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 - The Whisperer "Tea Time For Teenagers" (7-08-51)
April 12, 2007 03:47 - 25 minutes - 5.87 MBThe Whisperer was an American old-time radio show broadcast from July 8 to September 30, 1951 on NBC. It ran for only 13 episodes. The premise of the series was as improbable as its storylines. The protagonist was Philip Gault (Carleton G. Young), a lawyer who, due to some unexplained accident, lost his voice and could only speak in an eerie whisper. Gault infiltrates "the syndicate" in his native Central City to bring down organized crime from within; to the underworld, he becomes known as t...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - King Kong "Radio Version" (1938)
April 12, 2007 03:37 - 37 minutes - 8.57 MBKing Kong is the name of the fictional giant ape, from the fictional Skull Island, who has appeared in several works, most of which bear his name, including the groundbreaking 1933 film, the film remakes of 1976 and 2005, and numerous sequels and paraphernalia. In the original film, the character's name is Kong -- a name given to him by the inhabitants of "Skull Island" in the Indian Ocean, where Kong lived along with other over-sized animals such as a plesiosaur, pterosaurs and dinosaurs. 'K...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Lights Out "Little Old Lady" (5-25-43)
April 11, 2007 04:01 - 30 minutes - 7.01 MBLights Out was originally a 15 minute program created by Wyllis Cooper, but it was eventually expanded to 30 minutes (Buxton, 140). Cooper was a magnificent horror writer, but he moved to Hollywood in 1936 to try his hand at script writing (Dunning, 399). Cooper wrote Son Of Frankenstein and other screenplays, but nothing as remarkable as his radio stories. Arch Oboler took over the show and Lights Out grew into a household name. Obler's incredible plots included a "Chicken Heart" that ate th...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Falcon "Case Of The Big Talker" (4-29-51)
April 11, 2007 03:55 - 26 minutes - 5.96 MBThe Falcon. April 29, 1951. NBC net. "The Case Of The Big Talker". Sponsored by: Kraft, Kraft Dinner. A bigmouthed loser from St. Louis is murdered, and Michael Waring is forced to come up with a false alibi. Les Damon, Ken Lynch, Ed Herlihy (announcer), Drexel Drake (creator), Bernard L. Schubert (producer), Richard Lewis (director), Eugene Wang (writer), Arlo (music). 30:12 Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711Old Time Radio Pod - Campbell Playhouse "OurTown" (5-12-39)
April 10, 2007 03:59 - 57 minutes - 13.2 MBOur Town is a story of character development that details the interactions between citizens of an everyday town in the early 20th century through their everyday lives (particularly the lives of George Gibbs, a doctor's son, and Emily Webb, the daughter of a newspaper editor). Our Town was first performed at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey on January 22, 1938. It next opened at the Wilbur Theater in Boston on January 25, 1938. Its New York City debut was on February 4, 1938 at H...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Bold Venture "Sailors Dead Husband" (1952)
April 10, 2007 03:46 - 26 minutes - 6.02 MBBold Venture was 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...
