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Classic Radio Theater for April 21, 1944 Hour 2 - Durante, Clayton, and Jackson for the first time! Apr 21, 2021

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The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast April 21, 1948, Clayton and Jackson (Durante's old vaudeville partners) make their radio debut. Jimmy makes another of his political tours. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 21, 1960, the ongoing arguments over who really discovered America.

Classic Radio Theater for April 21, 1944 Hour 3 - The Son of Man, A Passion Play Apr 21, 2021

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The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast on Easter Sunday,April 21, 1957, The Son of Man, a Passion Play. The words of the Passion and the resurrection are taken from the four gospels in the King James’s version of the bible. The music is the music of Bach. There are four speaking voices. Herbert Marshall reads the words of St Mark, those of St Matthew by Robert Young, St Luke by Victor Jory and St John by Vincent Price. Raymond Burr narrates. Also The Family Doctor from 1932, All Bets Are Off. Listening to horse races by radio leads Chick Harper astray.

Classic Radio Theater for April 20, 1944 Hour 1 - The Palmer Method starring Ed Gardner Apr 19, 2021

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Suspense, originally broadcast April 20, 1944, 77 years ago, The Palmer Method starring Ed Gardner, Archie from Duffy's Tavern in his first dramatic role. A forger finds refuge (of sorts) from fighting the Fascists in Spain.

Classic Radio Theater for April 20, 1944 Hour 2 - The Case of the Lost Heir Apr 19, 2021

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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe starring Sydney Greenstreet, originally broadcast April 20, 1951, The Case of the Lost Heir. The daughter of a blind millionaire returns to him after being thought dead for thirteen years. But, is she his daughter? Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 20, 1960, Taking Betsy out of School.

Classic Radio Theater for April 20, 1944 Hour 3 - Henry Fell, the Artist Apr 19, 2021

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Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast April 20, 1958, The Henry Fell Story. Henry Fell, a dude from back East has come to Luke's ranch to paint portraits of the Apaches. Also Part 5 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Shepherd Matter, originally broadcast April 20, 1956. How hard it is to kill a lie, sometimes you have to kill it twice!

Classic Radio Theater for April 19, 1944 Hour 1 - Friday and the Big Rip Apr 18, 2021

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Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast April 19, 1953, 68 years ago, The Big Rip. A gang of safe-burglars is trapped by a stool pigeon left with an unpaid-for trench coat.

Classic Radio Theater for April 19, 1944 Hour 2 - Lum and his Sauerkraut Juice! Apr 18, 2021

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Lum N Abner, originally broadcast April 19, 1950. Sauerkraut Juice. Lum sells his half of the Jot 'Em Down store and starts to sell sauerkraut juice for a living! Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 19, 1960, Mrs Piper to see the Teacher.

Classic Radio Theater for April 19, 1944 Hour 3 - Jane's New Boyfriend! Apr 18, 2021

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My Friend Irma, originally broadcast April 19, 1948. Jane has a new boyfriend. They're going out for dinner tonight. Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Shepherd Matter, originally broadcast April 19, 1956. A liar is still lying, even though he's dead!

Classic Radio Theater for April 18, 1944 Hour 1 - Death at 50 Fathoms Apr 17, 2021

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The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast April 18, 1950, 71 years ago, Death at 50 Fathoms. An imaginative story about Adolf Hitler trapped in a submarine at the bottom of the ocean, while hordes of the dead scratch at the hull - trying to get in!

Classic Radio Theater for April 18, 1944 Hour 2 - Philo Vance and The Golden Key Murder Case Apr 17, 2021

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Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast April 18, 1950, The Golden Key Murder Case. After Vance receives a mysterious key in the mail, he discovers a dead man sitting at his desk...with an identical golden key in his hand. Also Chandu The Magician, originally broadcast April 18, 1933. Nadji tells Andra about Suva, a mysterious island, on which there is a cavern in which the last people of Lemuria still live!

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