Classic Radio Theater

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Classic Radio Theater for September 24, 2021 Hour 2 - Jump to the Whip Sep 23, 2021

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I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast September 24, 1952, Jump to the Whip. Matt Cvetic is ordered to Chicago to bail out a "Fellow Traveler" in trouble with the law...along with an agent of the M.V.D. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast September 24, 1948, The Boys head back to Pine Ridge.

Classic Radio Theater for September 24, 2021 Hour 3 - Boston Blackie and the Abbott Painting. Sep 23, 2021

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Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast September 24, 1946, The Abbott Painting. Blackie promises to steal the valuable Abbott painting in just 5 hours. He plans to exchange it for a cigarette lighter that links Shorty to a murder. Henry Rice promptly double-crosses Blackie and calls the cops. Also Part 1 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Meg's Palace Matter, originally broadcast September 24, 1956. Johnny is hired by "Byron Kane" of the Intercoastal Maritime and Life Company to investigate a restaurant in Cod Harbor, Massachusetts, which is run by "Meg."

Classic Radio Theater for September 23, 2021 Hour 1 - The Woman at Horse Creek Sep 22, 2021

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Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast September 23, 1956, 65 years ago, The Woman at Horse Creek. A new widow named Mrs. Dennis remains all alone out on the prairie...easy prey for Indians...or soldiers.

Classic Radio Theater for September 23, 2021 Hour 2 - A coffin with no body - just rocks! Sep 22, 2021

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Gunsmoke, originally broadcast September 23, 1956, Box o’Rocks. Packy Roundtree doesn't attend his own funeral out at Boot Hill, even though his coffin is only filled with rocks! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast September 23, 1948, Abner’s Dude Ranch. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 23, 1954, A Leg Up in Business. Fibber releases all those frogs.

Classic Radio Theater for September 23, 2021 Hour 3 - Uncle Miltie salutes the automobile industry Sep 22, 2021

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The Milton Berle Show, originally broadcast September 23, 1947, A salute to the automobile industry. Milton is planning a motor trip to Canada. Also Bob and Ray, originally broadcast September 23, 1959, Public Lawyer. "Ford Frick" is interviewed in the audience: who should Nikita Khruschev talk with in the United States. Wally Ballew reports from "The Mary McGoon Inn", Turhan Bey, Maine.

Classic Radio Theater for September 22, 2021 Hour 1 - Mr. Keen and the Yellow Talon Murder Case Sep 21, 2021

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Mr Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons starring Bennett Kilpack, originally broadcast September 22, 1949, 72 years ago, The Yellow Talon Murder Case. Murder stalks a large estate along the Hudson River, fifty miles north of the city. The killer is apparently a bird of enormous size.

Classic Radio Theater for September 22, 2021 Hour 2 - Bang Gunley: U. S. Marshall Fields Sep 21, 2021

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The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast September 22, 1957, College Football Report. A sports interview, A Hollywood agent with canine clients, Bang Gunley: U. S. Marshall Fields (sponsored by "Puffed Grass" cereal). Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast September 22, 1948, will Abner buy a ranch?

Classic Radio Theater for September 22, 2021 Hour 3 - Johnny Dollar and Jackie Kelk? Sep 21, 2021

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast September 22, 1957, the Ideal Vacation Matter. An escaped convict sends Johnny on a mission to protect someone who doesn't know that his life's in danger. He's on vacation...an ideal vacation! Also Suspense, originally broadcast September 22, 1957, Shadow on the Wall starring Jackie Kelk. A slightly mad man kills his brother and buries the body behind the fireplace of a house that's being built. The results are diabolical.

Classic Radio Theater for September 21, 2021 Hour 1 - Mirage on the Beach... Sep 20, 2021

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Lights Out, originally broadcast September 21, 1943, 78 years ago, Mirage. A story about an old man who writes in the sand at night the date people are going to die.

Classic Radio Theater for September 21, 2021 Hour 2 - Henry and Homer and the Barter System Sep 20, 2021

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The Aldrich Family, originally broadcast September 21, 1952, The Barter System. Henry and Homer are paid for their summer jobs in corn instead of money. They try to get rid of the twelve bushels of corn while waiting for the price of corn to fluctuate. Also Amos n Andy, originally broadcast September 21, 1939

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