Times Past Old Time Radio

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Encore Theater

Encore Theater was a 1946 Summer replacement series, sponsored by Schenley Labs, Inc. All shows had a medical theme, some concerned medical research, some covered personal stories of people in the medical field but all based on true stories. Schenley Labs, Inc. was the sponsor for the series. The shows aired Tuesday evenings from 9:30 to 10:00 PM over CBS affiliated stations. Members of the cast were typically well-known radio or screen actors, such as Lurene Tuttle, Eric Snowden, Gerald Mohr, Ronald Colman, Robert Young or Lionel Barrymore. Producer for series was Bill Lawrence, who also directed the series. The announcer was Frank Graham. Music was by Leith Stevens. Scripts were written and adapted by Jean Holloway, Lloyd C. Douglas, Sidney Kingsley and Milton Geiger.

Twelve of the thirteen scripts were adapted by Jean Holloway. The 1946 Summer series ended with the August 27th show, replaced by "Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players" (possibly known as "The Hollywood Players Company". There was a second Encore Theater Summer series in 1949, however there is little information on it. It aired on Sundays. Eight shows are known to be in circulation. Known air dates are April 17, April 24, May 8 and June 5.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Roy Acuff Show, The

Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the King of Country Music, Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the star singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful.

Acuff began his music career in the 1930s, and gained regional fame as the singer and fiddler for his group, the Smoky Mountain Boys. He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1938, and although his popularity as a musician waned in the late 1940s, he remained one of the Opry's key figures and promoters for nearly four decades. In 1942, Acuff co-founded the first major Nashville-based country music publishing company— Acuff-Rose Music— which signed acts such as Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, and The Everly Brothers. In 1962, Acuff became the first living person to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Great Gildersleeve, The

The Great Gildersleeve (1941-1957), initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. Built around Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, a character who had been a staple on the classic radio situation comedy Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spin-off and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the show's popularity.

On Fibber McGee and Molly, Peary's Gildersleeve was a pompous windbag who became a consistent McGee nemesis. "You're a haa-aa-aa-aard man, McGee!" became a Gildersleeve catch phrase. The character was given several conflicting first names on Fibber McGee and Molly, and on one episode his middle name was revealed as Philharmonic. Gildy admits as much at the end of "Gildersleeve's Diary" on the Fibber McGee and Molly series (10/22/40).

He soon became so popular that Kraft Foods - looking primarily to promote its Parkay margarine spread - sponsored a new series with Peary's Gildersleeve as the central, slightly softened, and slightly befuddled focus of a lively new family.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Carter Brown Mystery Hour (AU)

Australian paperback writer Alan G. Yates poured from his typewriter between 1953-68 under the name Carter Brown about 150 crime stories, with sales in the tens, perhaps hundreds of millions of copies. His last books appeared in the early 1980's. All the stories were set in the Unites States, but he never became there so well-known as in Europe. Yates's novels had light atmosphere and his heroes could deliver more wise-guy remarks than Robert B. Parker's famous private detective Spencer.

Alan Geoffrey Yates was born in London and educated at schools in Essex. From 1942 to 1946 he served in the Royal Navy as a lieutenant. After the war he worked as a sound recordist at Gaumont-British Films for two years and moved to Australia in 1948. In the same year he became an Australian citizen. Before devoting himself entirely to writing from 1953, Yates was a salesman in Sydney and a public relations staff member at Quatas Empire Airways. His early books were intended only for Australian audience, but when Carter Brown series was picked up by the New American Library, he found readers also in the United States.

The Brown books were fast paced, they had humor and action, and several corpses, although not much violence. Women are gorgeous, and the story is usually set among the rich and glamorous. A typical Carter Brown story did not take itself too seriously - it was a mixture of sex, action, and humor. Yates's female hero was the curvaceous private detective Mavis Seidlitz, whose feminine weapons are more developed than her mental capacities. Petri Liukkonen (author)

The Carter Brown Mystery Hour was based on his best selling novels and are introduced by Carter Brown himself.

10-2-4 Ranch

A syndicated radio show during World War II called “The 10-2-4 Ranch” (later, “10-2-4 Time”), aired in the South and other areas to which Dr. Pepper’s distribution had extended. The show featured the Sons of the Pioneers.

