Times Past Old Time Podcast

The Story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:39:31 PDT

"Story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" The two outlaws robbed trains, banks and stole horses in the 1890's Wild West. Butch, born Robert Leroy Parker on 13 April 1866 in Beaver Utah, the son of a Mormon family, left home at 13 to work as a laborer. Shifting with the work, Butch fell in with Mike Cassidy a cattle and horse rustler. Cassidy's occupation was more exciting than manual labor and Butch joined in his gang and later assumed his name.

The Story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Jimmy Stewart with Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:47:39 PDT

Here is Jimmy Stewart with Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy doing a radio routine.

Jimmy Stewart with Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy.mp4

Phil Silvers Show s03e24 Bilko the Genius

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:49:43 PDT

In a mix up over test results, Bilko is told that he has a genius rating and he goes on a course with other test winners. They try and come up with a foolproof method of predicting the result of any horse race.

Phil Silvers Show s03e24 Bilko the Genius

Mule for Santa Fe

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 18 May 2013 07:54:33 PDT

Scott Miles and his son Billy are on their way to a new life in New Mexico, but fate deals them a bad hand in the deceptive currents of the Missouri River.

Mule for Santa Fe

The Story of Willie Nelson

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:39:28 PDT

He was abandoned by his parents as a toddler. As a young struggling songwriter, he crisscrossed the country playing honky tonks and selling encyclopedias door-to-door just to feed his family. Today, Willie Nelson is an American icon and a true Texas iconoclast--but how he got there is a tale that's little-known. Join Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, John Mellencamp, biographer Joe Nick Patoski and many others as we trace the life and times of a Texas legend.

The Story of Willie Nelson

Ozzie & Harriet s03e15 Electric Train

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:41:37 PDT

Who is the biggest kid, Ozzie or the boys?

Ozzie & Harriet s03e15 Electric Train

Lux Radio Theater-410331-301-Stablemates

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:48:53 PDT

Stablemates from Lux Radio Theater starring Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney in their original roles. Mickey Rooney stars as a kid who works around the race track stables and ends up getting a broken down horse instead of pay. Wallace Beery is a drunken drifter who happens upon the stable where Rooney tends his horse. This is a heart warming story with great acting. The big race at the end is actually the entire 1938 $50,000 Hollywood Gold Cup race won by Seabiscuit. Lux aired this story on March 31, 1941.

Lux Radio Theater-410331-301-Stablemates

Bluegrass Old Time Radio Show_14 - History of Old Time Music 2-2

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:15:26 PDT

The Carter Family made a major contribution to old-time, bluegrass and country music from 1927 to 1943. They recorded over 300 songs, many of which became big hits and were played by many later bands including those that play today. Maybelle Carter forever changed the way the guitar is played and everyone who plays the guitar now uses her style of picking. You won't want to miss this show. Hosted by Jack Lewis.

Bluegrass Old Time Radio Show_14 - History of Old Time Music 2-2

Bluegrass Old Time Radio Show_09 - History of Old Time Music 1-2

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:11:58 PDT

The history of old time mountain music and plays songs that correspond to this history. Main emphasis is on the work of Wayne Erbsen and his selected songs. Original songs by Ernest V. Stoneman and The Carter Family are included. Hosted by Jack Lewis.

Bluegrass Old Time Radio Show_09 - History of Old Time Music 1-2

Bluegrass Old Time Radio Show_15

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:53:46 PDT

The state of West Virginia was a part of the state of Virginia prior to the American Civil War. So no wonder old time and bluegrass music is as alive in West Virginia as it is in the mountain regions of Virgina. In this episode you'll visit the Vanadalia, a festival hosted by the Division of Culture and History, located in the state capital of Charleston, West Virgina. Listen in to some fantastic old time music from the "mountain" state. Hosted by Jack Lewis.

Bluegrass Old Time Radio Show_15

SNT 1956-11-24 African Queen (C.S. Forester)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:34:55 PDT

The African Queen, set in 1915 on the treacherous rivers of war torn Africa. The gin sodden river trader, Charlie Allnut, who reluctantly agrees to help the prim missionary Rose Sayer travel down river on a hazardous journey and destroy a German gun boat.

SNT 1956-11-24 African Queen (C.S. Forester)

Desert Death Song

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:33:18 PDT

Pete Daly had never liked Nat Bodine. Nat married the girl Pete wanted. And now Pete is trying to hang Nat. Yet, to hang a man, he must first be caught, and Bodine has lost himself in that broken rugged country known as Powder Basin.....the Indians called it the Place of No Water. They were sure he would fight it out rather than risk dying of thirst in the desert. They were wrong.

Desert Death Song

The History of Radio - First 50 Years Part 3

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:07:54 PST

Documentary about the invention of radio and what happen the next following 50 years.

The History of Radio - First 50 Years Part 3

The History of Radio - First 50 Years Part 2

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:37:06 PST

Documentary about the invention of radio and what happen the next following 50 years.

The History of Radio - First 50 Years Part 2

The History of Radio - First 50 Years Part 1

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 04:26:39 PST

Documentary about the invention of radio and what happen the next following 50 years.

The History of Radio - First 50 Years Part 1

Lux Radio Theater 49-04-18 (654) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:34:14 PST

"The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre" from Lux Radio Theater aired April 18, 1949 on CBS starring Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston. A story of gold and greed in the mountains of Mexico.

Lux Radio Theater 49-04-18 (654) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (HQ)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 49-06-19 (009) Fred Sears Murder Case (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:56:49 PST

Richard Diamond, Private Detective aired June 19, 1949 on NBC starring Dick Powell.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 49-06-19 (009) Fred Sears Murder Case (HQ)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 49-05-29 (006) The Betty Moran Case (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:42:23 PST

Richard Diamond, Private Detective aired May 29, 1949 on NBC starring Dick Powell. A double murder, a rich woman named Betty Moran, and a touch of blackmail lead the police to think it a murder/suicide. Dick sings, "Again."

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 49-05-29 (006) The Betty Moran Case (HQ)

Gunsmoke 52-11-21 031 Fingered (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:45:21 PST

"Fingered" from the OTR western series Gunsmoke aired November 21, 1952 on CBS sponsored by Plymouth. Jim Corbett's new wife has disappeared...just like his previous wife!

Gunsmoke 52-11-21 031 Fingered (HQ)

Dimension X 50-04-08 (01) The Outer Limit (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:27:42 PST

"The Outer Limit" from Dimension X aired April 8, 1950 on NBC. A warning to mankind from a superior race.

Dimension X 50-04-08 (01) The Outer Limit (HQ)

Hollywood Radio Theater 53-09-28 The Presidents Lady

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:09:01 PST

The President's Lady from Hollywood Radio Theater aired on September 28, 1953 starring Charlton Heston and Joan Fontaine. Based on the novel by Irving Stone this is the story of one of the most vicious rumor campaigns in American political history. It is the story of how the love of the life of our seventh President was destroyed by these rumors, which were based on half-truths. Without question one of the great romances of all time.

Hollywood Radio Theater 53-09-28 The Presidents Lady

Lux Radio Theater 481220 Miracle on 34th Street (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:52:20 PST

"Miracle On 34th Street" from Lux Radio Theater aired December 22, 1947on CBS starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara and Edmund Gwenn. The story of the real Santa Claus, who goes to work at Macy's toy department.

Lux Radio Theater 481220 Miracle on 34th Street (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 470310 It's A Wonderful Life (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:29:46 PST

"It's A Wonderful Life" from Lux Radio Theater aired March 10, 1947 on CBS starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed with John McIntire. Tired of his life on Earth, a man finds out what it's like never to have been born.

Lux Radio Theater 470310 It's A Wonderful Life (HQ)

The Amos 'n' Andy Show 50-12-24 (258) Traditional Christmas Show (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:58:14 PST

"Christmas Show" from The Amos 'n' Andy Show aired December 24, 1950 on CBS sponsored by Rinso. The traditional Christmas show in which Andy gets a job in a department store as a Santa Claus to earn a doll for Amos' daughter.

The Amos 'n' Andy Show 50-12-24 (258) Traditional Christmas Show (HQ)

Meet Me in St Louis 50-09-17 The Suffragettes (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:41:12 PST

The Suffragettes from Old Time Radio show "Meet Me In St. Louis" aired September 17, 1950. Heart-throb Martin Scott is fed up with "feminine women." Mr. Fox is coming to dinner, where he's going to meet Esther Smith, a suffragette, who defends the right to vote of women.

Meet Me in St Louis 50-09-17 The Suffragettes (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 48-05-31 (618) Miracle of the Bells (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:01:36 PST

"The Miracle Of The Bells" from Lux Radio Theater aired May 31, 1948 on CBS starring Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli and Frank Sinatra. A religious melodrama about a newly deceased movie star whose body is brought back to her Pennsylvania home town.

