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 - Aldrich Family "Selling Christmas Cards" (6-18-42)
November 29, 2006 05:29 - 25 minutes - 5.78 MBThe Aldrich Family, a popular radio teenage situation comedy (1939-1953), is remembered first and foremost for its unforgettable introduction: awkward teen Henry's mother calling, "Hen-reeeeeeeeeeeee! Hen-ree Al-drich!" A top-ten ratings hit within two years of its birth (in 1941, the showm carried a 33.4 Crossley rating, landing it solidly alongside Jack Benny and Bob Hope), the show is considered a prototype for teen-oriented situation comedies to follow on radio and television and is a fav...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Doris Day Show "Here Comes Santa Claus" (12-23-53)
November 28, 2006 04:54 - 26 minutes - 6.13 MBThe Doris Day Show. December 23, 1953. CBS net. Sustaining. The first tune is, "Here Comes Santa Claus." Doris, Jack and Don sing "Hark The Herald Angels Sing," and other carols. Doris Day, Don Wilson (announcer), Jack Kirkwood, Martin Nelson (producer), Sam Pierce (director), Fred Fox (writer). 25:32. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new Date(); var Blubrry_CacheBusterVar = Blubrry_CurDate.getTimezoneOff...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Call The Police - Case Of The Suntower Mystery Mansion (7-6-48)
November 28, 2006 04:46 - 32 minutes - 7.4 MBCall The Police. July 6, 1948. NBC net. "The Case Of The Sunflower Mystery Mansion". Sponsored by: Rinso. Case #4208. Mrs. Potter is found strangled to death. Since she was a believer in occultism, was her killer from the beyond? After the second murder, the evidence points to the world of the living! The date is approximate. George Petrie, Hugh James (announcer). 29:30. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Hornblower Stories "Examination For Lieutenant" (7-28-52) Ep4
November 25, 2006 05:19 - 30 minutes - 6.94 MB1952-1953 Series Broadcast 1952; Transcribed in England for the BBC; aired in U.S. on CBS, then again on ABC in 1954 and Mutual in 1957. Starring Michael Redgrave as Horatio Hornblower. a captain in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic era. The radio series was based on twelve Horatio Hornblower novels written by C.S. Forester. These novels were, and still are, well liked due to their realistic tone and historical accuracy in telling the tales of Naval life in the late 1700s throug...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Family Doctor "Episodes 1 and 2" (1932)
November 25, 2006 05:08 - 29 minutes - 6.86 MBDramatic Serial (1932) - "False-Witness (Ep#1) and Wanted Bright Youngster (Ep#2)" The Family Doctor was a story about Dr. Grant Adams, a small town doctor who doubled as the communityâs moral rectifier. He was more than just respected, he was loved by all. Each week he confronted issues from robbery to suicide, and always with common sense and gentle moral judgment. Though his old-fashioned remedies for sicknesses are outdated compared to modern medical practicing, The Family Doctor's...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - David Harding Counterspy "The Statue Of Death" (8-16-49)
November 24, 2006 05:48 - 31 minutes - 7.11 MBCounterspy was an espionage drama radio series that aired on ABC and Mutual from May 18, 1942 to November 29, 1957. David Harding (Don MacLaughlin) was the chief of the United States Counterspies, a unit engaged during World War II in counterespionage against Japan's Black Dragon and Germany's Gestapo. With spies still lurking in the post-war years, the adventures continued apace well after World War II ended. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Bold Venture "Buried Treasure Spanish Gold" (11-19-51)
November 23, 2006 06:21 - 26 minutes - 6.02 MBThe Hollywood husband and wife team of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall set sail for adventure in the Bold Venture radio series in early 1951. There were well over 400 stations that aired the program. Since thiswas syndicated * the starting date varied from station to station but Mar 26, 1951 was the official date of the first show. Humphrey Bogart portrayed Slate Shannon, owner of a rundown Havana hotel, Shannon's Place. The action took place on land as well aboard Slate's boat, The Bold Ve...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Adventures Of Rin-Tin-Tin "White-Buffalo" (11-27-55)
