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Classic Radio Theater for March 29, 2021 Hour 3 - Matt Dillon and Laurie's Suitor Mar 28, 2021

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Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast March 29, 1959, Laurie’s Suitor. An Easterner starts courting a Dodge City girl, and finds himself in a shoot-out, surviving that, he's then kidnapped! Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Lamarr Matter, originally broadcast March 29, 1956. It doesn't take long to get to the turning point...with a vengeance!

Classic Radio Theater for March 28, 2021 Hour 1 - Red Ryder and Little Beaver head for Devil's Hole Mar 27, 2021

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The Adventures of Red Ryder starring Reed Hadley, originally broadcast March 28, 1942, 79 years ago, Devil’s Hole. Red and Little Beaver head for Devil's Hole, where editor Eli Kendall is challenging Ace Hanlon. Ace is determined to sabotage a new water tunnel.

Classic Radio Theater for March 28, 2021 Hour 2 - X-Minus-One - A Pail of Air Mar 27, 2021

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X Minus One, originally broadcast March 28, 1956, A Pail of Air. A story about the last family left on a frozen Earth. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast March 28, 1938, Cedric sells chances on a punchboard.

Classic Radio Theater for March 28, 2021 Hour 3 - Jack Benny and the Beanstalk? Mar 27, 2021

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Jack Benny, originally broadcast March 28, 1954, Jack and the Beanstalk. Also Part 3 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Lamarr Matter, originally broadcast March 28, 1956. Some stuff that Johnny doesn't want to hear, but has to!

Classic Radio Theater for March 27, 2021 Hour 1 - Gracie Allen for President! Mar 27, 2021

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George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast March 27, 1940, 81 years ago. Gracie’s “Surprise Party” platform for President. Gracie explains her platform. It includes giving student barbers a live sheep. After they learn to shave the sheep, they can write their own diploma on the sheepskin. Gracie and the cast (including Truman Bradley) sing the campaign song, "Vote For Gracie."

Classic Radio Theater for March 27, 2021 Hour 2 - Blood Money Mar 27, 2021

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Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast March 27, 1954, Blood Money. Joe Harp is a likable fellow who turns out to have a price on his head. Harry Speener has been helped by Joe, but isn't very grateful. Also Have Gun Will Travel, originally broadcast March 27, 1960, They Told Me You Were Dead. Ellen Stoneham, Paladin's love during the war, calls him to ask for help recovering her sons from the Indians.

Classic Radio Theater for March 27, 2021 Hour 3 - The Case of The Maverick Town Mar 27, 2021

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Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley and Wade Crosby, originally broadcast March 27, 1953, The Case of The Maverick Town. Why is the Mexican couple who are running a restaurant being run out of town? Also Part 2 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Lamarr Matter, originally broadcast March 27, 1956. A set of circumstances arises that keep a man from trusting even himself!

Classic Radio Theater for March 26, 2021 Hour 2 - Finding money for Baseball Uniforms Mar 26, 2021

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Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden, originally broadcast March 26, 1950, Baseball Uniforms. The Madison High Athletic Fund is so depleted that there's no money for the school baseball team. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast March 26, 1945, Lum Buys an Engagement ring. While waiting for Mr. Chancellor's check to clear, Lum mortgages the store and buys an engagement ring from a stranger...a twenty-carat perfect blue-white diamond!

Classic Radio Theater for March 26, 2021 Hour 3 - No Escape from the Jungle for George and Brooksie Mar 26, 2021

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Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey and Virginia Gregg, originally broadcast March 26, 1951, No Escape from the Jungle. A rubber chemist from Rangoon hires George Valentine to find a man who is missing...or is he? A fabulous black pearl necklace turns out to be a fake. A phony traveler winds up as a corpse...a complex corpse! Also Part 1 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Lamarr Matter, originally broadcast March 26, 1956. It's vacation time, with a romance that turns out to be a prelude to murder.

Classic Radio Theater for March 25, 2021 Hour 1 - A Lawyer that wants to be honest? Mar 24, 2021

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The Whistler, originally broadcast March 25, 1946, 75 years ago, The Trigger Man. The lawyer for the biggest crook in town finds himself the only witness that can convict his client.

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