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Classic Radio Theater for July 13, 2021 Hour 2 - Dr Kildare and Colonel Beauregard Jul 12, 2021

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Hour 2 - The Story of Dr Kildare starring Lew Ayers and Lionel Barrymore, as originally broadcast July 13, 1950, Colonel Beauregard. A Kentucky gentleman is becoming paralyzed, and there seems to be no known cause! Colonel Beauregard has, "familar periodic paralysis." Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast July 13, 1960. Newspaper Photo Mistake.

Classic Radio Theater for July 13, 2021 Hour 3 - JD Kendall and The Justice of the Peace Jul 12, 2021

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Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 13, 1958, Justice of the Peace. A woman justice of the peace is unable to prevent the lynching of an Indian accused of murder. Also Part 5 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Shady Lane Matter, originally broadcast July 13, 1956. The conclusion of the story. One domino tips, the whole stack tumbles, and the last man falls with a crash!

Classic Radio Theater for July 12, 2021 Hour 1 - Mickey Rooney in the Human Comedy Jul 11, 2021

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Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast July 12, 1943, 78 years ago, The Human Comedy starring Mickey Rooney and Frank Morgan. The story of a teenaged Homer Macauley (Rooney) in high school, working part-time as a telegram delivery boy, in the fictional town of Ithaca, California, during World War II.

Classic Radio Theater for July 12, 2021 Hour 2 - Philip Marlowe and the Iron Coffin Jul 11, 2021

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast July 12, 1950. Iron Coffin. Marlowe visits a 16th-century Spanish castle (in northern California) to battle the ghost of "Peter The Cruel," who lives in an eight-foot iron coffin! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 12, 1935, Abner believes Lum gypped him out of the Movie Theater.

Classic Radio Theater for July 12, 2021 Hour 3 - Joe Friday and the Big Setup Jul 11, 2021

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Dragnet, originally broadcast July 12, 1951, The Big Setup. The cops break up a burglary ring that uses a hatcheck girl for a spotter. Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Shady Lane Matter, originally broadcast July 12, 1956. A slow net tightens and the fish turn frantic. One of them at least is armed and as dangerous and as deadly as a shark!

Classic Radio Theater for July 11, 2021 Hour 1 - She may be a Lieutenant, but she's still a woman Jul 10, 2021

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Dr Christian starring Jean Hersholdt, originally broadcast July 11, 1945, 76 years ago, Always a Woman. A woman comes home from the war as a Lieutenant, something her boyfriend has trouble handling.

Classic Radio Theater for July 11, 2021 Hour 2 - The FBI and a Killer for Hire Jul 10, 2021

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This Is Your FBI, originally broadcast July 11, 1952, Killer for Hire. There's $78,000 in missing bank loot and double-crosses all over the place. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast July 11, 1958, Sleeping in the Tent.

Classic Radio Theater for July 11, 2021 Hour 3 - Harry Lime on a Honeymoon? Jul 10, 2021

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The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast July 11, 1952, Honeymoon. Harry and a Countess try to smuggle Sicily's most-wanted bandit out of the country. Also Part 3 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Shady Lane Matter, originally broadcast July 11, 1956. A sudden twist and a cool threat, a strange revolution and the lies come thick and fast!

Classic Radio Theater for July 10, 2021 Hour 1 - Archie gets dressed for a date Jul 10, 2021

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The Adventures of Archie Andrews starring Bob Hastings, originally broadcast July 10, 1948, 73 years ago, Archie Gets Dressed for a Date. Archie needs a pair of garters and socks and suspenders and just about everything else for his date tonight.

Classic Radio Theater for July 10, 2021 Hour 2 - Five days to Yuma for Paladin and his prisoner Jul 10, 2021

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Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 10, 1960, Five Days to Yuma. Paladin is hired to deliver a British prisoner named Jeremy Thompson to the Carson City jail. Jeremy's drunken mother proves an unexpected problem. Also No Second Chance, a 1955 radio dramatization about Conelrad, the predecessor to the Emergency Alert System.

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