November 23, 2006 06:14 - 30 minutes - 6.95 MBRare radio shows celebrating and exploring the western genre. Death Valley Days was an extremely popular show in the late 1930s and was based on true western stories about bandits, rangers, and other western themes. Rin Tin Tin is most known for his films and television shows, but the famous dog also starred in a radio show; there are some very rare episodes. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new Date(); ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Devil & Mr 'O' "Neanderthal" (9-24-71)
November 22, 2006 04:47 - 29 minutes - 6.81 MBA Syndicated Revival of Arch Obolerâs Lights Out series. Uses Original Transcriptions & New Opening. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new Date(); var Blubrry_CacheBusterVar = Blubrry_CurDate.getTimezoneOffset() + Blubrry_CurDate.getTime(); var Blubrry_URL = '<img xsrc=" http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/bn/6549-34461-16567-3?mpt='+Blubrry_CacheBusterVar+'" alt="Try It Free" border="0" height="1" width="1">...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Our Miss Brooks "Holloween Party" (10-30-49)
November 22, 2006 04:35 - 27 minutes - 6.29 MBOur Miss Brooks was an American situation comedy that started on radio in 1948 and migrated to television in 1952. Miss Brooks was an English teacher in Madison High School and the show centered around her daily relationships with students, other teachers and her principal, Mr Conklin. The radio program starred Eve Arden as Connie Brooks, Jeff Chandler (actor) as biology teacher Philip Boynton, Gale Gordon as Osgood Conklin and Richard Crenna as Walter Denton, Miss Brooks' favorite student. ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Escape "Shark Bait" (7-14-50)
November 21, 2006 06:42 - 30 minutes - 6.92 MBEscape 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. Despite these problems, Escape enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run. The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain wit...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Caltex Theater "Forbidden Planet" (1957)
November 21, 2006 06:32 - 55 minutes - 12.7 MBThis is an Australian radio production of the classic MGM science fiction movie, Forbidden Planet. The production uses all the original electronic music and effects from the film. Length: 55 Min. What can I say? Years before Starfleet officers donned uniforms in Star Trek, it was done in Forbidden Planet. Long before Han Solo held a blaster, the guys in Forbidden Planet did it. Long before Star Trek's android Data and shortly before Lost in Space's Robby, a mechanical being played a major rol...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Nero Wolf "The Care Worn Cuff" (10-27-50)
November 18, 2006 04:33 - 30 minutes - 7.03 MBIn 1946 and 1950-1951 Nero Wolfe was aired on radio. Sidney Greenstreet played Nero Wolfe in the later series. The two earlier series have only one episode each available. A variety of actors played Archie Goodwin. NETWORK: NBC, SPONSOR: SUSTAINED, TIME: Fridays: 8:00 - 8:30 pm STARS: Sidney Greenstreet as Nero Wolfe. Archie played by various actors WRITER: Louis Vittes based on the stories by Rex Stout; ANNOUNCER: Don Stanley; PRODUCER: Edwin Fadiman; DIRECTOR: J. Donald Wilson. Online ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Gangbusters "Case Of The Cincinatti Narcotics Ring"
November 18, 2006 04:27 - 24 minutes - 5.63 MBThe show began on NBC as The G-Men and was sponsored by Chevrolet. The concept of a national program that brought authentic police case histories to millions of radio listeners, was the concept of a veteran in the business, Phillips H. Lord. His idea of a cross between the newspapers and the movies was an immediate hit with his peers. With J. Edgar Hooverâs approval, Lord wrote his first episode right in the Justice Department Building in Washington. Changing to "Gangbusters" the show came...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Arch Oboler Plays "Johnny Got His Gun" (3-9-40)
November 17, 2006 06:05 - 31 minutes - 7.12 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 - Amos & Andy "Making Saphire Proud" (1-7-44)
