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 - Tales Of Tomorrow "The Other Now" (1-22-53)
February 06, 2007 05:42 - 30 minutes - 7.02 MBThe 1950's saw both the twilight of the Golden Age of Radio and the birth of the science fiction radio series. Science fiction was not new to radio before 1950, but it was either targeted to juvenile audiences or were shows in a broader series, for example, ESCAPE's "The Time Machine". On March 15, 1950, the first show of Mutual's 2000 PLUS aired, becoming the very first true science fiction series in the US. DIMENSION X followed shortly on April 8, 1950 over NBC stations. TALES OF TOMOR...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Suspense "A Korean Christmas Carol" (12-20-59)
February 06, 2007 05:26 - 26 minutes - 5.96 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 - Molle Mystery Theater "St. Louis Lady" (8-23-46)
February 03, 2007 05:19 - 31 minutes - 7.11 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 - The Falcon "Case Of The Cautious Cousin" (7-18-51)
February 03, 2007 05:12 - 24 minutes - 5.49 MBThe Falcon. July 18, 1951. NBC net. "The Case Of The Cautious Cousin". Sponsored by: Kraft Miracle Whip, Kraft Malted Milk. Not auditioned. "When a family's fortune is in the balance, the scales can be tipped toward murder." Les Damon, Ed Herlihy (announcer), Bernard L. Schubert (producer), Richard Lewis (director), Drexel Drake (creator). 29:57. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Shadow "Appointment With Death" (3-12-39)
February 02, 2007 05:25 - 26 minutes - 5.95 MBOne of the most popular radio shows in history debuted in August 1930 when "The Shadow" went on the air. "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" The opening lines of the "Detective Story" program captivated listeners and are instantly recognizable even today. Originally the narrator of the series of macabre tales, the eerie voice known as The Shadow became so popular to listeners that "Detective Story" was soon renamed "The Shadow," and the narrator became the star...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Black Museum "The Center-Fire Bullet" (1952)
February 02, 2007 05:15 - 24 minutes - 5.64 MBThe Black Museum 1952. Syndicated. "The Centre-Fire Bullet". Music fill for local commercial insert. Three "youngish" men hold up a jewelry store, and commit a murder while doing it. The date is approximate. Syndicated rebroadcast date: February 18, 1975. Harry Alan Towers (producer), Orson Welles (narrator), Ira Marion (writer), Sidney Torch (composer, conductor). 28:49 Go To GoDaddy & SAVE!!
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Family Theater "No Night To Dark" (2-20-47)
February 01, 2007 04:35 - 29 minutes - 6.79 MBMeaningful Stories From Years Past Families, then and now, face similar situations and struggles: communication, honesty, gambling, music, alcoholism, sports and many spiritual questions, such as life after death. How we address these struggles makes all the difference in strengthening our family bonds. These compelling half-hour dramas offer inspiring insights into how to build unity within your family. Join us on a visit with the stars of the past for an uplifting, humorous and meaningfu...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Broadway Is My Beat "Celia Jordan Case" ( 7-24-50)
February 01, 2007 04:26 - 25 minutes - 5.75 MBBroadway Is My Beat, a radio crime drama, ran on CBS from February 27, 1949 to August 1, 1954. With music by Robert Stringer, the show originated from New York during its first three months on the air, with Anthony Ross portraying Times Square Detective Danny Clover. John Dietz directed for producer Lester Gottlieb. Beginning with the July 7, 1949 episode, the series was broadcast from Hollywood with producer Elliott Lewis directing a new cast in scripts by Morton Fine and David Friedkin. Th...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Price Of Fear "Come As You Are" (4-06-74)
January 31, 2007 04:48 - 28 minutes - 6.53 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.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Halls Of Ivy "The Chinese Student" (2-17-50)
January 31, 2007 04:35 - 29 minutes - 6.77 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 - Clitheroe Kid "Two Sides To Every Story" (2-09-69)
January 30, 2007 05:05 - 27 minutes - 6.25 MBThe Clitheroe Kid was James Robertson Clitheroe, Jimmy Clitheroe to most, who by some strange coincidence did come from the town of that name without having to change his family name! At his full height he was 4ft 3in, and played the naughty schoolboy from 1958 to 1972. Although plausable from a distance, he was not really able to pass himself off as a youngster close up, so a TV career did not really take off too well, but at the peak of his fame the radio show was raking in about 10 million...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Blondie "Dagwood Has A Dream" (6-19-44)
