Boxcars711 Old Time Radio
2,257 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 74 ratingsBoxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod Offers the best of Old Time Radio, Oldies, Easy Listening and Talk. Broadcasting from the heart of Germantown, on WPNM radio, and over the Shoutcast Network, host Bob Camardella mixes his vast collection of entertainment, with news and events from the ole neighborhood reunion groups of Germantown, Phila., Pa., Where The Oldies Are Still Young
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Lum & Abner "2 Episodes" (9-01-41 and 9-02-41)
May 15, 2007 03:26 - 26 minutes - 6.08 MBLum and Abner , The Adventures of two small town shop keepers in the Town of Pine Ridge Arkansas Lum and Abner were Broadcast from 1931 until 1954 starring CHESTER LAUCK [1902-1980] AND NORRIS "TUFFY" GOFF [1906-1978] CHET PLAYED LUM EDWARDS (EDDERDS),GRAND-PAPPY SPEARS, AND CEDRIC WEEHUNT. TUFFY PLAYED ABNER PEABODY DICK HUDDLESTONE MOUSEY GRAY AND SQUIRE SKIMP ALONG WITH MOST OF THE OTHER PEOPLE PASSING THROUGH TOWN.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Halls Of Ivy "Traffic And Cocoanuts" (4-21-50)
May 15, 2007 03:19 - 31 minutes - 7.22 MBRonald Colman and his wife Benita Hume starred in the Halls of Ivy, a very well-written, superbly acted radio program that was full of warmth and wit. The show aired from 1950 to 1952 on NBC and is not often mentioned when old-time radio programs are the topic of conversation, but it is one of my favorites. The combination of Mr. & Mrs. Colman's acting and Don Quinn's writing made for an enjoyable half-hour's worth of entertainment. The show was created by Don Quinn who for many, many years p...
Boxcars711 Weekend Matinee - The Lux Radio Theater "Treasure Of Sierra Madre" (4-18-49)
May 13, 2007 02:27 - 49 minutes - 11.4 MBIn October of 1934, "Lux Radio Theater" debuted in New York on NBC's Blue radio network. Presenting audio versions of popular Broadway plays, the show failed to garner an audience and soon ran out of material. After switching networks to CBS and moving to Hollywood, Lux found its true market. The show began featuring adaptations of popular films, performed by as many of the original stars as possible. With an endless supply of hit films scripts and an audience of more than 40 million, Lux enj...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Lights Out "Immortal Gentleman" (8-31-43)
May 12, 2007 03:29 - 23 minutes - 5.39 MBLights Out was an American old-time radio program featuring "tales of the supernatural and the supernormal." It was immensely popular, and was one of the first horror programs, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. In its heydey, Lights Out rivalled the popularity of those shows. Lights Out ran through several series and networks, from January 1, 1934 to August 6, 1947. The principal sponsor was Ironized Yeast. Most episodes were broadcast at midnight. Lights Out then made the transition to t...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - First Nighter Program "No Greater Need" (3-10-49)
May 12, 2007 03:18 - 28 minutes - 6.42 MBThe First Nighter Program aired on the Blue Network and on Thursday nights at 8:30PM till 9:00PM on the Blue Network, sponsored by Campana and starring Don Ameche and June Meredith.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Space Patrol "The Moon Beetles" (2-21-53)
May 11, 2007 03:47 - 30 minutes - 7.02 MBSpace Patrol - Space Adventure - Broadcast History : September 18th, 1950 - March 19th, 1955 ABC. 30m, Mondays and Fridays at 5:30pm - Cast : Ed Kemmer as Buzz Corry, Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy Virginia Hewitt as Carol Karlyle Ken Mayer as Maj. Robbie Robertson, Norman Jolley as Dr. Malingro, Nina Bara as Tonga, Bela Kovacs as Prince Baccarritti - Announcers : DIck Tufeld, Dick Wesson - Producer/Directors : Larry Robertson, Mike Moser - Writer : Lou Huston - Notes : Ran concurrently on TV an...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Let George Do It "The Perfect Specimen" (8-09-48)
May 11, 2007 03:40 - 29 minutes - 6.85 MBDetective Drama (1946 - 54) Bob Bailey played George Valentine as a detective handy man, who got his jobs from responses to a newspaper ad. Part-time detective and writer Dan Holiday in Box 13 also used the premise. It pays to advertise! The shows follow the usual formats of crime caper shows, with toughs, mysterious rendezvous and people who aren't who they say they are. Network was Mutual, Sponson was Standard Oil. STARS:Bob Bailey,Eddie Firestone jr, Francis Robinson, Joe Kearn PRODUCER:O...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Green Hornet "Devils Playground" (12-06-50)
May 10, 2007 04:42 - 26 minutes - 6.11 MBOn January 31, 1936, the Green Hornet radio program aired on WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan. Al Hodge played the part of the Green Hornet from 1936 through January of 1943. The program was created by George W. Trendle, the same man associated with the creation of the Lone Ranger radio show. The premise of the Green Hornet was that of a modern day Lone Ranger. The main character was Britt Reid, a newspaper publisher of the Daily Sentinel by day and the Green Hornet by night. Britt Reid was the grea...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Ford Theater "The Horn Blows At Midnight" (3-04-49).