November 17, 2006 05:58 - 26 minutes - 6.13 MBAmos 'n' Andy, still written entirely by the two stars, was the top-rated program of all in 1930, with a 54.4 rating and 30 million listeners (compare that to the Super Bowl's 44.2 rating in 2004). By this time, the wily, coniving Kingfish was becoming a major personality, eventually supplanting sensible Amos as star of the show (Freeman Gosden gave voice to both characters while Charles Correll played Andrew H. Brown). Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use P...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Mr District Attorney "The Deadly Snowflake" (5-26-48)
November 16, 2006 07:04 - 30 minutes - 7.01 MBMr District Attorney was for many years the nationâs best-liked crime show. The thirty-minute drama was inspired by the real-life exploits of Thomas E Dewey, a racket-busting district attorney of the late 30s in New York. The show was directed and often written by Ed Byron, a former law student who devoted all of his time researching crime, which was the reason that the show was so topical. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- va...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Matinee Theater "The Pirate Of Orleans" (3-18-45)
November 16, 2006 06:58 - 30 minutes - 6.9 MB"MATINEE THEATER" â CBS Network Sponsor Vicks Vapo Rub. Aired on Sundays 2:00 - 2:30 pm . STARS: Victor Jory Evolved from "DANGEROUSLY YOURS" DIRECTOR: Richard Sanville PRODUCER: Nick Dawson WRITER: Jean Holloway and MUSIC: Mark Warnow Orchestra. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new Date(); var Blubrry_CacheBusterVar = Blubrry_CurDate.getTimezoneOffset() + Blubrry_CurDate.getTime(); var Blubrry_URL = '<...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Hollywood Star Playhouse "The Big One" (11-2-52)
November 15, 2006 05:18 - 27 minutes - 6.39 MBThe Hollywod Star Playhouse was a CBS presentation sponsored by Bromo Seltzer and aired on Mondays 8:00PM to 8:30PM. The host/narrator was Herb Rawlinson, the announcer was Norman Brokenshire, director Jack Johnstone and the Orchestra Jeff Alexander. The show was well written and many greats appeared during itâs run. James Stewart, Deborah Kerr, William Conrad, Betty Lou Gerson and Harry Bartell, among others. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo C...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Gunsmoke "Jalisco Pete" (5-10-52)
November 15, 2006 05:11 - 31 minutes - 7.27 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 Old Time Radio Pod - Topper "The Two Psychiatrists" (7-5-45)
November 14, 2006 06:17 - 30 minutes - 6.96 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 a...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - ABC Mystery Time "The Suicide Club"
November 14, 2006 06:11 - 22 minutes - 5.22 MBABC Mystery Time was hosted by Don Dowd and starred Sir Laurence Olivier. Great special effects will grab your attention, accented by creepy organ rips. Stories are offered such as death gathered round a card table at a local chapter of The Suicide Club, or a man who desperately tries to hire a 24 hour bodyguard all the while trying to make himself the victim of a murder, and other baffling peculiar tales of yore. Also known as Mystery Time and Mystery Time Classics, this one is sure to exci...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Ellery Queen "Nikki Porter, Killer" (3-5-47)
November 11, 2006 06:09 - 26 minutes - 5.96 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 - Curtain Time "The Story Of Pat And Mike" (7-17-48)
November 11, 2006 06:03 - 30 minutes - 6.98 MBCurtain Time, like First Nighter, presented romantic drama in a theater setting complete with the announcer shouting, âTickets please, thank youâ. The shows announcer was Harry Halcomb who was later known best for his appearances on the 60 minutes television show. Great scripts and superb acting, Curtain Time is truly an Old Time Radio Classic. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new Date(); var Blubrry_Cac...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Beyond Midnight "40th Birthday" *Date Unknown
November 10, 2006 03:31 - 31 minutes - 7.22 MBLet us journey âinto the land that lies beyond midnight,â into a world of ghost hunters, men going mad, and DEATH DEATH DEATH! Written by the masterful Michael McCabe, these well-done South African radio shows will capture your attention and keep you up listening to them well beyond midnight. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new Date(); var Blubrry_CacheBusterVar = Blubrry_CurDate.getTimezoneOffset() + Bl...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Author's Playhouse "Christmas By Injunction" (12-21-41)
