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Classic Radio Theater for February 16, 2021 Hour 1 - More husbands than permitted Feb 17, 2021

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Rocky Fortune starring Frank Sinatra, originally broadcast February 16, 1954, 67 years ago, One Husband Too Many. A case of too many husbands after Rocky is hired by a beautiful woman to kill her husband...for $5000!

Classic Radio Theater for February 17, 2021 Hour 1 - Amos n Andy head out in a trailer...for a while. Feb 17, 2021

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Amos n Andy, originally broadcast February 17, 1952, 69 years ago, The Trailer Trip. The Kingfish buys a second-hand trailer to take his wife and Mother-in-law to Florida. Unfortunately a problem with the trailer hitch results in a hitch in their plans.

Classic Radio Theater for February 17, 2021 Hour 2 - Fred Allen is in the bag! Feb 17, 2021

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Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast February 17, 1950, It’s in the Bag starring Fred Allen in his original screen role adaptation of this 1945 comedy. A flea circus operator searches for a hidden fortune within a Louis XIV chair. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast February 17, 1956, The Valentine. Molly suspects that Fibber has a girlfriend.

Classic Radio Theater for February 17, 2021 Hour 3 - Selling Mars Feb 17, 2021

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The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast February 17, 1957, Space Merchants Part 1. The science fiction classic of the future in the grip of "Madison Avenue." How to "sell" the colonization of Venus. Also Part 5 of the Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Qui Bono Matter, originally broadcast February 17, 1956. The conclusion of the story. One slip of fate, then the avalanche and a hair raising windup.

Classic Radio Theater for February 15, 2021 Hour 1-Dr Carew has a real pest on his hands Feb 15, 2021

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The Story of Dr Kildare, starring Lew Ayers and Lional Barrymore, originally broadcast February 15, 1950, 71 years ago. Benjamin Barkley, an old school-chum of Dr. Carew and a real pest, is back.

Classic Radio Theater for February 15, 2021 Hour 2 - Everything for the Boys Feb 15, 2021

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Everything for the Boys, originally broadcast February 15, 1944, A Man to Remember. The story of the life of a country doctor who leaves an estate of little money, and much, much more. Ronald Colman reads, "High Flight." A soldier in Europe tells Bob Burns that their new weapon was named after his "Bazooka." A great show despite the behind the scenes friction between Coleman and Arch Oboler. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast February 15, 1956. Fibber is looking for his shotgun.

Classic Radio Theater for February 15, 2021 Hour 3 - Joe Friday and the Big Tooth Feb 15, 2021

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Dragnet, originally broadcast February 15, 1953, The Big Tooth. Mrs. Schroeder has disappeared. Nasty old Mr. Schroeder is suspected of foul play. Also Also Part 3 of the Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Qui Bono Matter, originally broadcast February 15, 1956. The net tightens, a rat runs for cover, and the whole thing blows wide open.

Classic Radio Theater for February 14, 2021 Hour 1 - Jack's 35th birthday! Feb 13, 2021

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Jack Benny, originally broadcast February 14, 1937, 84 years ago, Jack Turns 40. It's Jack's birthday. Is it the 35th? (It was actually his 43rd) Andy Devine makes an appearance and Kenny Baker is still the pre-Dennis Day boy singer.

Classic Radio Theater for February 14, 2021 Hour 2 - Red Ryder and Trouble in Millersville Feb 13, 2021

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The Adventures of Red Ryder starring Reed Hadley, originally broadcast February 14, 1942, Trouble in Millersville. A charge of dynamite has gone off atop a Bruce Freight Company wagon. Both Red Ryder and Little Beaver are thought dead! Ace Hanlon is finally caught with his stolen loot. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast February 14, 1956, Dinner with Cliff Parker. Fibber and Molly get driven around in Clifford Parker's Rolls Royce, but nobody in town sees them.

Classic Radio Theater for February 14, 2021 Hour 3 - The Scarface Murder Case Feb 13, 2021

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Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast February 14, 1950, The Scarface Murder Case. A woman identifies an ugly gangster as a murderer, but Vance and the D.A. saw the gangster in a restaurant at the time of the killing! Also Part 2 of the Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Qui Bono Matter, originally broadcast February 14, 1956. Beauty is as beauty does. An idol is found to be made out of flesh and blood.

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