Lux Radio Theater 48-05-31 (618) Miracle of the Bells (HQ)

The Six Shooter 53-12-20 (14) Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:08:40 PST

"Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol" from the Old Time Radio western series The Six-Shooter aired December 20, 1953 on NBC starring Jimmy Stewart. The story of "A Christmas Carol" is retold western style.

The Six Shooter 53-12-20 (14) Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol (HQ)

Jack Benny Program 53-11-29 862 Thanksgiving Dinner (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:07:40 PST

The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio-TV comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century American comedy. Jack invites the whole gang over for Thanksgiving.

Jack Benny Program 53-11-29 862 Thanksgiving Dinner (HQ)

Bing Crosby Show 49-10-26 guest Lum and Abner (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:40:21 PST

The Bing Crosby Show from October 26, 1949 aired on CBS sponsored by Chesterfield. The first tune is, "The Headless Horseman." Bing is invited to Pine Ridge to sing for guests Lum and Abner.

Bing Crosby Show 49-10-26 guest Lum and Abner (HQ)

Phil Silvers Show 460209 guest Frank Sinatra (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:17:49 PST

The Phil Silvers Show aired February 9, 1946 with guest Frank Sinatra. A highly entertaining radio show in the 1940's. Phil Silvers was best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show, same nane as the radio show, a 1950s sitcom set on a US Army post in which he played Sergeant Bilko. I think you will enjoy this radio show and see why he went on to have one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed sitcoms of the 1950s.

Phil Silvers Show 460209 guest Frank Sinatra (HQ)

Caltex Theater 590906 Forbidden Planet (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:03:58 PST

"Forbidden Planet" from Caltex Theater aired September 06, 1959 adapted for radio from the 1956 science fiction film and a subsequent novelization by W.J. Stuart. In the early 2200s, the United Planets Cruiser C-57D is sent to the planet Altair IV in the Altair star system, sixteen light-years from Earth, to find out what happened to the Bellerophon expedition, sent out some twenty years earlier.

Caltex Theater 590906 Forbidden Planet (HQ)

Martin & Lewis Show 51-11-30 (049) guest Jane Wyman (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:28:45 PST

The Martin and Lewis Show aired November 30, 1951 on NBC sponsored by Chesterfield, Anacin and Dentyne. The first tune is, "My Blue Heaven." Guest Jane Wyman sings, "I Love That Feeling." Jerry appears as a thirteen year old genius: Noel Dabney. The cast does a hillbilly drama.

Martin & Lewis Show 51-11-30 (049) guest Jane Wyman (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 490613 The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:03:34 PST

"The Bachelor and The Bobby Soxer" aired on Lux Radio Theater June 13, 1949 on CBS starring Cary Grant and Shirley Temple. A comedy about a womanizing bachelor who is ordered to date the teenage daughter of a beautiful judge.

Lux Radio Theater 490613 The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (HQ)

Amos 'n' Andy Show 43-11-19 Turkey Trouble

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:47:51 PST

Turkey Trouble from The Amos 'n' Andy Show aired November 19, 1943 on NBC. Andy has to get a Thanksgiving turkey somewhere for his nephew Jimmy who is coming for Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe guest Spring Byington can help?

Amos 'n' Andy Show 43-11-19 Turkey Trouble

The Jack Benny Program 47-01-05 (603) Guests - Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:21:56 PST

The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio-TV comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century American comedy.

The Jack Benny Program 47-01-05 (603) Guests - Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall (HQ)

Untouchables 59-10-15 The Empty Chair

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 06:56:47 PDT

"The Empty Chair" edited for radio from the old TV series The Untouchables aired October 15, 1959 starring Robert Stack with Walter Winchell as narrator. Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago. With Capone in prison, Frank Nitti tries to grab the open top spot in the empire. But Capone's bookkeeper is giving him a run for his money.

Untouchables 59-10-15 The Empty Chair

Lux Radio Theater 45-06-11 (487) Murder, My Sweet (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 06:25:59 PDT

"Murder, My Sweet" from Lux Radio Theater aired June 11, 1945 on CBS starring Dick Powell and Claire Trevor. A good whodunit with Dick Powell in one of his first (if not the first) roles as private eye Philip Marlowe. The search for the mysterious "Velma."

Lux Radio Theater 45-06-11 (487) Murder, My Sweet (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 431220 Dixie (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:02:59 PDT

"Dixie" from Lux Radio Theater is a 1943 biographical of American songwriter Daniel Decatur Emmett, starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour.

A young songwriter leaves his Kentucky home to try to make it in New Orleans. Eventually he winds up in New York, where he sells his songs to a music publisher, but refuses to sell his most treasured composition: "Dixie."

Lux Radio Theater 431220 Dixie (HQ)

Boston Blackie 44-08-04 (007) Spy Ring (aka-Alice Manleder, Dead or Alive) (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:49:48 PDT

"Spy Ring" from the OTR series Boston Blackie aired August 4, 1944 on NBC starring Chester Morris. The show was sponsored by Rinso and Lifebuoy Soap. Alice Manletter meets Boston Blackie in a hotel lobby, then disappears. But it wasn't really Blackie and Alice is soon found dead, killed by Blackie's gun! After escaping from police headquarters, Blackie tracks down the real killer and a Nazi named Adolf!

Boston Blackie 44-08-04 (007) Spy Ring (aka-Alice Manleder, Dead or Alive) (HQ)

Ozzie and Harriet 48-10-31 (169) Haunted House (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:57:45 PDT

"Haunted House" from The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet aired October 31, 1948 on NBC. It's Halloween, and Ozzie and Harriet are exploring a haunted house.

Ozzie and Harriet 48-10-31 (169) Haunted House (HQ)

True West 72-12-XX History of the Lone Ranger

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:43:25 PDT

The Lone Ranger is an American radio and television show created by George W. Trendle and developed by writer Fran Striker. The eponymous character is a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West, originally played by Paul Halliwell, who gallops about righting injustices with the aid of his clever, laconic Indian sidekick, Tonto. Departing on his white horse Silver, the Ranger would famously say "Hi-yo, Silver, away!" as the horse galloped toward the setting sun.

True West 72-12-XX History of the Lone Ranger

Spotlight On A Star 69-12-15 William Conrad (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:02:05 PDT

William Conrad interview on Spotlight On A Star aired December 15, 1969. William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994), (born John William Cann Jr.) was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Starting work in radio in the late 1930s in California, Conrad went on to serve as a fighter pilot in World War II. He returned to the airwaves after the war, going on to accumulate over 7,000 roles in radio by his own estimate. Conrad's deep, resonant voice led to a number of noteworthy roles in radio drama, most prominently his originating the role of Marshal Matt Dillon on the Western program Gunsmoke from 1952-61. Conrad died from congestive heart failure at age 73 in Los Angeles, California and is interred at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in the Lincoln Terrace, Plot Number 4448. He was elected to the Radio Hall of Fame in 1997.

Spotlight On A Star 69-12-15 William Conrad (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 470428 My Darling Clementine (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:41:56 PDT

"My Darling Clementine" from the series Lux Radio Theater aired April 28, 1947 on CBS starring Henry Fonda and Cathy Downs. A romance/adventure of Wyatt Earp, his brothers, Doc Holiday and the Clanton Gang in old Tombstone, Arizona.

Lux Radio Theater 470428 My Darling Clementine (HQ)

Whatever Became Of 71-06-29 The Three Stooges (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 07:01:21 PDT

Interview with Moses Harry Horwitz, known professionally as Moe Howard or just Moe, an American actor and comedian best known as the leader of The Three Stooges. The Three Stooges was an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical slapstick comedy punctuated by quickly-delivered one-liners, within outrageous story lines. The Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Larry, Moe, and Curly" and "Moe, Larry, and Shemp," among other lineups.

Whatever Became Of 71-06-29 The Three Stooges (HQ)

Johnny Carson 821120 Johnny Carson's Hafl-Century of NBC Comedy

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:18:01 PDT

Hosted by Johnny Carson, this two-hour retrospective reviews 50 years of classic NBC radio and television comedy performances. It aired Thanksgiving Day in 1982 as a special with Carson presenting comedy excerpts from a variety of comedy genres and explains his take on each. Included are satirical sketches from Saturday Night Live, the irreverent comedy of Bob and Ray; and the topical comedy of humorist Will Rogers. Also included are excerpts from the radio series "The Lucky Strike Program" starring Jack Benny and "Maxwell House Coffee Time" with George Burns. Performances by Victor Borge, Fred Allen, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, Abbott and Costello, Red Skelton, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Allen, W.C. Fields, Mae West, and Flip Wilson, among many others.

Johnny Carson 821120 Johnny Carson's Hafl-Century of NBC Comedy

Sherlock Holmes Stanley-Martin 480919 The Black Guardsman Of Braddock Castle (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:04:59 PDT

Throughout the early 1940s on American Radio, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce performed as Holmes and Watson, respectively, in several series of canonical and original Sherlock Holmes stories on the The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes radio show. These broadcasts were loosely based on Doyle's cases. When Rathbone finally departed the role before the 1947 season, Tom Conway played Sherlock Holmes opposite Nigel Bruce for one season. After a change of networks, there were two more pairings: John Stanley as Holmes and Alfred Shirley as Watson in 1947-1948 and John Stanley and Ian Martin in 1948-1949.