Dr Pepper was identified with the slogan, "King of Beverages." "Old Doc," a typical country doctor character with monocle and top hat, became the Dr Pepper trademark character in the 1920s and 1930s. During that era, research was discovered proving that sugar provided energy and that the average person experiences a letdown during the normal day at 10:30a.m., 2:30p.m. and 4:30p.m. A contest was held for the creation of an ad using this new information. The winner of the ad campaign came up with the famous advertising slogan, "Drink a bite to eat at 10, 2, and 4." Dr Pepper Museum

To play or download a single file just click on it, this opens up play page. Then click on any file to play and download link for selection is at bottom right of page. Zip file is under miscellaneous.

Whistler, The

The Whistler is one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955.The Whistler was the most popular West Coast-originated program with its listeners for many years. It was sponsored by the Signal Oil Company: "That whistle is your signal for the Signal Oil program, The Whistler."

Each episode of The Whistler began with the sound of footsteps and a person whistling.[1] (The Saint radio series with Vincent Price used a similar opening.) The haunting signature theme tune was composed by Wilbur Hatch and featured Dorothy Roberts performing the whistling with the orchestra.

The stories followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone by either an overlooked but important detail or their own stupidity, except on some rare occasions when a curious twist of fate caused the story to end happily for the episode's protagonist. Ironic twist endings were a key feature of each episode of the series. The Whistler himself narrated, often commenting directly upon the action in the manner of a Greek chorus, taunting the criminal from an omniscient perspective.

Bill Forman had the title role of host and narrator. Others who portrayed the Whistler at various times were Gale Gordon, Joseph Kearns, Marvin Miller (announcer for The Whistler and The Bickersons and, later, Michael Anthony on TV's The Millionaire), Bill Johnstone (who had the title role on radio's The Shadow from 1938 to 1943) and Everett Clarke. Cast members included Hans Conried, Joseph Kearns, Cathy Lewis, Elliott Lewis, Gerald Mohr, Lurene Tuttle and Jack Webb.

Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. Other directors included Sterling Tracy and Sherman Marks with final scripts by Joel Malone and Harold Swanton. A total of 692 episodes were produced, of which over 200 no longer have copies in existence. In 1946, a local Chicago version of The Whistler with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Detectives Black And Blue

The exploits of shipping clerks named Black and Blue who take a correspondence course and open a detective agency "and promptly set the art of detection back 40 years." The show aired from 1933-1935.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Dead Of Night Radio (New Drama - Horror Podcast)

Turn off the lights. Lock your doors. It's... the Dead of Night!

Dead Of Night Radio (website) is a new radio podcast done in the tradition of the old time radio horror shows like "The Witch's Tale" and "Inner Sanctum."

Monday, September 28, 2009

Jonathan Thomas and His Christmas on the Moon (OTRR Certified)

Jonathan Thomas and His Christmas on the Moon is a daily children’s series that ran between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 1938. The story begins with six year old Jonathan Thomas lying in bed on Christmas Eve with his teddy bear Guz. While he is lying in bed, two elves slide down a moonbeam into his room. Guz, his teddy bear, chases the elves back up the moonbeam and Jonathan Thomas follows in order to get his Guz back.

Upon reaching the moon, Jonathan Thomas meets the Man in the Moon and his horse Gorgonzola. After being accused of kidnapping Santa Claus, the troop is commanded to bring back him in time for Christmas.

On their adventure, they confront an evil witch, a dragon with thirteen tales, and they meet several characters from the Lewis Carol classic: Alice in Wonderland.

Earplay(NPR)

Earplay was the longest-running of the formal series of radio drama anthologies on National Public Radio, heard from 1972 into the 1990s. It approached radio drama as an art form with scripts written by such leading playwrights as Edward Albee, Arthur Kopit, Archibald MacLeish and David Mamet.

Airing in stereo, Earplay provided a showcase for original and adapted work. Eventually, the less-sustained successor series NPR Playhouse drew episodes from the Earplay run. Often presented by NPR member stations on a weekly basis, Earplay episodes were produced with much attention to recording technique and sound-effects.