Boxcars711 Weekend Matinee - Screen Director's Playhouse "Flamingo Road" (5-26-50)
April 08, 2007 03:46 - 24 minutes - 5.52 MBScreen Director's Playhouse. May 26, 1950. Program #20. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Flamingo Road". A carnival woman is determined to enter high society, by traveling through the mud of a small town's secrets. Joan Crawford, David Brian, Michael Curtiz (guest screen director). 25:16. Carnival dancer Lane Bellamy finds herself stranded in a southern town ruled by corrupt political boss Titus Semple. Lane becomes romantically involved with sheriff Fielding Carlisle, a weakling whos...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Voyage Of Scarlet Queen "Boston Geisha & Chesapeake Bay" (7-24-47)
April 07, 2007 02:38 - 29 minutes - 6.76 MBFirst heard on Mutual featuring Elliott Lewis, who as Leonard Maltin writes in "The Great American Broadcast, "âwore every hat imaginable-actor, producer, and director-also penned a good number of scripts for series he supervised, including Suspense." And Maltin says of this show, "On the terrific late-1940's high-adventure series The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen he held down both jobs simultaneously as director and star." As Maltin continues, âLewis had the ability to make you believe whateve...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Theater Five "The Neighbor" (11-26-64)
April 07, 2007 02:27 - 21 minutes - 4.82 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. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Saint "Reflection On Murder" (8-13-50)
April 06, 2007 03:56 - 29 minutes - 6.65 MBThe Saint â 1945-1951 There were at least 24 episodes broadcast of this series. It was a fascinating detective adventure series based on the books by Leslie Charteris. Edgar Barrier first played Simon Templar, aka The Saint, a debonair private detective in January 1945. He was then played by Brian Aherne in June 1945 and later Vincent Price from July 1947 up until May 1951. The Saint was said to have been like a modern day Robin Hood. He didnât care for justice and always helped victims hind...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Molle Mystery Theatre "The Creeper" (3-29-46)
April 06, 2007 03:50 - 29 minutes - 6.69 MBAlthough Molle Mystery Theatre was initially sponsored by Molle Shaving Cream, other sponsors (such as Bayer Aspirin, Ironized Yeast, Phillips Milk of Magnesia) also sponsored the program. Sometimes, when it was not sponsored by Molle, the program was called "Mystery Theater". The show was first heard on NBC, on 9/7/43. Time slot was originally Sunday nights at 9:00 PM, but was later moved to Tuesday at 9:00 PM, and Friday at 10:00 PM. In 1948, the show moved to CBS (Tues, 8:00 PM), and in 19...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Gangbusters "The Mound City Safecracker" (1958)
April 05, 2007 04:06 - 22 minutes - 5.26 MBGang 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 â guns firing and tires squealing â this intrusive introduction led to the popular catch phrase "came on like Gang Busters."The ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Fiber McGee & Molly "National Pancake Week" (2-06-51)
April 05, 2007 03:59 - 29 minutes - 6.73 MBFibber McGee and Molly premiered in 1935. The program struggled in the ratings until 1940, when it became a national sensation. Within three years, it was the top-rated program in America. Few radio shows were more beloved than Fibber McGee and Molly. The programâs lovable characters included Mayor LaTrivia, Doc Gamble, Mrs. Uppington, Wallace Wimple, Alice Darling, Gildersleeve, Beulah, Myrt, and the Old Timer. 79 Wistful Vista was one of Americaâs most famous addresses and Mollyâs warning t...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Suspense "A Moment Of Darkness" (4-20-43)
April 04, 2007 04:02 - 30 minutes - 7.01 MBSuspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were fo...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Lux Radio Theatre "Rage Of Manhattan" (11-18-40)
April 04, 2007 03:53 - 58 minutes - 13.5 MBLux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance to do the show. It was when sponsor Lever Brothers (who made Lux soap and detergent) moved the show from New York to Hollywood in 1936 that it eased back from adapting stage shows and toward adaptations of films. The first Lux film adaptation was The Legionnaire and the Lady, with Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable, based on the film ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Black Museum "French-English Dictionary" (1952)
April 03, 2007 03:07 - 24 minutes - 5.66 MBOpening in 1875, the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard is the oldest museum in the world purely for recording crime. The name Black Museum was coined in 1877 by a reporter from The Observer, a London newspaper, although the museum is still referred to as the Crime Museum. The idea of a crime museum was conceived by Inspector Neame who had already collected together a number of items, with the intention of giving police officers practical instruction on how to detect and prevent burglary. It is th...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Exploring Tomorrow "The Trouble With Robots" (1950)
April 03, 2007 03:01 - 20 minutes - 4.7 MBOpening in 1875, the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard is the oldest museum in the world purely for recording crime. The name Black Museum was coined in 1877 by a reporter from The Observer, a London newspaper, although the museum is still referred to as the Crime Museum. The idea of a crime museum was conceived by Inspector Neame who had already collected together a number of items, with the intention of giving police officers practical instruction on how to detect and prevent burglary. It is th...