Sherlock Holmes Stanley-Martin 480919 The Black Guardsman Of Braddock Castle (HQ)

Gang Busters xx-xx-xx The Case Of The Three Safe-Crackers (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:22:13 PDT

"The Case Of The Three Safe-Crackers" from Gang Busters. Safecracker Fred Russo is out of Sing-Sing. He's planning to hire two helpers for a safe job in the style of Big Pete Schneider, who's been dead for dead ten years.

Gang Busters xx-xx-xx The Case Of The Three Safe-Crackers (HQ)

Theater Guild on the Air 510916 The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:58:44 PDT

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, was adapted for radio by Theater Guild on the Air, September 16, 1951 starring Helen Hayes and Montgomery Clift. It was broadcast from the landmark Belasco Theater in New York City. A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister. The depth of feeling manifested in the acting on this radio version from Theater Guild on the Air is one not to miss. It is very well done and entertaining. Also this version was the world premiere for radio.

Theater Guild on the Air 510916 The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (HQ)

Granby's Green Acres 50-03-30 Granby Quits His Job (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:28:11 PDT

Granby's Green Acres was a 13-episode radio series that starred Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet as a big-city family who move to the country. Parley Baer played Eb, the hired hand. You might remember Benaderet as Cousin Pearl Bodine (Jethro's mother) in the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies and on Petticoat Junction. Also she was the voice of Betty Rubble on the cartoon series The Flintstones. Gordon played the second Mr. Wilson (after the death of Joseph Kearns) on Dennis the Menace. When that show ended in spring 1963, Gordon joined The Lucy Show as Mooney for the 1963-64 season. Granby's Green Acres was the basis for Green Acres, the American television series that was produced by Filmways, Inc. and originally broadcast on CBS from September 15, 1965 to September 7, 1971.

Granby's Green Acres 50-03-30 Granby Quits His Job (HQ)

The Screen Guild Theater 43-04-26 (141) Casablanca (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:06:35 PDT

"Casablanca", from the old time radio series Screen Guild Theater aired April 26, 1943 starring Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine and Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund. Set during World War II in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca, it focuses on Rick's conflict between love and virtue: he must choose between his love for Ilsa and his need to do the right thing by helping her husband.

The Screen Guild Theater 43-04-26 (141) Casablanca (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 51-01-29 (731) Treasure Island (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:37:28 PDT

"Treasure Island" from the series Lux Radio Theater aired January 29, 1951 on CBS starring James Mason, Bobby Driscoll and Nigel Bruce. Adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold".

Lux Radio Theater 51-01-29 (731) Treasure Island (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 48-02-09 (602) Lady in the Lake (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:54:22 PDT

"The Lady In The Lake" from Lux Radio Theater aired February 9, 1948 on CBS starring Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter. The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Philip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.

Lux Radio Theater 48-02-09 (602) Lady in the Lake (HQ)

Ozzie and Harriet 48-12-05 (174) Guests Bing Crosby, Lindsay Crosby (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:24:54 PDT

The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet with guest Bing Crosby aired December 5, 1948. Bing Crosby and his son Lindsay are in town, planning to have dinner with "Admiral Nelson." Bing sings, "Buttons and Bows."

Ozzie and Harriet 48-12-05 (174) Guests Bing Crosby, Lindsay Crosby (HQ)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 50-10-28 (070) The Joan Sebastian Matter (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:08:56 PDT

"The Joan Sebastian Mater" from the series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar aired October 28, 1950 on CBS Joan Sebastian has been found dead. Was it murder or suicide? The answer isn't obvious!

YTJD 50-10-28 (070) The Joan Sebastian Matter (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 46-10-14 (541) To Have and Have Not (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:39:14 PDT

"To Have and Have Not" from Lux Radio Theater aired October 14, 1946 on CBS starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their original rolls. As great a radio play as was the movie. Great performances in an action packed story of Caribbean intrigue during the war.

Lux Radio Theater 46-10-14 (541) To Have and Have Not (HQ)

Inner Sanctum 45-10-02 (239) The Shadow of Death (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:16:12 PDT

"The Shadow Of Death" from Inner Sanctum aired October 2, 1945 on CBS sponsored by Lipton Tea. Death seems to follow Howard everywhere he goes. Howard dreams...people die. Howard is a homicidal maniac. Richard Widmark.

Inner Sanctum 45-10-02 (239) The Shadow of Death (HQ)

Inner Sanctum 48-07-05 (378) Death Demon (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:07:02 PDT

"Death Demon" from the old time radio series Inner Sanctum aired July 5, 1948 on CBS sponsored by Bromo Seltzer. A dead father returns from the grave to revenge his murder!

Inner Sanctum 48-07-05 (378) Death Demon (HQ)

Screen Guild Players 440918 The Ox-Bow Incident

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:20:28 PDT

"The Ox-Bow Incident" from "The Screen Guild Players" aired September 18, 1944 starring Edward Arnold, Harry Davenport, William Eythe and Jeff Lee Brooks. Two drifters are passing through a Western town, when news comes in that a local farmer has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The townspeople, joined by the drifters, form a posse to catch the perpetrators. They find three men in possession of the cattle, and are determined to see justice done on the spot.

Screen Guild Players 440918 The Ox-Bow Incident

Golden Age of Radio WTIC 32 72-11-XX Vincent Price (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:13:12 PDT

Dick Bertel talks with Vincent Price, an American actor well known for his distinctive voice, who recalls his love of radio.

Golden Age of Radio WTIC 32 72-11-XX Vincent Price (HQ)

The Man From Homicide 50-09-16 Ice Pick Murder (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:07:04 PDT

"Ice Pick Murder" from "The Man From Homicide" aired September 16, 1950 starring Charles McGraw as Lieutenant Dana, one tough cop! A dead man has been found in a ditch, killed by an ice pick. Then, Harold Winthrop is killed by a gun. The corpse wore silk socks. What happens Next?

The Man From Homicide 50-09-16 Ice Pick Murder (HQ)

Front Line Theater - AFRS 43-12-17 (x) Maltese Falcon (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:00:05 PDT

This radio version of Dashiell Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon" from Front Line Theater stars the original cast from the film, Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade, Mary Astor as his client Miss Ruth Wonderly, and Peter Lorre as Joel Cairo who first offers him a fee to find a black figure of a bird.

Front Line Theater - AFRS 43-12-17 (x) Maltese Falcon (HQ)
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Westinghouse Playhouse 59-04-20 The Scarface Mob

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:48:52 PDT

The Scarface Mob aired April 20, 1959 starring Robert Stack as Eliot Ness and Neville Brand as Scarface. The story deals with the experiences of Eliot Ness, a Federal Agent in the Bureau of Prohibition, as he fights crime in Chicago in the late 1920s and early 1930s with the help of a special team of agents handpicked for their incorruptibility, nicknamed the Untouchables.

Westinghouse Playhouse 59-04-20 The Scarface Mob

Lux Radio Theater 43-11-08 (413) Salute to the Marines (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:44:05 PDT

"Salute To The Marines" from the Old Time Radio series "The Lux Radio Theater" aired November 8, 1943 on CBS. A gruff, all-Marine Marine in the Philippines before the war is ready for the day when the Japs attack! Stars Wallace Beery and Fay Bainter.

Lux Radio Theater 43-11-08 (413) Salute to the Marines (HQ)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 51-02-09 (082) Blue Serge Suit (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:04:43 PDT

"The Blue Serge Suit" from Richard Diamond, Private Detective aired February 9, 1951 on ABC. Sponsored by: Camels, Prince Albert tobacco. The case of the disappearing blue serge suits. Why are they disappearing? Dick Powell.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 51-02-09 (082) Blue Serge Suit (HQ)

Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-03-21 (378) Construction Job in Guam (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:45:24 PDT

"Construction Job in Guam" from the radio series The Amos 'n' Andy Show aired March 21, 1954 on CBS. Sapphire and her Mama have lined up a job in Guam for The Kingfish. Is he really going to go to work?

Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-03-21 (378) Construction Job in Guam (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 460401 521 Barnacle Bill (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:46:39 PDT

"Barnacle Bill" from the radio show Lux Radio Theater aired April 1, 1946 on CBS starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main. A dramatic comedy about a gruff old fishing captain and his romance with an old friend, a young daughter, and a three-masted schooner. Very entertaining.

Lux Radio Theater 460401 521 Barnacle Bill (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 37-09-13 (141) A Star Is Born (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:58:40 PDT

"A Star Is Born" from Lux Radio Theater aired September 13, 1937, the first show of the season starring Janet Gaynor and Robert Montgomery. A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.

Lux Radio Theater 37-09-13 (141) A Star Is Born (HQ)

The Life of Riley 48-02-21 (189) Riley Lies to Peg About Going to a Wrestling Match (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:27:48 PST

The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, was a popular American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film and continued as a long-running television series during the 1950s, originally with Jackie Gleason playing Bendix's role.