January 30, 2007 04:56 - 27 minutes - 6.31 MBBlondie and Dagwood live in suburbia, next door to Herb and Tootsie Woodley. The Bumstead family has grown, with the addition of a son named Alexander (originally "Baby Dumpling"), a daughter named Cookie (born in the late 1930s/early 1940s, but permanently frozen in their late teen years as of 2006), and a dog named Daisy. Alexander and Cookie have grown up into teenagers who uncannily resemble their parents. Other regular characters include Mr. Beasley (the mailman), Elmo Tuttle (a pesky ne...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Challenge Of Space "Ten Miles To The Moon" (6-25-69)
January 27, 2007 04:35 - 30 minutes - 7.04 MBChallenge of Space combines the flavor of a western with the adventures of outer space. The series tells epic stories about a time when man has conquered the near planets, when reaching Mars is as simple as visiting the Statue of Liberty, when humans in space ships explore far off galaxies at the drop of a hat. Sponsored by Carling Beer. South African sci-fi serial.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Brownstone Theater "Cinderella Man" (3-14-45)
January 27, 2007 04:27 - 29 minutes - 6.65 MBThe Brownstone Theatre. March 14, 1945. Mutual net, WOR, New York origination. "The Cinderella Man". Sustaining. A comedy first produced in 1916. A young, undiscovered writer meets a wealthy, lonely young lady. Jackson Beck, Jan Miner, Edward Charles Carpenter (author), Clayton Hamilton (host), Amzie Strickland (adaptor), Sylvan Levin (music director), Jock MacGregor (director). 28:55
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Tales Of The Texas Rangers "Illusion" (4 20-52)
January 26, 2007 01:55 - 29 minutes - 6.64 MBJoel McCrea stars as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson in this thirty-minute western adventure series. The shows are all re-enactments of incidents from Texas Ranger history. The Texas lawman and his trusty steed, Charcoal, would track a criminal, often a killer, throughout the vast 260,000 square miles of Texas. With Joel McCrea lending star power, Tales of the Texas Rangers debuted over the NBC radio network on July 8, 1950. The thirty-minute show, sponsored by Wheaties, ran on Saturday nights at ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Black Museum "The Bloodstained Brickbat" (1952)
January 26, 2007 01:07 - 22 minutes - 5.12 MBOrson Welles hosted and narrated the shows. Mr. Welles opened each show slightly differently but followed a standard format. For example, the show, "The Bathtub", open as follows:"This is Orson Welles speaking from London." (Big Ben starts chiming in the background). "The Black Museum, repository of death... Here, in this grim stone structure on the Thames which houses Scotland Yard, is a warehouse of homocide, where everyday objects, a piece of wire, a chemist's flask, a silver shilling, all...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Defense Attorney "Marty Ellis Bryan" (4-10-52)
January 25, 2007 03:01 - 29 minutes - 6.83 MBDEFENSE ATTORNEY (8-31-51 â 12-30-52 ABC) 30 Minutes Friday Nights 8:00PM. Starring Mercedes McCambridge as MARTY ELLIS BRYAN and Howard Culver The defense attorney of the title was as often in the field, investigating, as in the courtroom, filing briefs. McCambridge, who had a âcouldnât miss it in a crowdâ voice, opened the show from an echo chamber, reciting her pledge: âLadies and Gentlemen, to depend upon your judgment and to fulfill mine own obligation, I submit the factsâfully aw...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Deadline Mystery "Eviction" (8-10-47)
January 25, 2007 02:51 - 29 minutes - 6.71 MBDeadline Mystery A crime drama with a newspaper background. The series ran from April 20, 1947 through August 31, 1947 and on ABC, sponsored by Knox Pharmaceutical Company. Michael Stephen Dunne as Lucky Larson, a fast-talking columnist syndicated in more than 250 newspapers around the world. Hollywood regulars in support were June Whitley, Sam Edwards, Jack Kruschen. The director was Dave Titus.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Adventures of Sam Spade "The Lazarus Caper" (9-12-48)
January 24, 2007 04:11 - 28 minutes - 6.57 MBAdventures of Sam Spade â 1946-1951 Sam Spade was a tough private investigator. Each case was unfolded as a report dictated to his secretary, Effie, who was always flustered and secretly in love with him. He always quoted his license number and referred to each investigation as a âcaperâ. Each report was dated with the actual airdate. CAST: Howard Duff, Steve Dunne, Lurene Tuttle, John McIntire, William Conrad, Cathy and Elliot Lewis, June Havoc, Joseph Kearns, Jerry Hausner, Elliott Reid,...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Amazing Mr Malone "Cleanliness Is Next To Godlines" (8-28-48)
