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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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Hawk Durango(Hawk Larabee)-460802-05-Brazos John and Eastern Bride

Hawk Durango(Later-Hawk Larabee) - Brazos John and Eastern Bride From-1946 Stars-Elliot Lewis Set in 1840s in Texas. Hawk, a lover-not-fighter kind cattleman who tells stories of the men and women, famous and infamous, who loved and hated, lived and died, in the American West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 01, 202230 min

CAVALCADE-360527-034-Resourcefulness

Cavalcade Of AmericaFrom-1936Cast information not available In this Old Radio Show, Cavalcade brings you a story of American resourcefulness. In 1849 the year of the great California gold rush when thousands of Americans rushed to Panama and embarked to San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 31, 202230 min

The Weird Circle-441126-Rappaccini's Daughter

The Weird Circle - Rappaccini's DaughterFrom-1944Author-Nathaniel Hawthorne(Various Stars such as-Lawson Zerbe, Gladys Thornton, Walter Vaughn and Arnold Moss) In this cave by the restless sea, we are met to call from out of past, stories strange and weird. Bell keeper, toll the bell, so that all may know that we are gathered again in the Weird Circle!An Italian story of the beautiful girl with the kiss of death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 30, 202226 min

The Great Gildersleeve-540331-544-Gildy Involved with Two Girls Again

The Great Gildersleeve - Gildy Involved With Two Girls Again From-1954 Stars-Willard Waterman, Walter Tetley, Lillian Randolph, Mary Shipp, Gladys Holland & Dick LeGrand, Originally the character, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve was a practical joker neighbor in old time radio series Fibber McGee & Molly. So successful it became a spinoff series on NBC. Actors-Harold Peary in the 40s & Willard Waterman in the 50s portrayed Gildersleeve, an uncle who took on a father type roll of his nie...

May 27, 202231 min

Fibber McGee And Molly-370104-The Antique Dealer

Fibber McGee And Company/And Molly - The Antique DealerFrom-1937A radio comedy series, first aired on NBC radio on April 16, 1935. The series featured stars-Jim & Marion Jordan with Sally DriscollIn this episode-Fibber decides to sell antiques and gets into his usual mishaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 202229 min

Suspense-420617-001-The Burning Court

Suspense - The Burning Court From-1942Stars-Charles Ruggles, Julie HaydonAnnouncer-Barry Kroeger A story of poisoning with supernatural overtones. One of the guests at a dinner party is a murderer...which one? The first show of the series. The series was based on a "Forecast" broadcast called "Suspense" that was aired July 22, 1940. The story was produced on "Suspense" again on June 14, 1945 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 25, 202230 min

Abbott and Costello-400731-First Song-I'm Nobody's Baby, Guest-Madame Lazonga

Abbott and Costello First Song-I'm Nobody's Baby-Guest-Madame Lazonga (Sponsor-Salhapatica) Stars-Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Last week the Boys formed the Wacky film company.This episode Bud and Lou go to a dance school where lessons are 3 for a dollar. Nancy Barton wrote a book and they talk to her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 24, 202230 min

Campbell Playhouse-390602-26-Victoria Regina

Campbell Playhouse - Victoria ReginaFrom-1939Stars-Helen Hayes & Orson Welles The story of Queen Victoria from her ascension to the throne and her marriage to Prince Albert to his death and the Diamond Jubilee of her reign. For this broadcast Orson Welles has prepared a script, which contains not only the great scenes from the successful stage production but some of the episodes from the original play, which had never yet been seen in the theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

May 23, 202254 min

Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator-520109-Murder Island

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator - Murder IslandFrom-1952Stars-William Gargan Barry met 2 people, a burlesque queen who had a gift to uncover a corpse mystery. and an awful lawyer with a client who aims a gun at Barry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20, 202230 min

Danger With Grainger-xx-07-Coincidental Cartoon

Danger With Grainger - Coincidental Cartoon From-1956Stars-Ray Barrett Steve Granger a Hard Boiled detective, on the Mutual Network, original broadcasts from Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 202226 min

Crime And Peter Chambers-540406-Bruce Burke Murder Frame-Up

Crime And Peter Chambers - The Bruce Burke Murder FrameupFrom-1954Announcer-Fred CollinsStars-Dane Clark, Bill Zucker, Everett Sloane Bruce Burke has sent beautiful Elsa Corey to kill Peter Chambers. Bruce is a millionaire who owns a nightclub called, "The Flame." He also happens to be dead! Elsa is Peter's only alibi, but she's been murdered too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 18, 202227 min