The Life of Riley 48-02-21 (189) Riley Lies to Peg About Going to a Wrestling Match (HQ)

The Life of Riley 45-10-27 (084) The Football Game (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:25:23 PST

The Life of Riley 45-10-27 (084) The Football Game (HQ)

The Bing Crosby Show 531220 Ep52 Christmas Show (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:48:42 PST

The Bing Crosby Show from December 20, 1953 on CBS sponsored by General Electric. The first tune is, "Adeste Fideles." Bing concludes with "White Christmas and "Silent Night." Bing Crosby, Ken Carpenter (announcer), John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Bill Morrow (producer, transcriber), Murdo McKenzie (producer, transcriber).

The Bing Crosby Show 531220 Ep52 Christmas Show (HQ)

The Burns and Allen Show 48-01-08 George and Jack as Gypsies with Jack Benny (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:56:48 PST

Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen, worked together as a comedy team in vaudeville, films, radio and television and achieved great success over four decades.

The Burns and Allen Show 48-01-08 George and Jack as Gypsies with Jack Benny (HQ)

Campbell Playhouse 39-11-05 (35) Hurricane (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:18:08 PDT

"The Hurricane" from the old radio series "The Campbell Playhouse" aired November 5, 1939 on CBS sponsored by Campbell Soup. South Seas drama about a vengeful government administrator and a simple native. Told against the background of a huge storm, the story is based on the famous 1937 film. Bea Benaderet, Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Edgar Barrier, Eric Burtis, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Everett Sloane, Mary Astor, Orson Welles (host).

Campbell Playhouse 39-11-05 (35) Hurricane (HQ)

Pat Novak for Hire 49-04-23 (11) Rita Malloy (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:49:05 PDT

Rita Malloy from the Old Time Radio series Pat Novak For Hire aired April 23, 1949 on ABC. A corpse in one of Novak's boats leads to the body of Rita Malloy, beautiful and dead. Jack Webb as Pat Novak with William P. Rousseau (producer, director), Tudor Owen, Raymond Burr (doubles), Basil Adlam (composer, conductor), Richard Breen (writer), George Fenneman (announcer).

Pat Novak for Hire 49-04-23 (11) Rita Malloy (HQ)

Rocky Fortune 53-10-06 (01) Oyster Shucker (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:24:22 PDT

"Oyster Shucker" from the series Rocky Fortune aired October 6, 1953 on NBC starring Frank Sinatra. The first show of the series. Rocky gets a job as an oyster shucker in a seafood restaurant and finds twelve pearls in twelve oysters.

Rocky Fortune 53-10-06 (01) Oyster Shucker (HQ)

Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-01-31 (371) The Very Nervous Sanitorium (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:14:56 PDT

"The Very Nervous Sanitorium" from the comedy radio series "The Amos 'n' Andy Show" aired January 31, 1954 on CBS sponsored by Rexall. The Kingfish and Andy have started a sanitarium and rest home. The first patient needs plenty of patience. Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll.

Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-01-31 (371) The Very Nervous Sanitorium (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 550208 The War of the Worlds (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 06:26:46 PDT

"War Of The Worlds" from Lux Radio Theater aired February 8, 1955 on NBC starring Dana Andrews and Pat Crowley. The famous tale about the invasion from Mars. The story is different in many ways from the Orson Welles version. Irving Cummings (host), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Rudy Schrager (music director), Les Tremayne, Herb Butterfield, Bill Bouchey, Paul Frees (narrator), Parley Baer (doubles), Ken Peters, Howard McNear, William Conrad, George Neise, Bob Bailey, Herb Ellis, Irene Tedrow, Don Diamond, Jack Kruschen, Frank Gerstle, George Baxter, Truda Marson, Edward Marr, Barre Lyndon (screenwriter), H. G. Wells (author), Fred MacKaye (director), Leonard St. Clair (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects).

Lux Radio Theater 550208 The War of the Worlds (HQ)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 51-03-02 (085) The Red Rose (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:49:29 PDT

"The Red Rose" from Richard Diamond, Private Detective aired March 2, 1951 on ABC sponsored by Camel and Prince Albert tobacco. Diamond is hired by a man who has hired a killer to murder him, then changes his mind. He hires Diamond to protect him from the assassin, who wears a red rose. Listen for Diamond interviewing a dance instructor named, "Belle de Canto!" Arthur Q. Bryan, Dick Powell.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 51-03-02 (085) The Red Rose (HQ)

Suspense 48-01-10 (279) The Kandi Tooth (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:11:09 PDT

"The Kandy Tooth" from the popular old time radio series "Suspense." aired January 10, 1948 on CBS starring Howard Duff as Sam Spade. Based on characters created by Dashiell Hammett. The story of the return of the "Fat Man!" A sequel to "The Maltese Falcon," with "Joel Cairo," Wilmer's younger brother, and other characters from the film. This time, it's a search for a treasure worth more than the "Maltese Falcon!" William Spier speaks after the drama.

Suspense 48-01-10 (279) The Kandy Tooth (HQ)

Dragnet 52-09-14 (169) The Big Bull (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:51:37 PDT

"The Big Bull" from the series Dragnet aired September 14, 1952 on NBC sponsored by Chesterfield. Leroy Bentley, a gang hit-man, threatens Frank Smith's family if he doesn't "lay off." Possibly the first "Dragnet" sponsored by Chesterfield. Jack Webb, Herb Ellis, June Whitley, Jack Kruschen, John Robinson (writer), Walter Schumann (music), Hal Gibney (announcer).

Dragnet 52-09-14 (169) The Big Bull (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 40-06-17 (268) After the Thin Man (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:28:25 PDT

"After The Thin Man" from the popular series Lux Radio Theater aired June 17, 1940 on CBS sponsored by Lux starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Nick and Nora Charles solve their second case.

Lux Radio Theater 40-06-17 (268) After the Thin Man (HQ)

Sam Spade 48-07-18 (108) The Missing Newshawk Caper (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:42:26 PDT

"The Missing Newshawk Caper" from the old detective radio series "The Adventures Of Sam Spade" aired July 18, 1948 on CBS sponsored by Wildroot Cream-Oil. Spade is hired to find a reporter named Ray McCully. Spade finds him all right, stabbed to death! Howard Duff, Lurene Tuttle, Dashiell Hammett (creator), William Conrad, Sara Berner, Bea Benaderet (possibly), Alan Reed, Gil Doud (writer, director), Robert Tallman (writer), Lud Gluskin (music), Dick Joy (announcer).

Sam Spade 48-07-18 (108) The Missing Newshawk Caper (HQ)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 50-08-17 (063) The Mickey McQueen Matter (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:15:59 PDT

"The Mickey McQueen Matter" from the old radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar aired August 17, 1950o n CBS. An old friend of Johnny's calls to say that he needs help. Edmond O'Brien, Gil Doud (writer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Jaime del Valle (producer, director), William Conrad, Ben Wright, James Nusser, Dan O'Herlihy.

YTJD 50-08-17 (063) The Mickey McQueen Matter (HQ)

Campbell Playhouse 40-03-24 (55) June Moon (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:28:14 PDT

"June Moon" from the great series The Campbell Playhouse aired March 24, 1940 on CBS, sponsored by Campbell's Soup. This program has a studio audience and features the funny story about a song writer from Schenectady who arrives in New York with plans to conquer Tin Pan Alley. Jack Benny, Bea Benaderet, Benny Rubin, Ernest Chappell (announcer), George S. Kaufman (co-author), Orson Welles (producer, director, host, performer), Ring Lardner (co-author). Jack manages to get in a remark about Fred Allen.

Campbell Playhouse 40-03-24 (55) June Moon (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 50-02-13 (689) The Stratton Story (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:16:35 PDT

"The Stratton Story" from Lux Radio Theatre aired February 13, 1950 on CBS starring Jimmy Stewart, June Allyson and John McIntire". Tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934-1938.

This is one of the most moving dramas that Jimmy Stewart performed, of the many he did for Lux.

Lux Radio Theater 50-02-13 (689) The Stratton Story (HQ)

CBS Radio Workshop 57-09-01 (83) Grief Drives a Black Sedan (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:22:37 PDT

"Grief Drives A Black Sedan" from CBS Radio Workshop, September 1, 1957, "Grief Drives A Black Sedan". A motorist has hit someone on a dark road, and has kept on driving. AFRTS rebroadcast name: "Mystery Theatre." Alice Frost, Jay Johnson, Larry Haines, Lee Vines, Ralph Bell, Bill Mason.

CBS Radio Workshop 57-09-01 (83) Grief Drives a Black Sedan (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 42-01-26 (336) Here Comes Mr Jordon (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:07:14 PDT

Here Comes Mr. Jordan from Lux Radio Theater on Jan 26, 1942 stars Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, and James Gleason. Here Comes Mr. Jordan is a comedy in which a boxer, accidentally killed before his time, is allowed a chance to come back to Earth in the body of a rich man who has just been murdered by his wife. It was taken from the 1941 comedy film and was also remade several times, with different titles: Heaven Can Wait (1978), Heaven's Touch (1983) and Down to Earth (2001). This radio version is an excellent production.