Boxcars711 Weekend Matinee - Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes "April Fools Day" (4-01-46)
April 01, 2007 01:50 - 29 minutes - 6.8 MBSherlock Holmes detective stories appeared on radio for more than 25 years, with a long list of performers playing the parts of Holmes and Dr Watson. FIRST BROADCAST: October 20th 1930 LAST BROADCAST: September 4th 1956. The stories were written by Edith Meiser, a self-confessed Holmes addict. These were so well written that she was warmly praised by Arthur Conan Doyleâs widow and son.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Adventures Of Ellery Queen "The World Series Crime" (10-08-42)
March 31, 2007 03:50 - 30 minutes - 6.99 MBTuska cited Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) and Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) as the best of the Bellamy-Lindsay pairings. "The influence of The Thin Man series was apparent in reverse", Tuska noted about Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery. "Ellery and Nikki are unmarried but obviously in love with each other. Probably the biggest mystery... is how Ellery ever gets a book written. Not only is Nikki attractive and perfectly willing to show off her figure", Tuska wrote, "but she a...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Alien Worlds "The Sun Stealers Part 1" (1-07-79)
March 31, 2007 03:45 - 24 minutes - 5.55 MBTransport you through your imagination to the deepest reaches of space. Exciting action packed well written adventures featuring highly skilled and renowned actors combined with outrageous theme music from the London Symphony Orchestra. All in digital stereo sound. Alien Worlds is the most complex audio adventure series ever created in terms of production value. The series was heard by millions of loyal fans each week on a network of over 600 stations worldwide. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Inner Sanctum "The Dead Walk At Night" (9-20-42)
March 30, 2007 02:45 - 23 minutes - 5.47 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. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod "Agatha Christie - Sad Cypress"Part 2 of 2
March 30, 2007 02:37 - 26 minutes - 6.16 MBHer appeal is so huge that Christie is often called - by the Guinness Book of World Records, among others - the best-selling writer of fiction of all time, and the best-selling writer of any kind second to William Shakespeare. An estimated billion copies of her novels have been sold in English, and another billion in 103 other languages. [1]. As an example of her broad appeal, she is the all-time best-selling author in France, with over 40 million copies sold in French (as of 2003) versus 22 ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Air Adventures Of Jummy Allen "Ep #86 and #87 (1937)
March 29, 2007 02:32 - 23 minutes - 5.39 MBThis series included the boy wonder and pilot, Jimmie Allen, his best teenage buddy, Speed Robertson, and mechanic Flash Lewis. As a team they would solve crimes often at the hands of their enemies the corrupt Black Pete and the dishonorable Digger Dawson. Young listeners could join the very popular Jimmie Allen Flying club, complete with a "personal letter" from the boy wonder himself. Jimmie Allen was so popular a character that Paramount shot the feature film The Sky Parade. Go To GoDaddy...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Agatha Christie's "Sad Cypress" Part 1 of 2
March 29, 2007 02:24 - 38 minutes - 8.75 MBAgatha Christie remains the most popular novelist in history, with over two billion of her books sold at a conservative estimate. The rejacketing of her books and new adaptations of Poirot and Marple on ITV have all ensured that the magic of her storytelling continues to reach a contemporary audience and that she continues to be recognised as the undisputed 'Queen of Crime'. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Topper "Rajah" (9-6-45)
March 28, 2007 01:39 - 29 minutes - 6.85 MBRoland Young (11 November 1887, London - 5 June 1953, New York City) was a British actor. Young debuted in Hollywood in the 1922 silent film Sherlock Holmes, in which he played Doctor Watson opposite John Barrymore. Young had several supporting roles in his career, in such films as His Double Life, Ruggles of Red Gap, King Solomon's Mines, Ali Baba Goes to Town, And Then There Were None and The Great Lover. But he is probably best known for creating the title role in the comedy film Topper an...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Shadow "Nightmare At Gaelsberry" (2-02-41)