The 21st Precinct-540210-ep031-The Case Of The Drive

The 21st Precinct - The Case Of The DriveFrom-1954Stars-Everett Sloane, Ken Lynch and Harold Stone, with Guest-Elspeth Eric Captain Frank Kennelly sends out his detectives to investigates a stolen purse.After being dumped by her date, Grace loses track of her purse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17, 202228 min

The Adventures Of Nero Wolfe-510216-ep17-The Party for Death

The Adventures Of Nero Wolfe - The Party For DeathFrom-1951Stars Sydney Greenstreet and in this episode Harry Bartell as Archie Goodwin cast includes Gee Gee Pearson, Herb Butterfield, Peter Leaves, Evelyn Eaton & Bill Johnstone.Announcer-Don Stanley The ever popular and distinguished detective series, recognized as an armchair detective. As always Archie Goodwin, Nero's assistant, is excited to answer the phone. The caller wonders why Nero isn't at her coattail party. Learn more about your ...

May 16, 202230 min

Our Miss Broos-490515-Yearbook Photo Mix up (Friday The 13th)

Our Miss Brooks - Yearbook Photo Mixup(Friday the 13th)From-1949Stars-Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Richard Crenna & Jeff Chandler For many people Friday the 13th brings a feeling of pending misfortune. Bit our Miss Brooks who teaches English at Madison High Schooldoesn’t believe in such superstition… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 13, 202230 min

David Harding's Counterspy-490915-396-The Case Of The Hot Car Killer

David Harding's Counterspy - The Case Of The Hot Car KillerFrom-1949Stars-Mandell Kramer & Don MacLaughlinA Phillips H. Lord Production From a hideout high above New York a master criminal brain used human beings and stolen automobiles like pawns in a chess game of life and death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 202230 min

Rocky Fortune-540112-014-The Rodeo Murder Mystery

Rocky Fortune - The Rodeo Murder MysteryFrom-1954Stars-Frank Sinatra, Marion Richman & Dan Riss Rocky is framed for murder at the rodeo. Rocky is instructed to report to the ninth avenue arena and when he gets there he finds the horse follies of 1954 is all over the place. The legit title is Grand National Rodeo and he finds the boss an old guy hanging over the rail watching a cowboy riding a bull which must have just sat on a hornet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

May 11, 202225 min

The Man Called-X-520122-68-Casablanca

The Man Called X - CasablancaFrom-1952Stars-Herbert Marshall, Leon Beasco, Milton Charles & Will Wright Announcer-Hal Gibney Ken Thurston is in Casablanca, at the cafe "Sword Of Allah," on the trail of a spy ring. The silver rays of the full moon caress the sleeping city of Dar El Fayida. The city known as Casablanca but their light does not penetrate in to the shadows of an almond centered courtyard off the street of a thousand delights. A courtyard that was designed to give solace to lover...

May 10, 202230 min

Curtain Time-480508-The Little Liar

Curtain Time-480508-The Little Liar Stars-Margaret Brayton & Harry EldersAnnouncer-Mike Wallace This romantic drama had a theater setting and announcements. Often boy-meets-girl stories, this series was complete with theusher shouting "tickets please, thank you, sir!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 09, 202229 min

Bold Venture-1951-xx-ep28-Slate Shannon, Sucker

Bold Venture - Slate Shannon, SuckerFrom-1951Stars-Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall Two card-sharks are just off a cruise ship with a detective in hot pursuit.With plans to take advantage of Shannon to get out of Havana.Greg Jordan’s brother Frankie is in Havana learning what every young fellow should know.Greg Jordan is a good friend of Slate Shannon so he obviously is happy to befriend Frankiebut Frankie is making a sucker of Slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

May 06, 202227 min

Adventures Of The Abbotts-550306-22-The Blood Red Diamond

The Adventures Of The Abbotts - The Blood Red DiamondFrom-1955 (USAFRTS)Stars Claudia Morgan & Les Damon with Special Guest America's Great Athlete-Jackie Robinson After all, suppose you were a detective's wife working on a case involving a baseball team, and one of the star players tried to get to first base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 05, 202231 min

