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Classic Radio Theater for April 24, 2021 Hour 1 - Who's Wearing the Pants and Madison High? Apr 23, 2021

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Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden, originally broadcast April 24, 1949, 72 years ago, Who's Wearing The Pants At Madison? Madison High goes through "Let's Dress Up" week. Walter protests by wearing a dress, Miss Brooks winds up in Mr. Conklin's pants!

Classic Radio Theater for April 24, 2021 Hour 2 - Jack Rents his Maxwell to 20th Century Fox Apr 23, 2021

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Jack Benny, originally broadcast April 24, 1955, After a meeting of the Beverly Hills Beavers, Jack rents his Maxwell to 20th Century Fox to use in a movie. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 24, 1959, The Chair is Delivered.

Classic Radio Theater for April 24, 2021 Hour 3 - Matt Dillon and the Murder Warrant Apr 23, 2021

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Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast April 24, 1954, Murder Warrant. Also Part 2 of a Five-Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Lonely Hearts Matter, originally broadcast April 24, 1956. Another day, another husband, another death, and a sweet little old lady rocks and smiles.

Classic Radio Theater for April 23, 2021 Hour 1 - Death in the Canyon Apr 22, 2021

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Calling All Cars, originally broadcast April 23, 1939, 82 years ago, Death in the Canyon. Three Filipinos are wanted for a murder in El Centro.

Classic Radio Theater for April 23, 2021 Hour 2 - In Spring do thoughts turn to love? Apr 22, 2021

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Fred Allen Show-The Texaco Star Theater, originally broadcast April 23, 1941, The Great American Pasttime. News Of The Week: New York's heat wave. The story of how Fred gets the ideas for each week's newsreel. The Texaco Round Table discusses: "Do you think that in the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love?" The Texaco Workshop Players do a play called, "Radio" or "The Undoing Of Abner Snide."

Classic Radio Theater for April 23, 1944 Hour 3 - Matt Cvetic Walks Alone... Apr 22, 2021

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I was a Communist for the FBI, originally broadcast April 23, 1953, I Walk Alone. The Party tries to trap Cvetic through his mother. Also Part 1 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Lonely Hearts Matter, originally broadcast April 23, 1956. A "Lonely Heart" finds plenty of company...in the nearest morgue!

Classic Radio Theater for April 22, 1944 Hour 1 - Captain Quince and the New Recruit Apr 21, 2021

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Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast April 22, 1956, 65 years ago, The New Recruit. The story of a man who was in the army...but never really a soldier, who re-enlists, but for a strange reason.

Classic Radio Theater for April 22, 1944 Hour 2 - The Whistler and the Waterfront Case Apr 21, 2021

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The Whistler, originally broadcast April 22, 1946, The Waterfront Case. A family is filled with hatred, jealousy and murder...and has a large inheritance coming to it...just to enliven the relationships! Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 22, 1960, The Newspaper Interviews Betsy.

Classic Radio Theater for April 22, 1944 Hour 3 - The Bride of Death Apr 21, 2021

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The Weird Circle, originally broadcast April 22, 1945, The Bride of Death. A beautiful woman is fated to marry a dead man. Also The Family Doctor form 1932, Dr. Adams, Detective. Ben Carson is blinded when a bridge he's working on suddenly collapses.

Classic Radio Theater for April 21, 1944 Hour 1 - Jane Wyman - A Kiss in the Dark Apr 21, 2021

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Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast April 21, 1950, 71 years ago. A Kiss in the Dark starring Jane Wyman in her original screen role. An adaptation of the 1949 comedy about a concert pianist who buys an apartment building and then falls in love with one of the tenants.

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