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Boxcars711 Saturday Matinee Three - The Strange Dr Weird "2 Ep (1-30-45) and (2-06-45)" Nov 18, 2007

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Robert A. Arthur was the writer of these grisly, macabre fifteen-minute thrillers. Maurice Tarplin played Dr Weird, the narrator of these fantastic tales. The closing line was always the same: âOh, you have to leave now â too bad! But perhaps youâll drop in on me again soon. Iâm always home. Just look for the house on the other side of the cemetery â the house of Dr Weird!âTWO EPISODES:January 30, 1945. Program #13. Mutual network aircheck, syndicated on an RCA transcription. "The Man Who Lived Twice". Sponsored by: Adam Hats, one commercial added live. A mad scientist undergoes a genuine brain transplant! The program may be dated April 17, 1945. The program closing is added locally or has been deleted. . 11:59February 6, 1945. Program #14. Mutual network. "The Dark Wings Of Death". Sponsored by: Adam Hats. A married couple decides to kill an eccentric uncle for his money, but his pet Raven poses a problem. . 15 minutes.

Boxcars711 Saturday Matinee Two - The Adventures Of Superman "Crooked Oil Association" Ep1,2,3,4 (1941-Complete) Nov 17, 2007

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Adventures of Superman â 1938-1951Cooked Oil Association (Episodes 1,2,3,4, - Complete)This juvenile adventure series was first broadcast on Mutual in 1940 with Clayton (Bud) Collyer starring as Superman/Clark Kent. It first began as a fifteen-minute show but later, in 1949, it moved to ABC as a thirty-minute Saturday show with Michael Fitzmaurice as Superman. At the end of its thirteen-year run it had totalled over 1600 episodes. The opening for the show was one of radioâs best, setting the stage for those flights into fantasy with a cascade of voices, narration and sound effects. âFaster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!â âLook! Up in the sky!â âItâs a bird!â âItâs a plane!â âItâs Superman!

Boxcars711 Saturday Matinee One - Screen Directors Playhouse "Broken Arrow" (9-07-51) Nov 17, 2007

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From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Directorâs Guild and The Screen Directorâs Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Directorâs Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywoodâs directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies. The President of the Screen Directorâs Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast.

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Man From Homicide "Drug Addict Killed" (7-09-51) Nov 17, 2007

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MAN FROM HOMICIDE 1951 ABC show with Dan Duryea Lieutenant Lou Dana, the man from homicide. tracks the killer of an 18 year old drug addict. Before an arrest could be made, 2 others met their death at the hands of the killer. Dan Duryea stars in this action packed series heard on ABC. Unfortunately, it appears that only 4 episodes still exist. Well written, well acted.

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Escape "Blood Waters" (6-17-54) Nov 17, 2007

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Escape 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 with the introduction, intoned by Paul Frees and William Conrad: âTired of the everyday routine? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!â Of the more than 230 Escape episodes, most have survived in good condition. Many story premises, both originals and adaptations, involved a protagonist in dire life-or-death straits, and the series featured more science fiction and supernatural tales than Suspense. Some of the memorable adaptations include Algernon Blackwood's "Confession", Ray Bradbury's oft-reprinted "Mars Is Heaven," George R. Stewart's Earth Abides, Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game," F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," John Collier's "Evening Primrose", later adapted to TV as a Stephen Sondheim musical starring Anthony Perkins. Vincent Price and Harry Bartell were heard in the chilling "Three Skeleton Key," the tale of three men trapped in an isolated lighthouse by thousands of rats. The half-hour was adapted from an Esquire short story by the French writer George Toudouze.

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Dangerously Yours "Monsieur Beaucaire" (8-20-54) Nov 16, 2007

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Dangerously Yours eventually became Matinee Theater.The show was produced by Nick Dawson, directed bgy Richard Sanville and written by Jean Holloway. Music was by The Mark Warnow Orchestra and was sponsored 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.

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Weird Circle "What Was It" (10-10-43) Nov 16, 2007

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THE WEIRD CIRCLE presented 30 minute tales of horror, frequently inspired by classic horror or ghost stories, frequently done by French authors. It opened with the sound of the surf and the chant-like opening, "In this cave by the restless sea, we are met to call from out of past, stories strange and weird. Bell keeper, toll the bell, so that all may know that we are gathered again in the Weird Circle". The show was heard on Mutual stations November, 1943 through October, 1947 and very briefly in September/October of 1947 on ABC.

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater "Three Times Magic" (6-18-77) Nov 16, 2007

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The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater was a 1977 anthology radio drama series with Tom Bosley as host. Himan Brown, already producing the CBS Radio Mystery Theater for the network, added this twice-weekly anthology radio drama series to his workload in 1977. It usually aired on weekends on stations which cleared it.General Mills's advertising agency was looking for a means of reaching children that would be less expensive than television advertising. Brown and CBS were willing to experiment with a series aimed at younger listeners, reaching that audience through ads in comic books. Apart from Christian or other religious broadcasting, this may have been the only nationwide attempt in the U.S. in the 1970s to air such a series. General Mills did not continue as sponsor after the first 52 weeks, and the series then repeated the 52 shows as The CBS Radio Adventure Theater.

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - 2000 Plus "The Insect" (5-17-50) Nov 15, 2007

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2000 AD (2000 Plus) is known as the first of the network science fiction shows, although it ran on Mutual just a month prior to the introduction of the landmark series, Dimension X. It was a half hour of science fiction wonder in an exciting package. The stories have a charm that is always present in science fiction of the future that is written in the past. "When The Worlds Met" takes place "at the giant space port in Washington, temporary capitol of the federated world government as in April 21, 2000 Plus 20 (2020) crowds throng as audio and televox networks cover a space ship carrying in its space hold the first load of uranium taken from the pits of Luna, satellite of Earth.

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Big Town "Death By Plan" (11-16-48) Nov 15, 2007

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Big Town is a radio show that aired from 1937 to 1952. Edward G. Robinson had the lead role of Steve Wilson from 1937 to 1942. Claire Trevor was Wilson's society editor sidekick Lorelei Kilbourne, with Ona Munson taking over that role in 1940. Edward J. Pawley portrayed Wilson from 1942 until 1952 when Walter Greaza was heard as Wilson in the final episodes in the radio series. When Big Town moved to television, the program was telecast live, but in 1952 the production switched to film after the move from New York City to Hollywood. The television series ran on CBS from 1950 through 1954, continuing on NBC from 1955 through 1956. Repeat episodes aired on the DuMont Network (under the title City Assignment) while Big Town was still showing first-run episodes on CBS. Reruns were also shown under the titles Heart of the City, Headline and Byline Steve Wilson.

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