clue(s) that lead to the charge of an "Ebb Tide Murder"... This track will be in the "Five Minute Mystery" Playlist.
This is the final episode of the 4 part series on the history of radio... "Wireless to Radio" from January 2010. This was part of the Portsmouth Community Radio Audio Theater show that I hosted for 13 years. It was my attempt to celebrate some of the remarkable people who contributed to the development of radio and in the long run, are responsible for the communications we have today. Nikola Tesla... was he "The Father of Radio?" Though many researchers and engineers contributed over decades... Tesla's work was very unique. This track will be in the "History of Radio" Playlist.
Here is Part 3 of the 4 part series on "Wireless to Radio" recorded in January 2010 as part of Portsmouth Community Radio Audio Theater, of which I was the host for 13 years. My intent was to focus a bit on the history of radio and the people who played key roles in the development of the only immediate mass media available at the time. This part focuses on KDKA, Pittsburg and Dr. Frank Conrad... the first commercial station in the United States in 1920-21. This track is stored in the "History of Radio" playlist. The intro to all 4 tracks is the same... but the content that follows is of course different.
This is the second of 4 parts that I recorded in January of 2010 while the host of Portsmouth Community Radio Audio Theater... the introduction on this track is the same as on Part I. In Part II the contributions of Edwin Armstrong and Lee DeForest are touched upon as being two very important people in the history of radio. This will be in the "History of Radio" Playlist... there are 4 parts in total.
This is the first of four parts recorded in January of 2010 at Portsmouth Community Radio as part of my Audio Theater program there that I did for 13 years. This in the introduction to the series and it mentions David Sarnoff (photo bottom left), Marconi (photo bottom right) and the Titanic... Morse Code... before voices were heard on radio.... This and the 3 remaining parts can be found in "The History of Radio" playlist.
Everyone knows that public media stations, be they radio, cable, or broadcast television, has to have fund drives. This is a comedy routine done in April of 2008 as part of a fund drive for a local low power FM radio station. It was during my show, Audio Theater, and my guest was Vadalia VanDam who does most of her cooking on a wooden bench, hence "The Bench Chef"... Having a cooking show on the radio during a fund drive? Yes. Did it work? Not that much $ raised, but we thought it was funny so here it is. This will be in the new playlist called "The Bench Chef"
The WSCA Audio Theater Players re-created this Columbia Workshop production of Jan 8, 1938 - Part 1 and March 5, 1938 - Part 2 - written by Frederick Gilsdorf nd Pauline Gibson .. An amusing ghost story told from the point of ghosts! Directed by Nila Mack with music by Bernard Herriman. The re-creation was recorded at WSCA studios in Portsmouth, NH on March 24, 2007. By the way, Part 2 of the original airing... March of 1938 ... had a technical advancement used for the first time... that of a voice filter microphone, like would be used to make a voice sound as if it were on the phone... here it is used when live people interact with ghosts, when it is just ghosts interacting with one another, the sound is normal. Cast credits are heard at the end of the recording. This track lives in the "Halloween" playlist
Over 13 years as the host of an Audio Theater radio show, I also produced/directed/edited over 70 re-creations of original shows starring local actors. These were all aired on WSCA radio in Portsmouth, NH ... some were performed live, most pre-recorded. No one is a professional actor, just local folks who did an excellent job in this Easy Aces comedy . Intro gives background... This will live in our "Comedy" podcast list.
This is a re-creation of the "Lights Out" broadcast from July 13, 1946 entitled "Coffin in Studio B" - As host of an Audio Theater program on a local low power fm station for a little over 13 years, I often gathered local folks to re-create old radio shows. This is one of those shows that was broadcast live from our studio on July 22, 2008. Starring in this production are James Darling, James Sears, Chuck Curtis, Dan Comly, and Brian Gregg. Sound Effects by Melanie Lovering. Yours truly was the director/editor. For a local group of Audio Theater enthusiasts, I think this sounded very professional. I hope you will agree. This track will live in our "Suspense/Horror" Playlist. The script was written by Wyllis Cooper.
The radio adaptation of the Oscar-winning 1951 film "African Queen" starring Humphrey Bogart and Kathryn Hepburn. Bogart re-creates his Best Actor Award character, Charlie Allnut... captain of the African Queen and Greer Garson plays the role of Rose Sayer, the missionary (played in the film by Katharine Hepburn. This is a well-done radio adaptation of a terrific movie. This will be found in the "Drama-Adventure" Playlist.
A woman’s murderous nightmare is explained away by her husband’s dream analysis, from hamburgers to their anniversary. But once she falls asleep, the phone rings… and then the "fun" begins! 50 episodes were produced. Ten shows were syndicated and rerun on Mutual Radio Network in 1950. These shows often had a supernatural twist to them. Director was Anton M. Leder... a brilliant director of horror and suspense shows. Raymond Morgan is the announcer. Charles Paul is the organist, who is very effective in creating the right mood at the right time! Many shows used organists because it was cheaper to hire an organist and an orchestra... and even saved money on sound effects as the organ could create so many emotions, especially if the organist was as talented as Charles Paul was.... This show will be stored in the playlist "Murder at Midnight"
Intro gives general background on the series and introduces the story on this track... I don't think anyone tells the War Correspondent that he is writing "Fake News"... so that is a good thing. This is the 15th show in the series ... all of which and more to come, can be found in the Playlist "Fort Laramie" on this Podcast. This is an excellent and very well produced series... authentic sound effects and some terrific military band type music....
Another program of "Turn Back The Clock" with the kick off song being "Dancing in the Dark" - Sinatra version 1960 and then 1931 Bing Crosby version.... Intro announces playlist. This show has its own Playlist "Turn Back The Clock" It was broadcast via the Armed Forces Radio and Television service frim 1958 to 1961.
Intro to the skit includes a detailed history of Fanny Brice and her career... also included is my experience with teaching groups of 7 to 12 year-olds about the Golden Age of Radio during a summer camp between 2006-2011. The students wrote and produced their own radio show with sound effects and music.. and it was broadcast on a local station. One of the characters I used to motivate the was Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks... In this skit from the Maxwell House Coffee time in 1941, Daddy is taking Snooks and her little brother Robespierre to have their photographs taken by a professional photographer! This track is stored in the Playlist "Comedy" on this podcast.
An additional two back-to-back episodes of The Adventures of Superman.... "The Silver Clipper" and "The Atomic Beam Mountain" from Feb 23 and 26th 1940 broadcast out of WOR in NYC. This track will live in the "Superman" Playlist on this Podcast! Look! Up in the Sky... it's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman on Heirloom Radio... a different kind of oldies program.
Two back-to-back episodes of "Superman" from 1940. "Clark Kent is Captured by the Wolfe" and "Kent is Imprisoned" - February 19th and 21st respectively in 1940. The serial came to radio as a syndicated show on New York City's WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942, to February 4, 1949, as a 15-minute serial, running three or, usually, five times a week. From February 7 to June 24, 1949, it ran as a three times a week half-hour show. The series shifted to ABC Saturday evenings on October 29, 1949, and then returned to afternoons twice a week on June 5, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. In all, 2,088 original episodes of The Adventures of Superman aired on American radio. Though it was considered a juvenile adventure series, parents listened as well... television and films have kept Superman going for 80 years! This track will be house in the "Superman" Playlist
Coming clean... Why I do this podcast... it all started when I was about 11....with an old Philco wood table model radio...with BIG tubes!
Oscar Lavant, Ken Carpenter, the Lou Bring Orchestra and Al Jolson welcome Judy Garland as their guest on this Kraft Music Hall variety show from 1948. Intro to track gives background information on Al Jolson and his career. This track will be found in the Playlist "Variety - Comedy - Music" on this podcast.
52 Episodes of The Damon Runyon Theater were produced and syndicated across the country in 1949. Based on the wonderful short stories of Damon Runyon, a talented sports writer, and outstanding journalist, and short story writer based in New York City. Some of his most famous stories were made into Broadway shows and/or films like "Guys and Dolls", "A Pocket Full of Miracles," "Lady for a Day," "The Lemon Drop Kid and Little Miss Marker" There were even Damon Runyon Theater syndicated television shows in the mid-1950's. The Narrator is called "Broadway" played by actor John Brown (Digger O'Dell in "The Life of Riley). Strong Brooklyn accent done remarkably well. This track will live in its own "Damon Runyon Theater" Playlist in this podcast.
The radio show that Archie Bunker's character in "Archie Bunker's Place" starring Carroll O'Connor was based upon. Malaprops are the main stay of the humor in this series with Ed Gardner as Archie, the manager of NYC's "Duffy's Tavern" Intro gives you background on the show and the characters that often inhabit the Tavern. Track will live in "Comedy" Playlist
This sitcom was on CBS radio from 1947 to 1954 featuring Marie Wilson as the dim-witted Irma Peterson and Cathy Lewis as her level-headed roommate, Jane Stacy. Hans Conreid, Jane Morgan, Alan Reed ... strong supporting cast. Producer was Cy Howard... known for his outstanding comedy programs. Intro on track gives brief background of the show and stars... and introduces this episode. Irma is flipping out because it appears that she may need to wear glasses... and her boyfriend won't like her anymore! This Track will live in "My Friend Irma" Playlist.
Boston Blackie (Richard Kolmar - Photo) is going to testify in a court case against Jerry Williams... but he is the only one willing to testify against this man... Why? That question will be answered! Boston Blackie ran 6 years on NBC Blue and ABC and was considered a well-written, acted, and produced series. See if you agree.... This and other Boston Blackie episodes are in the playlist "Detective, Mystery, Crimes"
Space Patrol returns with its 13th episode on our Playlist "Space Patrol" ... Commander Buzz Corey (Ed Kemmer) and Cadet Happy portrayed by Lyn Osborne are off another adventure with Terra V. This series was on TV and Radio at the same time...so it was one of the few shows that kids could follow in both mediums. The story lines and characters were the same and the same performers played both the radio and TV roles. "Smokin' rockets, they must have been very buzzy (busy)" More high adventure in the wild, vast reaches of space!... right here on Heirloom Radio... and more episodes to come.
Intro has background material on "Boston Blackie" which was a very popular Mystery-Detective show starring Richard Kolmar who was radio's "Boston Blackie" from 1945 to 1951. This track will be found in the "Mystery, Detective, Crime" Playlist
Intro has a brief background related to the "Crime Classics" series and how well each re-creation was researched for historical accuracy. Lou Merrill plays the narrator, "Thomas Hyland" in this very popular series that ran in 1953-54 on CBS radio. This track will be found in the "Crime Classics" Playlist.
50 Episodes produced between 1946-47 and in 1950. Anton M. Leader was the director of this horror anthology series. Intro gives background on the series and introduces this episode... something very strange happens to anyone who happens to drink from "Death's Goblet". This episode of Murder at Midnight will live in the Playlist with the same name!
This NBC radio program began on Dec 11, 1944 as a 15 min show airing at 7 pm weeknights. Sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes, the show featured live musical performances and comedic skits. By September of 1949 the show was extended to a half hour. Regular co-hosts were Jo Stafford and Peggy Lee, but on this show a special guest, Dorothy Lamour is onboard. The Fontaine Sisters were regulars along with the Mitchell Ayers Orchestra and announcer Martin Block. Songs heard on this show are "Dear Hearts and Gentle People," " What Is This Thing Called Love?" " If I knew You Were Coming..." "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" "You're Wonderful" The show was also telecast no NBC TV from 1948-50. Perry Como recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years after signing with them in 1943. He recorded 81 albums, 484 singles and made 2565 appearances on television, videos, films in a career that lasted over 50 years. He died on May 12, 2001 at the age of 88. This track will be in the Playlist "Variety / Comedy / Musicals"
These short programs were sent out to local stations and some network station during the late 40's and early 50's as "Time Fillers" where a station that had a 5 minute open space in their programming could toss in a Five Minute Mystery episode... and with all the organ music breaks, have a chance to get in some local announcements about the station or even some commercials. They were fun for listeners to try to solve the crimes before the solution is revealed... Good luck. This track will live in the Playlist "Five Minute Mysteries"
Track introduction features background information about this series that ran from 1974 to 1981 on CBS Radio... directed by Himan Brown... who persuaded CBS to grant him a one hour mystery show at a time when radio drama was thought to be dead. Eight years on the air competing against television says a lot to the skills of Brown. E.G. Marshall is host... a woman's suicide ... her diary... her connection to a witch's coven... is the basis for an investigation in "Woman From Hell" This track will live in the playlist "Drama/Adventure"
Top 10 songs of the week in January of 1945 were broadcast as the Armed Forces Radio Service Hit Parade. Vocalists included Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone who sand in over 600 operas in his lifetime) Joan Edwards (popular singer on this show and with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra), the "Hit Paraders" musical group. Playlist (not in sequential order of popularity) : Lawrence Tibbett sings #4 Song - I Dream of You. Hit Paraders #7 I Didn't Know About You. #8 Joan Edwards - Dance with a Dolly. #6 Joan Edwards - Accentuate the Positive. #9 Lawrence Tibbett - Always. #10 Hit Paraders - Hold Me Tight. #5. Joan Edwards - Trolley Song. Hit Paraders -#3 I'm Making Believe. # 2 Joan Edwards - There Goes That Song Again. and #1 Lawrence TIbbett - Don't Fence Me In. This program will live in the Big Band/Jazz Playlist on this podcast.