May 10, 2007 04:28 - 57 minutes - 13.2 MBBenny plays a big band trumpeter who falls asleep and dreams he is an archangel, sent to destroy earth because persecution and hatred have soared out of control. A light-hearted, farcical approach to the apocolypse that's quite enjoyable, despite Benny's longstanding jokes about being ashamed of it. The plot involves the third trumpet player in the orchestra of a radio program, named the Paradise Coffee Program, who falls asleep listening to the reading of the advertisement: "The coffee that ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Ford Theater "The Horn Blows At Midnight" (3-04-49).
May 10, 2007 04:25 - 57 minutes - 13.2 MBBenny plays a big band trumpeter who falls asleep and dreams he is an archangel, sent to destroy earth because persecution and hatred have soared out of control. A light-hearted, farcical approach to the apocolypse that's quite enjoyable, despite Benny's longstanding jokes about being ashamed of it. The plot involves the third trumpet player in the orchestra of a radio program, named the Paradise Coffee Program, who falls asleep listening to the reading of the advertisement: "The coffee that ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Journey To The Center Of Earth "The Hurricane" (1964)
May 09, 2007 03:51 - 27 minutes - 6.36 MBJourney to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves a professor who leads his nephew and hired guide down a volcano in Iceland to the "Center of the Earth". This audio theater production is from BBC 1963. The story begins on Sunday 24 May 1863, in the Lidenbrock house in Hamburg, with Professor Lidenbrock rushing home to peruse his latest purchase, an original runic manuscript of an Icelandic saga written by Snorri Sturluson. While lo...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Hallmark Playhouse "Wyatt Earp Frontier Marshall" (3-24-49)
May 09, 2007 03:40 - 26 minutes - 6.17 MBWyatt Earp Frontier Marshall starring Richard Conte is a selection from THE HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE which was heard over CBS stations on Thursday evenings sponsored by, of course, Hallmark Greeting Cards. This story is from the Stuart N. Lake book Frontier Marshall, a 1931 biography of Wyatt Earp. It aired March 24, 1949.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Theater Five "The Scream" (8-31-64)
May 08, 2007 04:00 - 20 minutes - 4.77 MBThis was ABC's attempt to recapture some of what radio was. The effort was not the best, but at least an effort was made. The stories ranged from science fiction, comedy, social drama and human interest drama, to detective mystery, psychological drama, melodrama and suspense drama. News programs help fill out the remaining time left in the 30 minute time spot from 5 - 5:30 p.m. Click Here to Send This Page to a Friend
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Gunsmoke "There Never Was A Horse" (9-19-53)
May 08, 2007 03:53 - 29 minutes - 6.82 MBThe radio show first aired on April 26, 1952 and ran until June 18, 1961 on the CBS radio network. The series starred William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, Howard McNear as Doc Charles Adams, Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell, and Parley Baer as Deputy Chester Proudfoot. Doc's first name and Chester's last name were changed for the television program. Gunsmoke was notable for its critically acclaimed cast and writing, and is commonly regarded as THE true adult western and one of the finest old ...
