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 - Arthur Godfrey "Talent Scouts" (4-24-50)
October 28, 2006 04:19 - 31 minutes - 7.17 MBGodfrey was born in New York City. While his family was originally well off, his mother was unsuccessful as a performer with aspirations to fame and stardom that never materialized, and his father was a failed sportswriter who left the family. With the family in sudden poverty, Godfrey tried to help them survive by going on the road accepting odd jobs, and hoboing. He served in the United States Navy from 1920 to 1924 as a radio operator on naval destroyers. Additional training in radio came...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Sherlock Holmes - 2 Episodes From 1964
October 27, 2006 02:34 - 58 minutes - 27 MBThe Solitary Cyclist (8-21-64) and The Sussex Vampire (9-18-64) 221b Baker Street. Mr. Sherlock Holmes, and his colleague John H. Watson, M.D., spent many years at this address in London, England, under the rent of Mrs. Hudson. Characters of every type have frequented the rooms of this place, calling on Mr. Holmes for help and assistance on mysteries only the finest criminal detective could unravel. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast ...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Archie Andrews "Drugstore Mixup" (7-27-46)
October 26, 2006 06:31 - 31 minutes - 7.23 MBWith all the time spent looking for it throughout history, who would have thought the secret of eternal youth would be found in Riverdale? That's where it is, though, and Archie Andrews and his friends seem happy enough to keep that secret to themselves while sharing their trials, tribulations and milkshakes with generations of readers. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate = new Date(); var Blubrry_CacheBusterV...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Arch Oboler Plays "Crazy Town" (5-20-39 )
October 26, 2006 06:23 - 29 minutes - 6.7 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 - Andrews Sisters - Bing Crosby & Gabby Hayes (12-31-44)
October 24, 2006 08:32 - 30 minutes - 6.97 MBThe Andrews Sisters were a close harmony singing group, consisting of sisters LaVerne Andrews (contralto; July 6, 1911-May 8, 1967), Maxene Anglyn Andrews (high harmony; January 3, 1916-October 21, 1995) and Patti Andrews (lead; born February 16, 1918). All were born in Minnesota to a Greek immigrant father and a Norwegian American mother. After singing with various dance bands and touring on Vaudeville, they first came to national attention with their recordings and radio broadcasts in 1937....
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Amos & Andy "One Phoney Antique" (1-12-45)
October 24, 2006 08:25 - 30 minutes - 7.06 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 - Adventures By Morse - "A Coffin For The Lady" Show 3 of 3 (1-18-45)
October 24, 2006 08:18 - 29 minutes - 6.86 MB1944-45 Transcribed syndication intended for weekly play in 30 minute time slots. The cast was Elliott Lewis, David Ellis and Russell Thorson, all serving stints as Captain Bart Friday, a San Francisco detective who roamed the world looking for dangerous adventure. Jack Edwards as Skip Turner, Fridayâs Texas talking sidekick. Writer/producer is Carlton E. Morse. 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 - Alka Seltzer Time - Double Feature
October 21, 2006 03:27 - 30 minutes - 7.02 MBA 15 minute program, the Alka Seltzer Show (also known as Alka Seltzer Time) has an array of popular tunes sprinkled with upbeat Alka Seltzer jingles, âAlka Seltzer Time, morning noon and night, itâs Alka Seltzer time!â Martha Tilton and Curt Massey star and sing in the program. Martha Tilton, also known as âLiltinâ Tilton,â was a popular jazz singer of the 1930s and 1940s. She sang with such greats as Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Harry James and Artie Shaw. She also sang with the Billy Mill...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - All Star Western Theater "Missy Goes West" (8-11-46)
October 21, 2006 03:18 - 30 minutes - 7.06 MBAll Star Western Theater is an enjoyable series filled with the humor of guest stars such as Johnny Mack Brown and Smiley Burnett and in the tried and true format of The Roy Rogers Show. The words honest, sincere and un-assuming come to mind. Done live, All Star Western Theater gives the studio audience a good show, and the result is still a happy ride down memory lane. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!-- var Blubrry_CurDate =...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio - The Amazing Mr. Malone "Haste Maketh Waste" - FinalShow (7-13-51)
October 21, 2006 03:09 - 31 minutes - 7.21 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 s...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Aldrich Family "Sam Aldrich Is Sick" (11-30-52)
October 20, 2006 03:30 - 31 minutes - 7.1 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 - Alan Young " Kiss Maker" (2-28-47)
October 20, 2006 03:21 - 31 minutes - 7.26 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 cont...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Adventures By Morse "A Coffin For The Lady 2of3" (1-11-45)