November 10, 2006 03:24 - 31 minutes - 7.14 MBO. Henry (1862-1910) was originally born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina. As a young man, he moved to Austin, Texas where he worked as a bank teller. He moved again to Houston, Texas in 1895 and became a newspaper columnist. In 1896, however, he was called back to Austin, where he was charged with embezzling money from the bank where he had worked. Not wanting to go to prison for his crime, O. Henry fled to Honduras, and stayed there for six months before returning to t...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Falcon "The Amorous Bookkeeper" (5-14-50)
November 09, 2006 06:11 - 28 minutes - 6.42 MBThe Falcon - 1943-1954 This was a 30-minute detective serial. The character of the series was created by Michael Arlen in 1940. It was subsequently made in to a movie series. The original hero was called Gay Lawrence and was played by George Sanders. CAST: Barry Kroeger, James Meighan, Les Tremayne, Les Damon, George Petrie, Joan Banks, Robert Dryden, Mandel Kramer. ANNOUNCERS: Ed Herlihy, Jack Costello. PRODUCER: Bernard L Schubert. DIRECTORS: Carlo De Angelo, Richard Lewis, Stuart Buchan...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Rocky Jordon "Ace High Straight "(12-12-48)
November 09, 2006 06:04 - 30 minutes - 7.03 MBRocky Jordan was the owner of the Cafe Tambourine and was the main character in a radio series featuring a more exotic background than found in other radio detective series, first in Istanbul and later in Cairo. Rocky himself is a bit of a mystery. We're never given much information about his background except he was originally from St. Louis and lived in Seattle, New Orleans, Boston, and Chicago. For some reason, he can't return to the United States, but we never find out why. What we do k...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Dr. Six Gun "Land Development Program" (1-2-55)
November 09, 2006 05:55 - 30 minutes - 7.06 MBKarl Weber as Dr. Ray Matson, "the guntoting frontier doctor who roamed the length and breadth of the old Indian territory, friend and phsycian to white man and Indian alike, the symbol of justice and mercy in the lawless west of the 1870s. This legendary figure was known to all as Dr. Sixgun." Bill Griffis as Pablo, the doctor's typsy sidekick, who told the stories. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - X Minus One "Dwellers In Silence" (11-10-55)
November 08, 2006 05:32 - 24 minutes - 5.7 MBX Minus One was a science fiction radio series on NBC that aired April 1955 through January 1958. The show featured stories written by some of the big names in 1950's science fiction like Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, and Issac Asimov. X Minus One followed another great science fiction series called Dimension X that was broadcast in 1950-51. Some of the X-1 shows were rebroadcasts of Dimension X. X Minus One holds the record for the longest running science fiction radio series ever produced,...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Fibber McGee & Molly "Alice Darlings New Boyfriend" (5-9-44)
November 08, 2006 05:25 - 29 minutes - 6.69 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 - The Shadow "A Gift Of Murder" (12-21-47)
November 07, 2006 06:07 - 24 minutes - 5.66 MBOn September 26, 1937, the Shadow reappeared on radio with the voice of Orson Welles playing the part. The Shadow was now a full-fledged character on radio, not just narrating and introducing stories. The Shadow had an identity as Lamont Cranston, a wealthy man about town. He was accompanied by Margo Lane, originally played by Agnes Moorehead. Margo Lane was the only person who knew that Lamont Cranston and the Shadow were one and the same. No other agents assisted the Shadow, as did in the W...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Lux Radio Theatre "Is Zat So" (7-19-44)
November 07, 2006 05:58 - 55 minutes - 12.7 MBCagney brought such bantanweight energy to his Depression- and WWII-era movie roles that it's hard to tell whether the cinematic rise of the urban underclass would have had as much pizzazz without him. No film retrospective fails to include the breakfast scene in 1931's "The Public Enemy," where he jams a grapefruit half into his yappy girlfriend's face. The act is still shocking for its suddenness, and, in our PC age, a bit of enviable audacity. "White Heat," the title of his 1949 film, is a...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Lux Radio Theatre "Is Zat So" (7-19-44)