Boxcars711 Weekend Matinee - Screen Guild Theater "The Lost Weekend" (1-07-46)
May 06, 2007 03:38 - 29 minutes - 6.7 MBTells the story of an alcoholic, Milland, on a weekend bender. While on his bender he stops in at his favorite watering stop - Nat's Bar on Third Avenue, based on the legendary P. J. Clarke's. There he seeks companionship in his drinking with congenial bartender Nat (Howard da Silva). As the weekend continues, Milland drifts deeper and deeper into his living nightmare, committing crimes and even spending time in a mental ward. Unlike the novel, the protagonist's frustration in the film stems ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - This Is Your FBI "Fugitive Horse Player" (5-17-46)
May 05, 2007 02:26 - 29 minutes - 6.67 MBThis Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover gave it his endorsement, calling it "the finest dramatic program on the air." Producer-director Jerry Devine was given access to FBI files by Hoover, and the resulting dramatizations of FBI cases were narrated by Frank Lovejoy (1945), Dean Carleton (1946-47) and William Woodson (1948-53). Stacy Harris had the lead role of Special Agent Jim Taylor. ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Mysterious Traveler "Change Of Address" (1-22-52)
May 05, 2007 02:17 - 26 minutes - 6.09 MBWritten and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, the series began on the Mutual Broadcasting System, December 5, 1943, continuing in many different timeslots until September 16, 1952. Unlike many other shows of the era, The Mysterious Traveler was without a sponsor for its entire run. The lonely sound of a distant locomotive heralded the arrival of the malevolent narrator, portrayed by Maurice Tarplin, who introduced himself each week in the following manner. This is the Mysterious T...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Theater 1030 "Dr. McGreggor The Case Of The Curious Bones"
May 04, 2007 04:08 - 30 minutes - 7.07 MBThanks to everyone who has cast their vote for Boxcars711. My rating continues to rise. Please remember to vote each month. It only takes a minute and it truely helps to keep these great shows coming to you. Click on the PodCast Alley Icon found on the right side of this page. Thanks so much, Bob Camardella
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Inner Sanctum "Voice On The Wire" (11-29-44)
May 04, 2007 03:54 - 30 minutes - 6.92 MBTales of horror recreated by great actors, a spooky organ and chilling sound effects presented by a creepy, rib-tickling host, was a strange brew indeed. Inner Sanctum did it in spades! To this day the show remains a wonderful "guilty" pleasure of many old time radio fans, who listened back then when these shows first fired the imaginations of all but the most jaded.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Father Knows Best "The Elusive Card Game" (1-12-50)
May 03, 2007 02:42 - 29 minutes - 6.73 MBFather Knows Best, a family comedy of the 1950s, is perhaps more important for what it has come to represent than for what it actually was. In essence, the series was one of a slew of middle-class family sitcoms in which moms were moms, kids were kids, and fathers knew best. Today, many critics view it, at best, as high camp fun, and, at worst, as part of what critic David Marc once labeled the "Aryan melodramas" of the 1950s and 1960s.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Nightfall "Late Special" (5-13-80)
May 02, 2007 02:20 - 24 minutes - 5.71 MBNIGHTFALL was a horror series heard over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation first from July 4, 1980 to May 22, 1981 and then from November 20, 1981 to June 24, 1983. Thirty shows were selected from the first season to be rebroadcast on NPR from October 2, 1981 to June 25, 1982. Since it is a fairly modern series, most shows are available in stereo. Because it's a modern series, it's not widely available (copyright issues). This show may be the most horrifying series ever done. It was so ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Jack Benny Show "Pinocchio" (3-31-40)
May 02, 2007 02:07 - 28 minutes - 6.56 MBThe Jack Benny Program is a classic comedy that is truly one of the best-loved programs from the Golden Age of Radio. It started life as The Canada Dry Program in 1932 on the Blue Network and finished off as The Lucky Strike Program on CBS in 1955. In between, it kept the audience in stitches and established Benny as one of America's all-time great comedians.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - I Was A Communist For The FBI "The Red Gate" (11-12-53)
May 01, 2007 04:10 - 29 minutes - 6.84 MBSYNDICATED STARS: Dana Andrews as MATT CVETIC who infiltrated top ranks of the Communist Party. I Was a Communist for the FBI was an American espionage thriller radio series with 78 episodes syndicated by Ziv to more than 600 stations in 1952-54. Made without FBI cooperation, the series was adapted from the book by undercover agent Matt Cvetic, who was portrayed by Dana Andrews.The series was crafted to warn people about the threat of Communist subversion of American society. The tone of th...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Dr Kildare "Dr Gillespies New Office" (5-25-51)
May 01, 2007 03:45 - 28 minutes - 6.47 MBThe Story of Dr. Kildare was based on the popular MGM films that were produced in the 1940's, so a radio version in 1949 made perfect sense. The screen actor Lew Ayres played Dr. Kildare in the films, and continued the role in this radio show. The great thespian Lionel Barrymore continued in his role as Kildare's mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. Together the two fight an unending battle against disease and bureaucratic boneheadedness. In a sense, Dr. Kildare is good old fashioned soap opera, bu...