Lux Radio Theater 42-01-26 (336) Here Comes Mr Jordon (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 511001 All About Eve (HQ 128-44)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:40:50 PST

All About Eve from Lux Radio Theater is a radio play based on the 1950 American drama film which was actually taken from the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve", by Mary Orr.

Stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star. Anne Baxter plays Eve Harrington, a willingly helpful young fan who insinuates herself into Channing's life, ultimately threatening Channing's career and her personal relationships.

The film was praised by critics at the time of its release, All About Eve was nominated for 14 Academy Awards (a feat that was unmatched until the 1997 film, Titanic) and won six, including Best Picture.

Lux Radio Theater 511001 All About Eve (HQ 128-44)

The Burns and Allen Show 50-01-25 Guest Ronald Reagan (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:59:27 PST

Sam Spade 48-07-11 (107) The Wheel of Life Caper (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:19:38 PST

The Adventures of Sam Spade was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character created by writer Dashiell Hammett.

Sam meets a mystery woman with no memory and a corpse that's been killed by a buzz saw!

Sam Spade 48-07-11 (107) The Wheel of Life Caper (HQ)

Adventures Of The Abbotts 55-01-30 (18) The Rickshaw Red Lipstick (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:11:01 PST

Abbott Mysteries was a comedy-mystery radio program adapted from the novels of Frances Crane (1896-1981). Initially a summer replacement for Quick As a Flash, the series was heard on Mutual and NBC between the years 1945 and 1955.

Adventures Of The Abbotts 55-01-30 (18) The Rickshaw Red Lipstick (HQ)
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Hollywood Radio Theater 550201 Five Fingers (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:20:04 PST

The true story of Albanian-born Elyesa Bazna, one of the most famous spies of World War II. He worked for the Nazis in 1943–44 while he was employed as valet to the British ambassador to Turkey, Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen. He used the code name Cicero. He would photograph top-secret documents and turn the films over to Franz von Papen, the former German chancellor, at that time German ambassador in Ankara, via the intermediary Moyzisch, a commercial attaché at the embassy.

James Mason plays Ulysses Diello (Cicero), the character based on Bazna.

The film version from 1952 was nominated for two Academy Awards. Five Fingers was adapted to television in a 1959-1960 NBC and 20th Century Fox 16-episode series starring David Hedison and Luciana Paluzzi.

Hollywood Radio Theater 550201 Five Fingers (HQ)
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Bold Venture [ZIV_28] - Slate Shannon, Sucker [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:01:00 PST

Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions.

Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Bacall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Havana. Aboard his boat, the Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor experience "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean."

Bold Venture [ZIV_28] - Slate Shannon, Sucker [HQ@128-44]
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Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator 54-08-17 (150) Mid-Summer Lunacy (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:54:28 PST

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator was a radio detective drama heard on NBC from October 3, 1951 to June 30, 1955. Detective Barrie Craig (William Gargan) worked alone from his Madison Avenue office. Unlike his contemporaries Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Craig had a laid-back personality, somewhat cutting against the popular "hard-boiled detective" stereotype. Others in the cast included Parley Baer and Betty Lou Gerson.

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator 54-08-17 (150) Mid-Summer Lunacy (HQ)
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Abbott and Costello 42-10-15 (015) Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:00:46 PST

William (Bud) Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo) were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. Thanks to the endurance of their most popular and influential routine, "Who's on First?"---whose rapid-fire word play and comprehension confusion set the preponderant framework for most of their best-known routines---the team are also the only comedians known to have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bud Abbott was born in Asbury Park, NJ, October 2, 1897 and died April 24, 1974 in Woodland Hills, California. Lou Costello was born in Paterson, NJ, March 6, 1906 and died March 3, 1959 in East Los Angeles, California.

Abbott and Costello 42-10-15 (015) Bank Robbery with Marlene Dietrich (HQ)
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Escape 49-08-18 (075) Snake Doctor (Ira Grossel) (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:33:08 PST

Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950.

Escape 49-08-18 (075) Snake Doctor (Ira Grossel) (HQ)
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Gang Busters 55-04-02 (0885) The Case Of The Mistreated Lady aka Roger Kessel Shot By Hitchhikers (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:51:31 PST

Gang Busters was an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered as G-Men, sponsored by Chevrolet, on July 20, 1935.

After the title was changed to Gang Busters January 15, 1936, the show had a 21-year run through November 20, 1957. Beginning with a barrage of loud sound effects — a shrill police whistle, convicts marching in formation, police siren wailing, machine guns firing, and tires squealing — this intrusive introduction led to the popular catchphrase "came on like Gang Busters" — followed by a voice over a megaphone or loudspeaker announcing the title of that night's program: "Tonight, Gangbusters presents the Case of the —" and ending with more blasts from a police whistle.

Gang Busters 55-04-02 (0885) The Case Of The Mistreated Lady aka Roger Kessel Shot By Hitchhikers (HQ)
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Guest Star 59-06-28 (0640) Guest - Johnny Cash (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:13:14 PST

Johnny Cash appearing on the long running public service series "Guest Star" from the Treasury Department.

Guest Star 59-06-28 (0640) Guest - Johnny Cash (HQ)
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Bold Venture [ZIV_18] - Twelve Year Old Promise [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:54:24 PST

Fort Laramie 56-03-25 (10) The Coward (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:12:59 PST

Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr opened with "Specially transcribed tales of the dark and tragic ground of the wild frontier. The saga of fighting men who rode the rim of empire and the dramatic story of Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry".

Fort Laramie 56-03-25 (10) The Coward (HQ)

Private Files Of Rex Saunders 51-05-16-03 Done to Death

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:12:32 PST

The Private Files of Rex Saunders aired Wednesdays at 10:30 P.M. on NBC starring Britain's Rex Harrison in the role of a Manhattan amateur detective along with his sidekick Alec played by Leon Janney. The show was produced and directed by Hyman Brown along with the writing talent of Ed Adamson. RCA sponsor.

Private Files Of Rex Saunders 51-05-16-03 Done to Death
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Gunsmoke 59-06-28 377 Jailbait Janet (HQ 128-44)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:47:31 PST

Gunsmoke. June 28, 1959. CBS net. "Jailbait Janet". The train has been held up and a man killed. The robbers are a father, his son and his daughter! The program was broadcast previously on June 14, 1952 and on the Gunsmoke television series on February 27, 1960. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Les Crutchfield (writer), John Meston (editorial supervisor), Georgia Ellis, Vic Perrin, Sam Edwards, Bartlett Robinson, Barbara Eiler, George Walsh (announcer).

Gunsmoke 59-06-28 377 Jailbait Janet (HQ 128-44)
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Gunsmoke 52-05-31 006 Carmen (HQ 128-44)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:30:11 PST

Gunsmoke. May 31, 1952. CBS net. "Carmen". After the army payroll has been robbed, an army Major threatens to declare martial law in Dodge! Connie Dell, a good looking girl keeping bad company becomes the key to the crime. The script was re-used on the broadcast of October 8, 1955 and again on June 21, 1959. It was also used on the Gunsmoke television series on May 24, 1958. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Michael Ann Barrett, Jeanette Nolan, Harry Bartell, Don Diamond, John Meston (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer).

Gunsmoke 52-05-31 006 Carmen (HQ 128-44)
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Gunsmoke 52-04-26 001 Billy the Kid.mp3 (HQ 128-44)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:23:36 PST

Gunsmoke. April 26, 1952. CBS net. "Billy The Kid". The first show of the series. A Dutchman draws a lynch mob after the whole town accuses him of murder. A very well written story with a surprise ending. Georgia Ellis plays the widow of the dead man, not Miss Kitty! Don Diamond, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Harry Bartell, Dick Beals, Paul Dubov, Mary Lansing, Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), William Conrad, Walter Newman (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer).

Gunsmoke 52-04-26 001 Billy the Kid.mp3 (HQ 128-44)
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Stars Over Hollywood 52-05-24 572 The Experiment (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:21:05 PST

This episode of Stars Over Hollywood titled "The Experiment" aired May 24, 1952 on CBS starring Angela Lansbury.

A lady doctor uses a convicted murderer to test her new blood disease treatment.

Stars Over Hollywood 52-05-24 572 The Experiment (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 37-04-05 (127) A Farewell to Arms (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:44:51 PST

A Farewell to Arms aired on Lux Radio Theater April 5, 1937 starring Clark Gable as Lt. Frederic Henry. The production is based on the 1932 film made from the semi-autobiographical novel written by Ernest Hemingway in 1929.

An American serving in World War I falls for a spirited nurse.

