Classic Radio Theater

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Classic Radio Theater for May 1, 2021 Hour 2 - Benny's Buxom Bloomer Girls Apr 30, 2021

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Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 1, 1955, Love Letters. Jack decides to buy a baseball team, and almost ends up with "Benny's Buxom Bloomer Girls." Also Lum and Abner, originally broadcast May 1, 1953, Grandpappy reads the Almanac

Classic Radio Theater for May 1, 2021 Hour 3 - Paladin-dressed to kill Apr 30, 2021

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Have Gun, Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast May 1, 1960, Dressed to Kill . Paladin delivers a railroad payroll to the town of Terminal...and rescues a kidnapped damsel in distress. Also Part 2 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Callicles Matter, originally broadcast May 1, 1956. More facts about how the Earth swallowed a man.

Classic Radio Theater for April 30, 2021 Hour 1 - Wendy is lovely...and drinks too much. Apr 29, 2021

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Pat Novak for Hire starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast April 30, 1949, 72 years ago, Wendy Morris. Pat tries to watch a beautiful drunk named Wendy Morris, who suspects her husband is really another person.

Classic Radio Theater for April 30, 2021 Hour 2 - A Sleep-talking Counterspy? Apr 29, 2021

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I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast April 30, 1953, I Can’t Sleep. The Party assigns a room-mate to Cvetic with a tape-recorder when it finds out he's been talking in his sleep. Also Manhunt starring Larry Haines, originally broadcast in 1944, The Clue of the Surgery Slaying. The lights went out in the middle of an operation. When activated the emergency lighting the surgeon discovered that there wouldn’t be any need for an operation as the patient, a key witness in a criminal case, had been stabbed to death.

Classic Radio Theater for April 30, 2021 Hour 3 - Boston Blackie and Francis Fielding Framed! Apr 29, 2021

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Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast April 30, 1946, The Francis Fielding Matter. A psychiatrist is framed for murder. Blackie tries to prove him innocent. Also Part 1 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Callicles Matter, originally broadcast April 30, 1956. The Greeks had a word for it. A search for a millionaire's son begins.

Classic Radio Theater for April 29, 2021 Hour 1 - The Kingfish's Cousin Sidney Apr 29, 2021

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Amos n Andy, originally broadcast April 29, 1951, 70 years ago, Cousin Sidney Stays Behind. Brother-in-law Leroy comes to visit. The Kingfish's cousin Sidney comes to visit too...along with his parrot! Holy mackell!

Classic Radio Theater for April 29, 2021 Hour 2 - The Blandings and the Girls of Today Apr 29, 2021

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Mr & Mrs Blanding starring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake, originally broadcast April 29, 1951, The Girls of Today. Little Susan plays to run away and get married. "The girls of today should prepare to become the mothers of tomorrow." Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 29, 1960, Mrs Tenny’s Age.

Classic Radio Theater for April 29, 2021 Hour 3 - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Apr 29, 2021

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The Weird Circle, originally broadcast April 29, 1945, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The Classic Robert Louis Stevenson story adapted for radio. Also The Family Doctor from 1932, Pete May, Ambulance Driver. While Doc Adams' car is being repaired, Pete's car is not of much help.

Classic Radio Theater for April 28, 2021 Hour 1 - The Ballerina's Black Book Apr 27, 2021

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The Whistler, originally broadcast April 28, 1947, 74 years ago, The Black Book. A ballerina swears revenge on the dancer who ruined her career, but he strikes first with a plan to end her threat forever.

Classic Radio Theater for April 28, 2021 Hour 2 - Tony's Home Permanent Apr 27, 2021

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Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast April 28, 1949, Tony’s Home Permanent. The "Sam Shovel" story is about a boy named Tony whose mother kept him locked in the closet. It's called "Tony's Home Permanent." Also Bob and Ray, originally broadcast April 28, 1960, On 52nd Street, Wally Ballew asks, "What's the nicest thing than can happen to you this week?" "The Bob and Ray Story Records For Children Between The Ages of Four and Seven" are advertised. All thirty four of them cost $3. Members of the studio audience explain their expense accounts.

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