Daddy needs to find a good account, as he needs someone to work out his income tax. He's been trying to do it himself, but Baby Snooks has been driving him crazy. Last night, while working on them, Snooks interrupts, knocking on the door and then stopping him from doing the calculations. - From the Maxwell House Coffee Time Show Feb 13, 1940. Fanny Brice is "Baby Snooks" and Hanley Stafford is "Daddy - aka Lancelot Higgins) This track along with many other Snooks episodes lives in the Playlist "Comedy"
Track has short background on Dick Jurgens and his orchestra and the playlist for this rebroadcast of what was originally a live remote from Denver, CO on The Mutual Dancing Party in 1951 (Mutual Radio Network program) The track will live in the "Big Band/Jazz" Playlist on this podcast.
Presenting Episodes 35 (Gardo is Blamed) and 36 (A Fiendish Plan) of Captain Midnight. These two episodes are added back-to-back with a brief (15sec) musical interlude between the episodes. This track will be stored in the "Captain Midnight" Playlist. You can use the Playlist to catch up with the series or begin following it ... there are more episodes coming.
Lindsay MacHarrie is back with another episode of "Can You Imagine That?' He wrote and directed the production of this syndicated radio show with the simple goal of entertaining people. The format was much like "Ripley's Believe it or Not" ... stories of oddities, events, ... odd news items and historical pieces presented with narration and dramatization. Thirty-nine episodes were transcribed (recorded) and fortunately they have survived today, which is great because it gives us the opportunity to hear a very entertaining show from the 1940's. This episode will live in the "Can You Imagine That?" Playlist...
Track contains background on the series "The Black Mass" that was produced from 1963-67 from KPFA Berkeley by Erik Bauersfeld, a well-known American dramatist... Director of Drama and Literature at KPFA. Tremendous use of sound effects, music, and a very talented actor with amazing vocal range. This track features "Tales by Lord Dunsany" This and more episodes of this series can be found in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist on this podcast.
Franz Liszt (photo) is highlighted because he is the centerpiece of one of several "Can You Imagine That?" stories as he is the cause of two women deciding to duel one another... but their weapons were rather unique! Funeral Fires, Bone Fires, Bonfires... Snarling dogs, catching one's foot in a mink trap "SNAP!" This and more stories introduced and dramatized with host Lindsay MacHarrie... who also wrote and produced this mix of "Ripley's Believe It or Not" and "Information Please"... entertaining and fun to listen to. This file lives in the playlist "Can You Imagine That?"... Can you imagine that?
Presented by the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) General Timberlake (played by Hans Conried) is a veteran with a lot of stories to tell... and though he is retired, he likes to be in "command" and expects people to follow his "commands" ... even civilians. Liz takes a liking to the neighbor, General Timberlake, and decides to invite him over to the house... it is then that Liz discovers she is now in the service with General Timberlake commanding! Funny sitcom with Lucille Ball and Richard Denning as Liz and George Cugat at this point in the series, but when band director and musician Xavier Cugat threated to file a lawsuit over the use of his last name, the Cugats became the Coopers! Good Show. Ran from July of 1948 until March of 1951 producing 124 episodes. Lucille Ball then left the series to begin a new TV series entitled "I Love Lucy" with her real life husband, Desi Arnaz. This series lives in our "My Favorite Husband" Playlist
Another exciting episode of " S P A C E P A T R O L" with Ed Kemmer as Commander Buzz Corry and Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy. This episode will be in the "Space Patrol" Playlist. "The Top Secret D-Ray" The series is classified as a "Juvenile Sci-Fi Adventure" but word has it that lots of parents also watched the show! These shows live in their own "Space Patrol" Playlist.
Note: The episode of Space Patrol that aired on January 24, 1953 was of such poor quality, I decided not to post it. It is entitled "The Scavengers of Space"
Another Holiday-related program when Sade receives 5 postcards in the mail, all of them from a company selling Christmas Cards.... 5 different salesmen. The family, Vic and Rush (their adopted son) are sitting around the living room going through the day's mail... each card or letter has a little story with it... brilliant dialog...fun to listen to. Everything is fine until .... well, listen and find out! This episode will be stored in the "Vic and Sade" and "Christmas" Playlists
Suspense radio dramas were broadcast on CBS for 22 years (1940-1962). It was considered one of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio... its subtitle was "radio's outstanding theater of thrill" and its focus was on suspense thriller-type scripts, often featuring leading Hollywood actors of the time. Frank Lovejoy stars in this story entitled "December 32nd" ... a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense... which means you don't find the solution to plot until the very end of the story. This track will live in my "Horror/Suspense" Playlist.
Hanley Stafford as "Lancelot Higgins" or "Daddy" to Baby Snooks played by the 49 yr old actress, Fanny Brice... former Vaudeville star who was so believable in her role of Baby Snooks that people who just heard her thought she was a 9 year old girl. Baby Snooks was heard as part of the Maxwell House Coffee Show hosted by Don Ameche in the early 1940's. She and Daddy did about a 10 min skit on each show. This skit is about "Christmas Skates" ... Snooks wants a pair for Christmas, but Daddy says , "No!" Let's listen and see who wins the argument. This file will be in the "Christmas" playlist. FYI: Snooks was so popular she got her own 30 min show on CBS radio starting September 17, 1944... The show was a blockbuster hit, but it all ended on May 29, 1951 when Fanny Bride died of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was only 59. The movie "Funny Girl" depicts her young life and her struggle for stardom in the Ziegfeld Follies.
Robert Ripley was born in 1890. He became a newspaper cartoonist, then a movie, Network Radio and television personality. His "Believe It Or Not" panel appeared in 326 newspapers in 38 countries and translated into 17 languages. In 1930 he began his radio career that ebbed and flowed until he died on May 27, 1949. On this track you will hear four one-minute episodes of the 1942-44 series. These 1 min segments were aired during Gabriel Heatter's news commentary on the Mutual Radio Network. The news program only lasted about 2 years and the 1 min segments of "Believe it or Not" featured Robert Ripley himself telling interesting stories that he had researched and fact-checked. He spent 52 years of his life traveling the world gathering up many strange oddities. He put his collection into a display for the Chicago Worlds Far in 1933 and the attraction was a smash hit, attracting over 2 million paying guests. These "Believe It or Not" episodes will be stored in the playlist "Believe It or Not!"
On this track you are going to hear two back to back 15 minute episodes. Feb 6, 1935 - There is a Presidential election coming up, Presidential election for the President of the Jot 'em Down Country Store. On Feb 7, 1935 - People find out that Abner was faking two broken arms when his wife files an insurance claim and... well listen in and find out what happens. If it is Lum 'n Abner... they are always getting themselves into some kind of deal or situation. This was an extremely popular show and that was evident when people went to the trouble of preserving over 1500 programs that began in 1931 and ran until 1954! Chester Lauck and Norris Goff starred and for many years they played multiple characters, but neither of them could do a female sound voice in the way they wanted it to sound... so they went several years without any female actresses on the show. More of "Lum 'n Abner" found in their very own playlist on this podcast. Thank you for listening.
Two back-to-back episodes of Superman with Clayton Budd Collyer starring as Superman. The first episode is "Clark Kent, Mild-Mannered Reporter;" and the second episode is "The Kenos Landslide" - These two episodes were broadcast transcribed on Feb 14 and Feb 16, 1940. Check "The Adventures of Superman" playlist for past and future episodes.
This is one of the best Christmas stories you will hear on radio... if it doesn't bring a few tears to your eyes, I will be surprised. Wonderfully written and though Sgt. Friday is Sgt. Friday... his last line in the story touches your heart! This episode will be living in the playlist "Christmas Theme" If you liked this story as much as I think you will, leave check off the "heart" to let me know. Thank you.
An ex-con who has turned his life around is accused of a crime he did not commit... The Whistler is on the case! A Christmas Theme story of right and wrong... good and bad... will the good guy win? Or will he give in to his past? It is a good story. This episode of "The Whistler" will live in the "Christmas Theme" Playlist.
Track has a brief overall history of "Lights Out" followed by the introduction to this "Christmas Story" from a 1937 broadcast. It is about a the meeting of 3 World War I soldiers on Christmas eve... one is an American, one is French, and the other is Australian... the war is over and they are on a train taking them away from the battlefield to a time of peace. They all fall asleep and have the same dream ...the story of Christmas. This episode of Lights Out will be living in the "Christmas Theme" Playlist.
Intro to the track gives some background on H.G. Wells who wrote "The Time Machine" in 1895... this radio adaptation on Escape features John Dehner in the lead. It is a very well done version of Time Traveling! A little different than "Back to the Future" but for a program 70+ years old, it is very well done. This episode will live in the Playlist "Sci-FI"
Continuing to add to the playlist "Fort Laramie" with the 14th episode of this 1956-57 outstanding western series...Heirloom Radio rebroadcasts "Never the Twain" from May 6, 1956. More episodes from this series are living in the Playlist "Fort Laramie"...
Sade discovers a Christmas list that Vic had made out for the gifts he intends to give his friends and co-workers. She thinks the list is too long and too expensive... and the dialog begins. Cleverly written and superbly acted by Art Van Harvey, Bernardine Flynn, and Bill Idelson... this series had an average of 7 million listeners at the height of its popularity in 1943. Intro has background on the series. More episodes in the "Vic and Sade" Playlist.
Christmas Trees, Toasters, FBI, Boot, Cigars, Tex and Mary Show... all packed into 15 minutes from NYC in 1951. Improvisational experts... that is what these two outstanding comedians were! Enjoy the show. This show will live in our "Bob and Ray" Playlist.
This was the second audition show for the new serial "Superman" that came out of WOR in NYC in 1939. There are two parts edited back-to-back on this track so you can hear the entire story. There is a 25 sec music break between parts. "The Shark" will be found in "The Adventures of Superman" Playlist. Background material on Superman is in a 5 min track on that same playlist.
This is two back to back audition shows... The Origin of Superman - recorded at WOR in NYC in 1939. Background information about "The Adventures of Superman" can be found on the 5 min track in the Playlist by the same name "The Adventures of Superman!
This is an introductory track that will be available in the new Playlist "The Adventures of Superman" This is a 5 min brief history about the Superman serial and the actors who played the roles. Also takes the place of having to do an introduction to each separate show, allowing you to get right into the stories. We will begin with the first two episodes which are actually two of four "audition" shows. Two 12 to 13 minute episodes will be edited together . The first track will be found in the Playlist and it will be entitled "The Origin of Superman - 2 Episodes Back-to-Back - 1938.
If you are of a certain age this "flash back in time" to 1952 will bring back some memories. The Howdy Doody Show with Buffalo Bob, Clarabell, Flubadub, Chief Thunderthud, Peppi Mint, The Story Princess, Bison Bill, Gabby Hayes, J. Cornelious Cobb, Princess Summerfall Winterspring and of course Howdy Doody and DillyDally... and all the kids on the Peanut Gallery. Bringing back some memories... and maybe let your children or grandchildren listen to a bit of this so they can hear what you listened to as a child... This episode will live in the "Children's Radio" Playlist, which is rather small now, but will be growing with other programs soon.
A spoof on real panel information shows, this one was all in fun. The lead off question is "Why does the subway always have to raise the faire?" Tom Howard is the host... (photo l to r)and panelists are George Shelton, Lulu McConnell and Harry McNaughton. There are musical interludes played by Spike Jones and his Orchestra... which are often very strange... but that is what Spike Jones did! :) This show will live in the "Game Shows" Playlist on the podcast.
Another exciting episode of " S P A C E P A T R O L" with Ed Kemmer as Commander Buzz Corry and Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy. This episode will be in the "Space Patrol" Playlist. "Sleep Walker" The series is classified as a "Juvenile Sci-Fi Adventure" but word has it that lots of parents also watched the show!
Adding another episode of the 1937-38 premiere season of "The Shadow" which starred a 23 year-old Orson Welles... it was the only year he played the character of Lamont Cranston (aka The Shadow). Margo Lane was played by Agnes Moorhead. Incidentally the famous laugh and some of the other lines attributed to The Shadow were recorded by the original Shadow - Frank Readick jr. He did the famous laugh by laughing into an empty water glass beside a microphone. It was a cheap way of making a voice sound very different and was often used as part of the sound effects wizardry. This Shadow episode will be in the "Shadow" Playlist on this podcast.
Intro has brief history about the lead actor, Lon Clark (photo)and the basis of the program. The program was heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System starting on April 11, 1943 and ran until 1955 in a wide variety of timeslots and in 30 min and 15 min versions. Helen Choat (photo) played Nick's assistant Patsy Bowen from 1943-46. The show was based on pulp fiction novels and magazine short stories. To run for a decade, it had to be a popular show! This episode, have a Christmas Theme, will be stored in the "Christmas" Playlist.
Intro to track has background material on the HGWT series starring John Dehner as Paladin. This was a unique show as the television version gave birth to the radio version... opposite to what took place in most other series, when the radio version gave birth to the television version! Dehner's portrayal of Paladin was very different from that of Richard Boone's portrayal in the TV series. This is the Christmas program from 1958. It will be stored in the "Christmas" Playlist on this podcast.
Track intro has brief background on the Hal McIntyre Orchestra and vocalists as well as the Playlist for this track. Songs include: Song of the Bayou; The Music Stopped; GI Jive; Suddenly It's Spring; Rockin' and Ridin'; I've Had This Feeling Before; I'll Be Around; Embraceable You; and Holiday for Strings. Vocalists are Al Noble, Gloria Vann, and Johnny Turnbull. This track will live in our "Big Band / Jazz Sounds" Playlist.