January 24, 2007 04:03 - 31 minutes - 7.26 MBBased on Craig Riceâs (a female crime novelist who rivaled Agatha Christie in book sales) novels of crime drama, Frank Lovejoy (and later Gene Raymond and George Petrie) plays âfictionâs most famous criminal lawyer,â John J. Malone. Mr. Malone is our amazing hero, a Chicago lawyer whose bar is more famous than Cheers. His hobby is collecting clichÃs, and each weeks show is based off of one: cleanliness is next to Godliness, a strong offense is the best defense, seek and ye shall find, and so...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Crime Does Not Pay "Gasoline Cocktail"(12-12-49)
January 23, 2007 04:35 - 26 minutes - 6 MBCrime Does Not Pay. December 12, 1949. MGM syndication. "Gasoline Cocktail". Commercials added locally. A Transylvanian arsonist is extinguished. The date above is the date of the first broadcast of the program on WMGM, New York from which this syndicated version may have been taken. Marx B. Loeb (director), Jon Gart (composer, conductor), Burton B. Turkas (technical advisor), Bela Lugosi, Ira Marion (writer). 27:00.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Arch Oboler's Plays "Mister Miller" (10-04-45)
January 23, 2007 04:25 - 29 minutes - 6.82 MBArch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939 to March 23, 1940 and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945 to October 11, 1945. Leading film actors were heard on this series, including Gloria Blondell, Eddie Cantor, James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Edmund Gwenn, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Gunsmoke "Twelfth Night (12-25-55)"
January 20, 2007 05:03 - 22 minutes - 5.14 MBGunsmoke - Twelfth Night (12-25-55) Created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston, the 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 acclaim...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Father Knows Best "The Housekeeper (6-22-50)"
January 20, 2007 04:56 - 29 minutes - 6.74 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 - Pursuit "Three For All" (11-10-49)
January 19, 2007 04:46 - 28 minutes - 6.41 MBPursuit was a detective series that ran from 1949 to 1951 and stared Ted DeCorsica as Inspector Peter Black of Scotland Yard. The episodes opened all opened with the words, âA criminal strikes, and fades back into the shadows of his own dark world . . . and then, the man from Scotland Yard . . . the relentless dangerous pursuit! When man hunts man!â. First sponsor was Ford Motor Company and then included Molle Shave Cream and Dr. Lyon's Tooth Powder.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - First Nighter "A Writer in the Family" (01-29-48)
January 19, 2007 04:38 - 30 minutes - 6.98 MBHe walks us through the big golden doors, past the gentle ticket taker, and ushers us down to our seats in the "fourth-row center," near the First Nighter Orchestra. In a few short moments, the curtains will go up, and we will be witnessing Broadway, at its fullest. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the "little theater off time square" sponsored by Campana's.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Whistler "End Of The Road" (12-02-51)
January 18, 2007 04:52 - 29 minutes - 6.68 MBThe Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show "The Tonsilectomy" (6-05-49)
January 18, 2007 04:44 - 31 minutes - 7.1 MBPhil Harris (Wonga Philip Harris) (June 24, 1904 â August 11, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, jazz musician and comedian. Though successful as an orchestra leader, Harris is remembered today for his recordings as a vocalist, his voice work in animation and the radio situation comedy in which he co-starred with his second wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone "Pages Progress" (3-16-53)
January 17, 2007 06:04 - 24 minutes - 5.65 MBCBS started the year 1958 off with the introduction on January 1, 1958 of Frontier Gentleman. That series lasted 41 broadcasts. Near the end of the year, the network launched Have Gun, Will Travel on November 11, 1958, which continued for 106 programs. In between, a very short series was offered and discontinued after only 16 broadcasts, Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone. Sam Buffington starred as Luke Slaughter, a Civil War cavalryman who turned to cattle ranching in post war Arizona territory nea...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Tales Of Tomarrow "Watchbird" (1-1-53)
January 17, 2007 04:30 - 28 minutes - 6.45 MBThe 1950's saw both the twilight of the Golden Age of Radio and the birth of the science fiction radio series. Science fiction was not new to radio before 1950, but it was either targeted to juvenile audiences or were shows in a broader series, for example, ESCAPE's "The Time Machine". On March 15, 1950, the first show of Mutual's 2000 PLUS aired, becoming the very first true science fiction series in the US. DIMENSION X followed shortly on April 8, 1950 over NBC stations. TALES OF TOMORR...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Adventures Of Christopher London "The Price Of Sugar" (2-26-50)
