Times Past Podcast

Shorty Bell 48-03-28 (01) Newspaper Truck Driver.mp3

Mickey Rooney briefly starred in a CBS radio series, Shorty Bell, in the summer of 1948, and reprised his role as "Andy Hardy", with most of the original cast, in a syndicated radio version of The Hardy Family in 1949 and 1950. Shorty Bell 48-03-28 (01) Newspaper Truck Driver.mp3

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)

Andy Hardy goes to college after returning from World War II. He is in love with Kay Wilson this time. Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946).mp4

Lux Radio Theater-410331-301-Stablemates

Stablemates from Lux Radio Theater starring Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney in their original roles. Mickey Rooney stars as a kid who works around the race track stables and ends up getting a broken down horse instead of pay. Wallace Beery is a drunken drifter who happens upon the stable where Rooney tends his horse. This is a heart warming story with great acting. The big race at the end is actually the entire 1938 $50,000 Hollywood Gold Cup race won by Seabiscuit. Lux aired this story on ...

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor of film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville. In a career that spanned nearly nine decades and continued until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era. At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks, Rooney played the role of Andy Hardy in a series of fifteen films ...

Lux Radio Theater 51-10-01 (758) All About Eve (HQ 128-44)

All About Eve from Lux Radio Theater is a radio play based on the 1950 American drama film which was actually taken from the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve", by Mary Orr. Stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star. Anne Baxter plays Eve Harrington, a willingly helpful young fan who insinuates herself into Channing's life, ultimately threatening Channing's career and her personal relationships. The film was praised by critics at the time of its rel...

Screen Director's Playhouse 490812 029 Jezebel

Screen Directors' Playhouse. August 12, 1949.  "Jezebel". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A costume drama of old New Orleans, and a Southern belle's loves and hates during a Yellow Fever plague. Bette Davis, Gerald Mohr, Paul Frees, Ralph Moody.  Screen Director's Playhouse 490812 029 Jezebel.mp3

Of Human Bondage (1934)

Of Human Bondage is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and is widely regarded by critics as the film that made Bette Davis a star. A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both. Of Human Bondage (1934).mp4

Betty Davis

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actors in cinema history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. Betty had many ap...

Jack Benny Program s10e04 Mr and Mrs Jimmy Stewart Show

Jimmy & Gloria Stewart finally run out of excuses and the day they've dreaded for so long arrives: having to double date with Jack to an opera. To embarrass the classy Stewarts to the max, Jack's date is the way-over-the-top blonde banshee Mildred Meyerhouser.  Jack Benny Program s10e04 Mr and Mrs Jimmy Stewart Show.mp4

Lux Radio Theater 52-04-28 (788) No Highway in the Sky

The Lux Radio Theatre. April 28, 1952.  "No Highway In The Sky".  An eccentric British scientist is sure his calculations predict that a new model British aircraft will crash after fourteen-hundred hours of flight. James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich. Lux Radio Theater 52-04-28 (788) No Highway in the Sky.mp3

The Six Shooter 54-05-20 (34) The Shooting of Wyatt King (HQ)

The Six Shooter was a weekly old-time radio program in the United States. It was created by Frank Burt, who also wrote many of the episodes, and lasted only one season of 39 episodes on NBC (Sept. 20, 1953-June 24, 1954). Through March 21, 1954 it was broadcast Sundays at 8 p.m. Beginning April 1, 1954 through the final episode it was on Thursdays at 8 p.m. James Stewart starred as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final years of the wild west. Episodes ranged from straight western dr...

Jimmy Stewart

James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997), popularly known as Jimmy Stewart especially in the United States, was an iconic, Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his self-effacing screen persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Oscars, winning one in competition and one life achievement. He also had a noted military career, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in th...

Colonel Sanders

Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC) and later acting as the company's goodwill ambassador and symbol. He began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Colonel Sanders.mp4

That Touch of Mink (1962)

That Touch of Mink is a 1962 romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Doris Day, and directed by Delbert Mann. The film co-stars Gig Young, John Astin, Audrey Meadows, and Dick Sargent. In addition, baseball stars Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Yogi Berra make cameo appearances. Attraction develops between a suave businessman and a young woman determined to protect her innocence. Nominated for three Academy Awards. That Touch of Mink (1962).mp4