The Christmas episode from "The Mel Blanc Show" of Dec. 24, 1946. Track intro gives the names of many of the character voices Mel Blanc played over 77 years of his life. He died in 1989 and was born in 1908... he began voicing and performing at the age of 4! Though his own show ran only for 9 months, he was just about the busiest man in "radioland" as well as in the making of animated films. At one time he was working 15 shows a week... some on the same day... using 57 different character voices and sound effects. He worked 60 years in radio. On his gravestone at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA is inscribed "That's All Folks!" This show lives in the "Christmas" Playlist.
Orson Welles played Lamont Cranston (aka Shadow) from 1937-38. The show ran until 1954 so there were many others who took on the role. Brett Morrison was the actor who did the most episodes. In this story Michael Sullivan is sentenced to prison for using counterfeit money and he won't tell the authorities who gave him the money because he is afraid of what might happen to his family if he talks. Perhaps the Shadow can help out? "The Shadow" has its on Playlist on this podcast... and the number of episodes is growing.
Episode 10 on my "Space Patrol" Playlist has Commander Corry and Cadet Happy foil the plan of the evil industrialist Krozer, to place a sick scientist under suspended animation. High adventure in the wild, vast reaches of space! The Space Binoculars (photo) were a premium offered to listeners.. "Space Patrol" has its own Playlist... more episodes to come...
Another very funny episode from this critically acclaimed and extremely popular spinoff show from the Jack Benny Program in 1946. Real life husband and wife, Phil Harris (bandleader and "singer" ) and Alice Faye (actress and singer...really!) team up with a great supporting cast including Walter Tetley, Gale Gordon, Elliot Lewis ...and of course the band and their two girls who played their two daughters..... Laughs are still fresh after 72 years... This and more episodes from this series are in the "Comedy" Playlist, where else? :)
Intro had a short introduction of the show's characters and some historical background information... but the best part is listening to the headline skit "New Drug" and hearing both Phil and Alice do a song or two. This show remains funny and fresh today as it was 72 years ago... really... because the situations that happened to married couples and families are still happening! The show produced 297 episodes in 5 1/2 years on the air. More episodes from this series in the "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast.
By 1947 American audiences were growing bored of Sherlock Holmes... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character had been around for over 60 years and many films, short stories, novels, and radio shows had featured the characters of Sherlock and Dr. Watson. By 1947 Basil Rathbone decided to separate from the character as he was being typecast too often. Tom Conway took over his role, hence the "New" Adventures. Conway sounded very much like Rathbone, intentionally to be sure... the stories were good, well acted, production values high, it is just that the audience had grown tired of Sherlock... so only 39 episodes were produced for ABC radio network. This episode will live in my "Sherlock Holmes Mystery" Playlist
Introduction to the story has background history on the long-running Sherlock Holmes radio shows and a bit about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his two leading characters. This particular series with Tom Conway taking over from Basil Rathbone as Sherlock, only ran for 39 episodes. Nigel Bruce re-creates his role as Dr. Watson. This episode is stored in the "Sherlock Holmes" Playlist
This is the NBC radio network's "Screen Director's Playhouse" radio adaptation of the classic "Miracle on 34th St." with Edmund Gwenn(Photo) recreating his role as Kris Kringle from the 1947 Academy Award winning film. Gwenn received an Oscar for Best Supporting Role. Most of you know the story. The radio adaptation is very well done and it is nice to hear Edmund Gwenn's voice in the role of Kris Kringle. After listening to this program... maybe with you children... one begins to wonder... was he Santa Claus? Program will live in "Christmas" Playlist
This is Episode 13 of 41 Episodes produced in 1956. Sunday afternoons at 5:30 pm American radio listeners tuned into CBS Radio to hear this high class Western Adventure produced by Norman Macdonnell (who also produced radio's "Gunsmoke"). The series was said to be historically accurate in terms of the locations and terminology used at the time. Keep in mind this series was produced 64 years ago and some of the language will be different from that considered appropriate today, but this is part of our American cultural history... it happened. It is the hope that we can learn from past mistakes as well as past successes. Fort Laramie episodes are found in a separate playlist under the name "Fort Laramie"
Raymond, the host of Inner Sanctum, opens the door to welcome you into the sanctum where you will hear the story of "Dead Man's Holiday" The intro to the story gives background about the way Inner Sanctum did it's magic of scaring the daylights out of millions of listeners over a period of 11 years from 1941 to 1952. The show was created and produced by Himan brown who managed to release 526 episodes! I keep the Inner Sanctum tracks in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist... just where they belong!
Introduction to the story provides background on the "Inner Sanctum" series and then introduces "Twice Dead" Our host, Raymond is there at the door waiting for you to enter the world of the Inner Sanctum Mysteries... This series lives in the "Horror/Suspense" Playlist on this podcast.
Intro to the track describes the series and introduces the characters and the actors who played the roles. There is also a brief synopsis of the featured skit "Two Gun Gertie Play". This show was extremely popular and Judy Canova was terrific in it. She was a classically trained singer and yet she plays a country bumpkin, a "Hayseed" as she was called...but manages to show her singing talents as well. All Judy Canova Show episodes reside in the "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast.
My Friend Irma was a long-running radio situation comedy created by writer-director Cy Howard. The radio show was so popular in the late 1940s that its success resulted in the blossoming of films, television, a comic strip and a comic book based on the characters. The radio series began on CBS in April of 1947 and continued until August of 1954. In this story, a month before Thanksgiving, Irma brings home a turkey... a live turkey... her pet, but Jane was planning on eating the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Mrs. O'Riley, the landlady doesn't allow pets in her apartments... is the turkey a pet or Thanksgiving dinner?... The plot, and the gravy, thickens. This track will be stored in the Thanksgiving and the My Friend Irma Playlists.
This radio adaptation of Director, John Ford's 1948 film features John Wayne and Ward Bond re-creating their roles in the film. What was unique about the story is that it is one of the first westerns that treated Native Americans with sympathy and respect. Captain York (John Wayne) is all about treating Cochise (Apache leader) with truthfulness and respect, while is commanding officer is much more aggressive and itching for a confrontation. Despite York's advice, the Colonel makes the decision to attack Cochise and his warriors... and the ending is rather depressing. However, it is a significant story for 1948 in the way that it sends the message that the Native Americans had not been treated well and the policy of the US Government needed to be evaluated and changed. This story will be kept in the "Western" Playlist on this podcast.
We return to another visit with Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayers) as he wrestles with Dr. Gillespie (Lionel "Mr. Potter" Barrymore) in the Case of Janet Dane. Dr. Kildare started on film, spun off to radio, then to television with Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey taking over the roles of Dr. Kildare and Dr. Gillespie respectively... that was during the 1960's... so the show in some form or other was around for over 30 years... certainly a remarkable achievement in any form of mass media. Find more trips to the Doctors' office in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" Playlist
Intro to this very funny routine from Victor Borge, gives historical background on his life. Often considered one of the greatest comedians of all time... he always lived up to his reputation of providing visual and oral humor and yet demonstrating incredible talent and knowledge of classical music and of course playing classical piano. Victor Borge tracks live in the "Comedy" Playlist... where else? :)
Another adventure with Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy aboard the Terra 5.... Space Patrol from Dec. 20, 1952... The Lady from Venus - Space Patrol lives in its own Playlist on this podcast.
Another exciting episode of the "Space Patrol" series... extremely popular on radio and television during the 1950's. Commander Buzz Corry and his assistant, Cadet Happy maintain law and order in the local galaxy. They command the Terra V spacecraft. Playlist on this podcast has a growing list of these space adventures. Old Time Radio Researchers Group is the source for background material on this program. Many thanks to them for gathering and preserving the history. Space Patrol lives on it's own Playlist!
Intro to track has some anecdotal and factual history related to the program and how much it differed from other mystery shows of the time... which is why it was so popular. Dick Powell stars as Richard Diamond with Virginia Gregg as Helen (his secretary and girlfriend). Richard Diamond tracks are on the "Detective - Mystery -Crime" Playlist
Dr. Kildare came to radio after 9 films... all starring Lew Ayers as Dr. Kildare and and some of them Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie. The character was based on a fictional American medical doctor created in the 1930's by Frederick Faust, under the pen name of Max Brand. The first appearance in film was in 1937 with Joel McCrea as Jimmie Kildare... In the early 40's Lew Ayers took over the role... he was drafted in 1942 and served as a medic until 1946. Lionel Barrymore was incredible as Dr. Gillespie... many of you will remember him as Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life"... more episodes live in the "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas" Playlist on this podcast.
In 1929 Edgar A. Guest wrote a poem about the most amazing technology of his time... radio. When radio first became available to American listeners it was truly a miracle. People could not believe that "sound" was coming through the air! In fact after radio was invented, the proliferation of "Mediums" and "Psychics" took off! Many felt that if "Sound" could travel through the "ether" (that was the name they gave to the medium that the thought conducted sound)... and it could be heard and then recreated by this thing called a "radio," wouldn't it be possible for some people with special psychic abilities to be able to hear voices being sent from "beyond" and then speak what they heard? On this track... I read Edgar A Guest's poem "Radio." It is marvelous in its simplicity. "Radio" will live in the "History of Radio" Playlist.
Captain Midnight, starring George O'Brien, returns with two more back-to-back Episodes. Episode 33 – Forced Landing and Episode 34 - Trapped. These programs were broadcast on Dec. 11th and 12th respectively in 1939. Sully Oil Corporation is sponsor. Previous and Future "Captain Midnight" adventures are living on the "Captain Midnight" playlist on this podcast. More to come... For background on the series, go to the first two episodes.
Produced in the United Kingdom in 1951-52 season, but broadcast in the United States... Orson Welles reprises his role of Harry Lime from the popular 1949 film "The Third Man." The radio program was actually a prequel to the film as it depicts the many misadventures of con-artist Harry Lime...but does so in a much lighter tone than that of the film. In the radio series, Harry Lime is a crook, but he has some scruples!. This was the first radio series that was not produced by the BBC, that they broadcast... All 52 episodes were syndicated to radio stations in the U.S. in 1951-52. Harry Lime lives in "The Lives of Harry Lime" Playlist on this podcast.
The intro to the track has background material on Sydney Greenstreet who actually started his career in film and radio at the age of 61. He was not only a talented actor, but for the character of Nero Wolfe, he also had the perfect look... a very heavy man - 350+ lbs.. interested in his gourmet habits and raising exotic plants. The only problem is that he needed money to do these things. His skill as a "solver of crimes" was his source of revenue...but he had to have a legman do all the gathering of information... that was Archie Goodwin. Excellent stories, acting, and technical production. Nero Wolfe lives in the Playlist "Mystery - Detectives - Crime" on this podcast
Introduction to "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" gives a synopsis of the origin of the show. Cary Grant stars in this radio adaptation of the 1941 comedy film that originally starred Robert Montgomery. Cecil B. DeMille introduces the program and briefly interviews some of the stars at the end of the show This show will live in the "Comedy" Playlist.
This is the 12th Episode that has been added to the "Fort Laramie" Playlist on this podcast. A historically accurate series produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell... who also produced the "Gunsmoke" series. Track has background on the series and some historical information about Fort Laramie in Wyoming... a National Historic Site. Great cast, excellent scripts, and historical accuracy made this an extremely popular series for its 41 episode run in 1956 (1 episode was an Audition show)
This track has an introduction that presents the background of the series introducing the stars and the roles they played. This sitcom was extremely popular during its 7 year run from 1947 to 1954 on CBS Radio. The radio show gave birth to a television version on CBS from 1952-54 and a film "My Friend Irma" which introduced Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis to moviegoers in 1949. It resulted in a film sequel with Martin and Lewis "My Friend Irma Goes West in 1950. There are more episodes of this series in the playlist "My Friend Irma"
Sgt. Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romano are trying to solve a murder... and several clues are found in the form of dead canaries, who have all been killed in the same way as the victim... The Big Canary - is the case under investigation in this outstanding police drama starring Jack Webb. Today the staccato delivery of the lines may sound a little corny, but back in the late 1940s and all through the 50's, Dragnet was thought to be the most realistic police drama on radio... and television as well. Enjoy more Dragnet episodes in the "Mystery - Detective - Crime" Playlist on this podcast.
Blondie is a sitcom adapted from the Blondie comic strip by Chic Young. It was on radio from 1939 to 1950 on several different networks. Dagwood was played by Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton played Blondie, but not for the entire run. In this episode Ann Rutherford plays Blondie. Also heard is Hanley Stafford as Mr. Dithers, Dagwood's boss. It is near Christmas and Dagwood asks Mr. Dithers for a Christmas bonus... but Mr. Dithers is not in a holiday mood, after all he gave Dagwood $5 a couple of weeks before... what could he have possibly spent all that money on in just two weeks! Cute holiday show.... will live in our "Christmas" Playlist.
Track has an introduction that gives background on this special Christmas night show from 1946. The program is packed with traditional Christmas songs sung by Bing. This was also one of the first shows pre-recorded using a new technology originally developed by the Germans... audio tape, and as such the audio quality is much better than the transcribed discs. It is a very good holiday show. Will live in our "Christmas" Playlist.
This show was known by a variety of titles... Crime Photographer, Flashgun Case, Casey, Crime Photographer... but they were all about the same character who was a photographer for "The Morning Express" The Introduction to this episode names the characters and their roles in the program. Basically Casey takes photos for the paper but then manages to get himself involved in trying to solve the crime that he had photographed. Good show. On radio from 1943 to 1955... TV series from 1951 to 1952 with Darren McGavin playing Casey. The star in this episode is Staats Cotsworth. Casey lives in or "Detective, Mystery, Crimes" playlist.
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 18, the conclusion of this series that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 17 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story" One more chapter to go to complete this remarkable history of Glenn Miller's civilian and military band career.
