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Those Old Radio Shows

Those Old Radio Shows bring you back to a much simpler time when the early days of radio were filled with comedy, drama and mystery programs. Unwind with a light-hearted program or become engrossed in a whodunnit. Those Old Radio Shows has something for everyone.
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Man from Homicide-510820-009-Wee Willie Baines Case

Man from HomicideWee Willie Baines Case - From 1951Stars-Dan Duryea, w-Larry Dobkin & Jay Novello & Announcer Orville Anderson.Man from Homicide, airing in the early 1950s, was a classic in the genre of crime drama which brought audiences gritty stories, seedy criminals & sordid crimes. Lt. Dana is a cynical yet determined detective who has seen it all, and uses that experience to outwit less seasoned criminals & bring them to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Apr 18, 202231 min

Favorite Story-480904-051-Ben Hur

Favorite Story-Ben HurFrom 1948 Announcer-George Barkley, Narrator-True Boardman,John Beal, Henry Blair, Herb Butterfield, Ronald Colman, Marvin Miller and Janet Scott The famous story of Christ and the Roman Empire.Ben Hur is a great inspirational story, a historical tale of the Christadapted for radio by Jerry Lawrence and Bob Leigh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 202228 min

I Was A Communist For The FBI-520625-10-A Riot Made To Order

I Was A Communist For The FBIA Riot Made To Order - From 1952(Announcer-Truman Bradley, Dana Andrews, For nine years Mat Cvetic undercover man reported conspiracies against the United States from within. In this episode he uses a sprinkler system to foil the plans of the Party to cause a riot and create sympathy for the Communists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 14, 202228 min

Jeff Regan, Investigator-481127-The Man Who Fought Back

Jeff Regan, Investigator - The Man Who Fought Back - 1948 Announcer-Bob Stevenson, Jack Webb, Milton Charles, Ken Christy, Laurette Fillbrandt, Yvonne Peattie, Jack Petruzzi, Charles Seel Regan is hired to spend the weekend with Alice and Bill LaFarge.Alice is promptly shot, Bill disappears. Counterfeit football tickets are behind the caper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 13, 202231 min

Mysterious Traveler-460825-074-Death Is the Visitor

The Mysterious Traveler - Death Is A Visitor-1946 Cast members included Maurice Tarplin, Jackson Beck, Lon Clark, Roger DeKoven, Elspeth Eric, Wendell Holmes, Bill Johnstone, Joseph Julian, Jan Miner, Santos Ortega, Bryna Raeburn, Frank Readick, Luis van Rooten, Ann Shepherd, Lawson Zerbe and Bill Zuckert. "This is the Mysterious Traveler, inviting you to join me on another journey into the strange and terrifying. I hope you will enjoy the trip, that it will thrill you a little and chill you a l...

Apr 12, 202230 min

X Minus One-550424-001-No Contact

X Minus OneNo Contact - 1955 5 exploratory ships went out and none came back. The explorers refused to admit defeat. Mason Adams, Donald Buka, Matt Crowley,Luis Van Rooten, Bill Smith & Ken Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 11, 202230 min

The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes-450326-169-The Book of Tobit

The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes - The Book Of Tobit - 1945Sherlock Holmes - Basil Rathbone & Dr. Watson - Nigel Bruce Quote from this episode, "If you go through this marriage, your hours are numbered"Sherlock Holmes a detective series that aired on NBC Radio and Mutual at various dates from 1930 to 1956.Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous novel and character of the same name. Holmes has one of the most wonderful histories on radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Apr 08, 202230 min

The Whistler-490710-ep371-Front Man-Front Man

The WhistlerFront Man - 1949Announcer-Marvin Miller, Bill Forman The Voice Of The WhistlerCast includes Willard Waterman, Francis Robinson & Wally Mayer. A respected attorney named Steve Conant refuses to alibi his half brother when he's charged with murder. In fact, Steve is really in the rackets with his half brother, and also in love with the gangster's girl friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 07, 202230 min

The Clock-471016-ep50-Hazel

The Clock"Hazel" - aka - "The Mystery of Loring Square",Cast includes Cathy & Elliot Lewis, with Harp McGuire "Husband's Life Insurance" A wife goes to extremesto gain her husband's life insurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 06, 202226 min