January 16, 2007 04:43 - 28 minutes - 6.48 MBCHRISTOPHER LONDON was the name and the hero of this 1950 radio show that related the adventures and exploits of a private eye who will "go anywhere and do anything...for a price." Ofadded interest is the fact that this guy is supposedly based on a character created by Erle Stanley Gardner. TODAYS SHOW: The Price Of Sugar (2-26-50) Christopher London is hired to find out why a competing sugar company can sell so cheaply. Created by Earle Stanley Gardner and starring Glenn Ford.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Leonidas Witherall "The Four Killers" (9-07-44)
January 16, 2007 04:34 - 28 minutes - 6.46 MBBased on the character created by Phoebe Atwood Taylor (under the pseudonym Alice Tilton) and starring Walter Hampden in the title role, The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall is an old time radio detective series with an unusual protagonist. He is the head of a distinguished New England boy's school and is best known for his remarkable resemblance to William Shakespeare! If that isn't enough, Witherall is also an accomplished author, penning the "popular Lieutenant Hazeltine stories". He alwa...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Suspense "Actors Blood" (8-24-44)
January 13, 2007 05:30 - 30 minutes - 6.87 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 Six Shooter "The Stampede" (10-04-53) Ep03
January 13, 2007 05:20 - 28 minutes - 6.53 MBThe man in the saddle is angular and long-legged his skin is sun-dyed brown the gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother-of-pearl, its handle unmarked. People call them both "the Six Shooter."As a character who always seemed to stumble into otherâs troubles and sometimes had to shoot his way out, Jimmy Stewart did what he always did best, he acted as the super star he was. A great series for audiences of all ages.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - You Are There "Storming Of The Bastille" (7-14-47)
January 12, 2007 04:53 - 27 minutes - 6.3 MBOn July 14, 1789, the mob, joined by some of the King's soldiers, stormed the Bastille. The commander, de Launay, attempted to surrender, but the mob would not accept it. He was killed as they poured through the gates. No guard was left alive. Later in the day the prisoners were released. There were only seven: two were convicted forgers; one was a loose-living aristocrat put in prison by his own father. Nevertheless it was a great symbolic event, one which is still celebrated in France every...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - 21st Precinct "The Visitors" (1-20-54)
January 12, 2007 04:42 - 30 minutes - 6.93 MB21ST PRECINCT was one of the realistic police drama series of the early- to mid-1950's that were aired in the wake of DRAGNET. In 1953 CBS decided to use New York City as the backdrop for their own half-hour police series and focus on the day-to-day operation of a single police precinct. Actual cases were used as the basis for stories. The Precinct Captain acted as the narrator for the series.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Sherlock Holmes "The Book Of Tobit" (3-26-45)
January 11, 2007 05:10 - 29 minutes - 6.75 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 - Fibber McGee & Molly "A Night Out On The Town" (1-06-42)
January 11, 2007 04:58 - 30 minutes - 6.88 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 - Screen Directors Playhouse "Saigon" (7-29-49)
January 10, 2007 03:18 - 20 minutes - 4.69 MBAfter World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors. He takes on a profitable flying job for profiteers Maris to finance a good time for his buddy. As the plane takes off he shoves Maris' secretary Susan on board. When Mike falls for her, Larry tells her to play along for Mike's sake. She, of course, falls for Larry.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Hancocks Half Hour "The Boxing Champion" (11-23-54) 104
January 10, 2007 03:06 - 29 minutes - 6.81 MBHancock's Half-Hour is the yardstick against which all subsequent British sitcoms have been measured, the vast majority failing to size up to its extremely high standards. Based on his famous radio show of the same name, the TV run consolidated Tony Hancock's standing as Britain's leading comic of the day, the entertainer providing ample proof that his wonderfully flexible face could be as expressive as his dextrous radio voice. Tony Hancock was at the height of his powers during the late 19...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Duffy's Tavern " Guest Lucille Ball" (11-09-43)
