Classic Radio Theater

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Classic Radio Theater for August 22, 2021 Hour 2 - The First Letter in Box 13 Aug 21, 2021

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Box 13 starring Alan Ladd, originally broadcast August 22, 1948, The first letter. First show of the series. Dan Holiday's first client is Carla Williams, who has him framed for murder! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 22, 1935, The Rolling store gets rolling.

Classic Radio Theater for August 22, 2021 Hour 3 - Mishel and the Lady in Question Aug 21, 2021

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Presenting Charles Boyer, originally broadcast August 22, 1950, The Lady in Question. Mishel suddenly acquires a wife, and a jail cell for murder. Also Can you Imagine That, broadcast in 1940, Frighten out of Speech.

Classic Radio Theater for August 21, 2021 Hour 1 - The New System in the Cook Household Aug 21, 2021

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Too Many Cooks starring Hal March, originally broadcast August 21, 1950, 71 years ago. The New System. A summer replacement show for the Lux Radio Theater, March and Mary Jane Croft star as Douglas and Carrie Cook and their 10 children.

Classic Radio Theater for August 21, 2021 Hour 2 - Peter Lorre and the Horla Aug 21, 2021

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Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast August 21, 1947, The Horla, by French author Guy de Maupassant. The famous tale of the Frenchman tortured by an invisible creature. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 21, 1935, The Traveling Store’s First Trip.

Classic Radio Theater for August 21, 2021 Hour 3 - Broadway and the Broadway Producer Aug 21, 2021

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The Damon Runyon Theater starring John Brown, originally broadcast August 21, 1949, Broadway Producer. Also Blackstone the Magic Detective, originally broadcast August 21, 1949, Death Defying Death.

Classic Radio Theater for August 20, 2021 Hour 1 - Nurse Edith Cavell Aug 20, 2021

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Encore Theater, originally broadcast August 20, 1946, 75 years ago, Nurse Edith Cavell starring Ida Lupino. A story of the courage of an English nurse and her friends, who lived under German occupation in Belgium, during the first World War.

Classic Radio Theater for August 20, 2021 Hour 2 - Cvetic and the Red Record Aug 20, 2021

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I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast August 20, 1952, The Red Record. Cvetic travels to Chicago looking for a "black book," possibly hidden inside a radio! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 20, 1948.

Classic Radio Theater for August 20, 2021 Hour 3 - Boston Blackie, Jealous Partners, and Arson Aug 20, 2021

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Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast August 20, 1946, Jealous Partners and Arson. A man burns down his own building, just after allowing the fire insurance to lapse! There's a woman behind the match! Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast August 20, 1959, Trans-Atlantic Telephone Call.

Classic Radio Theater for August 19, 2021 Hour 1 - George Burns and Elsie Tralafas? Aug 18, 2021

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George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast August 19, 1940, 81 years ago, George is late to the show. When he does arrive, he brings Elsie Tralafas, his new partner!

Classic Radio Theater for August 19, 2021 Hour 2 - Martha Scott is in Crisis! Aug 18, 2021

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Suspense, originally broadcast August 19, 1948, Crisis, starring Martha Scott. A story about a mother's vision of the future. Also Lum N Abner, originally broadcast August 19, 1948.

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