November 07, 2006 05:51 - 55 minutes - 12.7 MBCagney brought such bantanweight energy to his Depression- and WWII-era movie roles that it's hard to tell whether the cinematic rise of the urban underclass would have had as much pizzazz without him. No film retrospective fails to include the breakfast scene in 1931's "The Public Enemy," where he jams a grapefruit half into his yappy girlfriend's face. The act is still shocking for its suddenness, and, in our PC age, a bit of enviable audacity. "White Heat," the title of his 1949 film, is a...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Ozzie & Harriet "T he Street Light" (10-16-53)
November 06, 2006 00:04 - 28 minutes - 6.52 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 un...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Family Theater "The Lonely Road" (5-15-47)
November 05, 2006 23:56 - 30 minutes - 6.98 MBThe idea of Family Theatre was developed and then produced by Father Patrick Peyton of the Holy Cross Fathers. Father Peyton knew radio reached millions of people in its personal, emotional way. Why shouldn't someone create a special show for the entire family to enjoy together with well-known actors telling solid, meaningful stories? It could have quality, be inspiring entertainment, developed with a bottom line of delivering goodness, not money. The Mutual Radio Network was interested, and...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - In The Name Of The Law "July Fourth Picnic" (6-28-36)
November 05, 2006 06:25 - 26 minutes - 6.17 MBTrue Crime radio show from 1936. "In the name of the Law, we bring you another of the thrilling stories in this exciting series, taken from actual police case files." Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new Date(); var Blubrry_CacheBusterVar = Blubrry_CurDate.getTimezoneOffset() + Blubrry_CurDate.getTime(); var Blubrry_URL = '<img xsrc=" http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/bn/6549-34461-16567-3?mpt='+Blubrry_Ca...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Fort Laramie "Squaw Man" (2-4-56)
November 05, 2006 06:17 - 29 minutes - 6.86 MBThe Golden Age of Radio was ending, not with a whimper, but with a robust bang. Many of the best network and syndicated shows began in the 1950s, even though public interest and advertising dollars were switching to television, FORT LARAMIE was certainly one of the finest radio series, and were it not for GUNSMOKE, it could be termed the best adult Western program ever aired. FORT LARAMIE is a close relative of GUNSMOKE since it had the same producer-director, same writers, same sound effect...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Secrets of Scotland Yard "Buckets Of Blood"
November 04, 2006 04:19 - 24 minutes - 5.67 MBBuckets Of Blood (Airing Date Unknown) - The Secrets of Scotland Yard is hosted by Clive Brook, narrator of LM Radio. Brook was a successful director writer, and actor in many films, including âDressed to Thrillâ in 1935, âThe Flemish Farmâ in 1943 and âOn Approvalâ in 1944. He was probably best remembered for playing opposite Marlene Dietrich in the 1932 movie, âShanghai Express.â He also played Sherlock Holmes in the 1932 movie of the same name. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting T...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Mysterious Traveler "Beware Of Tomorrow" (4-9-44)
November 04, 2006 04:13 - 28 minutes - 6.58 MBMysterious Traveler Written 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. O...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Have Gun Will Travel "From Here To Boston" (11-27-60)
November 03, 2006 05:56 - 24 minutes - 5.71 MBOne of the last radio shows and one of the few to go from TV to radio, HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL started its 106 show run on November 23, 1958. These Sunday afternoon shows were radio adaptations of the previous nights TV script with John Dehner replacing Richard Boone. Paladin, the lead character, played by John Dehner, was a man with a short temper and a fast gun. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new Da...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Dangerously Yours "Gods Country & The Woman" (8-13-44)