Lux Radio Theater 37-04-05 (127) A Farewell to Arms (HQ)
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective 49-09-10 (021) The Van Dyke Seance Case (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:02:40 PST

Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC in 1949. Diamond was a slick, sophisticated detective, with a sharp tongue for folks who needed it. Diamond enjoyed the detective life, but not as much as entertaining his girl, Helen Asher. After each show, he would croon a number to his Park Avenue sweetheart. Dick Powell, a former song and dance man, was perfect for the role. He added an extra dimension to the 40's hokey private eye drama.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 49-09-10 (021) The Van Dyke Seance Case (HQ)
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The Green Lama 49-06-26 (04) The Million Dollar Chopsticks (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:43:33 PST

The Green Lama was an American pulp magazine hero of the 1940s. In many respects a typical costumed crime-fighter of the period.

More than three years after the demise of his comic-book, the Green Lama was resurrected for a short-lived CBS radio series that ran for 11 episodes from 5 June 1949 to 20 August 1949, with the character's voice provided by Paul Frees.

The Green Lama 49-06-26 (04) The Million Dollar Chopsticks (HQ)
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The Green Lama 49-06-05 (01) The Man Who Never Existed (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:33:46 PST

Lux Radio Theater 43-03-29 0390 Crossroads (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:12:54 PDT

Crossroads from Lux Radio Theater aired March 29, 0943 starring Lana Turner and Pierre Aumont. A French diplomat who recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can''t remember.

Lux Radio Theater 43-03-29 0390 Crossroads (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 49-09-26 0670 The Emperor Waltz (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 04:10:39 PDT

Lux Radio Theater broadcast The Emperor Waltz starring Bing Crosby and Ann Blyth on September 29, 1949. Traveling Salesman Virgil Smith (Bing Crosby) wants to sell his Grammophones in pre-WWI Austria. To enhance this, he especially wants to sell one to Emperor Franz Joseph, but at first the Austrian palace guards think he is carrying a bomb. He meets the Countess Johanna von Stolzenberg (Ann Blyth), and after the usual misunderstandings, falls in love with her, this is especially assisted by his dog. But the relation between a Countess and an ordinary U.S. citizen cannot work in Austria, that is the Emperor's opinion. Is he wrong?

Lux Radio Theater 49-09-26 0670 The Emperor Waltz (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 46-11-11 0546 Gallant Journey (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:46:59 PDT

Gallant Journey stars Glenn Ford as John Joseph Montgomery and Janet Blair as Regina Cleary in this 1946 radio adaptation from Lux Radio Theater. A romantic and historical story about early U.S. aeronautical experimenter John Montgomery who fights his family''s objections to invent a flying machine.

Lux Radio Theater 46-11-11 0546 Gallant Journey (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 48-12-06 0636 The Foxes Of Harrow (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:06:31 PDT

The Foxes of Harrow is an adventure story from Lux Radio Theater that aired aired December 6, 1948 starring Maureen O'Hara as Odalie d'Arceneaux and John Hodiak as Stephen Fox. In antebellum New Orleans, a roguish Irish gambler buys his way into society--something he couldn't do in his homeland because he is illegitimate. Sequestering himself in a mansion won in a card game Fox courts the Southern belle Odalie d'Arceneaux.

Lux Radio Theater 48-12-06 0636 The Foxes Of Harrow
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Lux Radio Theater 39-11-27 0239 Pygmalion (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:35:31 PDT

Pygmalion from Lux Radio Theater aired November 27, 1939 starring Jean Arthur and Brian Aherne. A linguistics professor bets he can turn a flower girl into a lady by teaching her to speak properly.

It's a story of Cinderella based on the George Bernard Shaw play. The film version was a financial and critical success, and won an Oscar for best screenplay and three more nominations. The screenplay was later adapted into the 1956 theatrical musical My Fair Lady, which in turn led to the 1964 film of the same name.

Lux Radio Theater 39-11-27 0239 Pygmalion (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 40-01-29 0248 Intermezzo (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:53:14 PDT

Intermezzo, a Love Story from Lux Radio Theater aired January 29, 1940 with Ingrid Bergman and Herbert Marshall. A married violinist deserts his family when he falls for his accompanist.

Lux Radio Theater 40-01-29 0248 Intermezzo (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 42-05-25 0353 Test Pilot (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:41:03 PDT

Test Pilot from Lux Radio Theater aired May 25, 1942 starring Robert Taylor, Rita Hayworth and Robert Preston. The show opens with Cecil B. DeMille and Rita Hayworth giving a message to the armed forces.

An irresponsible test pilot''s wife and best friend try to get him to grow up.

Lux Radio Theater 42-05-25 0353 Test Pilot (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 51-06-25 0753 The Reformer And The Redhead (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:34:53 PDT

The Reformer And The Redhead from Lux Radio Theater aired Jun 25, 1951 srarring in their original role Dick Powell as Andrew Rockton Hale and June Allyson as hot-tempered Kathleen Maguire.
A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.

Lux Radio Theater 51-06-25 0753 The Reformer And The Redhead (HQ)
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The Johnny Cash Radio Show 54-xx-xx (01) First Song - Wide Open Road

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:02:35 PDT

John R. "Johnny" Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003), born J. R. Cash, was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

In 1954, Cash moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he sold appliances while studying to be a radio announcer. At night he played with guitarist Luther Perkins and bassist Marshall Grant. Perkins and Grant were known as the Tennessee Two.

Here is a rare recording of "The Johnny Cash Radio Show" from around 1954 at a radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. The show aired at 4 P.M. I believe this is the very first episode of his radio show.

The Johnny Cash Radio Show 54-xx-xx (01) First Song - Wide Open Road
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Philip Marlowe 49-01-15 (016) The Black Halo (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:48:53 PDT

NBC produced Phillip Marlowe as a summer replacement series for the Bob Hope Show. It featured several adaptations of Chandler short stories, but was considered too talky and slow-moving. Erle Stanley Gardner, in a letter to Chandler, confided he found it all rather difficult to follow. But the CBS series, THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE, that followed the next year, really clicked. After a three episode trial run on THE PEPSODENT PROGRAM in September of 1947 with Van Hefflin in the title role, THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE premiered as a weekly series on September 26, 1948. It was well-produced, less introspective than the books or the previous series on NBC, but it had a secret weapon. Gerald Mohr excelled as Marlowe, and his snappy delivery, coupled with well-written stories and intriguing characters makes for entertaining listening. By 1949 the show was pulling the biggest audience on American radio, with a rating of 10.3 million listeners.In 1950, Radio and Television Life Magazine named Gerald Mohr as the Best Male Actor on radio.

Philip Marlowe 49-01-15 (016) The Black Halo (HQ)
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Bold Venture [ZIV_54] - Haven's Venezuelan Isle (aka Runaway Wife) [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:34:49 PDT

Dimension X 50-08-18 (20) The Martian Chronicles (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:01:18 PDT

Dimension X was first heard on NBC April 8, 1950, and ran until September 29, 1951.

Dimension X was a very effective demonstration of what could be done with science fiction on the air. Some of the stories stand as classics of the medium. Bradbury's "Martian Chronicles" was one of the series' most impressive offerings.

Dimension X 50-08-18 (20) The Martian Chronicles (HQ)
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The Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-04-04 (380) Radio and TV Delivery Job (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:35:47 PDT

Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. The show began as one of the first radio comedy serials, written and voiced by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll and originating from station WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois. After the series was first broadcast in 1928, it grew in popularity and became a huge influence on the radio serials that followed. The program ran on radio as a nightly serial from 1928 until 1943, as a weekly situation comedy from 1943 until 1955, and as a nightly disc-jockey program from 1954 until 1960. A television adaptation ran on CBS-TV from 1951 until 1953, and continued in syndicated reruns from 1954 until 1966.

The Amos 'n' Andy Show 54-04-04 (380) Radio and TV Delivery Job (HQ)
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This Is Your FBI 51-11-09 (345) The Traveling Bride (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:58:46 PDT

This Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953 for a total of 409 shows. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover gave it his endorsement, calling it "the finest dramatic program on the air".

This Is Your FBI 51-11-09 (345) The Traveling Bride (HQ)
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Lux Radio Theater 37-10-11 (145) Stella Dallas (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:47:12 PDT

Stella Dallas from Lux Radio Theater aired October 11, 1937 starring Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles and Anne Shirley in their original roles. It was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Barbara Stanwyck) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Anne Shirley).

A young woman from a post World War I Massachusetts factory town succeeds in social advancement, and gains financial security through a romantic relationship and marriage. However, all is not successful.

Lux Radio Theater 37-10-11 (145) Stella Dallas (HQ)
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective 49-09-03 (020) The Harry Baker Case (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:07:45 PDT

Lux Radio Theater 510910 Fancy Pants (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:14:26 PDT

Fancy Pants from Lux Radio Theater starring Lucille Ball and Bob Hope aired on September 10, 1951

A stage actor is convinced to play the role of a butler for a Western family who are about to host President Theodore Roosevelt.