In 1975, it scored a triumph with Listening, an original play written by Edward Albee for stereo radio, employing one speaker for one character and another speaker for another character. Since both characters are seated in a room, the illusion is created that they are in the same room as the listener. After its premiere on radio, Listening was later performed on stage.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Key, The

The Key was a mystery series from Australia that aired in the mid 1950's. Not much is known about the series. There was an ad in the ABC Weekly 11 Dec 1957 and it named the scriptwriter as James Workman who is known as a pulp writer.

James Workman was educated in England and trained as a naval cadet. He spent three years in the London Metropolitan Police. Moving to South Africa, Workman enlisted with the Witwatersand Rifles and later joined a touring theatre company. He worked for the South African Broadcasting Commission as an announcer, scriptwriter and producer, occupations he continued to pursue after his move to Australia.

Titles with episode numbers

ep03 The Cellar
ep04 Alexis
ep11 Big Time Hoodlum
ep12 Close Shave
ep16 Seppi & Pancho
ep20 Years later
ep21 Showgirl Murdered
ep22 Sword Swallower
ep29 Robber Murdered
ep30 Two-timed
ep34 The Moon or bust
ep35 Escape Artist
ep37 93 year old man
ep38 Suicide
ep39 Gentleman Companion
ep42 Night prowler
ep43 Bank Robbery
ep51 The Ghost

Titles without episode numbers

Child Murderer
Dear John Letter
Extension of Time
Ghostly Organ
Grandpop
Lost in the Amazon
Playing Chicken
Subconscious Experiment
The Archeologist
The Deception
The Embezzler
Union Corruption
What happens when you die
Window Cleaner
Woman Beater
Woman Murdered.

Johnny Madero, Pier 23

Mystery series about a part-time private eye who ran a boat supply business out of Pier 23 along the Embarcadero in San Francisco's waterfront. This series ran from 4/24/47 to 9/4/47 on Mutual at 8pm on Thursdays and starred Jack Webb.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Crime Does Not Pay

First Show: Oct 10, 1949
Last Show: Apr 11, 1951
Number Shows: 78

CRIME DOES NOT PAY was a series based on short films of the same name produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was similar to Gangbusters, having a moralistic message about the law and lawbreaker. It was first heard over WMGM (NYC), hosted by Donald Buka. The last original show aired on Apr. 11, 1951.

The series started on Monday evenings at 7:30 PM (on WMGM) and held that time/day spot until Oct. 30, 1950. The 56'th show marked a change to Wednesday night, again at 7:30. After show number 78 (Apr. 11, 1951) the shows were repeated, starting with the first, "Kid With a Gun". The repeats followed the original order up until repeat of number 26, "Ingenious Woman" on Oct. 10, 1951. Repeats were not uncommon. Even before the last original show, older shows were repeated on alternate dates to the main series run.

On Jan. 7, 1952, the series moved to Mutual but lasted just one year. Only repeats of the original series were aired and show ordering did not match the first run. The show was heard on Dec. 22, 1952.

Log Comments:

Besides the broadcast dates shown in the log below, catalogs listed
broadcast dates one day after the dates in the log frequently.  This
may be because the shows may have been broadcast on different days
in different parts of the country.  An alphabetical list follows the
chronological log.


Chronological Log:

