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**Those Old Radio Shows**

Those Old Radio Shows bring you back to a much simpler time when the early days of radio were filled with comedy, drama and mystery programs. Unwind with a light-hearted program or become engrossed in a whodunnit. Those Old Radio Shows has something for everyone.

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Bulldog Drummond - Death Rides A Racehorse Jan 21, 2022

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Various actors may play Bulldog Drummond

George Coulouris, Santos Ortega,
Ned Wever, Everett Sloane &
Luis Van Rooten

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The Moon Is Green-1957-01-02 Jan 20, 2022

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X Minus One - "The Moon Is Green" 1957
Stars Joyce Gordon, Bill Lipton & Frank Milano
A story set after the next atomic war.
A woman dares to look out of the window,
and sees a man who lives unprotected in the open air..
A story from the pages of Galaxy written by Fritz Leiber
and adapted for radio by George Lefferts.

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See Naples and Live Jan 19, 2022

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Orson Welles Stars 1951

"See Naples and Live".

Harry plans to heist a beautiful emerald locket from a Neapolitan socialite.

Anton Karas plays the zither.

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The Whistler-022749-ep-351-Grave Secret Jan 18, 2022

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The Whistler 1949

"Grave Secret". An elderly couple kill their old wealthy employer and are very much surprised when the dead man's niece shows up from Australia.

Stars>Sarah Selby, Howard McNear, and Betty Lou Gerson

Announcer Marvin Miller & Bill Forman as the voice of the Whistler

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This Is Your FBI-19490812-ep-228-Larcenous Bride(w-Betty White) Jan 17, 2022

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Today would've been Betty White's 100th Birthday.

Her career in radio began in 1930 with Empire Builders as a child actor.

As the years rolled on during the 40s her time in radio included advertisements on the Great Gildersleeve show with Parkay Kraft Commercials. She moved on to This Is Your FBI and is actually credited at the end of this episode. She also appeared in Family Theatre all before she moved on to TV.

Enjoy>Stacey Harris, Frank Lovejoy, Dean Carlton, Bea Benaderet & Betty White in This Is Your FBI episode from 1949 in The Larcenous Bride.

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Great Gildersleeve-19540224-ep-539-Jolly Boys Election Jan 14, 2022

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2 titles Jolly Boys Election-AkA-Peavy Is Re Elected

Sponsored by: Kraft Parkay, Kraft Mustards.
Gildy quits the Jolly Boys...

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Bold Venture-Haven's Venezuelan Isle Jan 13, 2022

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Star Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall

from the early 50s

Jean Moore who turned up at Slate Shannon’s. Claudia Moore who was staying at Slates hotel. Seems his wife had cashed in everything he owned and had ran away with a man named Haven. it was suspected that Shannon was helping them.

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Suspense-441228-ep-123-A Thing of Beauty Jan 12, 2022

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"A Thing Of Beauty" The rise and fall of a famous actress and murderer. Has a shocking ending. Ida Lupino, scheduled to appear didn't due to illness.

June Duprez stars as Madeline Tremens in A Thing of Beauty from 1944.

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Night Beat 50-04-10 (010) I Know Your Secret Jan 11, 2022

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Stars - Frank Lovejoy, Joan Banks, Colleen Collins, Jeff Corey,
Martha Wentworth & Will Wright

Randy Stone fishes Wanda Rhodes out of the river.

She had been receiving unsigned notes,
all of which say, "I Know Your Secret!"

Randy Stone has been driving around Chicago
looking for a story for his column in the Chicago Star,
but with no success. He decides to drive back to the paper
As he pulls in to park his car he sees a young woman
standing on the bridge.

As he opens his door to get out
she jumps into the icy river.
Randy runs over and dives in
after her and the mystery begins.

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1948-12-26 (014) Jan 10, 2022

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OTR-The Adventures of Philip Marlowe-481226-014-The Old Acquaintance(29:29)
(Stars - Gerald Mohr)
The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe first aired 17 June 1947
In 1948 it aired with Gerald Mohr leading roll.
By 1949, it had the largest audience in radio.
The CBS version ran for 114 episodes.

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