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Classic Radio Theater for September 14, 2021 Hour 2 - Dr Kildare and the Teenage Alcoholic Sep 13, 2021

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The Story of Dr Kildare starring Lew Ayers and Lionel Barrymore, originally broadcast September 14, 1950, Teenage Alcoholic. A pretty teenager named Marion Lewis is brought to Blair Hospital with acute alcoholic poisoning. Her problem goes deeper...to her parents. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast September 14, 1948. Driving to Las Vegas.

Classic Radio Theater for September 14, 2021 Hour 3 - A Horse for Kendall Sep 13, 2021

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Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast September 14, 1958, A Horse for Kendall. A race from Deadwood to Cheyenne...the hard way! Also Part 5 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Confidential Matter, originally broadcast September 14, 1956. Fate plays a devil's tune, collects a payment long overdue, and the music ends in a scream!

Classic Radio Theater for September 13, 2021 Hour 1 - Aloha, Mr Benny! Sep 12, 2021

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Jack Benny, originally broadcast September 13, 1953, 68 years ago, Jack is back from Hawaii. Jack has just returned from three weeks in Hawaii and things aren't going too well.

Classic Radio Theater for September 13, 2021 Hour 2 - Irma buys a Half Pound Diamond? Sep 12, 2021

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My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast September 13, 1948, where did the savings go? After Jane spends their $200 savings paying off the loan on the piano, Irma takes the same $200 out of the bank and buys a half-pound diamond! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast September 13, 1948.

Classic Radio Theater for September 13, 2021 Hour 3 - Death for a Draft Dodger... Sep 12, 2021

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This is Your FBI, originally broadcast September 13, 1946, Death for a Draft Dodger. A phony doctor is "treating" young men to keep them out of the army...with deadly results. Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Confidential Matter, originally broadcast September 13, 1956. A search for a dead man who intends to stay dead, and is willing to kill to do it!

Classic Radio Theater for September 12, 2021 Hour 1 - Vincent Price goes on a Hunting Trip with Lloyd Nolan Sep 12, 2021

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Suspense, originally broadcast September 12, 1946, 75 years ago, Hunting Trip starring Vincent Price and Lloyd Nolan. A man is sure that his hunting companion and friend is trying to kill him.

Classic Radio Theater for September 12, 2021 Hour 2 - League of Women Voters versus Postal Clerks Sep 12, 2021

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True or False with host Dr Harry Hagen, originally broadcast September 12, 1938, Male Postal Clerks versus women of "The League Of Women Voters." in this True or False quiz show. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 12, 1954, Never End a Sentence with a Preposition. Fibber's fortune cookie reads, "You have a rendezvous with a big man in a blue serge suit...beware!"

Classic Radio Theater for September 12, 2021 Hour 3 - Death is a Twin Sep 12, 2021

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Mystery is My Hobby starring Glenn Langan, originally broadcast September 12, 1947, Death is a Twin. Claire Waterstone has committed suicide by poisoning herself inside a locked room. Also Part 3 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Confidential Matter, originally broadcast September 12, 1956. $80,000 and a beaten girl...both missing! Then, one of the two is found and a bombshell explodes!

Classic Radio Theater for September 11, 2021 Hour 1 - So...is Mars really Heaven? Sep 10, 2021

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The ABC Radio Workshop, originally broadcast September 11, 1953, 68 years ago, Mars is Heaven. An adaptation from the Ray Bradbury story published in The Martian Chronicles about the first spacecraft to land on Mars, only for the earthmen to discover people from their past who had died!

Classic Radio Theater for September 11, 2021 Hour 2 - Broadway and The Melancholy Dane Sep 10, 2021

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Damon Runyon Theater starring John Brown as Broadway, originally broadcast September 11, 1949, The Melancholy Dane. An actor crossed by vengeful critic enacts his revenge under most unusual circumstances. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast September 11, 1946, how to pay for the piano.

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