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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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Deadline Mystery - Apartment Racket

Deadline Mystery - Apartment Racket 1947 Stephen Dunne, John Frank, Frank Hemmingway, Fred Howard, Byron Kane, June Whitley Steve Dunne plays Lucky Larson, reporter and sleuth. Why is Mr. Quinn trying to force all the tenants to leave his apartment building? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 30, 202330 min

The Whistler - Harvest of Death

The Whistler - Harvest Of Death 1945 Host-Marvin Miller, Bill Forman-The Voice of the Whistler, plus various CBS cast members. Murder on the farm. It kept two strong men busy, Mort Grant and wife, Nellie. The hired man-Jim Hayward lived in a spare bedroom. Actually, he had been there so long he was more like one of the family than a hired hand. And that's what worried Mort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 29, 202330 min

The Chase - The Leading Man Talent Search

The Chase - The Leading Man Talent Search 1953 Host-Fred Collins, Fred Weihe, Lawrence Klee, Ed Jerome, Abby Lewis, Lesley Woods, Kermit Murdock, Ralph Bell A new star makes a brief appearance on the Hollywood horizon, a star who is pursued relentlessly and finally cornered in the Chase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 28, 202330 min

The Great Gildersleeve - Servicemen for Thanksgiving

The Great Gildersleeve - Servicemen for Thanksgiving From-1941 Harold Peary, Walter Tetley, Lillian Randolph, It's US Thanksgiving, and Gildersleeve is trying to invite some soldiers to share his turkey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 24, 202330 min

The Aldrich Family - The Thanksgiving Turkey

The Aldrich Family - The Thanksgiving Turkey From-1952 Announcer-Dick Dudley & Bob Mackenzie Stars-Bobby Ellis, Jack Grimes, House Jameson & Katharine Raht It's Thanksgiving time and there's only one turkey left. Both the Aldrich and Brown families want it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 23, 202330 min

The Shadow - The Shadow Returns

The Shadow - The Shadow Returns From-1939 Stars-Bill Johnstone There are men on the sea right now, who lose an arm, a leg or maybe their lives... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 21, 202326 min

The NBC Star Playhouse - Sunset Boulevard

The NBC Star Playhouse - Sunset Boulevard From-1954 Introduce - John Chapman Stars-Leatrice Joy and Jeffrey Lynn, w-Louis Van Rooten, William Zucker and Ralph Bell... Opening line This is Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles California, it's about 5am in the morning. That's the homicide squad, complete with detectives and newspapermen. A murder has been reported from one of those great big houses in the ten thousand lot. You'll read about it in the late edition. You'll get it on you radio or see it on ...

Nov 17, 202350 min

The Eleventh Hour - Tavern of Lost Souls

The Eleventh Hour - Tavern of Lost Souls South Africa Broadcasting, a thriller Time, the silent hills of life and death success or failure, the unseen force that measures man's destiny reaching its most fateful moment as it slowly strikes the 11th hour... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 16, 202329 min

Tales Of the Texas Rangers - The Soft Touch

Tales Of The Texas Rangers - The Soft Touch Announcer-Hal Gibney Stars-Jole McCrea, Paul Frees, William Johnstone & Byron Kane Based on the events of August, 1949. An elderly farm couple is found beaten to death, by an assailant who knew what he was doing! When Bill Ross and his wife turn up at the ranch home of his parents, they are shocked to find them brutally murdered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 15, 202331 min

Mr. District Attorney - Case of the Highjack Killer

Mr. District Attorney - Case of the Highjack Killer From-1952 Phillips H. Lord Stars-David Bryan Mr. D. A. tracks down eight stolen cars and a double murderer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 14, 202328 min

Lux Radio Theatre - The Navy Comes Through

Lux Radio Theatre - The Navy Comes Through Announcer-John M. Kennedy Host-Cecil B. Demille Stars-Pat O'Brien, George Murphy, Ruth Hussey, Fred MacKaye, Leo Cleary, Warren Ashe, Noel Madison, Lynn Martin, Edwin Mills & George Sorel An adventure in the Atlantic aboard a merchant ship, fighting Nazi submarines! Ruth Hussey is a last-minute substitute for Ruth Warrick, who couldn't appear because her house burned down the previous day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Nov 10, 20231 hr 1 min

Burns And Allen - The New Neighbors

George Burns And Gracie Allen From-1948 Announcer-Tobe Reed Bill Goodwin, w-Dick Crenna, Gale Gordon, Marylee Robb, Dick Ryan, Irene Tedrow, w-Harry Lubin and His Orchestra George and Gracie help a young couple elope...and George almost winds up getting married. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 09, 202330 min

Dimension X - The Lost Race

Dimension X - The Lost Race From-1950 Matt Crowley, Joseph Julian & Kermit Murdock A spaceship marooned on an alien planet, is menaced by a psychotic rocket mechanic. He leads them to discover the terrible secret of the "lost race". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 08, 202330 min

Rogues Gallery - Blondes Prefer Gentlemen

Rogues Gallery - Blondes Prefer Gentlemen From-1945 Dick Powell A little old lady, Mrs. Eccle called in Richard Rogue's help concerning her granddaughter. When Richard went to the girl’s apartment, there was no answer, so he went in only to find a girl dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 07, 202330 min