Lux Radio Theater 49-10-10 (671) Mister Blandings Builds His Dream House.mp3

One of the best offerings from RKO in 1949 was "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House." Here is the "Lux Radio Theater," version with Cary Grant reprising his film role and Irene Dunn playing Mirna Loy' role. Lux Radio Theater 49-10-10 (671) Mister Blandings Builds His Dream House.mp3

Lux Radio Theater 490613 The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (HQ)

"The Bachelor and The Bobby Soxer" aired on Lux Radio Theater June 13, 1949 on CBS starring Cary Grant and Shirley Temple. A comedy about a womanizing bachelor who is ordered to date the teenage daughter of a beautiful judge. Lux Radio Theater 490613 The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (HQ)

Lux Radio Theater 42-01-26 (336) Here Comes Mr Jordon (HQ)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan from Lux Radio Theater on Jan 26, 1942 stars Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, and James Gleason. Here Comes Mr. Jordan is a comedy in which a boxer, accidentally killed before his time, is allowed a chance to come back to Earth in the body of a rich man who has just been murdered by his wife. It was taken from the 1941 comedy film and was also remade several times, with different titles: Heaven Can Wait (1978), Heaven's Touch (1983) and Down to Earth (2001). Thi...

Hollywood Radio Theater 550118 906 The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth from Hollywood Radio Theater aired January 18, 1955 starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. This is the radio version taken from the classic 1937 romantic comedy film. The plot concerns the machinations of a soon-to-be-divorced couple, played by Dunne and Grant, who go to great lengths to try to ruin each other's romantic escapades. The bright, zesty, and carefree film was nominated for six Academy Awards. Hollywood Radio Theater 550118 906 The Awful Truth

Academy Award Theater 46-10-30 (32) Suspicion (HQ)

"Suspicion" is a romantic psychological thriller starring Cary Grant. Handsome, irresponsible cad Johnnie Aysgarth (Cary Grant) sweeps dowdy Lina McLaidlaw off her feet and charms her into running away and marrying him, despite the strong disapproval of her wealthy father, General McLaidlaw. Academy Award Theater 46-10-30 (32) Suspicion (HQ)

Cary Grant

Cary Grant (born Archibald Alexander Leach; January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English stage and Hollywood film actor who became an American citizen in 1942. Known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, and "dashing good looks", Grant is considered one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. Cary Grant was in over 70 movies and over 80 radio programs. Cary Grant.mp4

NBC University Theater 48-12-12 (020) After Many a Summer Dies the Swan.mp3

The NBC University Theater. December 12, 1948. NBC net. "After Many A Summer Dies The Swan".  The famous portrait of a quest for eternal life in the unique culture of California. Alan Hale, Albert Harris (composer, conductor), Aldous Huxley (author), Andrew C. Love (director), Don Stanley (announcer), Donald Morrison, Earl Keen, Ernest Kinoy (writer), Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Lynn Whitney, Marlene Ames, Norman Cousins, Paul Henreid, Ralph Montgomery, Rams...

True Detective Mysteries 58-06-08 Hitchhiking Pyscho (HQ)

One of the swiftness radio series, the True Detective Mysteries program broadcast over CBS every Thursday evening, owes much of its popularity to the action which takes place in the studio. Reproducing as it does true stories of various police cases, it is often impossible to go into every detail of the story, and so far no one has actually been murdered in the broadcast: but when a struggle is indicated in the script the actors proceed to struggle; when the gong and siren on the poli...

Lux Radio Theater 49-04-18 (654) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (HQ)

"The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre" from Lux Radio Theater aired April 18, 1949 on CBS starring Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston. A story of gold and greed in the mountains of Mexico. Lux Radio Theater 49-04-18 (654) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (HQ)

Casablanca

"Casablanca" starring Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine and Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund. Set during World War II in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca, it focuses on Rick's conflict between love and virtue: he must choose between his love for Ilsa and his need to do the right thing by helping her husband. Casablanca.mp4

Bold Venture [ZIV_01] - Deadly Merchandise (aka-Death By A Fighting Bird) (HQ)

Bold Venture. March 26, 1951. Program #1. ZIV Syndication. "Deadly Merchandise". Bogart plays Slate Shannon who owns a hotel in Havana and gets involved in intrigue with his beautiful sidekick "Sailor." Shannon and Sailor get involved with a shipment of arms for a planned revolution. But Shannon never picked up the "merchandise" in Key West, and two murders follow because he doesn't have the guns. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall. Bold Venture [ZIV_01] - Deadly Merchandise (aka-Death By A Fi...