Boxcars711 Weekend Matinee - The Sears Radio Theater "Survival" (7-19-79)
April 29, 2007 02:28 - 40 minutes - 9.3 MBThe series premiered on Monday 02/05/79 and offered a different genre each weekday night. Each genre was hosted by a different celebrity. The program was produced on Paramount's Stage F in Hollywood. These first 130 programs were broadcast over a six month period and then rebroadcast over the following six months. From 02/14/80 to 12/19/81 this series was heard again, this time over Mutual, as The Mutual Radio Theater. This was clearly one of the last big attempts to produce radio progra...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Sealed Book "Death Spins A Web" (4-01-45)
April 28, 2007 04:35 - 29 minutes - 6.69 MBThe Sealed Book starred Philip Clarke as the keeper of the book, a croaking, cackling hermit, with knowledge of the black arts, who in each show unlocked the great padlock that kept the sealed book safe from prying eyes. There was a spook story each week with tales of secrets and mysteries of mankind through the ages. This MUTUAL network entry in the horror and mystery genre was far from the best remembered, such as Suspense, Quiet Please, and Inner Sanctum. The Sealed Book begins with a clas...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Our Miss Brooks "Tears For Mister Boynton" (4-10-55)
April 28, 2007 04:21 - 30 minutes - 6.95 MBOur Miss Brooks, an American situation comedy, began as a radio hit in 1948 and migrated to television in 1952, becoming one of the earlier hits of the so-called Golden Age of Television, and making a star out of Eve Arden (1908-1990) as comely, wisecracking, but humane high school English teacher Connie Brooks. The show hooked around Connie's daily relationships with Madison High School students, colleagues, and pompous principal Osgood Conklin (Gale Gordon), not to mention favourite student...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Six Shooter "A Pressing Engagement" (12-06-53)
April 27, 2007 03:24 - 29 minutes - 6.69 MBThe Six Shooter, the only radio series staring James Stewart, aired on September 20, 1953. In this radio western, Jimmy played Britt Ponset, a man with a reputation for having a fast gun but is really very different from the hard, tough talking gun slinger type. Here the hero is a slow talking, thinking man who is ready with his gun, but first looks for options to violence. James Stewart played this character very well. Jimmy had appeared on many other radio shows including the Hollywood Star...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Quiet Please "Kill Me Again" (11-17-47)
April 27, 2007 03:16 - 25 minutes - 5.77 MBQuiet, Please had its roots in the Campbell Playhouse (1938 - 1941), the successor to Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre, who achieved notoriety with their 1938 adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds. Cooper was a writer for the Campbell Playhouse, and Chappell was the announcer. They became friends, though Chappell had little (if any) acting experience, Cooper imagined him as the star of a new radio program. Cooper's earlier Lights Out was famous for its gruesome stories and sou...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Rogue's Gallery "The House Of Fear" (11-15-45)
April 26, 2007 03:31 - 30 minutes - 7 MBRogue's Gallery came to the Mutual network on September 27, 1945 with Dick Powell portraying Richard Rogue, a private detective who invariably ended up getting knocked out each week and spending his dream time in acerbic conversation with his subconscious self, Eugor. Rogue's Gallery was, in a sense, Dick Powell's rehearsal for Richard Diamond, Private Detective. Powell played private detective Richard Rogue, who trailed luscious blondes, protected witness, and did whatever else detectives do...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Night Beat "Lost Souls" (11-16-51)
April 26, 2007 03:24 - 32 minutes - 7.41 MBFrank Lovejoy stars as Randy Stone, a toughened, street-wise Chicago Star reporter working the Nightbeat in the early 1950's. Sometimes the capers are cops and robbers. Or just normal people in trouble. Sometimes they deserve it. Sometimes fate twists their arm. Sometimes they're just too scared or confused to know the difference. Lovejoy is a seasoned pro of radio and film with an honest, gripping delivery. Solid supporting casts, good writing and direction.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Whistler "Silent City" (4-21-48)
April 25, 2007 02:49 - 30 minutes - 7.01 MBThe show first broadcast its fantastic thirty-minute crime mystery series in May 1942 and did not finish until September 1948. There were more than 450 shows of murder and intrigue in all. Although it ran for 6 years it was broadcast for only one year on a national network. The show opened to the sound of footsteps and an eerie whistle, which went on throughout the introductory music. The Whistler always began the show with the opening lines; I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I w...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Mystery Playhouse "Last Laugh Murder" (7-05-43) - Nero Wolfe