March 28, 2007 01:26 - 29 minutes - 6.86 MBOn July 31, 1930 a sinister voice came over the radio into American Homes. The voice of the Shadow appeared for the first time. In the beginning the Shadow was not a crime fighter. He was a mysterious narrator of mystery tales taken from the pages of Street & Smith's Detective Story Magazine. The publisher Street & Smith began to use radio as an advertising medium to promote their fiction publications. The Shadow was a perfectly creepy teller of tales promoting Street & Smith. This format con...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio - Paul Temple "The Van Dyke Affair-The Sitter Inn" (10-30-50)
March 26, 2007 23:45 - 28 minutes - 6.43 MBOne of the most popular private detectives of all time, once upon a time, PAUL TEMPLE was a popular British private detective who made his first appearance in a BBC radio serial in 1938 and went on to appear in novels, film, television and even a daily comic strip. And on the radio itself for a whopping thirty-year run. Temple is a crime writer turned private eye, who is frenquently "sent for" by Scotland Yard to help out. Aiding him in his investigations are his faithful wife, Steve, and Sir...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Academy Award Theater "Watch On The Rhine" (8-07-46)
March 26, 2007 23:30 - 29 minutes - 6.86 MBThe list of films and actors on Academy Award Theater is very impressive. Bette Davis begins the series in Jezebel, with Ginger Rogers following in Kitty Foyle, and then Paul Muni in The Life of Louis Pasteur. The Informer had to have Victor Mclaglen, and the Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Greenstreet (this movie was his first major motion picutre role) plus Mary Astor for the hat trick. Suspicion starred Cary Grant with Ann Todd doing the Joan Fontaine role, Ronald Coleman in Lost H...
Boxcars711 Weekend Matinee - Top Secret "A Package In Tangiers" (6-25-50)
March 25, 2007 03:58 - 30 minutes - 7.07 MB6-12-50 to 10-26-50 NBC, various 30 minute timeslots. STAR: Ilona Massey as a Mata Hari-style operative in World War II. ORCHESTRAL: Roy Shield. WRITER-DIRECTOR: Harry W. Junkin. Top secret was highly effective, said Radio Life: the role played by the Hungarian actress was âtailor-made for her sultry voice and heavy accentâ Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Results Inc "Mummy-Sitting With Queen Sheshack" (12-30-44)
March 24, 2007 03:44 - 29 minutes - 6.65 MBA funny farce, Results Inc. stars Lloyd Nolan as Johnny Strange in this rare series. Results Inc.. December 30, 1944. Mutual net. Sustaining. Johnny Strange finds that a mummy in a museum has been going on nightly strolls! Possibly, the last show of the series. Lloyd Nolan, Claire Trevor, Sol Stein (writer), Martin Worth (writer), Lawrence Edmond Taylor (creator), Russ Crump (music), Bob O'Connor (announcer), Joseph Kearns, Harry Lang. 29:37. The Strange detective places two ads: âResults, I...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Michael Shayne "The Crooked Wheel" (9-18-48)
March 24, 2007 03:36 - 25 minutes - 5.76 MBMichael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a âtall and rangyâ brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazineâand in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramountâs Michael Shayne, Private ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Journey To The Center Of Earth "The Great Discovery" (6-12-63)
March 23, 2007 03:39 - 25 minutes - 5.75 MBJOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH is Jules Verne's story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel and their quest for the secrets contained at the earth's core. Led by Hans, their Icelandic guide, Lidenbrock and Axel descend deeper into the planet than anyone has ever gone before . . . but will they make it back to the surface alive? Alien Voices' productions are an adventure in sound: classic works of science fiction and fantasy come to life in completely new, bold and wonderful audio dram...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Gunsmoke "Audition Show 1" (6-11-49)
