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Adventures In Radio 90 Recollections At 30 Feb 26, 2009

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Recollections At Thirty. July 4, 1956. Rudy Vallee sings on "The Fleischmann Hour" (July 4, 1935). Clark and McCullough make their first radio appearance, Lum and Abner appear with Frances Langford. An excerpt from "Town Hall Tonight" with Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa. Tom Coakley and His Orchestra: band remote from The Mural Room of The Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco (1936). Al Jolson on "Shell Chateau." Al Jolson, Bobby Clark, Chester Lauck, Frances Langford, Fred Allen, Norris Goff, Paul McCullough, Portland Hoffa, Rudy Vallee, Tom Coakley and His Orchestra.

Adventures In Radio 89 Recollections At 30 Feb 21, 2009

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Recollections At Thirty. June 27, 1956. The NBC Minstrels with Gene Arnold and Vance McKuen (who sings). Easy Aces, Al Jolson and Maxie Rosenbloom on "Shell Chateau." Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour. Leslie Howard and his daughter Ruth in a dramatic excerpt written by Sir James Barrie. Graham McNamee introduces Rosa Ponselle (1933). Al Jolson, Ed Herlihy (announcer), Edward Bowes, Fred Collins (announcer), Gene Arnold, Goodman Ace, Graham McNamee (host), James M. Barrie (author), Jane Ace, Leslie Howard (guest host), Maxie Rosenbloom, Rosa Ponselle, Leslie Ruth Howard, The NBC Minstrels, Vance McKuen.

Adventures In Radio 88 The Secret Of The Locked Room 3 of 3 Feb 13, 2009

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True Adventures Of Junior G-Men. 1936. "The Secret Of The Locked Room". 3 of 3. The secret revealed. Donald Peterson (producer).

Adventures In Radio 87 The Secret Of The Locked Room 2 of 3 Feb 06, 2009

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True Adventures Of Junior G-Men. 1936. "The Secret Of The Locked Room". Commercials added locally. 2 of 3. A chat with a ghost and switched rooms. Donald Peterson (producer).

Adventures In Radio 86 The Secret Of The Locked Room 1 of 3 Jan 31, 2009

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True Adventures Of Junior G-Men. 1936. Mutual net origination, Donald "The Secret Of The Locked Room". 1 of 3. A disinherited (and dead) brother returns to haunt Aunt Martha. The date is approximate. Donald Peterson (producer).

Adventures in Radio Episode 85 - Rocky Jordan Mar 06, 2007

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The second run of Rocky Jordan is now based in Cairo instead of Istanbul when A Man Named Jordan was heard over the air. Jack Moyles (right) still stars. The new series had more of a detective feel to it than the first run. The sites and sounds heard in the series were very reminiscent of a Cairo street and the excellent scripts provided for some very well produced episodes.

Adventures in Radio Episode 84 - A Man Named Jordan Feb 20, 2007

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A look at an intriguing adventure serial that attempted to sound as authentic as its Istanbul locale would allow. Initially a five-times-a-week adventure, it later became a weekly detective oriented serial moving the locale from Istanbul to Cairo. Throughout the series, Jack Moyles right) starred as Rocky.

Adventures in Radio Episode 83 - Lights Out: Mr. Maggs Jan 16, 2007

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One of the better achievements of radio drama was its horror and suspense programs. This weekâs radio play is from one of the best known of the horror radio genre â Lights Out. The episode I am going to present is called âMr. Maggsâ from 1942. Though heavy on the melodrama, the play does have strong horrific elements. It was written by Lights Out director and chief writer, Arch Oboler (right).

Adventures in Radio Episode 82 - Cloak and Dagger Jan 02, 2007

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This week, a short-lived, but interesting thriller adventure from the tales of the OSS! Raymond Edward Johnson (right) was the announcer and the radio repertory group included many veteran radio actors. The series is based on a book about the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) the precursor to the CIA by Alastair MacBain and Corey Ford.

Adventures in Radio Episode 81 - The Horla Dec 26, 2006

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This week, a look at one of Peter Lorre's (right) greatest radio appearances on his summer replacement series - Mystery in the Air. The series was a showcase for Lorre and he rises to the occasion in one of fictions best known classic horror stories - The Horla, by French writer, Guy de Maupassant.

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