April 25, 2007 02:43 - 29 minutes - 6.8 MBMystery Playhouse was a short run series staring Peter Lorre as host. Each episode was preceded by Lorre's show description. In today's program, Last Laugh Murder (1943), Lorre introduces a muder mystery investigated by the famous Nero Wolfe.Wolf appears at first to be totally wrong in his evaluations, later proving his skills were never flawed and his observations no less than brilliant.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Dads Army "Keep Young And Beautiful" (4-6-76) Ep45
April 24, 2007 04:06 - 30 minutes - 6.97 MBDadâs Army was a British broad-comedy sitcom. Consistently good writing and a wonderful cast of old timers and newer talents combined to produce a whimsical period-piece that continues, justifiably, to be savoured and has now assumed a place in the 'hall of greats' pantheon, adored by new generations of the British public. The unmistakable voice of Bud Flanagan singing 'Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?', a World War II propaganda singalong was written especially for Dads Army, (b...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Clock "The Jekyll And Hyde Gangster" (10-02-47)
April 24, 2007 03:59 - 26 minutes - 6.02 MBThe Clock was a dramatic thirty-minute suspense and mystery series. It was written by Lawrence Klee and was first broadcast in November 1946. The story always began the same; âSunrise and sunset, promise and fulfilment, birth and death â the whole drama of life is written in the sands of timeâ. First Broadcast November 3rd 1946 Last Broadcast May 23rd 1948
Boxcars711 Weekend Matinee - Sherlock Holmes "The Double Zero" (11-19-45)
April 21, 2007 23:55 - 29 minutes - 6.84 MBThroughout the early 1940's on American Radio, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce performed as Holmes and Watson, respectively, in several series of canonical and original Sherlock Holmes stories. 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. ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Whitehall1212 "The Missing Clarinet" (8-10-52)
April 21, 2007 01:48 - 30 minutes - 7.06 MBWhitehall 1212 is a crime drama featuring cases from New Scotland Yard's "Black Museum". Unlike the show starring Orson Welles, however, this series was done with the official support of The Yard and tries to downplay the sensational aspects of thes cases and highlight the rigorous police work that went into solving them.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Cloak And Dagger "Secret Box" (7-23-50)
April 21, 2007 01:43 - 29 minutes - 6.8 MB"Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission for the United States, knowing in advance you may never return alive?" Cloak and Dagger first aired over the NBC network on May 7, 1950. It had a short run through the Summer on Sundays, changing to Fridays after its Summer run. The last show aired Oct. 22, 1950. This is the story of the WWII special governmental agency, the OSS, or Office of Strategic Services. Its mission was to develop and maintain spy networks throughout Europe and into As...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Tales Of The Texas Rangers "Night Chase" (1-28-51)
April 20, 2007 04:51 - 29 minutes - 6.7 MBTales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual Texas Ranger cases. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach, Sr., and was sponsored for p...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Mr And Mrs North "Coat Of Arms" (6-30-53)
April 20, 2007 04:44 - 24 minutes - 5.65 MBMr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery series that aired on CBS from 1942 to 1954. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin had the title roles when the series began in 1942. Publisher Jerry North and his wife Pam lived in Greenwich Village at 24 St. Anne's Flat. They were not professional detectives but simply an ordinary couple who stumbled across a murder or two every week for 12 years. The radio program eventually reached nearly 20 million listeners.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Philo Vance "Million Dollar Murder Case" (3-15-49)
April 19, 2007 02:51 - 26 minutes - 6.02 MBPhilo Vance was the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Vance, in the original books, is an intellectual so highly refined he seems he might be ghostwritten by P. G. Wodehouse. Take this quote from The Benson Murder Case, 1924, as Vance pontificates in his inimitable way: "That's your fundamental error, don't y' know. Every crime is witnessed by outsiders, just as is every work of art. The fact that no one sees the criminal, or the artist, actu'lly at work, ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Perry Mason "2 Episodes From 1950"
April 19, 2007 02:44 - 23 minutes - 5.39 MB"The Case Of The Restless Redhead" and "Raid On A Den Of Marijuana" Perry Mason aired from 1943 to 1955. Although it is ostensibly a crime drama, Perry Mason sounds and feels like a soap opera. With 10-minute shows every weekday for years on end, the famous defense lawyer handled a myriad of cases, each one blending into the next. the original Perry Mason, whose derivation came from radio, is a lot different. The Perry Mason of radio ran 12 seasons and later led to the development of the now...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - You Bet Your Life "Secret Word Foot" (5-17-50)