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 16 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 15 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 14 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 13 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 12 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 11 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 10 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 9 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story" We are half way there. The remaining 9 chapters will be available soon. These shows were originally broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service in 1956.
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 8 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 7 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 6 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 5 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 4 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
The first Chapter has introductory information about this 18 chapter series produced by Andy Mansfield (Turn Back the Clock DJ) in 1956. This is Chapter 3 that will live in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story"
Chapter 2 of the 18 Chapter story of The Glenn Miller Band from civilian to military as produced by Andy Mansfield in 1956. All 18 Chapters will be living in the playlist "The Glenn Miller Story" as they are added to this podcast.
In this 1956 production, Andy Mansfield, half of the "Turn Back The Clock" hosts (Virginia, his wife, was the other half)... produced this 18 Chapter story of Glenn Miller's civilian and military band life. This is Chapter 1 and has a more extensive introduction to the series. The other Chapters will basically just be the rebroadcast of Andy Mansfield's 1956 "The Glenn Miller Story" programs. They will all be living in "The Glenn Miller Story" Playlist on this program.
NOTE: PBS will be presenting a Ken Burns Documentary on the life of Ernest Hemingway. Listening to this prior to the Burns Documentary will give you a very good background on Hemingway's life. NBC's excellent documentary series, "Biography In Sound" was broadcast from 1954 to 1958. A NBC newsman, Joesph Meyers, began the series with a documentary on Winston Churchill for his 80th birthday on November 30, 1954. The program was an instant success and highly praised by critics for its production values and historical accuracy. The second program in the series was based on the writer Ernest Hemingway... and again there was wide acclaim for the show. After a third documentary on Gertrude Lawrence, the show became a serial and aired on a weekly basis for an hour beginning in February of 1955. Meyers combined comments made by friends and foes of the subject of the documentary with sound clips from a tape library that he had collected since 1949. Audiences were enthralled by how well this show was put together. Many wonderful biographies, including WC Fields, Fred Allen, Babe Ruth, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ethyl Barrymore, Frank Sinatra Orson Welles and many more were produced until the series ended in 1958 with the Biography of Theodore Roosevelt. More programs from this series are found in the "Biography of Sound" Playlist.
Murder at Midnight... Macabre stories of suspense mixed with the supernatural. Produced in New York as a syndicated program in 1946. Directed by one of the best radio horror directors, Anton M. Leder. Host was Raymond Morgan. Some very effective organ music, especially in the theme, was played by Charles Paul. 50 Episodes were produced... 10 of which were syndicated and rerun on the Mutual Radio Network in 1950. More episodes from this series to be found in the playlist "Murder at Midnight"
This is a musical-comedy show that ran on NBC in 1941. The background on the origin and purpose of the program is explained in the introduction. If you enjoy New Orleans Jazz and Dixieland and poking a little fun at "high society"... you will enjoy this program. Extremely creative mix of "high brow" music and comedy from Lower Basin Street. More shows from this series on our Big Band/Jazz Playlist.
From the novel "The Cabiallero's Way" by O'Henry comes radio's "The Cisco Kid" with Jack Mather as Cisco and Harry Lang and his sidekick Pancho. O'Henry's Cisco was a mean and dangerous man, but radio's Cisco was very different... Intro has detailed history of the series which ran on radio for 17 years! Also you will have the chance to meet Diablo and Loco... More "Cisco Kid" adventures to be found in the "Westerns" Playlist.
Introduction includes brief background on the "Dark Fantasy" radio series of 1941-42 on NBC... and then a synopsis of the featured show "The Thing From The Sea" from Nov. 28, 1941. "Dark Fantasy" programs will be kept in the "Horror Suspense" playlist on this podcast.
Introduction gives background on the Inner Sanctum series that was extremely popular on radio. Many people used to gather around their radio and turn off the lights... with golden glow of the radio tubes providing the only light in the room... the Inner Sanctum was the perfect show to listen to if you wanted to be frightened... This show is living in the Playlist "Horror and Suspense" and there are several other Inner Sanctum episodes in there now!
Only about 18 recordings of this program remain... maybe that is okay... It was on the air in 1947 sort of as a "filler" when a station had to fill about 3 minutes of time. It was identified as a Teen Soap Opera... a "short" Teen Soap Opera between two lovesick southern teenagers who carry on their conversations all over the phone... hence on the line... yes, phone signals used to travel through a wire... some still do! On this track there are two 3 min episodes edited together. Someone sent Peggy roses and Paul is upset... and in the second episode Peggy tells Paul her Aunt Prissy is not going to make her leave town! The tension builds! There are more episodes of this Teen Soap in the Playlist "Love on the Line"
Suspense with sometimes a supernatural twist... Murder at Midnight was produced in NYC and syndicated throughout the United States in 1946. A total of 50 episodes were produced from the series. The program was directed by Anton M. Leder. You will note the dramatic organ music in this series ... Charles Paul was the organist and the music was very effective in creating emotion in this series... This story, "Wherever I Go" will live in the "Murder at Midnight" playlist.
Broadcast by the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service from 1958 to 1961 from Hollywood, this husband and wife team, Andy and Virginia Mansfield were pioneers in the introduction of mixing contemporary and old music with commentary between the songs. Virginia played the contemporary songs of the day and Andy would take care of the older versions of the songs or past times where an artist recorded some other song. This track will live in the playlist "Turn Back the Clock"...
Broadcast to servicemen and women via shortwave radio, this Armed Forces Radio program featured popular bands of the era. This 15 min program features Tommy Tucker and his Orchestra. The playlist: Orch: Taboo / John Brown and Three Two-Timers vocal: Comin' Around the Corner / Kerwin Somerville: Don't Fence Me In / John Brown and Three Two-Timers: My Heart Sings / Orch: Boarding House Zonk This program will live in our Big Band / Jazz playlist
Track has brief intro to the show identifying guests on this 1947 Halloween show. I guess the thing that makes it a Halloween show, besides the date, is that Boris Karloff is one of the guest and they do a Halloween skit. Of course Karloff became famous in his 3 films portraying Frankenstein and another film "The Mummy"... this is an entertaining show with a nice mix of music, comedy, and Halloween fun. This show will live in our Halloween playlist.
Background on "Lights Out" series that ran 14 years on radio... and an introduction to this horror genre show. This show will live in our "Halloween" Playlist. After you listen to it, you will know why! Stars Joseph Kearns.
The track introduces this Suspense episode and identifies the actors. Also mentions that the show was previously aired as an episode of "Escape" in 1953, but no good audio files have been found of that program. John Dehner wrote this story and stars in the Suspense episode. This will be stored in the "Suspense - Horror" Playlist.
A very popular sitcom when it was broadcast on CBS radio from July 5, 1948 until March 31, 1951...producing 124 episodes. Intro to the track has some background material on the series. Co-stars to Lucille Ball and Richard Denning were Hans Conried, Joseph Kearns, and Gale "Mr.Conklin" Gordon (played Mr. Rudolph Atterbury... George's boss at different times in the series. Bea Benaderet - Mrs. Iris Atterbury. Ruth Perrot played Katy, the Cugat's /Cooper's maid, and Eleanor Audley who played George's high-society mother. These episodes have been so popular on the podcast that I have now started a new playlist "My Favorite Husband".
Tracy Harris and Herb Butterfield (Very talented radio stars) star in the radio adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". One of many radio adaptations of her Gothic novel that was written in 1818. The story had two titles... Frankenstein, of the Modern Prometheus... and it was first published by an anonymous author. There have been many movie adaptations of the novel... the photo is Boris Karloff as The Monster from a Universal Pictures film of 1931. He was 43 at the time and this role started his career which would continue until his death in 1969. He played the role of Frankenstein two more times in the Bride of Frankenstein (1932) and Son of Frankenstein (1939). This is the second radio adaptation of Frankenstein on this podcast, the other being an episode of "The Witch's Tale" Both are in the "Halloween" Playlist.
"The Lady from Venus presents some significant problems for the Space Control Commander Buzz Corry and his Assistant, Cadet Happy in this 1952 episode from the popular Sci-Fi series. As of this posting there are now 8 Episodes from the "Space Patrol" series in the "Space Patrol" playlist on this podcast. Background material is from the Old Time Radio Researchers Group... many thanks for their work in gathering and certifying records and preserving the heritage of our radio history.
Intro has details about Danny Kaye... some of the highlights of this extremely talented man's life. Special guests on this show include the vocalist Georgia Gibbs and actor Orson Welles. There are several good comedic skits with Orson and Danny. Danny tries to teach Orson how to sing "scat" music... to no avail, but he tries! This program will live in the playlist entitled "Variety -Comical-Musicals"
Track begins with background information on this unique series that ran from 1945-46 on CBS and was based on the WW II shows "Command Performance" and "Mail Call" - but rather than military personnel requesting their favorite stars, this show allowed anyone to write in and name the stars they would like to hear working together and even suggest the type of show or subject they would like to hear the performance include. This show stars Orson Welles and Eddie Bracken (See photos l to r) along with Johnny Mercer... and the featured skit is "Trip to the Moon" when Orson takes Eddie on a ride to the moon and a very different kind of adventure-comedy. This program will live in the "Variety -Comedy -Musical" playlist.
Listen to the story of the early days of broadcasting live sporting events, in this case baseball, in real time! It wasn't easy and there are some great stories out there of just how "painful" it was for some broadcasters and sound effects artists. This is an audio story adapted from a story in a book written by Robert L. Mott... a well-known sound effects artist. The book is "Radio Sound Effects- Who Did It and How, in the Era of Live Broadcasting" ... available at online book sellers, and perhaps in your local library or bookstore. This is not a reading of a story... it is the telling of a story enhanced with sound effects... I think you will find it interesting, educational, and entertaining. This program will be found in the playlist "Miscellaneous -History of Radio"
Track has background on the story of Jezebel and the 1938 Oscar winning film that is adapted for radio in this program. Bette Davis won an academy award for her portrayal of Julie Marsden, a Southern belle in the pre-civil war south. William Wyler directed the film and introduces this radio program. The film, Jezebel was elected to the National Film Registry in 2009. It is quite a powerful story. This program will be found in our "Drama/Adventure" playlist.
Track features background on the series, particularly Bob Bailey's acting talent when it came to playing the character of Johnny Dollar - 14 year run on radio.... this was the last dramatic radio show broadcast on radio.. on Sept. 30, 1962... the official end of radio drama. But we are keeping it alive with this and many other podcasts... that is a good thing. This episode and more Johnny Dollar can be found in the Playlist "Mystery - Detectives - Crimes"
This is the 11th Episode that has been added to the "Fort Laramie" Playlist on this podcast. A historically accurate series produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell... who also produced the "Gunsmoke" series. Track has background on the series and some historical information about Fort Laramie in Wyoming... a National Historic Site. Great cast, excellent scripts, and historical accuracy made this an extremely popular series for its 41 episode run in 1956.
Track has a short background about the "Space Patrol" series... extremely popular on radio and television during the 1950's. Commander Buzz Corry and his assistant, Cadet Happy maintain law and order in the local galaxy. They command the Terra V spacecraft. Playlist on this podcast has a growing list of these space adventures. Old Time Radio Researchers Group is the source for background material on this program. Many thanks to them for gathering and preserving the history.
Big Band Swing was in the groove by 1943... Jitterbug Jive was the "in: dance and radio was "king" of immediate mass media... and "swing" was the thing! This is a track originally broadcast over the Special Services Division of the Armed Forces Radio Service to our troops overseas during World War II. Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra are featured in this program. On June 23, 1943... the day of this broadcast, the Nazis liquidated all Jewish ghettos in Poland and deported 400,000 to concentration camps. President Roosevelt established the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas. The US Army 45th Infantry Division landed in North Africa... and WW II had 2+ years to go before it came to an end. The music heard on radio broadcasts like you will hear on this track, lifted the morale of our American Troops.... More like this in our "Big Band and Jazz Sounds" playlist.
Track has background information about this unique and popular western that was first produced on television starring Richard Boone as Paladin. First TV, then Radio... that was the reverse of most shows in the late 1950's. John Dehner, who played the Paladin on the radio version was a very different character than the Paladin played by Richard Boone. That was done on purpose as John Dehner did not want his career to be locked into this western character that was done the same on radio and tv. More HGWT in the "Westerns" Playlist.
"Lost Child" is the 10th Episode of the series known as "Fort Laramie" (Playlist - Fort Laramie)- Starring Raymond Burr and Vic Perrin. It is notable that the Producer/Director, Norman Macdonnell made every effort to ensure this 41 episode series was historically accurate. Names, places, and events... even the names of the buildings within Fort Laramie are authentic. Note: Keep in mind this series was historically correct, not politically correct and some of the terms used in reference to Native Americans are thankfully no longer acceptable. Trivia: Raymond Burr left this series in Oct of 1956 to become television's "Perry Mason."
Introduction of track summarizes the background of the series which was based on Sydney Greenstreet's (Photo) character, Kasper Gutman (The Fat Man) in the "Maltese Falcon" - "Casablanca" and "Passage to Marseille". He did not start his film career until he was 61. He physically fit the roles he played as he was 5'9" tall and weighed 357 lbs. He died at the age of 74 on January 18, 1954. More "Nero Wolfe" in the "Mystery-Detective-Crime" Playlist.
Introduction on the track gives background information about this series that was produced, directed, and starred Orson Welles. The entire production was recorded in England in 1951. If you are familiar with the series of films "The Third Man" you will recognize the name Harry Lime. He was a crook, but with principles! More Episodes in "The Lives of Harry Lime" Playlist.