Lux Radio Theater-521215-807-The African Queen (HQ)

"The African Queen" from Lux Radio Theater aired December 15, 1952 on CBS starrinrg Humphrey Bogart and Greer Garson. The setting, a British Methodist missionary in a village of German East Africa in 1914 during World War I. The missionaries mail and supplies are delivered by a rough-and-ready Canadian boat captain Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart) of the African Queen. When Germans burn down the mission village and herd the villagers away, the adventure begins with a trip down the Zambesi r...

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey DeForest Bogart, December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American screen actor whose performances in such iconic 1940s films noir as The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and The Big Sleep, earned him the legacy of cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema. Over his career he received three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning one. Bogart performed radio adaptations of some of his best ...

Perry Mason 1x13 The Case of the Moth Eaten Mink

. Moth-Eaten Mink from Perry Mason aired December 14, 1957. Perry and Della are enjoying a quiet dinner at Morey Allen's restaurant when a waitress suddenly runs out and is hit by a car, shots are fired, and Perry is left holding a moth-eaten mink. Perry Mason 1x13 The Case of the Moth Eaten Mink.mp4

Please Murder Me (1956) Raymond Burr - Angela Lansbury

A lawyer suffers a guilt complex after getting a murder acquittal for his client. Directed by Peter Godfrey, and starring Angela Lansbury and Raymond Burr. Please Murder Me (1956) Raymond Burr - Angela Lansbury.mp4

Fort Laramie 56-03-11 (08) Hattie Pelfrey

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Raymond Burr

Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was a Canadian-American actor, primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. He also had prominent involvement in multiple charitable endeavors, such as working on behalf of the United Service Organizations. His early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television and in film. Raymond Burr.mp4

Lux Radio Theater 50-12-25 (726) The Wizard of Oz (HQ)

In 1938, Judy Garland was cast in the main role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939), a film based on the children's book by L. Frank Baum. This is a high quality recording from Lux Radio Theater with Judy Garland reprising her role as Dorothy. Lux Radio Theater 50-12-25 (726) The Wizard of Oz (HQ).mp3

Judy Garland (part 2)

Judy Garland (part 2).mp4

Judy Garland (part 1)

Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American singer, actress, and vaudevillian. She was renowned for her vocals and attained international stardom which continued throughout a career that spanned more than 40 years as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, radio performances and on concert stages. Judy Garland (part 1).mp4

Jack Benny s09e06 Jack Goes to the Doctor

Oscar Levant suspects Jack is suffering from a nervous breakdown, so he takes him to see his doctor. Jack Benny s09e06 Jack Goes to the Doctor.mp4

Lux Radio Theater 37-02-15 (120) Brewster's Millions.mp3

Jack Benny Program 47-01-05 (603) Guests - Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall.mp3

Jack Benny

Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky; February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, radio, television, and film actor, and violinist. Recognized as a leading American entertainer of the 20th century, Benny portrayed his character as a miser, playing his violin badly. In character, he would be 39 years of age, regardless of his actual age. Jack Benny.mp4

Adventures of Babe Ruth 16 Superstition.mp3

Adventures of Babe Ruth 15 Rocky Far, Instigator.mp3

Adventures of Babe Ruth 14 A Practical Joke on Don Brush.mp3

Adventures of Babe Ruth 13 Feud with Tim Daily, Ump.mp3

Babe Ruth

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American baseball player whose Major League career spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth.mp4

Lux Radio Theater 51-03-12 (737) She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.mp3

Father Knows Best S01E19 Father Of The Year

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Dark Fantasy 41-11-14 (01) The Man Who Came Back

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The Beatles In America - 1964 (Part 2)

The Beatles In America - 1964 (Part 2).mp3

The Beatles In America - 1964 (Part 1)

A lively two-hour montage of rare archival audio, concert recordings, and new interviews on The Beatles' first U.S. grand tour. The Beatles In America - 1964 (Part 1).mp3

Elvis Presley Young Man With The Big Beat

1956 was the year Elvis Presley became a household name.  The national spotlight turned on the 21 year old singer, and his life changed forever.  Elvis had a new record deal, his first movie deal and a brand new manager named Colonel Tom Parker. In this one-hour radio special you'll hear about what happened that year from Elvis and the Colonel, plus band members, friends and historians. Elvis Presley Young Man With The Big Beat.mp3

Pursuit 50-04-11 (23) Pursuit - And The Man Who Confessed.mp3