October 20, 2006 03:13 - 28 minutes - 6.56 MB1944-45 Transcribed syndication intended for weekly play in 30 minute time slots. The cast was Elliott Lewis, David Ellis and Russell Thorson, all serving stints as Captain Bart Friday, a San Francisco detective who roamed the world looking for dangerous adventure. Jack Edwards as Skip Turner, Fridayâs Texas talking sidekick. Writer/producer is Carlton E. Morse. 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 - Adventures By Morse "A Coffin For The Lady" 1of3 (1-4-45)
October 19, 2006 02:23 - 27 minutes - 6.38 MB1944-45 Transcribed syndication intended for weekly play in 30 minute time slots. The cast was Elliott Lewis, David Ellis and Russell Thorson, all serving stints as Captain Bart Friday, a San Francisco detective who roamed the world looking for dangerous adventure. Jack Edwards as Skip Turner, Fridayâs Texas talking sidekick. Writer/producer is Carlton E. Morse. 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 - Academy Award Theater "Lost Angel" (12-18-46)
October 19, 2006 02:14 - 31 minutes - 7.11 MBStars and movies with Oscars were the idea - in most cases, the movie stars recreated their academy award roles for the show, or in other cases, fine actors played the parts and gave it a different character. Both ways make for great radio drama and first class Hollywood motion picture star entertainment. The Lux Radio Theater had been doing this kind of radio show in the grandest manner for many years, but sponsor Squibb had the hubris and deep pockets to take on the competition by doing Aca...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Abbott & Costello "At The Ranch (9-14-44)"
October 18, 2006 06:20 - 19 minutes - 4.51 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 - A Date With Judy - A New Dress ForThe Dance (5-18-46)
October 18, 2006 06:12 - 31 minutes - 7.11 MBA Date with Judy began as a summer replacement in 1941 but quickly became popular as listeners followed the growing pains of Judy and her friends and the exasperation of Judy's parents. Teenagers could relate to Judy and her problems with school, boyfriends and parental rules and adults enjoyed remembering their youth as seen through the eyes of a typical teenager. A delighful comedy that ended in 1950, A Date with Judy remains a favorite even today as we realize that teenagers will always f...
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - 21st Precinct - The Case Of The L.D. 80 (12-4-53)
October 18, 2006 06:04 - 31 minutes - 7.12 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. Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast <!--...
Boxcars711 OTR Day 93 - Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body Snatcher"
October 12, 2006 17:24 - 1 hour - 17.5 MBThe Body Snatcher (1884), an influential horror tale, first published in the Christmas 1884 edition of the Pall Mall Gazette. "He's come," said the landlord, grabbing the attention of the four men at the George, a local tavern. There, a sick man awaits the visit of a London doctor. Fettes, a drunk on his second glass of scotch, sits in a fog, minding the events of the pub out of the corner of his eye. The cloaked and grungy Scotsman hears the doctor's name. It is Wolfe Macfarlane. Fettes w...
Boxcars711 OTR Day 92 - Gunsmoke (2 Episodes 1952-1955)
October 05, 2006 12:45 - 1 hour - 14.9 MBThe Boughten Bride (7-12-52) and The Mistake (3-19-55) 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 acclaimed cast and writing, and is commonly rega...
Boxcars711 OTR Day 91 - The Brown Hand by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1975)
September 29, 2006 13:15 - 49 minutes - 11.3 MBSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 to 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction. THE OFFICIAL WEB PAGE OF ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE http://www.sherlockholmesonline.or...
Boxcars711 OTR Day 90 - Dad's Army - 2 Episodes From 1976
September 22, 2006 11:14 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBDAD'S ARMY DOUBLE FEATURE Keep Young And Beautiful (4-6-76) Ep45 Round & Round Went The Great Big Wheel (4-20-76) Ep47 On television the show lasted for nine series and was broadcast over a period of nine years.There were 81 half-hour episodes between 1968-77 with audiences of 18.5 million in the early 1970s. The programme has developed a TV nostalgia popularity among its original audience as repeat transmissions (in 1989 for instance) and sales of home video cassettes continue to mount. A...
Boxcars711 OTR Day 89 - The Milton Berle Show - 2 Episodes From 1947
September 15, 2006 23:54 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBSummer Sports (Aired 8/12/47) and Relaxation (Aired 8/19/47) In 1934-36, Berle was heard regularly on The Rudy Vallee Hour, and he got much publicity as a regular on The Gillette Original Community Sing, a Sunday night comedy-variety program broadcast on CBS from September 6, 1936 to August 29, 1937. In 1939, he was the host of Stop Me If You've Heard This One with panelists spontaneously finishing jokes sent in by listeners. Three Ring Time, a comedy-variety show sponsored by Ballantine Al...