Track's introduction gives background of the "Screen Director's Playhouse" series which produced 122 episodes... re-creating popular films of the time with leading character actors who played the roles in the film. This track features the Sea Adventure written by Jack London (The Sea Wolf, Cry of the Wild, White Fang, et.al) Edward G. Robinson re-creates his role of the amoral sea captain Wolf Larsen. More Shows Like this in the "Drama / Adventure" Playlist
Track begins with background information about the series ...introduces the title of this track... and away we go! These shows were very well produced... and some great jazz music going on in the background of The Blue Note Cafe' ... More shows like this on the "Mystery -Detective - Crime" Playlist
Remember the laugh and spooky voice in Michael Jackson's "Thriller"? That was Vincent Price! "The Saint"ran from 1945 to 1951.. through a series of network changes, an occasional hiatus, and the leading roles played by different actors, but none were better than Vincent Price. Tom Conway (New Adventure of Sherlock Holmes), George Sanders and Barry Sullivan played Simon Templar on the Silver Screen. Also heard in the radio series is Lawrence Dobkin (Louie, the cab driver)... John Brown as Inspector Fernack and Ken Christy played Hoppy, Templar's sidekick. This show and series is a lot of fun to hear, even today. Enjoy. More like this in the playlist "Mystery - Detective -Crime"
Track has Intro with some general background history of the series. This is the 9th Episode (Playlist - Fort Laramie)- It is notable that the Producer/Director, Norman Macdonnell made every effort to ensure this 41 episode series was historically accurate. Names, places, and events... even the names of the buildings within Fort Laramie are authentic. Raymond Burr left this series in Oct of 1956 to become television's "Perry Mason."
This series was on the Mutual radio network with 50 episodes in 1946. It was syndicated and was played in re-runs until 1950. Shows were meant to be scary and suspenseful... featuring a touch of supernatural and macabre mixed into the plots. More in "Murder at Midnight" Playlist
Working together for over 40 years from vaudeville to television... this comedy duo with Gracie playing the role of, shall I say a "less than intelligent person" ... was in fact an incredibly bright and talented woman. She wrote many of the scripts for the shows. George often said that without Gracie, he was nothing. In this show Gracie wants George to play the role that Clark Gable played in a film "The Hucksters" but comedian Jack Carson thinks he should get the role. Mel Blanc plays the "Happy Postman". More Burns and Allen in "Comedy" Playlist.
Background on the "It Pays to Be Ignorant" radio series... a really fun show to listen to. Unlike any other quiz program... the less you know, the more you can earn! The main question... "What Makes A Shyster Lawyer?" This is an Armed Forces Radio Service rebroadcast from June 1, 1945. Find more shows like this in "Game Shows" playlist
A 52 show series that was syndicated across the United States from 1949-1950. Based on the stories of an outstanding journalist and a great short story writer, Damon Runyon. Stories celebrated the world of Broadway in NYC that grew out of the Prohibition era... tales of gamblers, petty thieves, actors and gangsters... all told by our narrator, Broadway... played by actor John Brown. More Stories from this series in the "Damon Runyon" playlist.
Victor Borge did this Happy Birthday routine on radio, television and in his concerts. It was extremely popular when he had a music savvy audience because he was playing the familiar "Happy Birthday" song, but in the style of classical composers that were suggested by the audience. It is a musical parody classic... More Victor Borge in the playlist entitled "Comedy!"
The first episode is entitled "Mrs. Applerot Shoves Sade Around" and the second episode is entitled "Ice Cream and Salted Peanuts at Midnight" - edited back-to-back... from 1940. There is an introduction which gives an overview of this extremely popular comedy series. Had a run of 12 years averaging 7 million listeners. The show was on 5 days a week for 15 minutes for many years and became the "Go To" comedy radio show of the era. This show is not about sound effects or music... it is ALL about dialog written by Paul Rhymer. The conversation between the characters is brilliant, witty, and funny... even 80 years after these shows were aired. More Vic and Sade in the playlist by the same name. Enjoy
Intro to track contains information about the series and the star, Vincent Price. Remember the laugh and spooky voice in Michael Jackson's "Thriller"? That was Vincent Price! Show ran from 1945 to 1951.. through a series of network changes, an occasional hiatus, and the leading roles played by different actors, but none were better than Vincent Price. Tom Conway (New Adventure of Sherlock Holmes), George Sanders and Barry Sullivan played Simon Templar on the Silver Screen. Also heard in the radio series is Lawrence Dobkin (Louie, the cab driver)... John Brown as Inspector Fernack and Ken Christy played Hoppy, Templar's sidekick. This show and series is a lot of fun to hear, even today. Enjoy. More like this in the playlist "Mystery - Detective -Crime"
"Fort Laramie" starring Raymond Burr, Vic Perrin, and Jack Moyles. Created by Norman Macdonnell, who also created "Gunsmoke," this 1956 series (with 41 episodes) was historically authentic. Track one features a detailed intro to the series, which will only remain on Episode 1 as I slowly add future episodes to the playlist "Fort Laramie"... this track is the 8th episode entitled "The Beasley Girls." Listeners should keep in mind that this program is 64 years old and some references to Native Americans in the dialog would not be considered politically correct today, but it was part of the culture of our American history and hopefully we can learn from the past to not make the same mistakes. Background information on this program is from Old Time Radio Researchers Group OTRR.org
Introduction on track gives some background of the "Command Performance" series that was only broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Service... and presented stars of the time that were requested by military personnel serving overseas during World War II. Host is Bing Crosby with guests Betty Grable, Harry James and his Orchestra, Arthur Rubenstein, and vocalist Helen Forrest. More shows like this can be found in the playlist entitled "Variety - Comedy - Musical"
Introduction of track gives brief history of the series "Red Ryder" which ran from 1942-51 and had an additional lifespan in the realm of comic books. Very popular with youngsters... From the Jean Shepherd film, Christmas Story... you will remember that Ralphie Parker wanted a Red Ryder Air Rifle for Christmas, even though his mother said he would "put his eye out!" Actor Reed Hadley stars as the Red Ryder in this 1942 episode of the series that had debuted on Feb 3rd. Show was broadcast 3 days a week... This and more western adventure series can be found in the Playlist "Westerns"
Used as a recruiting tool for the United States Army, this 15 min weekly show featured regulars that were all members of the Army. Jimmy Dean and his Texas Wildcats, Private Mark Hamilton and various guests. Special guest on this show is Cousin Minnie Pearl, the Gossip of Grinder Switch! Intro on track has the playlist. More of this series can be found in playlist entitled "Country Western Radio Programs"
Track has introduction with brief history of this very popular comedy quiz program that ran over 20 years on radio and television... stars Groucho Marx with assistant-announcer George Fenneman - You Bet Your Life - Nov. 2, 1949 on CBS radio. Secret word is "Shoe." Comedy is the highlight of this quiz show... with the wit of Groucho Marx standing in the spotlight. Enjoy more of these shows found in the playlist "Game Shows"
This detective radio drama aired on CBS Radio from Feb 1949 to Sept 1962... it was the last radio drama of the Golden Age of Radio. Bob Bailey stars as Johnny Dollar in this Armed Forces Radio and Television Service rebroadcast of "The JPD Matter" The series was extremely popular with a 14 year run, producing 809 episodes of which about 720 still exist. This track has one of them! Find more Johnny Dollar stories in "Detective - Mystery" playlist.
"Fort Laramie" starring Raymond Burr, Vic Perrin, and Jack Moyles. Created by Norman Macdonnell, who also created "Gunsmoke," this 1956 series (with 41 episodes) was historically authentic. Track one features a detailed intro to the series, which will only remain on Episode 1 as I slowly add future episodes to the playlist "Fort Laramie"... this track is the 7th episode entitled "Hattie Pelfrey." Listeners should keep in mind that this program is 64 years old and some references to Native Americans in the dialog would not be considered politically correct today, but it was part of the culture of our American history and hopefully we can learn from the past to not make the same mistakes. Background information on this program is from Old Time Radio Researchers Group OTRR.org
This was the sixth show of the CBS Stan Freberg series that ran for 15 episodes from July 14 to October 20th 1957. Despite its short run the program featured some running gags and stock jokes...including a lot of Freberg's ambivalence toward Madison Avenue with many fake advertisements that made fun of some of the show's possible sponsors. The result was that by the 13th episode the show suffered from a lack of advertising interest. Two cigarette companies offered to sponsor the series, but Freberg turned them down. As a result, no sponsors so CBS cancelled the series after 15 episodes. It was the last network radio show to devote itself purely to comedy. In 1958 "The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows, a recording of collected material from the show, won the first 1959 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. More Stan Freberg shows in the playlist by the same name.
Les Tremayne and Claudia Morgan (Photo) starred in the 1948 season of The Adventures of the Thin Man - Mystery and Comedy come together in a perfect match in this series. Nick and Nora Charles are husband and wife and they love to solve crimes... he is an ex-private investigator and she is, well she is just interested in being involved in any case... You will find more "Thin Man" programs in the playlist entitled "Mystery - Detective -Crime"
Virgina plays the modern versions of "San Antonio Rose," "Small Island - with Les Paul and Mary Ford," "That Old Gang of Mine," and "Spain." Andy plays the older versions of the same songs, except he features a 1948 Les Paul and Mary Ford song entitled "The Man and The Flying Trapeze" which was a novelty song recorded in their new "multiple sound" format... which soon became the 'rage' of recording formats. The new version songs are from 1958...and the older songs range from 1934, 1939, 1940 and 1948. Perry Como sings a 1939 version of "That Old Gang of Mine". More "Turn Back The Clock" programs found on the playlist by the same name.
William Palmer(photo) was 32 years old when he died on June 14, 1956. He was known as the Rugeley Poisoner or the Prince of Poisoners. He was an English physician who concocted the poison strychnine. As a young man he worked as an apprentice at a Liverpool chemist's lab. Charles Dickens called Palmer "the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey"... meaning the Criminal Court. The narrator is Thomas Hyland (Played by Lou Merrill) who was so convincing, listeners thought Hyland was a real person! The series ran on CBS from June 1953 to June 1954.
Jesse James (photo) was 34 years old when he died on April 3, 1882... while hanging a picture of a horse in his living room. Crime Classics is the historically accurate series the re-creates famous crimes through history. The narrator is Thomas Hyland (Played by Lou Merrill) who was so convincing, listeners thought Hyland was a real person! The series ran on CBS from June 1953 to June 1954.
Track is from May 10, 1945... just two days after Germany surrendered, also known as VE Day. Of course Japan was still fighting and VJ day would not come until August 15, 1945. Announcer is Harry VonZell and special guest is Frank Sinatra...Dinah Shore (Photo) is the star... songs, comedy skits, Bird's Eye Frozen Food commercials. More like this in the playlist "Variety - Comedy - Musical" This show was broadcast on NBC, many were rebroadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Service to our troops serving overseas.
An interesting 1935 syndicated radio series that focused on the origins of common superstitions of the time, many of which are still popular. This track, through the use of dramatizations based on factual and historical research, will focus on "Good Luck with a Rabbit's Foot" and "Crossing Your Fingers"... find more of these programs in the playlist "Origin of Superstitions" Lindsey McCary was the host of this program.
Heard on the Mutual Network from 1950-51 in 15 min and 3 min episodes, this was a radio drama series that told stories of phenomena that was never explained, but supposedly true. Lots of organ music and wound effects that help to deep the sense of mystery and dread. The host or narrator was Ken Nordine. Two-back-to-back episodes on this track: Human Atmosphere and What Day Will He Die? .. Incredible, but True! Thanks for listening. More of these shows on our growing Playlist by the same name!
In 1919 Ripley started writing a "Believe it or Not" column for the New York Globe newspaper, and spent the rest of his life finding and sharing the strangest facts and stories from around the world. He produced and hosted a syndicated 60 sec radio version of the articles. He made over $500,000 a year during the Great Depression, but he employed many researchers, secretaries, people who would investigate the many, many leads as to oddities he was invited to explore. He built many museums, many of which are still around today. On this track you will hear two back-to-back 1 minute episodes with short old time radio commercials in between. The shows came from Nov 20, 21, 1936 and were entitled "Never Bitten" and "Empty Grave" respectively. This is first track from the series and will live in playlist "Believe it or not"
One of the first DJ music shows featuring a husband and wife team of Andy and Virginia Mansfield in "Turn Back The Clock" broadcast mostly on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service from 1948-61. It was the first "Music and Talk" radio show. Virginia would play a 1960 popular song and Andy would play an old original version of the same song. It is fun to hear two versions of the same song... often VERY different. The first song is "Dancing in the Dark. (1960/1931). Second song on this track is "Me and My Shadow" (1960/1927). Third song is "Swing Hula" (1960/1916- "Yakahula Hickydula Hula") Fourth Song is "Gee, But I Hate To Go Home Alone" (1960/1923) This track and more in the Playlist "Turn Back The Clock" on this podcast.
Peter Chambers was a Private Eye... created by author Henry Kane, who also produced the show and wrote the scripts. Chambers was introduced in a novel entitled "A Halo for Nobody" ... written by, guess who? Henry Kane! Chambers worked in NYC and charged $500 per day. He did cooperate with the police, which was unusual in PI series of the time. His best friend was police Lieutenant Louis Parker. The show was on NBC. More Peter Chambers in the "Mystery - Detective -Crime" Playlist.