Escape - The Lost Special

Escape - The Lost Special (AFRTS) From-1949 Written-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Host-William Conrad, w-Ben Wright, Parley Baer, John Dehner, Edgar Barrier, Larry Dobkin & Paul Frees A whole train has vanished. Where is it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 03, 202330 min

Theatre Of Romance - Stage Door

Theatre Of Romance - Stage Door From-1944 Announcer-Del Sharbutt Host-Arold Moss Joan Alexander, Joan Banks, Leslie Banks & Richard Kollmar A starving actress trying to break into show business meets with success and tragedy. Stage Door is a story of a boarding house full of girls and the story tells you what happens to three of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 02, 202325 min

FBI in Peace and War - The Royal Treatment

FBI in Peace And War - The Royal Treatment From-1958 Announcer-Warren Sweeney Don Briggs, Martin Blaine, Jackson Beck & Luis Van Rooten A phony "Prince of Lichtenberg" graduates from selling bogus crown jewels to bigger things in Milwaukee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 01, 202325 min

Inner Sanctum Mysteries - Corpse for Halloween

Inner Sanctum Mysteries - Corpse for Halloween Host-Raymond Edward Johnson, Paul McGrath, Mercedes McCambridge & Larry Haines A tiger hunt...in the jungles of New York City! Tonight's story is about the dramatical hold of ones' memory. The one thing that plays and replays over and over again in your mind. The one terror that's with you wherever you are, when you dine, when you walk, and when you sleep... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 31, 202327 min

Mysterious Traveler - House of Death

Mysterious Traveler - House of Death 1944 Maurice Tarplin, Irene Hubbard & Elizabeth Morgan Aunt Martha and Aunt Louise are sure their nephew is trying to kill them for their money. They decide to take whatever steps necessary to prevent this. It started when they moved out into the country to live with Roger and Ester, Roger has put their house up for sale, and is refusing to let them leave, now, their beloved cat has been poisoned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Oct 27, 202329 min

Lights Out - Cat Wife

Lights Out - Cat Wife 1938 Arch Oboler Boris Karloff A husband's feline-like wife goes too far. accusing her and her friends of behaving like a pack of yowling, screaming ally cats and he announces he's through with her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 26, 202331 min

Suspense - The Dunwich Horror (AFRS)

Suspense - The Dunwich Horror (AFRS) From-1945 Author-H.P.-Lovecraft Stars-Ronald Colman A confusing story about a monster loose in the countryside. The dogs of old Dunwich village have been barking, this unbelievable horror must be made believable to you and must occur tonight the eve of old Hallows for tomorrow it will be too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 25, 202328 min

Up For Parole - Clinton Foster

Up For Parole - Clinton Foster From-1950 Teri Keane, Michael O A poor boy from a desperate family robs a bank in his hometown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 24, 202331 min

Secret Mission - The Bell Rang Thrice

Secret Mission - The Bell Rang Thrice Late-'40s Announcer-Edward Arnold Stars-Hy Averback, Joan Banks, Lamont Johnson, A tail of true adventure as we follow Johnathan West, on another secret Mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 20, 202330 min

Science Magazine on the Air - Secret War on Wolfman (AFRS)

Science Magazine on the Air - Secret War on Wolfram (AFRS) From-1940s Stars-Walter Abel, Kathleen Prenderville For the servicemen of America The series featured dramatic stories of science and industry exploring the unknown. What will the future hold for tomorrow? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 19, 202329 min

Obsession - Murdered

Obsession - Murdered Deferred From-1950 Vincent Price, Jane Wyatt, William Gargan, Barton Yarborough, Tim Conway & Philip Terry Norton Roberts, a wealthy investment executive, becomes obsessed when his benefactor rejects his proposal of marriage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 18, 202328 min

Mr. Chameleon, The Man of Many Faces - The Case of the Fatal Impersonation

Mr. Chameleon, The Man of Many Faces - Case of the Fatal Impersonation From-1948 Announcer-Howard Claney Stars-Karl Swenson It is believed that someone stabbed Mr. Chameleon in the back! A Police Detective who uses various disguises to solve crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 17, 202331 min

Beyond Midnight - The Evil Face

Those Old Radio Shows Beyond Midnight - The Evil Face From-1969 Beyond Midnight-Stories written by the South African author Michael McCabe, who was also the director and producer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 202328 min

Agatha Christie Mysteries/Hercule Poirot - Murder Is a Private Affair

Agatha Christie Mysteries/Hercule Poirot - Murder Is A Private Affair 1945 Writer-Agatha Christie Stars-Harold Huber Hercule comes across a case where a maid was murdered, and the Madame thinks she's next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 11, 202327 min

Family Theatre - The Legacy

Family Theatre - The Legacy From-1949 Announcer-John Beal Stars-Rhonda Fleming, John Beal, Margaret Lindsay, John McGovern, Alan Mowbray & Herb Rawlinson. A woman who marries a professor for his money discovers that he has a young son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 10, 202330 min
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