Date          Num  Title                            Star         Avail
------------  ---  -------------------------------  -----------  -----
                   ... Mondays 7:30 PM ...
Oct 10, 1949    1  "Kid With a Gun"                              yes
Oct 17, 1949    2  "All-American Fake"              S.Blackmer   yes
Oct 24, 1949    3  "Death is a Song"                Margo
Oct 31, 1949    4  "Kid Twist"                      W.Prince
Nov 07, 1949    5  "Trigger Man's Moll"             N.Kelly      yes
Nov 14, 1949    6  "Body of the Crime"              P.Fennelly   yes
Nov 21, 1949    7  "Summertime Take"                C.Korvin     yes
Nov 28, 1949    8  "Female of the Species"          K.Lynch      yes
Dec 05, 1949    9  "A Piece of Rope"                C.Mitchell   yes
Dec 12, 1949   10  "Gasoline Cocktail"              B.Lugosi     yes
Dec 19, 1949   11  "Dead Pigeon"                    M.McCormick  yes
Dec 26, 1949   12  "Glossy Finish"                  M.Gabel      yes
Jan 02, 1950   13  "Clothes Make the Woman"         J.Muir       yes
Jan 09, 1950   14  "Law of the Jungle"              A.Baxter     yes
Jan 16, 1950   15  "Speech is Silver"
Jan 23, 1950   16  "Devil in the Dar"               H.Dantine
Jan 30, 1950   17  "The Snatcher"
Feb 06, 1950   18  "Kid Sister"                     M.Hunt
Feb 13, 1950   19  "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"   J.Beal       yes
Feb 20, 1950   20  "Death on the Doorstep"                       yes
Feb 27, 1950   21  "Kangaroo Court"                 R.Derr       yes
Mar 06, 1950   22  "What's in a Name"                            yes
Mar 13, 1950   23  "Death on Blake Street"                       yes
Mar 20, 1950   24  "Man Who Never Was Caught"                    yes
Mar 27, 1950   25  "Thick As Thieves"               E.Sloan      yes
Apr 03, 1950   26  "Ingenious Woman"                B.O'Niel     yes
Apr 10, 1950   27  "The Bagman"                     T.Keith
Apr 17, 1950   28  "The Rum Runner"
Apr 24, 1950   29  "Visiting Fireman"               A.Whelan
May 01, 1950   30  "Six, Two and Seven"             A.Ryder
May 08, 1950   31  "Don't Write, Telephone"         J.LaRue      yes
May 15, 1950   32  "Between Dark and the Daylight"  L.Stander    yes
May 22, 1950   33  "Second Hand Pistols"            R.Colman     yes
May 29, 1950   34  "Imported Headache"                           yes
Jun 05, 1950   35  "Fishmongers Fortune"            G.Reeves
Jun 12, 1950   36  "Short Circuit"
Jun 19, 1950   37  "Clip Joint"                                  yes
Jun 26, 1950   38  "Professor Pulls the Switch"     J.Loder      yes
Jul 03, 1950   39  "The Lady Loves Kittens"         A.Lee        yes
Jul 10, 1950   40  "Once Too Often"                              yes
Jul 17, 1950   41  "Burglar Alarm"                  B.Furness    yes
Jul 24, 1950   42  "Horseshoes Are For Buck"        N.Hamilton   yes
Jul 31, 1950   43  "Beauty and the Beast"           E.Sloan      yes
Aug 07, 1950   44  "Giddyap Horsie"                 R.Webb       yes
Aug 14, 1950   45  "The Gangster Was a Lady"                     yes
Aug 21, 1950   46  "Murder Makes Book"              J.Wiseman    yes
Aug 28, 1950   47  "Father's Day"                   R.Hart       yes
Sep 04, 1950   48  "The Weak Spot"                               yes
Sep 11, 1950   49  "Horse Face"                                  yes
Sep 18, 1950   50  "They Gotta Have What to Eat?"   H.MacMahon   yes
Sep 25, 1950       ... no show ...
Oct 02, 1950   51  "Sucker's Bait"                  E.Bagley
Oct 09, 1950   52  "Riggers Racket"
Oct 16, 1950   53  "Voice of Death"                 J.Loder      yes
Oct 23, 1950   54  "The Recruit"                                 yes
Oct 30, 1950   55  "Escort For Hire"                             yes