The Adventures Of The Falcon-510304-323-The Case Of Of The Gangster's Girl

The Adventures Of FalconThe Case Of The Gangster's Girl – From 1951Announcer: Ed HerlihyStars-Les Damon & Jan Miner A girl tries to break off with her boyfriend, but he loves her too much to let her go. Will he love her to death? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 05, 202231 min

2000 Plus-500927-24-The Green Thing

2000 PlusThe Green Thing – From 1950 Radio's Sci-Fi genre A series focused on space exploration, including alien invasion,Cast members included Lon Clark, Joseph Julian, Henry Norell, Bill Keene, Bryna Raeburn and Amzie Strickland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 04, 202231 min

Life with Luigi-520401-167-April Fool's Joke

Life With LuigiApril Fools Joke – From 1952 From just one episode, a spinoff off from The Life of Riley, The Little Immigrant, Life With Luigi is the story of a gentle Italian and other immigrants from Germany and Scandinavia taking US citizenship night school classes. Their new home is Chicago, and their heartwarming encounters with American ways post WWII. J. Carroll Naish, veteran character actor of stageand screen, makes Luigi Basco come to life in each and every show. Alan Reed is Pasquale,...

Apr 01, 202229 min

Hallmark Playhouse-511004-148-Country Lawyer

Hallmark Playhouse TheatreCountry Lawyer - From 1951 Announcer - Frank GossHost - James HiltonStars - Fred MacMurray, Lurene Tuttle, Parley Baer, Joseph Kearns, Sam Edwards & Stanley Farrar. From the turn of 1900s, An old fashioned country lawyer, small town upstate New York.2 men are standing by an office window. The younger of the two is glancing through a dusty old notebook.He looks up from the pages and smiles at his father. The notebook has been in his father's office for over forty yea...

Mar 31, 202229 min

Molle Mystery Playhouse-450515-Lady in the Morgue(AFRTS)

Molle Mystery PlayhouseLady In The Morgue - From 1945 Host-Peter LorreFeatured Actor-Ed Gardner A woman commits suicide yet her body’s missing. The morgue attendant is murdered and the clues point to a redheaded left-handed undertaker. Detective O’Malley hides in the morgue unaware that he is being stalked by the murderer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 202226 min

Squad Cars-680913-The Tell Tale Suitcase

Squad CarsTell Tale Suitcase Squad Cars aired in 1969 and was a South African Police show. Houseboy Phineas finds his employer dead and calls Johannesburg Police to investigate. Springbok Radio Productions, South Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 29, 202227 min

David Harding's Counterspy-490908-394-Courageous Come On

David Harding's CounterspyThe Courageous Come OnFrom 1949Stars Mandell Kramer & Don MacLaughlin In the case of the Courageous Come On you will hear of a girl who was good at being bad until she saw a blind spot. Also a man who had courage for two men. At the end of this episode, Vice President Barkley speaks about hiring disabled veterans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 28, 202231 min

Martin Kane, Private Detective-531029-Thompson Framed

Martin Kane, Private Detective-531029-Thompson Framed Stars-Mark Stevens Martin Kane, Private Eye began as a 1949-52 radio seriesand moved to television Mark Stevens stars in this episode as a New York City Detective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 25, 202226 min

That Hammer Guy-The Barney Miller Syndicate-AkA-The The Trouble With Dames

That Hammer Guy Barney Miller Syndicate - aka - The Trouble with DamesFrom 1953Stars-Larry HainesMrs. Busby is a dame who stops at nothing,even if she has to use a gun to get what she wants. Getting to the truth of the cause of it all... That Hammer Guy ran on the Mutual/Don Lee Network from 1952 to 1954. Based of the Mickey Spillane series.Through Radio Days-Three different actors portrayed Hammer-Larry Haines, George Petrie & Ted DeCorsia. Velda, and many other female characters, were port...