Boxcars711 OTR Day 88 - Agatha Christ's At Bertrams Hotel (Part 3 and 4)
September 07, 2006 05:10 - 1 hour - 17.8 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'.
Boxcars711 OTR Day 87 - Agatha Christ's At Bertrams Hotel (Part 1 and 2)
August 29, 2006 06:54 - 1 hour - 17.4 MBAgatha Christie's Miss Marple Presentation of At Bertram's Hotel Parts 1 & 2 of 4 At the height of her career, Christie wrote two novels that she intended to be published after her death. They were the last cases of her two great detectives, Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple - respectively, Curtain and Sleeping Murder. When she wrote the novels, Christie had not thought she would live so long. Following the success of the film version of Murder on the Orient Express in 1974, Christie authorise...
Boxcars711 OTR Day 86 - Challenge of The Yukon - 2 Episodes From 1947
August 24, 2006 01:05 - 1 hour - 15.6 MBA Dog Named Mabel (7-26-47) and Derelict Dog (8-9-47) The program was an adventure series about Sergeant William Preston of the Northwest Mounted Police and his lead sled dog, Yukon King, as they fought evildoers in the Northern wilderness during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. Preston, according to radio historian Jim Harmon, first joined the Mounties to capture his father's killer, and when he was successful he was promoted to Sergeant. Preston worked under the command of Inspector Conrad, and ...
Boxcars711 Bonus Show 13 - Duffy's Tavern - Buying an Army Surplus Helicopter
August 23, 2006 06:12 - 29 minutes - 6.82 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 Bonus Show 12 - Sherlock Holmes - Headless Monk (4-15-46)
August 22, 2006 01:55 - 29 minutes - 6.66 MBOriginally, the show starred Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Together, they starred in 220 episodes which aired weekly on Mondays from 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. The show first aired on the Blue Network but later moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System. Basil Rathbone's last episode as the famous detective was 'The Singular Affair of the Baconian Cipher.' He was eager to separate himself from the cast type of Holmes, and even though the show's sponsor Petri Wine offer...
Boxcars711 Bonus Show 11 - Lights Out - The Little People (7-27-43)
August 22, 2006 01:48 - 32 minutes - 7.46 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 Bonus Show 10 - You Are There - Execution Of Joan Of Arc (4-2-72)
August 22, 2006 01:39 - 29 minutes - 6.84 MBYou Are There, The Execution of Joan Arc - A hero of the Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc remains a French national hero six centuries later. As a teenager she heard voices from on high urging her to save France from English domination. Despite being a young woman, she was placed at the head of an army; she attacked the English and forced them to retreat from OrlÃÆans. Later she was captured by the English, tried for heresy, and burned at the stake.
Boxcars711 Bonus Show 8 - Lux Radio Theatre - Rebecca (2-3-41)
August 20, 2006 18:29 - 1 hour - 13.9 MBLux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network, 1934-1935; CBS 1935-1955), adapted first Broadway stage and then (and especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations and became the standard by which future radio and early television anthologies would be judged. Cecil B. DeMille was the host of the series each Monday evening from June 1, 1936 until January 22, 1945.
Boxcars711 Bonus Show 7 - Mystery Is My Hobby - Uncle Howards Treasure Map
August 20, 2006 18:21 - 24 minutes - 5.7 MBMystery Is My Hobby - Program #14. Mutual net origination, syndicated. Commercials added locally. Case #127. A Rajah buries a woman in the sand for two hours, planning to exhume her alive. She fails to survive the ordeal..but she did not suffocate...she was shot! The 1945-1946 network version is known as, "Murder Is My Hobby." Glenn Langan, Fred Howard (writer), Dave Titus (director), Ray Wilson (writer), Len Salvo (composer, conductor), Ken Christy, John McIntire, Betty Lou Gerson, Bruce B...
Boxcars711 Bonus Show 6 - Radio City Playhouse - Special Delivery (8-7-48)
August 20, 2006 06:53 - 30 minutes - 7.06 MBRADIO CITY PLAYHOUSE premered July 3, 1948 and ran until it's last curtain call on January 1, 1950 over NBC stations. This was a short lived but solid drama series that frequently compared favorably with SUSPENSE drama. Some scripts for the series were written by Ray Bradbury (for example, "The Wind"), Steven Vincent Benet and Cornell Woolrich. Frequent appearences were made by John Larkin and Jan Minor in major roles. Announcers for the series were Fred Collins and Bob Warren. Harry W. Junk...