March 23, 2007 03:33 - 28 minutes - 6.63 MBAudition Show 6/11/49 Gunsmoke was a long-running American old-time radio and television Western drama created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories took place in or about Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and is commonly regarded as one of the finest radio dramas of all time; the television version ran from 1955 to 1975 and still holds the record for the longest-running U.S. prime time fictiona...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Rogue's Gallery "Murder With Muriel" (10-10-45)
March 22, 2007 03:19 - 29 minutes - 6.78 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 "Johnny Liggets Wife Paula" (5-22-52)
March 22, 2007 03:13 - 29 minutes - 6.73 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. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo cod...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Price Of Fear "Fish" (10-20-73)
March 21, 2007 02:56 - 29 minutes - 6.74 MBFor the 1970âs late-night horror show, The Price of Fear, the BBC dramatized the most chilling stories they could find, drawing on talented new writers as well as the established master of terror who narrated tale, re-written as though Price actually experienced each chilling adventure himself. The show was enormously successful in the UK and abroad, and a number of series were made during 1973, 1975 and 1982. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Ozzie And Harriet "The Prince's Gift" (10-07-45)
March 21, 2007 02:51 - 29 minutes - 6.66 MBThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, an American radio and television series, was once the longest-running, live-action situation comedy on American television, having aired on ABC from 1952 to 1966 after a ten-year run on radio. Starring former bandleader Ozzie Nelson and his wife, vocalist Harriet, the show's sober, gentle humor captured a large, sustaining audience, even if it never reached the top ten in the actual ratings and later critics tended to dismiss it as fostering a slightly unr...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio - Mayor Of The Town "Enemy Agents" (12-09-42)
March 20, 2007 03:41 - 30 minutes - 6.93 MBAn NBC offering. Aired on Sundays from 7:00PM to 7:30PM, starring Lional Barrymore and Agnes Moorehead. The creator and writer was Jean Holloway, the announcer Harlow Wilcox, music by Gordon Jenkins and sponsored by Rinso detergent.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - It's Higgins, Sir "Higgins Arrives" (7-03-51)
March 20, 2007 03:35 - 29 minutes - 6.73 MBThe Roberts, a normal, middle income American family inherit a silver tea set from distant relative in England. The tea set is accompanied by it's caretaker, Higgins, their new butler. Normal family situations are punctuated by Higgin's smart aleck comments and his general disdain for otrt things American and all things common. The show was a Summer Replacement Series for The Bob Hope Show. First Show: July 3, 1951 Last Show: September 25, 1951 Starring: Harry McNaughton (as Higgins), Vinton...
Boxcars711 Weekend Matinee - The Twilight Zone "Still Valley" (11-24-61)
March 18, 2007 05:55 - 39 minutes - 8.97 MB"The time is 1863, the place is the State of Virginia. The event is a mass glook-lettint known as the Civil War, a tragic moment in time when a nation was split into two fragments, each fragment deeming itself a nation...This is Joseph Paradine, Confenderate cavalry, as he heads down toward a small town in the middle of the valley. But very short, Joseph Paradine will make contact with the enemy. He will also make contact with an outpost not found on a military map - an outpost called the Twi...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Nick Carter Master Detective"Body On The Slab" (11-3-43)
March 17, 2007 01:50 - 30 minutes - 7.02 MBNick Carter was on the air over ten years, and gave radio detectives fans another great evening watching the radio. The half-hour unfolds as a straight, dramatic narrative, with clues littering the scenes and an alert listener could solve the mystery. Nick came on at the end of the show to add it all up correctly. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Front Page Drama "The Christmas Eve Ghost" (12-21-33)
March 17, 2007 01:44 - 16 minutes - 3.74 MBFront Page Drama ran from the early 1930's through the 1950's and was a popular show sponsored by The American Weekly Magazine. The episodes were adapted from stories that appeared in the magazine. Paul W. Keyes, an Emmy Award winner, got his start on Hearst Radio as producer and director of Front Page Drama. He went on to write and produce Dean Martin's "Laugh-In" show and was a consultant for Richard Nixon. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - 2000 Plus "The Green Thing" (9-27-50)
