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Classic Radio Theater for March 19, 2021 Hour 3 - The Drums of Doom Mar 19, 2021

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The Shadow, originally broadcast March 19, 1944, Drums of Doom. A dancer is threatened by voodoo after she brings a bracelet back from Haiti. Also Part 1 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter, originally broadcast March 19, 1956. The investigator working on a claim for a sunken ship is killed and Johnny is called to San Diego.

Classic Radio Theater for March 18, 2021 Hour 1 - Bob heads for the Oscars Mar 17, 2021

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The Bob Hope Show, originally broadcast March 18, 1953, 68 years ago. Les Brown sings a commercial for Jell-O. Bob is getting ready for the Academy Awards. Guest William Bendix appears as a cab driver taking Bob to his first Oscar ceremonies as the host.

Classic Radio Theater for March 18, 2021 Hour 2 - Tax Mixup at the Andersons Mar 17, 2021

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Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast March 18, 1954, Income Tax Mix-up. Bud got goofy advice that he had to fill out a tax return and signed his name...without ‘Jr”, so it might be confused with his father’s Tax form! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast March 18, 1953, Keeping the lawyer at bay.

Classic Radio Theater for March 18, 2021 Hour 3 - The Commie Tokyo Rose Mar 17, 2021

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I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast March 18, 1953, The Red Waves. The Party has a secret vessel off the coast to subvert the army as did Tokyo Rose. Also The Family Doctor from 1932, The Flood. Ella Mary Bliss is feeling suicidal, and then the dam bursts!

Classic Radio Theater for March 17, 2021 Hour 1 - Vincent Price in a horror story Mar 16, 2021

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Escape, originally broadcast March 17, 1950, 71 years ago, Three Skeleton Key starring Vincent Price. The rats return to the lighthouse. . Radio and Television Life Magazine awarded the sound effects on the show, "Best Of The Year."

Classic Radio Theater for March 17, 2021 Hour 2 - Dr Hall in a Political Battle Mar 16, 2021

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The Halls of Ivy starring Ronald and Benita Coleman, originally broadcast March 17, 1950, Dirty Politics. Is "Willow Walk" a lover's lane or a den of vice? Dr. Hall battles P.T. Grainger, a machine politician. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast March 17, 1953, Did Lum accidentally marry Cedric to the Widder Abernathy?

Classic Radio Theater for March 17, 2021 Hour 3 - Remember that "Bridge to Nowhere?" Mar 16, 2021

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The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast March 17, 1957, The Endless Road. A fable about a highway built in a circle, going nowhere! Then, one day, the road connects with the outside world. Also The Family Doctor from 1932, A Secret Between Three. Duncan Webb is just back from reform school. He's seventeen now; all grown-up with big plans.

Classic Radio Theater for March 16, 2021 Hour 1 - The Case of the Midnight Ride Mar 15, 2021

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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe starring Sydney Greenstreet, originally broadcast March 16, 1951, 70 years ago, The Case of the Midnight Ride. Archie Goodwin and Nero Wolfe's dentist are kidnapped and nearly killed on the trail of the elusive "Gloria." A home disc recording provides the needed clue.

Classic Radio Theater for March 16, 2021 Hour 2 - A Crooked Poker Game changes a life. Mar 15, 2021

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Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast March 16, 1958, Pages Progress. Page Webster is going to get married, but his cousin Burley arrives in Tombstone and wins Page's ranch in a crooked poker game. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast March 16, 1956. There's a $100 reward for the return of a dog named Spot. McGee finds the dog but Teeny and Teeny's father get the reward.

Classic Radio Theater for March 16, 2021 Hour 3 - Is Rocky's Client being Gaslighted? Mar 15, 2021

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Rocky Fortune starring Frank Sinatra, originally broadcast March 16, 1954. Rocky witnesses the execution of the will of a wealthy woman who thinks that she's going insane. She believes that she's going to kill her husband. Also Part 5 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Clinton Matter, originally broadcast March 16, 1956. The town comes apart with two murders and a shoot-out!

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