Boxcars711 Bonus Show 5 - Philip Marlowe - Red Wine (9-26-48)
August 20, 2006 06:43 - 31 minutes - 7.15 MBThe first portrayal of Phillip Marlowe on the radio was by Dick Powell, when he played Raymond Chandler's detective on the Lux Radio Theater on June 11, 1945. This was a radio adaptation of the 1944 movie, from RKO, in which Mr. Powell played the lead. Two years later, Van Heflin starred as Marlowe in a summer replacement series for the Bob Hope Show on NBC. This series ran for 13 shows. On September 26, 1948, Gerald Mohr became the third radio Marlowe, this time on CBS. It remained a CBS sh...
Boxcars711 Bonus Show 4 - Arch Oblers Plays Shows - Baby (5-13-39)
August 20, 2006 06:20 - 26 minutes - 6.04 MBARCH OBOLER PLAYS was the series title for 3 separate series, a series of 53 shows in 1939 and 1940, a series of 26 shows in 1945 and a series of 13 in 1964. The 1964 series is also known as ARCH OBOLER PRESENTS. All shows were produced and directed by Arch Oboler. The 1939-1940 series aired on the NBC network, sustained, on Saturdays and were heard 10:00 PM EST. The shows ran typically 30 minutes except the show of August 26, 1939, which ran 60 minutes. All the shows in this series were o...
Boxcars711 Bonus Show 3 - Bickersons - Amos The Driving Instructor (2-23-47)
August 19, 2006 14:17 - 29 minutes - 6.68 MBBoxcars711 Bonus Show 2 Bickersons - Amos The Driving Instructor (2-23-47) The Bickersons - Situation Comedy Broadcast History:Sep 8, 1946 - Jun 1 1947 NBC. 30m, Sundays at 10:00. Drene Time. Drene Shampoo..Sep 24, 1947-Jun 25, 1948 CBS. 30m, Wednesdays, then Fridays at 9:00. The Old Gold Show (AKA The Don Ameche Show), Old Gold Cigarettes..Jun 5, 1951-Aug 28, 1951 CBS. 30m, Tuesdays at 9:30. First series titled The Bickersons. Phillip Morris..Cast:John Bickerson Don Ameche, Lew Parker,Bla...
Boxcars711 Bonus Show 2 - The Adventures Of Maisie - The Nightclub (9-28-50)
August 19, 2006 12:49 - 30 minutes - 6.93 MBBoxcars711 Bonus Show 2 The Adventures Of Maisie A Miracle In The Rain (7-29-44) The adventures of Maisie: Situation comedy, based on the MGM film series. Ann Sothern as Maisie Revere, a Brooklyn beauty and Jane-of-all-trades who usually ended up broke in some remote dive. Maisie was secretary to an unsuccessful attorney. rom 7-5-45 to 12-26-52 Sponsor: Eversharp Cast: Hans Conked, Sheldon Leonard, Ben Wright, Lurene Tuttle, Marin Miller, Joan Banks, Bea Benaderet. Producer/Director: Tony...
Boxcars711 Bonus 1 - Author's Playhouse - A Miracle In The Rain (7-29-44)
August 19, 2006 12:34 - 22 minutes - 5.16 MBBOXCARS711 Bonus Show 1 Author's Playhouse - A Miracle In The Rain (7-29-44) The fate that brings lovers together can easily tear them apart as can be seen in this sentimental tragedy that centers on an ordinary-looking secretary's lonely life. Other than working and spending some free time with a spinster, who is her best friend, the woman devotes most of her time attempting to cheer up her deeply depressed, eternally grieving mother, who has never recovered from her husband's leaving her....
Dragnet - 2 Episodes From 1951 - Boxcars711 OTR Day85
August 17, 2006 17:38 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBDragnet was created and produced by Jack Webb who starred as the terse Sgt. Friday. Webb had starred in a few mostly short-lived radio programs, but Dragnet would make him one of the major media personalities of his era. Dragnet had its origins in Webbâs small role as a police forensic scientist in the 1948 film, He Walked by Night inspired by the actual murder of an LAPD officer. The film was depicted in quasi-documentary style, and Marty Wynn (an LAPD sergeant) was a technical advisor on t...
Broadway's My Beat - 2 Episodes From 1949 - Boxcars711 OTR Day84
August 12, 2006 05:26 - 1 hour - 15.5 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. The...
The Burns & Allen Show - 2 Episodes From 1940 - Boxcars711 OTR Day83
August 06, 2006 16:24 - 1 hour - 16.5 MBGeorge Burns and wife Gracie Allen Burns wrote most of the material, and played the straight man. Allen played a silly, confused woman. Both attributed their success to the other, to the ends of their lives. Early on, the team had played the opposite roles until they noticed that the audience was laughing at Gracie's straight lines, so they made the change. Burns and Allen developed their popular routine over more than three decades of stage, radio, film, and television. Burns and Allen had ...
