Classic Radio Theater

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Classic Radio Theater for September 21, 2021 Hour 3 - Who has the time? Sep 20, 2021

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Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast September 21, 1950, Who Has The Time? Also Part 5 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Imperfect Alibi Matter, originally broadcast September 21, 1956. A gambler stakes his life on his hand...and loses!

Classic Radio Theater for September 20, 2021 Hour 1 - Britt Ponsett and Jenny Garber Sep 19, 2021

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The Six Shooter starring Jimmy Stewart, originally broadcast September 20, 1953, 68 years ago, Jenny. Britt Ponset finds a wounded man in the desert and brings him to Jenny Garber to nurse him back to health. No man seems to think much of Jenny. First show of the series.

Classic Radio Theater for September 20, 2021 Hour 2 - Humphrey Bogart in the Maltese Falcon Sep 19, 2021

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Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast September 20, 1943, The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. The adaptation of the 1941 movie. The classic hunt for the fabulous bird. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast September 20, 1948, Life on the Dude Ranch

Classic Radio Theater for September 20, 2021 Hour 3 - The Diamond Studded Double Cross Sep 19, 2021

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This is your FBI, originally broadcast September 20, 1946, The Diamond Studded Double Cross. A thoroughly rotten young man kills his step-father, steals the jewels from a stranger with amnesia, and rats on his own mother to the FBI! Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Imperfect Alibi Matter, originally broadcast September 20, 1956. Up pops an eyewitness and drives the final nail into the wrong coffin!

Cl;assic Radio Theater for September 19 Hour 1 - Lelia Comes back to Summerfield Sep 19, 2021

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The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast September 19, 1943, 78 years ago, Leila Ransom is coming back to Summerfield, and Gildy thinks he’s heading back into her clutches.

Cl;assic Radio Theater for September 19 Hour 2 - Fibber the Newspaperman??? Sep 19, 2021

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Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 19, 1939, Fibber the Newspaperman. Fibber gets his own gossip column and out-Winchells Winchell! Also X Minus One, originally broadcast September 19, 1957, Tzylana. A visit to Utopia, and everybody's happy...right?

Cl;assic Radio Theater for September 19 Hour 3 - Murder can Sometimes Be Pleasant Sep 19, 2021

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Mystery Is My Hobby starring Glen Langdon, originally broadcast September 19, 1947, Murder can Sometimes Be Pleasant. Johnny Murray, a famous tennis player, is found murdered in Florida. Every bone in his body has been broken! Also Part 3 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Imperfect Alibi Matter, originally broadcast September 19, 1956. Harvey's been shot in the forehead with a .38 Smith and Wesson. Alvin Gentry confesses to the murder, but all the facts are wrong and the confession is rejected. A possible mistake!

Classic Radio Theater for September 18, 2021 Hour 1 - Mr Conklin the Faculty Cheerleader? Sep 17, 2021

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Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden, originally broadcast September 18, 1949, 72 years ago, Faculty Cheerleader. Who will be the faculty cheerleader at Madison High? Mr. Conklin (Gale Gordon) is determined that he's going to be the one!

Classic Radio Theater for September 18, 2021 Hour 2 - Broadway and the Brakeman's Daughter Sep 17, 2021

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The Damon Runyon Theater starring John Brown as Broadway, originally broadcast September 18, 1949, The Brakeman’s Daughter. practical joke backfires in several directions. Also Bob and Ray, originally broadcast September 18, 1959, Wally Ballou watches a Navy Ship Contest. "Your Army Amateur Hour." One contestant places his head in an empty artillery shell and imitates a tunnel traffic policeman. An admiral plays, "Smiles" on a weather balloon. Mary McGoon talks about the menu at her new inn, located at Turhan Bey, Maine. Wally Ballou reports from Long Island Sound "watching a boat die."

Classic Radio Theater for September 18, 2021 Hour 3 - Peter Lorre and the Black Cat Sep 17, 2021

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Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast September 18, 1947, The Black Cat. The classic tale about the man who kills his wife and hides her body behind a brick wall. A feline nemesis! Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast September 18, 1958, Trying to Leave Gracefully.

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