Bob Hope was at the height of his comedy career and reputation during this time period. Unlike some of the other roles in the forties and fifties he actually had a female partner here who matched him as a comedian. Here it was Lucille Ball. Ball and Hope actually proved to be a good pairing.

Lux Radio Theater 510910 Fancy Pants (HQ)
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Sherlock Holmes 04 The Veiled Lodger

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:34:42 PDT

THESE TWO STORIES come from The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, the last of the nine books about the great detective to be written by his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

"The Mazarin Stone", being based on a stage play, "The Crown Diamond", works well as a radio drama. Our script incorporates some devices from "The Crown Diamond". In "The Veiled Lodger" Holmes and Watson are listeners with us to the story of a past crime - but what a story it is! Devotees will recognize elements from Conan Doyle's apocryphal tale "The Field Bazaar".

JIM CROZIER and DAVE HAWKES play Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, with LINDSAY LLOYD, BETH WALTERS, CYRIL BAGSHAW, VINCE WEBB, DEAN HEMPSTEAD, ANGIE BUDD and JESSE POWIS. The violinist, Michael Patton, was recorded by Digital Media Services. The plays were written by M J Elliott, directed by Roger Johnson and produced by Dennis Rookard for Hosiprog Productions.

The scripts are copyright © 2007 by M J Elliott. The recorded production is copyright © 2007 by the Old Court Radio Theatre Company

Find more stories from Hosiprog

Sherlock Holmes 04 The Veiled Lodger
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Sherlock Holmes 03 The Mazarin Stone

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:49:53 PDT

Sam Spade 48-07-04 (106) The Rushlight Diamond Caper (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:52:53 PDT

The Adventures of Sam Spade was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon. The show ran for 13 episodes on ABC in 1946, for 157 episodes on CBS in 1946-1949, and finally for 51 episodes on NBC in 1949-1951. The series starred Howard Duff (and later, Steve Dunne) as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie, and took a considerably more tongue-in-cheek approach to the character than the novel or movie. In 1947, scriptwriters Jason James and Bob Tallman received an Edgar Award for Best Radio Drama from the Mystery Writers of America. Before the series, Sam Spade had been played in radio adaptations of The Maltese Falcon by both Edward G. Robinson (in a 1943 Lux Radio Theater production) and by Bogart himself (in a 1946 Academy Award Theater production), both on CBS.

Sam Spade 48-07-04 (106) The Rushlight Diamond Caper (HQ)
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Bold Venture [ZIV_38] - Slate's Stolen Identity [Louis Gaspar] [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:54:23 PDT

Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions.

The husband of Alice Ramsay, a notorious gambler, kidnaps Slate, swaps papers with him, and has him shot. Alice lends an unwelcome hand.

Bold Venture [ZIV_38] - Slate's Stolen Identity [Louis Gaspar] [HQ@128-44]
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Whatever Became Of 67-01-xx Gang Busters

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:44:24 PDT

Lux Radio Theater 420720 The Philadelphia Story (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:08:18 PDT

The story of a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and an attractive journalist.

Lux Radio Theater 420720 The Philadelphia Story (HQ)
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Bold Venture [ZIV_37] - Cruise To BataBano [aka-Emilio Lopez Story] [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:09:35 PDT

Bold Venture [ZIV_33] - Mutineers of the S.S. Marino Victory [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:50:51 PDT

Lux Radio Theater 51-11-19 (765) Samson and Delilah (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:19:54 PDT

Samson and Delilah is a 1949 film made by Paramount Pictures, produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr as the title characters. Samson, a Hebrew placed under Nazirite vows from birth by his mother, is engaged to a Philistine woman named Semadar. During a fight at their wedding feast, Semadar is killed and Samson becomes a hunted man. The story of Samson and Delilah is adapted from the Biblical Book of Judges. This radio version from Lux Radio Theater on November 19, 1951 stars the original title characters.

Lux Radio Theater 51-11-19 (765) Samson and Delilah (HQ)
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Great Scenes From Great Plays 48-12-17 Young Mr Lincoln

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:10:57 PDT

Henry Fonda stars in "Young Mr Lincoln in this episode from Great Scenes from Great Plays. The show aired December 17, 1948. Two brothers are accused of murder and defended by Lincoln. A certain book provides a vital clue in the trial.

Great Scenes From Great Plays 48-12-17 Young Mr Lincoln

Whatever Became Of 67-02-14 Buck Rogers with Wilma Deering & Dr. Huer

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:41:19 PDT

Anthony Rogers was a fictional character that originated in two short stories by Philip Francis Nowlan, "Armageddon 2419 A.D." and "The Airlords of Han" published in Amazing Stories (August 1928, March 1929).

The character was renamed Buck Rogers as a comic strip, making its first newspaper appearance January 7, 1929. Rogers also appeared in a serial film, a television series (where his first name was changed from Anthony to William) as well and other formats.

Nowlan, Creator and Author and John F. Dille Co., a syndicate, later known as the National Newspaper Syndicate contracted to make the comic strip. Nowlan and Dille enlisted editorial cartoonist Dick Calkins to illustrate. Nowlan took the first episode from "Armageddon 2419, A.D." and changed the hero's name from Anthony Rogers to Buck Rogers.

The adventures of Buck Rogers in comic strips, movies, radio and television became an important part of American popular culture. This pop phenomenon paralleled the development of space technology in the 20th Century and introduced Americans to outer space as a familiar environment for swashbuckling adventure.

In 1932, the Buck Rogers radio program, notable as the first science fiction program on radio, hit the airwaves. It was broadcast four times a week for 15 years, from 1932 through 1947.

The radio show again related the story of our hero Buck finding himself in the 25th Century. Actors Matt Crowley, Curtis Arnall, Carl Frank and John Larkin all voiced him at various times. The beautiful and strong-willed Wilma Deering was portrayed by Adele Ronson, and the brilliant scientist-inventor Dr. Huer was played by Edgar Stehli.

Whatever Became Of 67-02-14 Buck Rogers with Wilma Deering & Dr. Huer
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Bold Venture [ZIV_34] - Slate Framed for Refinery Robbery [Bold Venture Is Stolen] [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:20:36 PDT

Bold Venture [ZIV_32] - Darby and Joan Incorporated (HQ@128-44)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:06:28 PDT

Nick_Carter_460402_229_Eight_Records_of_Death (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:23:34 PDT

Nick Carter, Master Detective was a Mutual radio crime drama based on tales of the famed detective from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter, a reference to the character's pulp origins, but the title was soon changed to Nick Carter, Master Detective.

With Lon Clark in the title role, the series began April 11, 1943, on Mutual, continuing in many different timeslots for well over a decade. Between October 1944 and April 1945, it was heard as a 30-minute program on Sunday afternoons at 3pm, sponsored by Acme Paints and Lin-X, with a 15-minute serial airing four or five times a week in 1944 from April to September. In April 1945, the Sunday series moved to 6pm, continuing in that timeslot until June 1946, and it was also heard in 1946 on Tuesday from March to August.

Nick_Carter_460402_229_Eight_Records_of_Death (HQ)
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Sherlock Holmes - 47-48 - Stanley & Shirley 47-10-05 (02) The Case Of The Missing Heiress (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:50:03 PDT

Sherlock Holmes - 47-48 - Stanley & Shirley 47-10-05 (02) The Case Of The Missing Heiress (HQ)
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Bold Venture [ZIV_31] - Passage for Mario Carada [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:40:45 PDT

Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions.

Bold Venture [ZIV_31] - Passage for Mario Carada [HQ@128-44]

Whatever Became Of 68-xx-xx Green Hornet (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:36:17 PDT

The Green Hornet is a masked superhero, created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker for an American radio program in the 1930s. The character also has appeared in film serials in the 1940s, a network television program in the 1960s, and multiple comic book series from the 1940s to the present (2010). Though various incarnations sometimes change details, in most incarnations the Green Hornet is Britt Reid, a newspaper publisher by day who goes out in his masked "Green Hornet" identity at night to fight crime as a vigilante, accompanied by his similarly masked Asian manservant Kato -- who drives their car, equipped with advanced technology, called "Black Beauty".

Here is an episode of "Whatever Became Of" from 1968 featuring an interview with Al Hodge who played the Green Hornet on radio from January 1936 until January 1943. Albert E. Hodge (April 18, 1912 - March 19, 1979) was also known for playing space adventurer Captain Video on the DuMont Television Network from December 15, 1950 to April 1, 1955.

Whatever Became Of 68-xx-xx Green Hornet (HQ)

Bold Venture [ZIV_30] - Camellias and a Ruby [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:56:22 PDT

Dimension X 50-05-06 (05) Knock (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:46:54 PDT

Dimension X 50-05-06 (05) Knock (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 47-12-01 (592) The Ghost and Mrs Muir (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:52:10 PDT

Lux Radio Theater 47-12-01 (592) The Ghost and Mrs Muir (HQ)

Bold Venture [ZIV_21] - Sunken Treasure at 20 Fathoms [128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:18:01 PDT

Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions.

