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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Sherlock Homes "Adventure Of The Tolling Bell" (4-07-47) Mar 01, 2007

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Throughout the early 1940's on American Radio, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce performed as Holmes and Watson, respectively, in several series of canonical and original Sherlock Holmes stories. When Rathbone finally departed the role before the 1947 season, Tom Conway played Sherlock Holmes opposite Nigel Bruce for one season. After a change of networks, there were two more pairings: John Stanley as Holmes and Alfred Shirley as Watson in 1947-1948 and John Stanley and Ian Martin in 1948-1949. The stories were written by Edith Meiser, a self-confessed Holmes addict. At first she used Arthur Conan Doylesâ original stories, but, after the series outlived the original material, she created her own new stories. These were so well written that she was warmly praised by Arthur Conan Doyleâs widow and son. First broadcast date October 20, 1930. Last broadcast date September 4, 1956.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Wild Bill Hickock " Warpath Or Peace" (1-07-51) Feb 28, 2007

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Vanishing Point "Death And The Compass" (10-26-84) Feb 28, 2007

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Your's Truly Johnny Dollar "The Cheasapeake Fraud Matter Pt1 & Pt2" (Oct-17-55) Feb 27, 2007

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Boxcars711 Old Time Rafio Pod - X Minus One "Target One" (12-26-57) Feb 27, 2007

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Hollywood Star Playhouse "Hour Of Truth" (09-20-51) Feb 24, 2007

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The Hollywood star playhouse , well written and performed, presented many original plays and popular Hollywood stars. Some of those who accepted roles in this great series included Jimmy Stewart, William Conrad, Deborah Kerr, Vincent Price, Harry Bartell and Betty Lou Gerson. Highlights included an episode entitled The Six Shooter and which later became itâs own series staring James Stewart. In 1952, Marilyn Monroe made her radio debut on The Hollywood Star Playhouse.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Granby's Green Acres "Granby Fights The Love Bug" (7-25-50) Feb 24, 2007

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GRANBY'S GREEN ACRESSituation comedy. Broadcast History: July 3 - August 21, 1950, CBS. 30m, Mondays at 9:30. Cast: Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet as John and Martha Granby, ex-bank teller and wife who moved to the country to become farmers. Louise Erickson as Janice, their daughter. Parley Baer as Eb, the hired hand. Announcer: Bob LeMond Music: Opie Cates Writer-Producer-Director: Jay Sommers. Granby's Green Acres grew out of characters played by Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet on the Lucille Ball series My Favorite Husband. The names were changed, but the basic characters remained the same.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Glen Miller "Cafe Rouge NBC" (1-07-40) Feb 23, 2007

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Miller played and recorded with the likes of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey (who on several of their records, featured an up-and-coming singer by the name of Bing Crosby), Gene Krupa, Eddie Condon and Coleman Hawkins. In addition, during that time, Glenn cut 18 sides for Goodman, and also worked for radio studio conductors like Victor Young, Carl Fenton and Jacques Renard. In 1934, Miller became the musical director of the Dorsey Band, and later went on to organize The Ray Noble Orchestra, which included such players as Charlie Spivak, Peewee Erwin, Bud Freeman, Johnny Mince, George Van Eps and Delmar Kaplan, among others. the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band engaged in over 800 performances. Of these, 500 were broadcasts heard by millions. There were more than 300 personal appearances including concerts and dances, with a gross attendance of over 600,000. But Glenn was not to participate in the final six months of these activities. In the Fall of 1944, the band was scheduled to be sent on a six-week tour of Europe and would be stationed in Paris during that time. Miller decided to go ahead, in order to make the proper arrangements for the group's arrival. And so, on December 15th, Glenn Miller boarded a transport plane to Paris, never to be seen again.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Escape "Leinengen Versus the Ants" (1-17-48) Feb 23, 2007

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Escape. January 17, 1948. CBS net. "Leinengen Vs. The Ants". Sustaining. West coast version. A determined man battles even more determined insects in the tropical jungles. The script was produced on the program subsequently on May 23, 1948 (see cat. #16723) and on August 4, 1949 (see cat. #3576). The story was also produced on "Suspense" on August 22, 1956 (?), August 25, 1957 (see cat. #61898) and on November 29, 1959. See cat. #65838 for the East Coast version of this program. Carl Stephenson (author), William N. Robson (producer), Robert Ryf (adaptor), William Conrad, Cy Feuer (music conceiver), Lou Merrill, Norman Macdonnell (director), Eddie Dunstedter (organist), Don Diamond, Lou Krugman. 29:29

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Dragnet "Big Grandma" (10-19-50) Feb 22, 2007

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Dragnet 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.Webb was a stickler for accurate details, and Dragnet used many authentic touches, such as the LAPD's actual radio call sign (KMA-367), and the names of many real department officials, such as Ray Pinker and Lee Jones of the crime lab or Chief of Detectives Thad Brown.

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