Space Patrol was unique in that it was on radio and television, so it was one of the few shows that kids could follow in both mediums. Many of the story lines were the same and in fact the same actors who did the TV program, were on the radio. Ed Kemmer as Commander Buzz Corey of the United Planets Space Patrol. Cadet Happy, portrayed by Lyn Osborn as something like a futuristic Robin character from Bat Man. Often used similar lines... "Smokin' rockets, Buzz!" Virgina Hewitt played the female lead as Carol Karlyle, the daughter of an important leader of the United Planets and was in on all the adventures. The show ran from 1950-55. More episodes can be found in the playlist "Space Patrol"
Intro includes background on "The Whistler" series and a brief intro to the episode "Meet Mr. Death"... this is one of the 429 out of 629 episodes that have been found. 200 episodes are missing. Often times old recordings of a show like this are found on 16" transcription records in someone's attic or a storage room of a building where a current or old radio station may have put them... we can only hope that those 200 shows are someday discovered! All episodes past and future will be found in the playlist "The Whistler"
The Intro of the program gives background on the "Bold Venture" series and why it was such a perfect fit for Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in 1952-53. There were 78 shows produced with a minimal of recording time as they used a new form of recording media called "magnetic tape" on a reel-to-real recorder. They were able to do an entire years worth of episodes and then leave town for a film contract or vacation. It was all syndicated by ZIV Production Company. Title of this episode "Fake American Passports"... this series is on our "Drama / Adventure" Playlist.
"Fort Laramie" starring Raymond Burr, Vic Perrin, and Jack Moyles. Created by Norman Macdonnell, who also created "Gunsmoke," this 1956 series (with 41 episodes) was historically authentic. Track one features a detailed intro to the series, which will only remain on Episode 1 as I slowly add future episodes to the playlist "Fort Laramie"... this track is the 6th episode entitled "Shavetail." Listeners should keep in mind that this program is 64 years old and some references to Native Americans in the dialog would not be considered politically correct today, but it was part of the culture of our American history and hopefully we can learn from the past to not make the same mistakes. Background information on this program is from Old Time Radio Researchers Group OTRR.org
Captain Midnight, starring George O'Brien, returns with two more back-to-back Episodes. Episode 31 - Pinky and Slim are Missing and Episode 32 - Cattle Drive. These programs were broadcast on Dec. 7th and 8th respectively in 1939. Sully Oil Corporation is sponsor. Previous and Future "Captain Midnight" adventures are living on the "Captain Midnight" playlist on this podcast.
Track intro has background material on the "Our Miss Brooks" series and identifies the characters and actors who played them. This show won Emmy awards and was on the air from 1948-57 (52-56 on television at the same time) Eve Arden was named Comedienne of the year in 1949. More "Our Miss Brooks" in "Comedy" Playlist.
Only about 18 recordings of this program remain... maybe that is okay... It was on the air in 1947 sort of as a "filler" when a station had to fill about 3 minutes of time. It was identified as a Teen Soap Opera... a "short" Teen Soap Opera between two lovesick southern teenagers who carry on their conversations all over the phone... hence on the line... yes, phone signals used to travel through a wire... some still do! On this track there are two 3 min episodes edited together. First, Paul is very upset that Peggy walked home with Butch and breaks his "engagement" to Peggy over this... Paul calls Peggy back to apologize and finds out that Peggy is worried that her Aunt Prissy is going to send her back to Chattanooga! I tossed in a couple of appropriate old commercials, just for the fun of it! It's Love on the Line and there are more episodes in the Playlist "Peggy and Paul". This TRULY is a different kind of oldies show! :) Thanks for listening.
So we come to the conclusion of the 52 part Australian radio adaptation by George Edwards Production company in 1943. You will find all 52 parts, 2 per track for a total of 26 tracks on the Playlist "Jekyll and Hyde." Robert Louis Stevenson released his novella entitled "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" on January 5, 1886. He was also the author of "Treasure Island," "Kidnapped," "David Balfour," "A Child's Garden of Verses," "The Body Snatcher," "The New Arabian Nights," "The Master of Ballantrae" and many other poems, short stories. He was born on November 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom and died on December 3, 1894 in Samoa. For a man who lived only 44 years, he was an incredibly talented and prolific writer.
The brilliant and talented Australian actor, George Edwards (photo) produced and played multiple roles in this outstanding radio adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" published on January 5, 1886. On this track you will hear 2 of the final 4 Episodes to this 52 part series. Epi 49 - "Terrible Torture" and Epi 50 - "Hugh Threatens" All 52 parts, 26 tracks of the complete series can be found in the Playlist "Jekyll and Hyde."
Introduction to track provides background on this detective series starring Dick Powell as Richard Diamond. It also introduces the episode on the track. This was a very popular show because Dick Powell was a unique actor and vocalist... he actually whistles and sings in between a good detective story! Try it. I am quite sure you will enjoy the show. More like this on our Playlist "Mystery -Detective-Crime" Playlist.
Introduction to the track contains background information about series and information about the episode "The Angry Eagle" - Always a good program. If you like "tough guy" Private Detective action, this series is for you. More like this on the Playlist "Mystery Detective Crime" on this podcast.
An excellent rebroadcast of NBC Radio Network's "The Duke Is On The Air" live from The Blue Note in Chicago on August 6, 1952. Each song is introduced by Duke Ellington and features his Orchestra and vocalists. Similar tracks found in the Playlist "Big Bands and Jazz Sounds" on this podcast.
Intro to the show introduces a brief background about the series and Martha Wilkerson, whose on-air name was "GI Jill". The playlist is also identified in the intro. Performers include Benny Goodman, The Pied Pipers, Bing Crosby, and Artie Shaw Orchestra. More of this type of show in the playlist "GI Jive and GI Jill"
One of the first DJ music shows featuring a husband and wife team of Andy and Virginia Mansfield in "Turn Back The Clock" broadcast mostly on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service from 1948-61. It was the first "Music and Talk" radio show. The first song is "It's A Good Day." Intro on our first track (this is #6) explains how the show worked...the "procedure" and the "purpose" if you will! It is a fun show to listen to if you like to hear a then modern version of a song compared to the then OLD version of the song... of course now they are both OLD and one is OLDER... but still good stuff! This and more like it will be living in the "Turn Back The Clock" Playlist on this podcast. Songs featured on this track: It's A Good Day (1960/1946, Frivolous Frappe' (1960 / 1938?); "Words" (1960); Silver Threads Among The Gold (1907); "Charmaine"(1960/1938)
Counting down to the last 4 episodes... of the 50 Episode series. On this track you will hear Epi 47 - Hyde In Laboratory and Epi 48 - Doing Away With Hyde- George Edwards, the brilliant Australian actor and man of a thousand voices plays multiple roles in this very classy radio adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella. Episodes of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde live in the Playlist "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Only 4 Episode to go to complete the series.
Counting down to the last 8 episodes... of the 50 Episode series. On this track you will hear Epi 45 - Helen's Mother Visits and Epi 46 - Only 3 More Doses - George Edwards, the brilliant Australian actor and man of a thousand voices plays multiple roles in this very classy radio adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella. Episodes of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde live in the Playlist "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
19 years on any medium is a remarkable achievement... and to think a ventriloquist and his puppet achieved that is a very strong indication of how talented Edgar Bergen was... Ventriloquism popular on the radio! Think about that. This show also has Bud Abbott and Lou Costello... comedy skits, banter, music... it is after all a Comedy-Variety show. It will live in the Playlist "Variety-Comedy-Musical" on this podcast.
The AFRS program was sponsored by the United States Army in 1953. It was a 15 minute show that was used as a recruiting tool for the Army. In this show Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats (all service members at the time) welcome the Foggy Mountain Boys Quartet as their special guests. Intro to track gives some background on the show and the playlist. More shows like this live in the "Country - Western" Playlist
Gorgo is a performing little person... a doctor stops by to see him after his performance, not to compliment him on his act, but to tell him of a new substance he has developed called XR3 which makes test animals grow! He offers Gorgo the opportunity to be the human test case for XR3... To be normal size is something Gorgo has always wanted... so no one will make fun of him ever again... listen to find out if XR3 made Gorgo's wish come true or.... This track will live in the Playlist "Murder at Midnight" Thank you for listening.
Karen has a new job... she is going to work for a woman who lives in a house with many, many animals and plants. She insists that Karen calls her "Mother"... Karen more or less balks at that request and asks why she wants her to call her "Mother" ... because "I am Mother Nature" Eve "Our Miss Brooks" Arden plays "Mother Nature" in this very entertaining comedy from Mutual Radio Theater on April Fool's Day, 1980. Andy Griffin is the host. This track lives in the "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast
Track begins with introductory historical material on "The Shadow" series and a synopsis of this show along with the actors and roles they played. This is a good episode broadcast in 1940... with 14 more years of "The Shadow" remaining. This is the one program that most people who never heard it, will name if you ask them if they remember the name of an old radio show! It was that popular. More episodes in "The Shadow" playlist
Introduction to track contains background material on the syndicated 1951-52 series "Bold Venture" starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. This series set the benchmark for those that followed in that it featured top-notch lead actors, each show was independent of the previous or following show, was heavily syndicated... everyone was well paid... and audiences loved it. Enjoy more of "Bold Venture" that lives in the playlist "Drama - Adventure."
Bill Johnstone is The Shadow in this 1940 thriller... .The Laughing Corpse. Margo Lane is played by Agnes Moorehead. More "Shadow" episodes in the Playlist "The Shadow" on this podcast. Thanks for listening to Heirloom Radio... a different kind of oldies program.
George Fenneman and Grouch Marx are back with another episode of "You Bet Your Life!" The questions are not hard... the money is not much... but the wit and humor of Grouch Marx makes this one of the most popular shows on Heirloom Radio. However, it does surprise us that the contestants could not easily come up with the secret word! More "You Bet Your Life" programs on our "Game Show" playlist.
This track has an introduction which gives some background on the career of Red Skelton and introduces the show "The Stray Dog" - Red plays himself, Klem Kadiddlehopper, Junior (The Mean Widdle Kid)... and attempts to find a home for a lost dog that he finds. Musical guests are "The Four Knights" Red Skelton was on radio from 1937-1951 and on television from 1951-1970. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1994. He passed away in 1997 at the age of 84. You can find this file in the Playlist "Comedy" on this podcast.
A fantastic show with the hosts Bing Crosby and Peggy Lee welcoming Jack Teagarden, Louis Armstrong and Joe Venuti to the ABC radio network's Philco Radio Time. Announcer is Ken Carpenter and featuring John Trotter and his orchestra. Intro to track introduces the program and identifies the songs and artists played on the track. This particular program features some incredible talent and some terrific music. Find more like this in the "Variety - Comedy - Musical" Playlist.
Ed Gardner stars as Archie the Manager, with Eddie Green, Sandra Gould as Miss Duffy, Charlie Cantor as Clifton Finnegan, announcer Rod O'Connor and special guest, British actor, Arthur Treacher. In this episode Archie might lose his job because the Duffy tells him that the Tavern has lost its lease! Archie rallies the troops and Arthur Treacher to help get the lease renewed and ensure Duffy's Tavern survives. This and more Duffy's Tavern episodes can be found in the playlist "Comedy" on this podcast.
Born Borge Rosenbaum, but known professionally as Victor Borge, "To people who take music seriously, I'm a musician. To people who don't take music seriously, I'm a comedian. To people who don't take anything seriously, I'm a clown." Victor Borge was a truly accomplished musician.. trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. He toured Europe in the 1930's and made fun of the Nazi's... they had him on the hit list when they invaded Denmark, but Borge was in Sweden playing a concert at the time and he and his wife escaped to Finland where the caught the last neutral ship to leave Northern Europe... The USS American Legion. He spoke no English when arrived in the US, but quickly learned enough to make jokes understood by going to movie theaters and studying English! His radio career began on the Rudy Vallee show.. then Bing Crosby's Kraft Music Hall.. had his own show... guest starred on Fibber McGee and Molly, Jubilee, Mail Call, and AFRS Command Performance broadcasts. He was a visual comedian so routines worked best on TV or in live performances... but he was a beloved performer and continued to tour and perform throughout his life. He was making up to 60 appearances a year at the age of 90. Died Dec. 23, 2000 in Greenwich, CT. at the age of 91. This file will live in the "Comedy" Playlist
Intro to the track contains background information on the "Sears Radio Theater" series that was heard on CBS and eventually was picked up by the Mutual Radio Network in 1980 and became known as The Mutual Radio Theater, sponsored by Sears. This is a mystery story... hosted by Vincent Price... A young woman seeks the help of a Voodoo Lady to solve a problem that she cannot seem to solve in any other way. More shows from this series are found in the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist
One of the first DJ music shows featuring a husband and wife team of Andy and Virginia Mansfield in "Turn Back The Clock" broadcast mostly on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service from 1948-61. It was the first "Music and Talk" radio show. The first song is "All By Myself." Intro on our first track (this is #5) explains how the show worked...the "procedure" and the "purpose" if you will! It is a fun show to listen to if you like to hear a then modern version of a song compared to the then OLD version of the song... of course now they are both OLD and one is OLDER... but still good stuff! This and more like it will be living in the "Turn Back The Clock" Playlist on this podcast. Songs featured on this track: All By Myself (1960/1921) / What's New (1960 / 1948) / My Sin (1960/1947) / Moon Over Manakoora (1960 / 1950) - End song: Tip Toe Through The Tulips.
The lead off question in this program is "What is a detour?" Host Tom Howard (photo facing chalkboard), "Experts" (photo L to R) Gene Shelton, Lulu McConnell, and Harry McNaughton... Created by Bob and Ruth Howell, It Pays To Be Ignorant" was one of the dumbest and stupidest shows ever to hit the air. The cast was made up of retired vaudeville/Broadway/film comedy stars that made the shows almost painfully predictable but always funny. The "Experts" would often launch into a mass of arguments, insults and gags to the anger and frustration of the host, Tom Howard... who vainly tried to bring his maniacs back under control. It had a nine year run... it was dumb alright - dumb like a fox. More episodes to come to be found in the playlist "Game Shows".