January 09, 2007 04:21 - 30 minutes - 6.86 MBDuffy's Tavern, an American radio situation comedy (CBS, 1941-1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942-1944; NBC, 1944-1952), often featured top-name stage and film guest stars but always hooked those around the misadventures, get-rich-quick-scheming, and romantic missteps of the title establishment's malaprop-prone, metaphor-mixing manager, Archie, played by the writer/actor who created the show, Ed Gardner.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Boston Blackie "The Professor And Rufus Rob A Bank Safe" (6-30-48)
January 09, 2007 04:13 - 26 minutes - 5.98 MBBlackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend." His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. "An enemy to those who call him an enemy, a friend to those who have no friends." Boston Blackie is a reformed jewel thief who is never far from trouble. Inspector Farraday of the homicide squad tries to pin Blackie...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Sherlock Holmes "Adventure Of A Christmas Bride" (12-21-47)
January 06, 2007 05:40 - 27 minutes - 6.3 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 - Sears Radio Theater "A Whisper In My Ear" (6-6-79)
January 06, 2007 05:33 - 39 minutes - 9.1 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 - Jack Benny Show "A New Years Fantasy (12-31-50)"
January 05, 2007 04:47 - 29 minutes - 6.83 MBBenny was remarkable in many ways, but in none more than this: he built a character of every sour ingredient in life, but somehow his real personality trickled through and made it wonderful. Would a real miser act that way before 30 million people each week? The Benny of the air was a fraud, a myth, a creation. It should have surprised no one to learn â after years of toupee jokes that played so well into the vanity theme â that Benny never wore one. He overtipped in restaurants, gave away hi...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot "Money Mad Goul (9-13-45)"
January 05, 2007 04:40 - 27 minutes - 6.29 MBHercule Poirot Detective Magnifique Poirot, the famous Belgian detective, is the prominent character among Christie's works. He's known for his famous moustaches and his brain's "little grey cells." Poirot , in his novels and short stories, has proved that anyone can solve a crime just by simply thinking about it. "The Adventure Of The Money Mad Ghoul" Mutual network. Sustaining. Hercule finds himself in a coffin, wearing a strong perfume, to track down a series of missing corpses. Harold ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Dimension X "No Contact (4-29-50)"
January 04, 2007 04:36 - 28 minutes - 6.58 MBDimension X â 1950-1951 These were stories written by well-known science fiction authors dramatised by very high quality actors. It was a thirty-minute adult science fiction drama series with 45 episodes being broadcast before it was later revived as X Minus One. The shows were narrated by Norman Rose, perfecting the combination between authoritative resonance and dark irony.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Casey Crime Photographer "Surprising Corpse" (1-16-47)
January 04, 2007 04:30 - 29 minutes - 6.75 MBThe adventures of Casey, crack photographer for The Morning Express, were told in this series, which moved to television after a highly successful run on radio in the 1940âs. Casey hung out at the Blue Note CafÃ, where the music was provided by the Tony Mottola Trio, and was friendly with Ethelbert, the bartender, to whom he recounted his various exploits. Richard Carlyle and John Gibson portrayed the roles when the series premiered in April, 1951, but by June they were replaced by Darren Mc...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Avengers "The Cybernauts (Episode 3 and 4) 1971"
January 03, 2007 06:08 - 28 minutes - 6.61 MBThe Avengers burst in the door of spy and super-hero adventure drama on South African radio in 1971, starring Donald Monat as John Steed, and Diane Appleby as the wonderful Emma Peel. It was based on the fine British TV series, which was very popular from the start in the UK, and is an excellent example of radio's adaptation of the television medium...as it had done with movies all along.
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The American Trail "Episodes 8 And 10"
January 03, 2007 05:57 - 28 minutes - 6.58 MBFrom Louis and Clarke to the great ol' California Gold Rush, America has had the great fortune of experiencing a plethora of awesome triumphs of the human spirit. Just gazing upon good Old Glory, one could just feel the patriotism, hard work and sacrifice that early Americans experienced in order to lay the foundation for their future children and for a Nation that will forever been known as the "Land of Opportunity." The American Trail tells the story of these brave men and women. This 13 p...