Bold Venture [ZIV_21] - Sunken Treasure at 20 Fathoms [128-44]

Bold Venture [ZIV_49] - Man From Sumatra (aka Welcome Back to Civilization) [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:26:09 PDT

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Bold Venture [ZIV_49] - Man From Sumatra (aka Welcome Back to Civilization) [HQ@128-44]
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Philip Marlowe 48-10-24 (005) The Heart of Gold (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:52:56 PDT

Philip Marlowe 48-10-24 (005) The Heart of Gold (HQ)

Let George Do It 48-10-25 (111) The Seven Dead Years (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:56:31 PDT

Let George Do It 48-10-25 (111) The Seven Dead Years (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 540104 The Day The Earth Stood Still (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:00:30 PDT

The Day the Earth Stood Still from Lux Radio Theater tells the story of a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to warn its leaders not to take their conflicts into space, or they will face lethal consequences. One of the ten best Sci-Fi stories of all time. This radio version from Lux Radio Theater (1954) stars Michael Rennie as Klaatu and Jean Peters as Helen Benson.

Lux Radio Theater 540104 The Day The Earth Stood Still (HQ)

Meet Miss Sherlock 46-09-12 Wilbur And The Widow

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:28:17 PDT

Meet Miss Sherlock 46-09-12 Wilbur And The Widow

Bold Venture [ZIV_47] - I'm Going To Die (aka Isle of Pines) [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:53:00 PDT

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Bold Venture [ZIV_47] - I'm Going To Die (aka Isle of Pines) [HQ@128-44]
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Bold Venture [ZIV_48] - The One That Got Away (aka Matt Jeffery Dies) [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:07:48 PDT

Dragnet 52-11-23 (179) The Big Guilt (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:50:17 PDT

Dragnet 52-11-23 (179) The Big Guilt (HQ)

Screen Director's Playhouse 50-04-14 (064) It Happens Every Spring (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:51:07 PDT

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery. Based on an original story by Shirley W. Smith, who was the student registrar at the University of Michigan and was nominated for a Oscar in 1950.

Screen Director's Playhouse 50-04-14 (064) It Happens Every Spring (HQ)
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Bing Crosby 521218 Ep11 Guests- Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Venuti (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:33:21 PDT

Bing Crosby 521218 Ep11 Guests- Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Venuti (HQ)

Bold Venture [ZIV_46] - A Backstabbing at Shannon's Place [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:10:28 PDT

Bold Venture [ZIV_46] - A Backstabbing at Shannon's Place [HQ@128-44]

Bold Venture [ZIV_40] - Escape From Guantanamo (aka Paul Brewer Story) [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:12:19 PDT

Bold Venture [ZIV_40] - Escape From Guantanamo (aka Paul Brewer Story) [HQ@128-44]

Bold Venture [ZIV_39] - The Tabard of Pizarro (aka Alice Markel Poisoning) [HQ@128-44]

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:07:27 PDT

Bold Venture [ZIV_39] - The Tabard of Pizarro (aka Alice Markel Poisoning) [HQ@128-44]

Philo Vance 48-08-24 (007) The Poetic Murder Case (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 14 May 2010 03:44:02 PDT

Philo Vance 48-08-24 (007) The Poetic Murder Case (HQ)

Philip Marlowe 48-10-03 (002) The Persian Slippers (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:10:32 PDT

Philip Marlowe 48-10-03 (002) The Persian Slippers (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 39-09-11 (228) The Awful Truth (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:11:23 PDT

Lux Radio Theater 39-09-11 (228) The Awful Truth (HQ)

Abbott and Costello 44-04-06 (059) Guest - Cary Grant (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:11:12 PDT

Abbott and Costello 44-04-06 (059) Guest - Cary Grant (HQ)

Cowboy Hit Parade - 490501 - Tennessee Saturday Night (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sat, 01 May 2010 07:13:38 PDT

Cowboy Hit Parade - 490501 - Tennessee Saturday Night (HQ)

Bold Venture [ZIV_24] - The Key to Death (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:20:19 PDT

mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean."

Bold Venture [ZIV_24] - The Key to Death (HQ)

Philip Marlowe 47-06-17 (001) Red Wind (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:56:32 PDT

THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE - NBC produced Phillip Marlowe as a summer replacement series for the Bob Hope Show. It featured several adaptations of Chandler short stories, but was considered too talky and slow-moving. Erle Stanley Gardner, in a letter to Chandler, confided he found it all rather difficult to follow. But the CBS series, THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE, that followed the next year, really clicked. After a three episode trial run on THE PEPSODENT PROGRAM in September of 1947 with Van Hefflin in the title role, THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE premiered as a weekly series on September 26, 1948. It was well-produced, less introspective than the books or the previous series on NBC, but it had a secret weapon. Gerald Mohr excelled as Marlowe, and his snappy delivery, coupled with well-written stories and intriguing characters makes for entertaining listening. By 1949 the show was pulling the biggest audience on American radio, with a rating of 10.3 million listeners.In 1950, Radio and Television Life Magazine named Gerald Mohr as the Best Male Actor on radio.

Philip Marlowe 47-06-17 (001) Red Wind (HQ)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 59-11-08 (664) The Larson Arson Matter (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:39:00 PDT

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 59-11-08 (664) The Larson Arson Matter (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 51-12-03 (767) Strangers on a Train (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:30:59 PDT

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, quickly became one of Alfred Hitchcock's most successful thrillers and remains one of his most popular. En route from Washington, D.C., champion tennis player Guy Haines meets pushy playboy Bruno Anthony. What begins as a chance encounter turns into a series of morbid confrontations.

Lux Radio Theater 51-12-03 (767) Strangers on a Train (HQ)

Bold Venture 51-08-27 [ZIV_23] Jenny Ward, Slate's Old Flame (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:52:31 PDT

Bold Venture 51-08-27 [ZIV_23] Jenny Ward, Slate's Old Flame (HQ)

Command Performance 46-05-29 AFRS Fourth Anniversary (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:03:48 PDT

Command Performance 46-05-29 AFRS Fourth Anniversary (HQ)

The Shadow 38-01-16 (103) Sabotage (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:17:38 PDT

The Shadow 38-01-16 (103) Sabotage (HQ)

Fred Allen Show 46-03-03 (060) Chicken Surplus (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:26:18 PDT

Fred Allen Show 46-03-03 (060) Chicken Surplus (HQ)

Mystery House 46-06-14 Bases Loaded (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:59:55 PDT

Mystery House 46-06-14 Bases Loaded (HQ)

The Mysterious Traveler 44-02-27 (013) The Good Die Young (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:58:04 PDT

The Mysterious Traveler 44-02-27 (013) The Good Die Young (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 43-10-04 (408) Pride of the Yankees (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:11:59 PDT

Lux Radio Theater 43-10-04 (408) Pride of the Yankees (HQ)

Sam Spade 48-06-27 (105) The Bail Bond Caper (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:37:56 PDT

Sam Spade 48-06-27 (105) The Bail Bond Caper (HQ)

Fibber McGee And Molly 43-06-01 (0367) Fibber's Thumb Caught in the Bowling Ball (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:08:13 PDT

Fibber McGee And Molly 43-06-01 (0367) Fibber's Thumb Caught in the Bowling Ball (HQ)

Dragnet 52-09-04 (167) The Big Ray (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:39:07 PDT

Dragnet 52-09-04 (167) The Big Ray (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 37-04-19 (129) Alibi Ike (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:00:51 PDT

Lux Radio Theater 37-04-19 (129) Alibi Ike (HQ)

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell 48-09-18 (103) The Pigskin Problem (HQ)

Times Past (Times Past) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:34:46 PDT

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell 48-09-18 (103) The Pigskin Problem (HQ)

The Martha White Show (1953)

Times Past (Times Past) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:15:54 PDT

The Martha White Show (1950's) was a 15 minute early morning show from Nashville Tennessee featuring Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, also playing fiddle is Benny Martin. Lester Flatt, Earl Sruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys reached bluegrass legend status with the help of Martha White. In 1953, the company hired an unknown band to barnstorm the South, promoting its flour and corn meal. The members became known as the "World's Greatest Flour Peddlers," appearing on the Grand Ole Opry, playing on the Martha White early morning radio show, and hosting the Flatt and Scruggs television program.

Lester Flatt, who had the voice, and Earl Scruggs, known as the fastest banjo picker in the world, performed at Carnegie Hall twice, played the Hollywood Bowl, recorded the theme song for "The Beverly Hillbillies" and appeared on that television show six times.

Here is a compilation of the The Marta White Show. One song featured in the show is Benny Martin singing and playing "Me And MY Fiddle".

"How many biscuits can you eat this morning?"

"Goodness Gracious, It's Good!"

The Martha White Show (1953)

By the way, the hometown of Lester Flatt is Sparta, Tennessee which also is the location of the Calfkiller River. This is where the Calfkiller Old Time Radio web site name was taken from, and it is said Calfkiller was the name of a Cherokee Indian Chief from this area of Tennessee.