"Fort Laramie" starring Raymond Burr, Vic Perrin, and Jack Moyles. Created by Norman Macdonnell, who also created "Gunsmoke," this 1956 series (with 41 episodes) was historically authentic. Track one features a detailed intro to the series, which will only remain on Episode 1 as I slowly add future episodes to the playlist "Fort Laramie"... this track is the 5th episode entitled "Captain's Widow." Listeners should keep in mind that this program is 64 years old and some references to Native Americans in the dialog would not be considered politically correct today, but it was part of the culture of our American history. Background information on this program is from Old Time Radio Researchers Group OTRR.org
A syndicated program which originated from NYC in 1943 and ran until 1945 on NBC... The Weird Circle consisted of Horror, Ghost, and Suspense stories adapted from famous writers of the past. 78 Episodes were produced. The one you will hear is "The Bell Tower" from a short story by Herman Melville. Strange things are happening in an Italian Bell Tower that was built 4 centuries ago...strange and "Weird" things! Hear more of "The Weird Circle" stories in the playlist entitled "The Witch's Tale."
Ok, a snake charmer at a circus has been found dead... it is claimed to be a suicide, but maybe not. See if you can figure out it it was or wasn't and if it was a murder..."Who did it and how did you figure it out?" What was the clue that helped you identify the criminal... if there was one! This was a popular 5 minute "fill" program stations used to insert if their programming had a time gap. Also was used to advertise special events that a station may be planning, hence the interludes of organ music... that is when the announcer could do his or her thing! More Five Minute Mysteries in the playlist by the same name! Happy Sleuthing!
Episodes 43 and 44... are edited together on this one track. This is a 1943 Australian production starring George Edwards, an outstanding actor who was known for his ability to play multiple characters in the same program... that is an advantage to radio. He was considered to be the "Man of 1000 Voices." There are only 9 Episodes (4 tracks) remaining in this series and they will all be found in the playlist "Jekyll and Hyde" As of this posting, there are 44 episodes or 22 tracks in the playlist.
Captain Midnight is a U.S. radio adventure serial broadcast from 1938 to 1949. The title character, originally Captain Jim "Red" Albright, was a World War I U. S. Army pilot. His Captain Midnight code name was given by a general who sent him on a high-risk mission, when the aviator returned at the stroke of 12. Two back-to-back programs from Dec 5th and 6th, 1939 are edited in one track. More Captain Midnight? - See Playlist by the same name.
Space Patrol was unique in that it was on radio and television, so it was one of the few shows that kids could follow in both mediums. Many of the story lines were the same and in fact the same actors who did the TV program, were on the radio. Ed Kemmer as Commander Buzz Corey of the United Planets Space Patrol. Cadet Happy, portrayed by Lyn Osborn as something like a futuristic Robin character from Bat Man. Often used similar lines... "Smokin' rockets, Buzz!" Virgina Hewitt played the female lead as Carol Karlyle, the daughter of an important leader of the United Planets and was in on all the adventures. The show ran from 1950-55. More episodes can be found in the playlist "Space Patrol"
Abby Lewis stars in "Special Delivery" - an intense drama about a woman who is tormented by doubt and jealousy... and a letter she wishes she had never sent... This is #5 in the series, referred to as "Attraction 5" in the introduction. An extremely well-done drama from this anthology series that ran during 1948-50 on NBC Radio Network. Intro to track gives background on the series... director, producer, etc. This show can be found in the playlist "Drama-Adventure"
Introduction to track gives background and identifies guests for this July 14, 1941 Show. Excellent program. Basically this show makes a little bit of fun of Classical Music and Higher Education... but it is all in good fun and the music and comedy is very creative... this was a popular program in its day and still retains the energy today. More of these shows found in the playlist "Big Band - Jazz"
Introduction gives background on Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding. Here is playlist of 21 routines with about a 2 sec silence between each segment: 1. Guest Disc Jockey Proctor Pops Part 1. / 2. Guest Disc Jockey Proctor Pops Part II. / 3. Interview with Man Who Knows Minor League Standings / 4. Wally Ballou as An Antique Factory / 5. Wally Ballou at Bullfighter Cape Factory /6. Interview With Four Leaf Clover Farmer / 7. Webley Webster Book Review (Tom Swift and His Atomic Fertilizer Spreader / 8. Dean Archer Armstead (Listener Questions) / 9. Lurch McBain All or Nothint At All Filming /10. Interview with Professor Groggins / 11. Dean Archer Armstead / 12. Professor Groggins Update on Rocket / 13. Interview with Team Mascot / 14. Natalie Attired / 15. Wally Ballou at Ventriloquist Dummy Factory / 16. Dean Archer Armstead (Fall Lawn Care) / 17. Webley Webster Book Review (The Fanny Farmer Cookbook) / 18. Hobby Corner Wrong Label Collector / 19. Prentiss L. Wilson, 11 inch Tall Man / 20. Biff Burns (World Series Ticket Counterfeiter) / 21. Parker Gibbs, Pizza for Christmas Promoter More Bob and Ray in the Playlist by the same name.
Intro to the program gives brief history of the series and introduces this episode which, through dramatization of factual material, explains the origin of the superstition that a black cat passing in front of you means bad luck is about to take place! More stories in the playlist "The Origin of Superstitions"
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the speech was a defining moment of the civil rights movement and among the most iconic speeches in American history. It followed President Kennedy's June 11th, 1963 speech to Americans over radio and television on the topic of Civil Rights. This track and others related to the topic of Civil Rights that were simulcast on radio and television, can be found in the playlist entitled "Miscellaneous -History or Radio"
As part of the "History of Radio" here is the report to the American People on Civil Rights in a speech delivered on radio and television by United States President John F. Kennedy from the Oval Office on June 11, 1963. In this speech he proposed legislation that would later become the Civil Rights Act of 1964. President Kennedy being assassinated on November 22, 1963, did not live to see the Civil Rights Act that he proposed, passed and signed by President Lyndon Johnson. However the speech highlighted on this track outlined the need for such legislation. This recording and others related to the history of radio and be found in the playlist "Miscellaneous - History of Radio" on this podcast.
One of the playlists on this podcast is entitled "History of Radio" ... prior to television and especially during the Great Depression through World War II, Americans received their immediate news via radio. Once television came to be generally distributed, that changed. But during the transition during the late 1950's to the mid-1960's, many historical events were simulcast on radio and TV. Given the events that are taking place all over the world at this time related to racism... I felt it was a good time to share some of the history connected with this topic that has taken place in the United States. On this track you will hear President Lyndon Johnson's speech on July 2, 1964 as he was about to sign the Civil RIghts Act of 1964. (Photo: President Johnson gives the first pen to Martin Luther King at the signing ceremony). More in the "History of Radio" playlist.
Judy and the gang make the trip from "Cactus Junction" in California to the Big Apple... Mel Blanc, Ruby Dandridge, Verna Felton, ... Always a fun show... on the air for 10 years. Intro gives background on the show. More "Judy Canova" in the "Variety-Comedy-Music" playlist.
US Navy sponsored program featuring Harry James and His Music Makers with announcer Don Wilson. Guests: Gilda Malkin and The Skylarks. Songs: "Renagal Jump" "Hold Me" "So Tired" "Shine" More like this in the playlist "Big Band - Jazz"
Groucho Marx and George Fenneman team up to see if guests can answer questions and keep up with the wit of Groucho Marx... oh yes, and hopefully say the secret word, which is Sugar... that was a sweet choice! Ahhhhhhhh! More Groucho in the "Game Show" Playlist
Bob interviews a seafaring man, but is his name Captain Saunders or Captain Sanders... and how did he become a seafaring man? These and more entertaining questions may be answered in betwixt and between some silliness on the Bob and Ray segment... more on the "Bob and Ray" Playlist.
Another adventurous episode of "Cloak and Dagger" awaits you on this track. "The Kachin Story" during World War II when an OSS operative is shot down over Burmese head-hunting country. He also has to battle a cunning and intelligent Japanese officer who graduated from MIT in 1937! This story is based on a true incident as reported in the OSS documents in Washington, D.C. More "Cloak and Dagger" episodes in the Playlist by the same name "Cloak and Dagger".
Erik Bauersfeld, Director of Berkley's Drama and Literature Department of radio station KPFA-AM for 31 years, produced this horror radio series... "The Black Mass" He directed and starred in many of the programs as he was a man who had the talent of changing his voice in many, and often frightening sounding ways! "Shiddah and Kuziba (Erik Bauersfeld) are demons that live below the surface of the earth... and they are worried that surface people will discover them... creepy show! Well done. The Black Mass episodes can be found in "Horror and Suspense" Playlist. Listen to this in a dark room... close your eyes and let your imagination take you wherever it wants to take you!
Episodes 41 and 42... Newspaper Headline and Police Questioning... are edited together on this one track. This is a 1943 Australian production starring George Edwards, an outstanding actor who was known for his ability to play multiple characters in the same program... that is an advantage to radio. He was considered to be the "Man of 1000 Voices." There are only 10 Episodes (5 tracks) remaining in this series and they will all be found in the playlist "Jekyll and Hyde" As of this posting, there are 42 episodes or 21 tracks in the playlist.
Broadcast live from the United States Navy Hospital in Sacramento, CA on June 10, 1945. Hosted by Frances Langford with Spike Jones and His City Slickers and special guest star, Groucho Marx. Mixture of comedy, music, and then there is the City Slickers' music, which is... well, you have to hear it for yourself! Excellent comedy skit with Frances Langford and Groucho Marx. This program will live in the "Variety - Comedy - Musical" Playlist
Host Tom Howard (photo facing chalkboard), "Experts" (photo L to R) Gene Shelton, Lulu McConnell, and Harry McNaughton... Created by Bob and Ruth Howell, It Pays To Be Ignorant" was one of the dumbest and stupidest shows ever to hit the air. The cast was made up of retired vaudeville/Broadway/film comedy stars that made the shows almost painfully predictable but always funny. The "Experts" would often launch into a mass of arguments, insults and gags to the anger and frustration of the host, Tom Howard... who vainly tried to bring his maniacs back under control. It had a nine year run... it was dumb alright - dumb like a fox. More episodes to come to be found in the playlist "Game Shows".
Introduction on the track gives a brief synopsis to this story... an interesting premise... "Memory Traps" that download the memories of living beings slowly, over a long time... These traps have been set in our galaxy by aliens... now you know why we get more forgetful as we grow older! We must find these "Memory Traps" and destroy them before we forget about them! More "X Minus One" in the Playlist "Sci-Fi"
Track features an introduction that gives a backstory of how this episode came about and how it related to a time in the history of the United States that was not one of our shining stars! The "Trail of Tears". X-Minus One was known for its excellent radio adaptations taken from many of the Sci-Fi Magazines of the late 1940's and 50's. More "X Minus One" episodes can be found in the "Sci-Fi" Playlist
In this episode of "Space Patrol" a brilliant scientist conceives a method of inflating atmosphere shells in space made of 'electroplast', but his jealous former colleague plans to sabotage the project. Commander Corry's central office at Space Patrol headquarters on Terra is where the story begins as Cadet Happy is puzzling over some reports from security section and he tells Buzz that "No, I can't make head or tails of this thing..." More "Space Patrol" in the Playlist by the same name.
This is Episode 5 and is entitled "Boredom". I have a playlist entitled "Fort Laramie" where all the current and future episodes of this series can be found. What makes this particular series so outstanding was not only the writing and acting, but also the technical detail and the historical accuracy of the scripts. Enjoy. Stars: Raymond Burr, Vic Perrin, Harry Bartell, Jack Moyles.
This show was broadcast just 3 days before Japan surrendered and World War II ended. Songstress, Francis Langford hosts the show which features Spike Jones and His City Slickers and singer Tony Romano. Francis Langford had done many overseas shows for the USO during WW II and was very popular with the servicemen. The show comes from an Army-Air-Force base in Sacramento, California. As usual, Spike Jones and His City Slickers play a few tunes as only Spike Jones and His City Slickers could play them... Francis Langford gets in a couple of numbers as well. All and all an enjoyable show with music and a comedy skit. Spike and the crew play "Siam I Am" and "Blue Danube" ... sort of! :) The show ends with a medley of songs with Francis, Tony, and Spike Jones. Find more shows like this in the "Variety - Comedy- Musical" Playlist
John Dehner stars as Paladin in the radio version of "Have Gun Will Travel." The series broadcast 106 episodes on the CBS Radio Network between November 23, 1958 and November 27, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters and the only significant American radio adaptation of a television series in which Richard Boone played a very different type of Paladin. The show was unique in that it originated on television and was adapted to radio. Most shows originated on radio and adapted to television. Both the adaptations were excellent primarily because the character of Paladin was played in a uniquely different way in each of the series. More HGWT can be found in the "Westerns" Playlist on this podcast.
Commander Corry, Cadet Happy, and Tonga, Assistant Security Chief of the United Planets, are on the planet Uranus to investigate a series of accidents that have occurred to passenger ships. Freight and passenger ships operating among the outer planets of the Solar System are suffering an unusual series of accidents, which seem to coincide with the expansion into the area by the powerful Trans Orbit Shipping Line. The president of Trans Orbit, Jelna Fenton, and her assistant, Brox Cardo, are implicated when Corry, Happy, and Tonga stage an undercover investigation. Ed Kemmer as Commander Buzz Corry. Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy, Nina Bara, Virginia Hewitt, and Norman Jolley as Brox Cardo. More exciting episodes in the "Space Patrol" Playlist! Prepare to blast off!