Crime Classics - 2 Episodes From 1954 - Boxcars711 OTR Day82
July 31, 2006 01:46 - 1 hour - 15.9 MBCrime Classics was a radio docudrama which aired over CBS from June 15, 1953 to June 30, 1954. Created, produced, and directed by radio actor and director Elliott Lewis, the program was basically a historical true crime series, examining crimes, and especially murders, from the past. It grew out of Lewis's personal interest in famous murder cases, and took a documentary-like approach to the subject, carefully recreating the facts, personages, and feel of the time period. Comparatively little ...
The Red Skelton Show - 2 Episodes From - 1946-1951- Boxcars711 OTR Day81
July 25, 2006 03:48 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBThe Red Skelton Show, which premiered on 30 September 1951, was not only one of the longest running variety series on television, but also one of the first variety shows to make the successful transition from radio to television. Despite his popularity as an entertainer in nightclubs, vaudeville, radio and 26 feature films, Skelton was unsure of the new medium. Consequently, he continued his weekly radio broadcasts while simultaneously working on the first two season of his television show.
The Allan Young Show - 2 Episodes From 1947 - Boxcars711 OTR Day80
July 20, 2006 03:54 - 1 hour - 32 MB2 Episodes - Birth Certificate Error May 2, 1947 and Typical American Mother May 9, 1947 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.
Blondie - 2 Episodes From 1948-1950 - Boxcars711 OTR Day79
July 16, 2006 21:24 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBThe New Car (11-17-48) and Alexander The Actor (2-16-50) The radio version of Blondie took to the air on CBS in the summer of 1939, also starring Singleton and Lake. Like the movies, it was more specific about Dagwood's office job and had him working for the J.C. Dithers Construction Company. The final broadcast was in 1950 and by that time Ann Rutherford was Blondie. For the first television version on NBC in 1957 Lake was once again Dagwood, but Pamela Briton portrayed Blondie. The show s...
Arch Oboler Plays - 2 Episodes From 1939 - Boxcars711 OTR Day78
July 11, 2006 23:14 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBArch Oboler (December 7, 1909 - March 19, 1987) was a Chicago-born scriptwriter, novelist, producer and director who was active in films, radio and television. Oboler generated much attention for his radio scripts, and his work in radio remains the outstanding period of his career. Although some noted a tendency for gruesomeness, he received praise as one of broadcasting's top talents, and he is regarded today as one of the innovators of old time radio.
The Adventures Of The Saint - 2 Episodes From 1950 - Boxcars711 OTR Day77
July 09, 2006 02:09 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBFeared by criminals and dreaded by policemen the world over, the notorious Simon Templarâbetter known as The Saintâwages a one-man war on "the Ungodly." Whether in Rome, Paris, New York, or the English countryside, the so-called Robin Hood of modern crime may not go out looking for trouble, but you can bet that trouble will always come looking for him. The Case Of The Perfect Crime (7-30-50) The Corpse Said Ouch (8-6-50)
Sealed Book - 2 Episodes From 1945 - Boxcars711 OTR Day76
July 05, 2006 01:20 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBThe Sealed Book The 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.
Richard Diamond Pvt. Detective - Boxcars711 OTR Day75
July 01, 2006 02:51 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBWelcome to day two of our two day spotlight on Richard Diamond. Today, two episodes from 1951. The Dark Blue Serge Suit (2-9-51) and The Gray Man (2-16-51). I want to take a moment to thank everyone for your votes at Podcast Alley. Last Month my rating reached 300 (in a world of 14000 podcasts). That's "Super Good" and a result of your efforts. Please continue your support this month of June. Click on the PODCAST ALLEY icon link found on the right side of this page, it only takes a minute....
Richard Diamond Pvt. Detective - 2 Episodes From 1950 - Boxcars711 OTR Day74
June 29, 2006 18:12 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBRichard Diamond, Private Detective proved to be the perfect radio vehicle for actor-singer Dick Powell, combining his tough-guy image, showcased in the 1944 film ÃïïMurder, My SweetÃïï and the 1945-46 radio series ÃïïRogueÃïïs Gallery,Ãïï with his tremendous talent for a song, as all those 1930s Warner Brothers/Fox musicals will bear out. The detective series, created by an aspiring screenwriter named Blake Edwards, featured a hard-boiled detective who rarely took himself too seriously; Edwar...