November 03, 2006 05:48 - 30 minutes - 6.95 MBSponsored by Vic's nose drops, vapor rubs, and other great products by the Vic Chemical Company, this collection contains all known episodes in existence of the short-run series of 1944, Dangerously Yours. Hollywood star, Victor Jory, was the primary herostarring in story adaptation of pirates, espionage, adventure and romance. The series was later renamed in October 1944 to Matinee Theater. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- v...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Crime Classics "The Incredible Trial Of Laura D Fair" (8-17-53)
November 02, 2006 06:41 - 30 minutes - 7.08 MBThe Ferryboat El Capitan Left Oakland on a pleasant fall evening, headed for the Ferry Building. Aboard was prominent San Francisco attorney, Alexander P. Crittenden, accompanied by his wife and three of their seven children. As the family sat chatting on an outdoor deck bench, a tall, slender woman wearing a waterproof coat and a heavy veil approached them. Seeing her, Crittenden stood, and as he did, the woman took a small, four-barreled pistol from her pocket and fired a single bullet into...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Casey Crime Photographer "Earned Reward" (1-7-46)
November 02, 2006 06:34 - 30 minutes - 6.99 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 - Broadway's My Beat "Lois Conrad" (4-12-52)
November 01, 2006 02:51 - 31 minutes - 7.19 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 - Dangerous Assignment "The Greek Connection" (2-20-50)
November 01, 2006 02:29 - 30 minutes - 6.97 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. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new Date(); var Blubrry_CacheBusterVar = Blubrry_CurDate.getTimezoneOffset() + Blubr...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Front Page Drama "Mystery Of The Mary Celeste" (5-12-39)
November 01, 2006 02:21 - 15 minutes - 3.51 MBOne of the great maritime mysteries is that of the Mary Celeste. Over 125 years ago, the ship was found floating, crewless, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, in apparent pristine condition. The fate of the crew and passengers has never been adequately explained. The Mary Celeste was launched in 1861, from the shipyard at Spencer's Island near the head of the Bay of Fundy, under the name Amazon. Following an accidental grounding at Cow Bay in Cape Breton in 1868, she was repaired and renam...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Alan Young Show "Elope With Betty" (2-6-45)
October 31, 2006 06:40 - 31 minutes - 7.2 MBBy age 13, Young had become a radio performer, and by age 17, he was writing and performing in his own radio show for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The show was broadcast in the U.S. and led to an invitation to New York in 1944, as a summer replacement for Eddie Cantor, which resulted in Young getting his own radio show, orininally broadcast from New York and later from Hollywood. While initially gaining success on his "Alan Young Radio Show," Young's popularity waned as he lost con...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Abbott & Costello Show "Sam Shovel Meets The Moonshine" (3-3-49)
October 31, 2006 06:32 - 31 minutes - 7.1 MBAbbott and Costello (William (Bud) Abbott, 1897-1974; Louis Cristillo, 1906-1959) were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film, and television made them one of the most popular and respected teams in comedy history. Their "Who's on First?" routine, developed during their years in burlesque, is widely considered to be one of the greatest comedy sketches of all time. The two comedians first worked together in 1935 at the Eltinge burlesque theater on 42nd Street in New York. Costello b...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Author's Playhouse "Off Tokyo Bay" (1-6-43)
October 28, 2006 04:27 - 30 minutes - 7.04 MBAuthorâs Playhouse - Famous stories by celebrated authors: among them, Elementals (Stephen Vincent Benet), The Piano (William Saroyan), and The Snow Goose (Paul Gallico).March 5, 1941 till June 4, 1945, NBC; Blue Network until mid-October 1941, then the Red Network. Many briefly held 30m timeslots, including Sundays at 11:30, 1941-42; Wednesdays at 11:30, 1942-44; Mondays at 11:30, 1944-45. Sponsor was Philip Morris, 1942-43. Cast: John Hodiak, Fern Persons, Arthur Kohl, Laurette Fill...