April 18, 2007 03:40 - 28 minutes - 6.49 MBBroadcast History - October 27th, 1947 - May 25th, 1949 ABC, 30m, Mondays at 8pm Wednesdays at 9:30 from December 31st, 1947 Elgin-American bracelets, compacts, cigarette cases, dresser sets. October 5th, 1949 - June 28th, 1950, CBS 30m, Wednesdays at9pm, Elgin-American until Januar 4th, then Desoto-Plymouth October 4th, 1950 - September 19th, 1956, NBC, 30m Wednesdays at 9pm. Desoto-Plymouth Host : Groucho Marx Announcers : Jack Slattery, briefly, then George Fenneman; Mike Wallace for E...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Sears Radio Theater "White Out" (6-8-79)
April 18, 2007 03:25 - 52 minutes - 12 MBThe series premiered on Monday 02/05/79 and offered a different genre each weekday night. Each genre was hosted by a different celebrity. The program was produced on Paramount's Stage F in Hollywood. These first 130 programs were broadcast over a six month period and then rebroadcast over the following six months. From 02/14/80 to 12/19/81 this series was heard again, this time over Mutual, as The Mutual Radio Theater. This was clearly one of the last big attempts to produce radio progra...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Pat Novak For Hire "Rubin Callaways Pictures" (3-13-49)
April 17, 2007 03:53 - 30 minutes - 7.03 MBPat Novak, For Hire Ãïï 1949-1950 Pat Novak, played by Jack Webb, was a private detective working out of Pier 19, a waterfront office in San Francisco. The stories were always very similar: Someone would hire him, (if not a beautiful woman, the job would lead to a beautiful woman) someone would get murdered, he would investigate the case, get beaten up by the thugs, and then the case would be solved and end with glorious violence. The closing was always the same; the listener would be told w...
Boxcars711 Weekend Matinee - Lux Theater "Mr Blandings Builds Dream House" (10-10-49)
April 15, 2007 00:26 - 55 minutes - 12.8 MBMr. Blandings Builds His Dream House presented by Lux Radio Theater October 10, 1949 broadcast on CBS with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. This is a hilarious story about the trials and tribulations of building a new home. The Blandings lived in New York City and in order to get away from the hustle and bustle, they decided to build their home in Connecticut and Murphy's Law moves in. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Fear On Four "The Snowman Killing" (1-03-88)
April 14, 2007 03:34 - 32 minutes - 7.4 MBFEAR ON 4 is the British Broadcasting Corporation's continuation of a tradition of horror shows dating back to 1943. Back then, the BBC offered APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR, the title given to ten series of programs running from 1943 to 1955. These are the most famous BBC horror series in it's history. The stories were introduced by The Man in Black, played by Valentine Dyall. In 1949, The Man In Black was given his own series, called THE MAN IN BLACK, again featuring Valentine Dyall. Unfortunately,...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - CBS Radio Theater "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" (1-09-76)
April 14, 2007 03:23 - 44 minutes - 10.1 MBThe CBS Radio Mystery Theater (or CBSRMT) was an ambitious and sustained attempt to revive the great drama of old-time radio in the 1970s. Created by Himan Brown (who had by then become a radio legend due to his work on Inner Sanctum Mysteries and other shows dating back to the 1930s), and aired on affiliate stations across the CBS Radio network, the series began its long run on January 6, 1974. The final episode ran on December 31, 1982. The show was broadcast nightly and ran for one hour, i...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - You Are There "Fall Of Troy" (4-25-48)
April 13, 2007 03:35 - 30 minutes - 6.98 MBNovember 1939 to May 1940, CBS Blue Network Dramatic historical recreation Imagine if CBS radio news existed when the Bastille was stormed in 1789, or if radio reporters were stationed in Ford Theater as Lincoln was assassinated, or again at the Battle of Gettysburg? Indeed, such was the premise behind the CBS series, You Are There. Audiences witnessed history through the present-tense accounts of newsmen allegedly witnessing historical events transpiring before their eyes. Don Hollenbeck ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Frontier Gentleman "Charlie Meeker" (2-09-58)
April 13, 2007 03:26 - 24 minutes - 5.58 MBFrontier Gentleman was a radio Western series heard on CBS from February 2 to November 16, 1958. Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it followed the adventures of J.B. Kendall (John Dehner), a London Times reporter, as he roamed the Western United States, encountering various outlaws and well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James and Calamity Jane. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%