                   ... Wednesdays 7:30 PM ...
Nov 08, 1950   56  "The Big Book"                   D.Curtis     yes
Nov 15, 1950   57  "Mow the Man"                    W.Wilson     yes
Nov 22, 1950   58  "The Celluloid Candle"           R.Forbes     yes
Nov 29, 1950   59  "The Doll"                       S.Haden      yes
Dec 06, 1950   60  "Kid Shive"                      D.Moore      yes
Dec 13, 1950   61  "Two Gun Annie"                  J.Lorring    yes
Dec 20, 1950   62  "Strange Token"                  M.Carnovsky  yes
Dec 27, 1950   63  "Building Blocks"                R.Dere       yes
Jan 03, 1951   64  "Death on the Upgrade"           D.Woods      yes
Jan 10, 1951   65  "Edge of the Desert"             H.Woods      yes
Jan 17, 1951   66  "Cards and Spades"               S.Douglas    yes
Jan 24, 1951   67  "The Old Mob Goes"               I.Kieth      yes
Jan 31, 1951   68  "Love is not All"                R.Forbes     yes
Feb 07, 1951   69  "Heir Apparent"                  P.Reed       yes
Feb 14, 1951   70  "Carnival Frail"                 D.Barrymore  yes
Feb 21, 1951   71  "Rough Customer"                 J.Shelton    yes
Feb 28, 1951   72  "For Sweet Charity"              R.Brent      yes
Mar 07, 1951   73  "Operation Payroll"              H.Vermelyea  yes
Mar 14, 1951   74  "Diamond Trumped"                R.Meeker     yes
Mar 21, 1951   75  "Through the Hoop"               U.O'Conner   yes
Mar 28, 1951   76  "Plug-Ugly"                      E.Ryan       yes
Apr 04, 1951   77  "Front, Boy"                     B.Fletcher   yes
Apr 11, 1951   78  "Violets, Sweet Violets"         R.Lowery     yes


Alphabetical List:

        Title                            Date      Num
        -------------------------------  --------  ---
        All-American Fake                49-10-17    2
        Bagman, The                      50-04-10   27
        Beauty and the Beast             50-07-31   43
        Between Dark and the Daylight    50-05-15   32
        Big Book, The                    50-11-08   56
        Body of the Crime                49-11-14    6
        Building Blocks                  50-12-27   63
        Burglar Alarm                    50-07-17   41
        Cards and Spades                 51-01-17   66
        Carnival Frail                   51-02-14   70
        Celluloid Candle, The            50-11-22   58
        Clip Joint                       50-06-19   37
        Clothes Make the Woman           50-01-02   13
        Dead Pigeon                      49-12-19   11
        Death is a Song                  49-10-24    3
        Death on Blake Street            50-03-13   23
        Death on the Doorstep            50-02-20   20
        Death on the Upgrade             51-01-03   64
        Devil in the Dar                 50-01-23   16
        Diamond Trumped                  51-03-14   74
        Doll, The                        50-11-29   59
        Don't Write, Telephone           50-05-08   31
        Edge of the Desert               51-01-10   65
        Escort For Hire                  50-10-30   55
        Father's Day                     50-08-28   47
        Female of the Species            49-11-28    8
        Fishmongers Fortune              50-06-05   35
        For He's a Jolly Good Fellow     50-02-13   19
        For Sweet Charity                51-02-28   72
        Front, Boy                       51-04-04   77
        Gangster Was a Lady, The         50-08-14   45
        Gasoline Cocktail                49-12-12   10
        Giddyap Horsie                   50-08-07   44
        Glossy Finish                    49-12-26   12
        Heir Apparent                    51-02-07   69
        Horse Face                       50-09-11   49
        Horseshoes Are For Buck          50-07-24   42
        Imported Headache                50-05-29   34
        Ingenious Woman                  50-04-03   26
        Kangaroo Court                   50-02-27   21
        Kid Shive                        50-12-06   60
        Kid Sister                       50-02-06   18
        Kid Twist                        49-10-31    4
        Kid With a Gun                   49-10-10    1
        Lady Loves Kittens, The          50-07-03   39
        Law of the Jungle                50-01-09   14
        Love is not All                  51-01-31   68
        Man Who Never Was Caught         50-03-20   24
        Mow the Man                      50-11-15   57
        Murder Makes Book                50-08-21   46
        Old Mob Goes, The                51-01-24   67
        Once Too Often                   50-07-10   40
        Operation Payroll                51-03-07   73
        Piece of Rope, A                 49-12-05    9
        Plug-Ugly                        51-03-28   76
        Professor Pulls the Switch       50-06-26   38
        Recruit, The                     50-10-23   54
        Riggers Racket                   50-10-09   52
        Rough Customer                   51-02-21   71
        Rum Runner, The                  50-04-17   28
        Second Hand Pistols              50-05-22   33
        Short Circuit                    50-06-12   36
        Six, Two and Seven               50-05-01   30
        Snatcher, The                    50-01-30   17
        Speech is Silver                 50-01-16   15
        Strange Token                    50-12-20   62
        Sucker's Bait                    50-10-02   51
        Summertime Take                  49-11-21    7
        They Gotta Have What to Eat?     50-09-18   50
        Thick As Thieves                 50-03-27   25
        Through the Hoop                 51-03-21   75
        Trigger Man's Moll               49-11-07    5
        Two Gun Annie                    50-12-13   61
        Violets, Sweet Violets           51-04-11   78
        Visiting Fireman                 50-04-24   29
        Voice of Death                   50-10-16   53
        Weak Spot, The                   50-09-04   48
        What's in a Name                 50-03-06   22