The Adventures Of Mr. And Mrs. North-430203-ep006-Russian Restaurant Murder

The Adventures Of Mr. & Mrs. NorthStars-Alice Croft & Joseph CurtinFrom-1943While having a dinner at an authentic Russian Restaurant,the hat-check girl is killed with a stiletto in her back.Jerry & Pamela North are left to solve this tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 04, 202230 min

It's A Crime-Mr. & Mrs. Collins-570819-The Murder Of The Fabulous Redhead

It's A Crime, Mr. & Mrs. Collins-The Murder Of The Fabulous RedheadFrom-1957Stars-Mandel Cramer & Gail Collins and Richard Denning Mr. Collins is hired to find a beautiful woman who's been missing for six months.When she's found dead, it's Mrs. Collins who goes to jail for the crime!A distinctive show about a sleuth in San Francisco, Greg Collins. Gail Collins, wife of the famous detective, tells the crime fighting tales from her perspective, offering feminine insights. “After all, suppo...

May 03, 202225 min

The Great Gildersleeve-430314-073-Income Tax Time

The Great Gildersleeve - Income Tax TimeFrom-1943Harold Peary, Walter Tetley, Earle Ross, Richard LeGrand, Lillian Randolph Gildersleeve Does his income tax with some help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 02, 202231 min

Nick Carter, Master Detective-450805-195-The Hanging Paperhanger

Nick Carter, Master Detective - The Hanging PaperhangerFrom-1945Lon Clark, Helen Chaote, Ed Latimer, John KaneNick Carter was first introduced to the world in 1886 through Street and Smith Weekly.It's another case for that most famous of all manhunters, the detective whose ability at solving crime is unequaled in detective fiction! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 202230 min

The Lives of Harry Lime-520229-31-Hyacinth Patrol

The Lives Of Harry Lime - Hyacinth PatrolFrom 1952Stars-Orson Welles, Anton Karas plays the zitherProducer-Harry Allan Towers In wartime Panama, Harry breaks up a spy ring out to wreck the Panama CanalIn his youth after a study of all the just causes that can lay claim to a man’s detention, Harry Lime decided to work for the best cause of all, the cause of Harry Lime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28, 202228 min

The Adventures Of Ellery Queen-430109-107-The Singing Rat

The Adventures Of Ellery Queen From 1943Stars-Santo Ortega, Carleton Young, Marian Shockley, Alfred McKelvey Guest Armchair Detective-Ann CorioRacketeer Musso has been set up by a stool pigeon. A hollow cigarette holds the secret of murder. This is the West Coast broadcast, the East cast broadcast took place on January 9, 1943.The system cue has been deleted. Ellery Queen, master detective again gives you a chance to match wits with him as he relates a new story of a crime he alone unravels. The...

Apr 27, 202229 min

Night Beat-500227-004-The Girl in the Park

Night Beat - A Girl In The ParkFrom-1950Stars-Frank Lovejoy, Joan Banks, Ken Christy & Carol Richards Randy Stone meets Fran Fowler in the park. She's a nightclub singer with a big problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 26, 202230 min

21st Precinct-531204-ep-22-The Case Of The L D 80

21st Precinct - The Case Of The L.D. 80From-1953Stars-Everett Sloane, Santos Ortega, George Petri, Harold Stone & Lawson Zerbe Patrolman Jaffy received an application for a pistol license renewal that he thinks Captain Kennelly might want to think over before recommending approval. It is from a nice old retired cop Bernard Thayer who is going on 74 and his eyes are not too good anymore or his reflexes. However he needs the gun for his job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Apr 25, 202229 min

Hall Of Fantasy 47-04-03 (03) The Judge's House

Hall Of Fantasy-03-The Judge's HouseAnnouncer-Mel WymanStars-Beth Caulder A man rents the house of a hanging judge and finds himself a victim of a giant rat with the judge's eyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 22, 202228 min

Broadway Is My Beat-491126-011-The Mary Gilbert Murder Case

Broadway Is My Beat - The Mary Gilbert Murder CaseStars-Larry Thor, Charles Calvert and Jack Kruschen “From Times Square to Columbus Circle – the gaudiest, the most violent,the lonesomest mile in the world.”Detective Danny Clover truly loved his beat on the colorful and gritty streets of Broadway and it shined through in his passion and dedication to his job. He tirelessly patrolled the city streets and instilled fear into the hoodlumsand villains that threatened the peace. Learn more about your...

Apr 19, 202230 min
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