Mar 24, 202225 min

Dramas Of The Courts-xx-08-Trial of Harold Warren

Dramas Of The Courts Trial Of Harold Warren - Circa - 1940s Grace Gibson ProductionsGrace Gibson (a Texan by birth) opened her own production company in 1944, having been brought to Australia in 1934 and created the American Radio Transcription Service of Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 23, 202228 min

Arch Oboler's Plays-641003-The Word(w-William Shatner)

Arch Oboler's PlaysThe Word - From 1964 Stars-William Shatner, Barbra Eiler & Hal Peary Syndicated, AFRTS rebroadcast."The Word". The last couple on Earth descend from the Empire State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 22, 202224 min

The Black Museum-Early '50s-ep-43-The Spotted Bedsheet

March 21st, 2022>The Black MuseumThe Spotted Bed Sheet episode-42, circa 1950sStars Orson Welles "The Black Museum, a Repository of Death.Here in the grim stone structure on theThames which houses Scotland Yardis a warehouse of homicide, where everyday objects . . . all are touched by murder." Enjoy This Thriller! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 21, 202225 min

The Life Of Riley-451124-088-Babs and Simon - Married?

The Life Of Riley,Babs and Simon Married? from-1945 Stars-William Bendix, Paula Winslowe, Sharon Douglas, John Brown & Warren Mills Is Babs married to Simon? Now, there's a "Revoltin' Development!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 18, 202229 min

Fred Allen Show-370317-St. Patrick's Day Show

Fred Allen Show-370317-St. Patrick's Day Show(1hr) Fred Allen born May 31st, 1894 and sadly passing on St. Patrick's Day 1956. Mostly remembered as in line with many other comedians in the era of Old Radio>including Grouch Marx, Red Skelton & Bob Hope. Allen & his wife Portland Hoffa were apart of the 'duet comedians' too, much like>George Burns and Gracie Allen & Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone. In fact there was a long running feud/gag between Allen & Benny on air. Actual...

Mar 17, 20221 hr 1 min

The Great Gildersleeve-540324-543-Hobby Show

The Great GildersleeveHobby Show-From-1954 Stars-Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph, Walter Tetley & Dick LeGrand Should Gildy enter a hobby show, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 16, 202231 min

George Burns and Gracie Allen-400529-35-Sweeping Into Office

George Burns & Gracie Allen Sweeping Into Office-from 1940 On location from Treasure Island at the San Francisco Worlds Fairfrom the "Vote For Gracie" era Announcer-Trueman Bradley, Guest-Don Amechie, singer Frank Parker, Enjoy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 15, 202230 min

Duffy's Tavern-Archie's Song, w-Davis and Newlywed Dinah Shore

March 14th, 2022>Duffy's TavernGuests-Joan Davis & Newlywed Dinah Shore - from 1943(Armed Forces Radio) Often cast included Duffy's, Miss Duffy first played by Shirley Booth, Clifton Finnegan, Charlie Cantor,Eddie Green and Clancy the cop (Alan Reed). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 14, 202232 min

Haunting Hour-450915-21-Nocturne

The Haunting HourNocturne - from 1945 Veteran Suspense announcer Berry Kroeger.Bret Morrison also appeared in many episodes. Rosa Rio's played the the creepy organ.Director-Edwin Wolfe.No other credits of cast or crew Matt and Stuart are twins but are at odds. Matt is bitter while Stuart is a pianist who loves Chopin.Both are in love with Mavis who only loves Stuart.Matt is prepared to kill for the love of Mavis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 12, 202226 min

The Whisperer-510909-11-Woman on Ice

The WhispererWoman On Ice - from 1951 Announcer Don Rickles, and stars Carlton G. Young, Betty Moran and Charles Moody Philip Gault outlines the instructions in a whisper to protect Judy Forrester from a syndicate dragnet that he originally set in motion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 202230 min

Mystery House-'46-Murder Hires A Hall

Mystery HouseMurder Hires A Hall-from-1946Announcer-(Michael)Rye BillsburyStars-Nanette Sargent & Forrest Lewis From New York City, Dan and Barbara Glennowned a publishing company named “Mystery House”. Their novels are tested and performed live. Each member of the staff plays a part. Enjoy... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 09, 202226 min

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar-The Gravedigger's Spades-1950

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar The Gravedigger's Spade-From 1950 Stars-Edmond O'Brien, Jess KirkpatrickDick Ryan, Mary Ship & Hugh Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnel Trumpin North Dakota are threatening to commit suicide. "How the gravedigger's spades came close to being Trumps." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 08, 202231 min
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