March 17, 2007 01:35 - 31 minutes - 7.15 MB2000 AD is known as the first of the network science fiction shows, although it ran on Mutual just a month prior to the introduction of the landmark series, Dimension X. It was a half hour of science fiction wonder in an exciting package. The stories have a charm that is always present in science fiction of the future that is written in the past. "When The Worlds Met" takes place "at the giant space port in Washington, temporary capitol of the federated world government as in April 21, 2000 P...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Whisperer "Never The Twain" (9-16-51)
March 16, 2007 03:47 - 30 minutes - 6.99 MBThe Whisperer was an American old-time radio show broadcast from July 8 to September 30, 1951 on NBC. It ran for only 13 episodes. The premise of the series was as improbable as its storylines. The protagonist was Philip Gault (Carleton G. Young), a lawyer who, due to some unexplained accident, lost his voice and could only speak in an eerie whisper. Gault infiltrates "the syndicate" in his native Central City to bring down organized crime from within; to the underworld, he becomes known as t...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Man Called X "Half Penny Stamp" (02-19-52)
March 16, 2007 03:30 - 26 minutes - 6.1 MBThe Man Called X was an espionage radio drama which aired on CBS and NBC from July 10, 1944 to May 20, 1952. Herbert Marshall had the lead role of Intelligence Agent Ken Thurston who took on dangerous cases in a variety of exotic locations. Gordon Jenkins Orchestra supplied the background music. Cast: Leon Belasco as Pagan Seldchmidt ANNOUNCER: Wendell Niles DIRECTOR: Jack Johnstone. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Lone Ranger "Gun Shy Gambler" (11-15-44)
March 15, 2007 03:41 - 29 minutes - 6.66 MBThe Lone Ranger was a long-running early radio and television show based on characters created by George W. Trendle, and developed by writer Fran Striker. The titular character is a masked cowboy in the American Old West, who gallops about righting injustices, usually with the aid of a clever and laconic American Indian called Tonto, and his horse Silver. He would famously say "Heigh-ho Silver, away!" to get the horse to gallop. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Hallmark Playhouse "National Velvet" (10-06-49)
March 15, 2007 03:27 - 29 minutes - 6.74 MBNational Velvet is the story of a girl, Velvet Brown, who attempts to ride her horse to victory in the Grand National steeplechase. The fictional horse which Velvet Brown trained and rode in the National is called "The Pie". Velvet Brown is an awkward teenager living in a small English village, dreaming of one day owning horses. Her mother is a large taciturn woman who was once famous for swimming the English Channel; her father owns a butcher shop. One day when Velvet is sent on a delivery f...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Halls Of Ivy "Stolen First Edition" (6-14-50)
March 14, 2007 01:01 - 29 minutes - 6.7 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 Old Time Radio Pod - Dangerous Assignment "Millionaire Murders" (8-06-49)
March 14, 2007 00:52 - 29 minutes - 6.78 MBDangerous Assignment first aired in 1949. Brian Donlevy played the lead as Steve Mitchell in this international spy series. Herb Butterfield played the Commissioner and Betty Moran was the Commissioner's secretary. The director was Bill Cairn and the writer for the series was Robert Ryf. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Creaking Door "The Haunted Hangman" (1953)
March 12, 2007 23:35 - 29 minutes - 6.82 MBThe Creaking Door was an old-time radio series of horror and suspense shows originating in South Africa. There are at present anywhere from 34-37 extant episodes in MP3 circulation, yet no currently available program logs for the series indicate the year of the series' broadcast (though it was likely sometime in the 1950s, given the generally high audio quality of the available shows), or the total number of episodes, and only a handful of them are known by their broadcast order. The stories ...