19 Nocturne Boulevard

19 Nocturne Boulevard is an awesome Audio Drama anthology series, presenting half hour tales of terror, suspense, humor, and madness, in the grand tradition of such classic radio shows as Lights' Out, Quiet Please, and more recent TV shows like The Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt.

View: 19 Nocturne Boulevard

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Curtain Time

Curtain Time had two separate runs on radio. The fist run was sponsored by General Mills from 1937 to 1939 and the second aired from 1945 to 1950, sponsored by the Mars Candy Co.

Interesting is that this romantic drama had a theater setting and announcements with the announcer shouting "tickets please". Many of the episodes were romantic stories where a boy meets his dream girl and what happens afterwards.

Announcer for the series was Harry Halcomb who was later known best for his appearances on the 60 minutes television show.

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Friday, September 25, 2009

Defense Attorney

Defense Attorney ran from 1951 to 1952 and starred Denise McCambridge as Martha Ellis Bryant, defense attorney who would go out of her way to prove their innocence if they were innocent.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Mercury Theater

THE MERCURY THEATER ON THE AIR was first heard as a Summer series of nine shows, on CBS affiliated stations and in Canada on the CBC. It was the first time a theater company brought drama to the radio. The shows featured hour-long dramatizations of classic books. It was produced and directed by Orson Welles, who also acted in the main roles, probably one of the most versatile and creative talents in the history of entertainment.

When the Summer series ended with "The Man Who Was Thursday" on Sept. 5, 1938, CBS continued to sustain the series, until Dec. 4 of that year. It was during this time that the best known show from this series, in fact, the best known radio show in radio's history, was broadcast, the radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds".

The series didn't end on Dec. 4. At the conclusion of the Nov. 6 show, Mr. Welles announced that the Campbell's Soup Company would become sponsor. The series changed its name to THE CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE and moved from Sunday to Friday. On December 9, 1938, the first show of the new series aired on Friday at 8:00 PM.

The same creative staff stayed on, but the show had a different flavor under sponsorship. This was partially due to a guest star policy which relegated the Mercury Players to supporting roles. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and Houseman, who became more like an employee than a partner. The primary writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch.

On June 7, 1946, The Mercury Theater made one last appearence on radio. This was for a Summer series, THE MERCURY SUMMER THEATER. Unlike the 1938 Summer series, these shows were only 30 minutes in length. Compare titles to the other Orson Welles series. Six shows were 30 minute versions of shows of 1938. "I'm a Fool", one story of two in the broadcast of August 23, was also used in 1938. A total of 15 shows were broadcast.

You'll also find one of the best-remembered shows in this series, "The Hitchhiker". First done in 1941 in the Mercury Theater series, this show appeared in SUSPENSE, on September 2, 1942 and even stared Orsen Welles. It appears in many OTR "must-have" lists.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Lone Ranger, The 1949 - 1956

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Strange Wills

Monday, September 7, 2009

Inspector Thorne

NBC aired a British crime drama in 1951 called INSPECTOR THORNE that starred Karl Weber as the inspector. Danny Ocko played Police Sgt. Muggio. About 11 shows exist.

Fridays 9:00 - 9:30 pm till 9-6-51.............Then Thursdays 9:00 - 9:30 pm

The series was short-lived and also had two stars portraying the lead. The first was Karl Weber and the second was Staats Cotsworth.

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