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Classic Radio Theater for August 15, 2021 Hour 1 - Rockey Jordan and the Man in the Nile Aug 14, 2021

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Rocky Jordan starring George Raft, originally broadcast August 15, 1951, 70 years ago, Man in the Nile. "The price of wisdom is above gold. Sometimes you can know too much, then the price is lead...out of a .38."

Classic Radio Theater for August 15, 2021 Hour 2 - A Friend to Alexander Aug 14, 2021

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Suspense, originally broadcast August 15, 1956, James Thurber’s A Friend to Alexander, starring John Dehner. The story of a very personal reaction to the Hamilton-Burr duel. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 15, 1935, checking out the mobile store.

Classic Radio Theater for August 15, 2021 Hour 3 - The Mrs Webb Murder Case Aug 14, 2021

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Broadway is my Beat starring Larry Thor, originally broadcast August 15, 1953, The Mrs Webb Murder Case. Mrs. Joe Webb has nearly been smothered...was it Joe? Also Part 3 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Crystal Lake Cabin Matter, originally broadcast August 15, 1956. A girl who lied, and a padlock that didn't!

Classic Radio Theater for August 14, 2021 Hour 1 - VJ Day, 76 Years Ago Aug 13, 2021

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76th anniversary of the end of World War 2 -- Victory in Japan day (V-J Day) - The news and sounds of the end of World War 2, and Norman Corwin’s Fourteen August, performed by Orson Welles from August 14, 1945.

Classic Radio Theater for August 14, 2021 Hour 2 - She Has No Man Aug 13, 2021

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Nightwatch with Donn Reid, originally broadcast August 14, 1954, The first call is about a woman attempting suicide because "she has no man." . Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 14, 1935, Squire to trade Mine Stock.

Classic Radio Theater for August 14, 2021 Hour 3 - George Valentine discovers the high price of a penny. Aug 13, 2021

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Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey and Virginia Gregg, originally broadcast August 14, 1950, The High Price of a Penny. Also Part 2 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Crystal Lake Cabin Matter, originally broadcast August 14, 1956.

Classic Radio Theater for August 13, 2021 Hour 1 - Steve Mitchell and the Alien Smuggling Ring Aug 12, 2021

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Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast August 13, 1949, 72 years ago, the Alien Smuggling Ring. Steve's friend and fellow agent Allen Prescott is found hanging in a bell tower in a Portuguese fishing village. Steve is out to break up an alien smuggling racket.

Classic Radio Theater for August 13, 2021 Hour 2 - So What IS it that Makes a Murderer? Aug 12, 2021

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The Whistler, originally broadcast August 13, 1945, What Makes a Murderer. There comes a time when a meek stockbroker gets fed up with his humdrum life and chucks it all for romance and adventure in Florida...and actually finds both! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 13, 1948.

Classic Radio Theater for August 13, 2021 Hour 3 - Boston Blackie and the Kindly Diamond Smugglers Aug 12, 2021

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Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast August 13, 1946, The Diamond Smugglers. Momma and Poppa Adams are in reality diamond smugglers and perhaps poisoners. Also Part 1 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Crystal Lake Cabin Matter, originally broadcast August 13, 1956.

Classic Radio Theater for August 12, 2021 Hour 1 - Gold Rush Gracie - or is it? Aug 11, 2021

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George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast August 12, 1940, 81 years ago, Gold Rush Gracie. George remembers his career in vaudeville and how he met Gracie. George and Gracie do a sketch with an ever-changing title.

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