Many critics of old time radio horror and suspense programs rank this show in the top 10 of the most frightening radio horror program...A young woman named Cathy Evans hurries up to the front door and knocks... Cathy finds her fiance, Martin... who opens the door. He is wounded and tries to explain to Cathy what happened...she cannot believe the story he told her is true... two archaeologists on an expedition discover a haunted mountainous cavern, where a wagon train was cut off from the world. Listen to this story in a dark room... This track will live in the "Horror-Suspense" Playlist.
Vincent Price stars as an artist whose drive to paint his masterpiece leads him down the path to mayhem and murder in this episode of "Suspense"... Directed by William Spier. More Suspense episodes can be found in the playlist "Horror- Suspense".
From their NBC radio years... Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding in a skit entitled "Script Writing School" from August 8, 1951. More in the "Bob and Ray" playlist.
America's down home country folk... Vic and Sade Gook and their adopted son, Rush... entertained 7 million american radio listeners during the height of their popularity in the early 1940's. That is equivalent to about 19 million people by today's population. Written by Paul Rhymer, this series is all about dialog between ordinary people in an ordinary town with ordinary problems... and America loved them... Vic and Sade. Two back to back episodes on one track. More Vic and Sade in the Playlist "Vic and Sade".
The Judy Canova Show is a favorite on Heirloom Radio... it was an old time comedy-variety program that was on the air from July 6, 1943 to June 27, 1944 on CBS and then moved to NBC from Jan. 13, 1945 to June 30, 1951 and returned from December 29, 1951 to May 28, 1953. Add it all up and it is about 10 years on the air... and if you listen to the show you will realize how truly talented this woman was... she was a classically trained vocalist who dressed up and acted like a real country Hayseed and the audiences loved her. With Ruth Perrott as Aunt Aggie, Ruby Dandridge as Geranium, Joseph Kearns as Benchley Botsford, Sharon Douglas as Brenda...Mel Blanc as Pedro... and more supporting actors including Gale Gordon, Sheldon Leonard, Gerald Mohr and Hans Conried... it was a powerful cast backing up a powerfully talented and patriotic woman...Judy Canova. More Judy Canova in our "Comedy" playlist.
Another hilarious episode of "My Favorite Husband' starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning. This pre-cursor to the "I Love Lucy" television classic was extremely popular and the humor remains fresh and alive some 70+ years after this show was aired! Find more of "My Favorite Husband" in the "Comedy" Playlist.
My Friend Irma returns with a story of woe... as Irma makes arrangements to take piano lessons just when Jane makes arrangements to sell their piano. Irma is out $30 which is non-refundable so she decides to enter a singing contest to see if she can win some money or make a new career. Hans Conried co-stars as Professor Kropotkin with John Brown as Al and Jane Morgan as Mrs. O'Reilly. More episodes in the "My Friend Irma" Playlist.
Another thrilling episode of "Five Minute Mystery"....see if you can ID the criminal before his/her identity is made known to you! More in our "Five Minute Mystery" Playlist!
Intro gives brief history of this popular series and introduces the playlist of the songs that listeners will hear. First Virginia plays the then modern version of a song (1960) and Andy follows by playing an original version of the same song, generally 18 to 30 years earlier. The difference is quite striking and the format of the show is upbeat and fun to listen to. More "Turn Back The Clock" shows can be found in the playlist "Turn Back The Clock"
Returning with Episodes 41 and 42 edited on one track... Claudia is back! Kathryn Bard stars as Claudia Naughton and Paul Crabtree as David Naughton - a newlywed couple in the late 1940's. Sponsor is Coca Cola. Show ran 18 months with 390 -15 min episodes from 1947-48. The series depicts the joys and challenges faced by newlyweds. The topics discussed include anything that can affect the married couple's lives. Characters created by Rose Franken, a well-known author of newlywed stories in the 1930s. Critics rated this show as an excellent depiction of a typical American household during the late 1940's. Episodes 1 through 42 and future episodes can be found in the playlist "Claudia". Thanks to the Old Time Radio Researchers group for these tracks.
Intro includes a detailed background of the "Fort Laramie" series, one of the last Western radio series. This is Episode 4 and is entitled "The Woman At Horse Creek". I have a playlist entitled "Fort Laramie" where all the current and future episodes of this series can be found. What makes this particular series so outstanding was not only the writing and acting, but also the technical detail and the historical accuracy of the scripts. Enjoy.
Another episode of the outstandingly popular series "Dragnet" starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday of the LA Police Dept. Entitled "Big Hands" and originally aired on Nov. 22, 1951, the 128th episode with about another 122 shows to go before the show ended its radio run in 1957. Television and movies filled the void for what was considered at the time, the most realistic police program on the air. Jack Webb demanded perfection by his actors and the way they delivered their lines was the key to the success of the style of the program... and Webb was all over it! More "Dragnet" episodes on the Playlist entitled "Mystery - Detective - Crime"
Don Ameche was the host of the Maxwell House Coffee Hour back in 1938 and regular guests on the show were Fannie Brice (Baby Snooks) and Hanley Stafford (Daddy or Lancelot Higgins). The did 6 to 10 min skits. This one is entitled "Aunt Sophie is Having A Baby" ... Uncle Louie is Aunt Sophie's husband and Snooks doesn't think the baby should look like him and wonders why the baby looks a little like her Daddy (Louie's brother)... For a skit 82 years old... still retains its humor! More Snooks in "Comedy" Playlist
Captain Midnight returns with two back-to-back Episodes. Episode 27 "Strange Things" and Episode 28 "Disaster" aired on Dec. 1st and Dec 4th 1939. Episodes 1 through 26 can be found on the playlist "Captain Midnight".. This was considered a juvenile adventure series with lots of premiums offered to the listeners, but word has it that many parents enjoyed the show too!
Another exciting episode of "Cloak and Dagger" awaits you on this track. "The People In The Forest" are part of the French Underground during World War II. An American, Robert Scarpella, who works for the Office of Strategic Services or OSS... parachutes behind enemy lines in occupied France. His assignment is to help the French Underground identify and remove the traitor who is in their midst. This story is based on a true incident as reported in the OSS documents in Washington, D.C. More "Cloak and Dagger" episodes in the Playlist by the same name "Cloak and Dagger".
The radio adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, returns with two Episodes edited on one track. Episode 39 "Sam and Hezra Reunited" and Episode 40 "Marriage Proposal" The first 38 episodes can be found in the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Playlist. There are a total of 52 episodes, so 12 more remain. They will be edited 2 to a track so that there are 6 more tracks to publish in order to complete this wonderful George Edwards production.. and Australian radio production from 1943.
New Year's Day show for 1949 featuring Minnie Pearl, Oakridge Quartet, Zeb Turner, Old Hickory Singers, Lonnie Glosson and hosted by Red Foley. More Shows like this in the playlist entitled "Country - Western Radio Programs" ... Enjoy the program and thank you for listening.
Here is another "Five Minute Mystery" for you to try to solve before the criminal is revealed to you at the end of the story... about 5 minutes. Out sleuth or sleuth! There are many more such episodes in the "Five Minute Mystery" playlist on this podcast. More will be added from time to time.
This is a 15 minute transcription of an Armed Forces Radio broadcast from Charlotte, North Carolina on February 27, 1949. It is entitled "Corn's a Poppin!" and was broadcast before a live studio audience 71 years ago. If you are familiar with North Carolina, this show will be even more entertaining for you... Spike Jones and His CIty Slickers were always fun to watch and listen to. More in the "Variety - Comedy - Musical" Playlist.
This is the final in a series of 23 Alan Freed "Camel Rock 'N" Roll Party" transcriptions from 1956. From March 31st to Sept 11, 1956 on CBS radio. There were three more shows, but one was cut because of a political convention broadcast and two were cut for episodes of "Suspense." The playlist for this final episode includes: Sam The Man Taylor and his band: "Flag Waver" - Bill Haley and the Comets: "Rockin' 'Round The Clock" - "Hot Dog Buddy, Buddy" - Mabel King - "Alabama Rock 'N Roll" - "Second Hand Love" - Bill Haley and the Comets: "Rip It Up" and it ends with Sam The Man Taylor and his band: "Road Runner" All 23 episodes are on the "Alan Freed Rock and Roll Radio Shows" playlist.
Commander Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy are on the planet Mercury investigating a gigantic six-wheeled atomic digging machine. As they walk across the deeply cracked ground and 300 degree heat, the huge machine begins to move towards them with increasing speed! This is the second episode. More "Space Patrol" episodes will be found in the growing "Space Patrol" Playlist.
Track features an introductory segment giving an overall description of the sitcom's cast members and the roles that they played. This was an extremely popular radio sitcom with a 7 year run on CBS radio. There was also a television series and a couple of films. Cy Howard directed this funny and fast-paced comedy that followed in the stumbling footsteps of Gracie Allen and Jane Ace. More episodes to be found in the "My Friend Irma" Playlist.
Track includes an introduction to the series with a bit of historical background and identification of production and talent people who were involved in this 50 episode 1946-47 murder mystery series. It was considered extremely well-written and acted. Some very talented organ music by Charles Paul added a great deal to the "atmosphere" of the program. Series was syndicated by Decca Records. More "Murder at Midnight" episodes in the playlist by the same name: "Murder at Midnight".
The Armed Forces Radio Service broadcast this "One Night Stand" program on June 29, 1944. Harry James and His Music Makers along with vocalists Buddy DiVito and Kitty Kallen were the featured artists. Here is the playlist: Harry James Theme Song - Ciribiribin, Loveless Love, Two Heavens (Buddy DiVito), A Fellow On Furlough (Kitty Kallen), St. Louis Blues, This Must Be Love (Buddy DiVito), In A Moment of Madness (Kitty Kallen), Flatbush Flannagan, And So Little Time (Buddy DiVito), Beat Dragon Blues, 920 Special - ends the program. More "One Night Stand" programs in the "Big Band / Jazz" Playlist.
Set in the 30th Century, Commander-in-Chief of the Space Patrol, Buzz Corey defended the United Planets of the Universe aboard his spaceship known as the Terra V (5). With his young assistant, Cadet Happy, calling out responses like "Smokin' rockets, Commander!" and always asking simplistic questions that allowed Buzz to explain things to the listeners at home) this show was not only a success on CBS television, but was transitioned to radio as well two years after being on TV! The Old Time Radio Researchers group has cataloged about 118 episodes... this is the premier episode on Heirloom Radio... "The Hole in Empty Space" Keep in mind that though this is classified as a juvenile sci-fi adventure series, a lot of adults got hooked into the shows as well. The advertising segments are left in as are the offers for kids to get Space Patrol gear of all kinds by sending in box tops and a dime or a nickle... so they could use the same gear as the crew of Terra V. This is a fun series. I have made a playlist just for "Space Patrol" and this is the first episode in it. Have fun!
Though Judy Canova was trained as a classical singer, she worked her way into the hearts of American radio audiences as a hillbilly, hog caller, hayseed with calico dresses and some very unique pigtails. Ten years on the radio... not bad at all! She did a lot of performances for our armed forces during WW II and was very highly thought of because of her compassion and kindness. Track has an intro that gives background on the series and the show you will hear... featuring the song "Gotta Be This or That"... More Judy Canova shows can be found on our "Musical - Comedy -Variety" playlist.
Track intro gives a short background on the series that was on the airwaves from 1931 to 1938... starting at WOR and moving into syndication. Many a child and adults as well were frightened by the stories they heard... you must remember that radio was a new medium and even the fact that "invisible" sound could travel through the "ether" into one's home and come out of this wooden box that glowed with orange tubes was creepy for a lot of folks. Toss in a scary story or two while sitting in a dark parlor or living room... add some imagination... and you have the perfect set up for a 1930's Horror story... The Witch's Tale... More like this in the "Horror-Suspense" Playlist.
Intro to track contains information about the series and the star, Vincent Price. Remember the laugh and spooky voice in Michael Jackson's "Thriller"? That was Vincent Price! Show ran from 1945 to 1951.. through a series of network changes, an occasional hiatus, and the leading roles played by different actors, but none were better than Vincent Price. Tom Conway (New Adventure of Sherlock Holmes), George Sanders and Barry Sullivan played Simon Templar on the Silver Screen. Also heard in the radio series is Lawrence Dobkin (Louie, the cab driver)... John Brown as Inspector Fernack and Ken Christy played Hoppy, Templar's sidekick. This show and series is a lot of fun to hear, even today. More "The Saint" episodes can be found in the "Mystery Detective Crimes" Playlist
Another episode of "Can You Imagine That? with Lindsay MacHarrie who wrote, directed and starred in some of the short stories in this series that was sort of a mix of Ripley's Believe It or Not, Can You Top This?, and Information Please. The show presented a mix of docudrama sketches that were combined with vignettes about historical oddities and odd news items. The show had a 15 min and 30 min format, this is the 15 min version. Many of the performers in this show played as many as 3 characters! More episodes in the "Can You Imagine That?" Playlist. Featured in this show is the loudest sound ever heard!
Lindsay MacHarrie wrote, directed and starred in some of the short stories in this series that was sort of a mix of Ripley's Believe It or Not, Can You Top This?, and Information Please. The show presented a mix of docudrama sketches that were combined with vignettes about historical oddities and odd news items. The show had a 15 min and 30 min format, this is the 15 min version. Many of the performers in this show played as many as 3 characters! More episodes in the "Can You Imagine That?" Playlist.