Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - 2000 Plus "Flying Saucers" (1950)

The Insect (Aired May 17, 1950)


2000 AD (2000 Plus) is known as the first of the network science fiction shows, although it ran on Mutual just a month prior to the introduction of the landmark series, Dimension X. It was a half hour of science fiction wonder in an exciting package. The stories have a charm that is always present in science fiction of the future that is written in the past. "When The Worlds Met" takes place "at the giant space port in Washington, temporary capitol of the federated world government as in April 21, 2000 Plus 20 (2020) crowds throng as audio and televox networks cover a space ship carrying in its space hold the first load of uranium taken from the pits of Luna, satellite of Earth.

THIS EPISODE:
1950. Mutual net origination, AFRS rebroadcast.. "Flying Saucers". Sustaining. Not auditioned. In the year 2012, a second "Zeus" rocket is about to be launched from White Sands. The saucers have been visiting for the last three months and are considered a potential threat. Ralph Bell, Luis Van Rooten, Bryna Raeburn, Pierre Gerson (writer), Ken Williams, Emerson Buckley (conductor), Elliot Jacoby (conductor), Walt Shaver (sound), Adrian Penner (sound), Martin Enghauser (engineer), Ken Marvin (announcer). 29:04.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Danger With Grainger "Phony Photographer Case" (1957)

Phony Photographer Case (1957) *Exact Date Is Unknown


Danger With Granger arrived too late in the Golden Age of Radio to have any real impact on the listening public. Mutual aired this show, starting in 1956, on Monday nights at 8:30 pm. It was a half hour show that featured a private eye in New York City, STEVE GRANGER. His two primary companions were Cal Hendrix, a reporter who served as an all-purpose source of criminal info, and Jake Rankin, a police detective with whom he had a grudging rivalry. The writing on the show seemed to incorporate most of the standard cliche's of the P.I. world. Granger, who was both the star and the first-person narrator of the show (not an uncommon practice with radio gumshoes), never saw a woman, instead "he gave the doll the once-over." He didn't kick with his foot, he "lifted a size 10." Instead of paying cash, he "forked over numbered lettuce. "The mysteries he solved were fairly reasonable, and while he was a tough guy who roughed up lesser mortals, he seemed to get knocked unconscious at least once in every program. A total of 28 episodes survived and are in trading currency.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Arthur Godfrey Show "Recalling '1948' " (Aired 4-27-72)

Recalling '1948' (Aired April 27, 1972)


Godfrey was born in New York City. While his family was originally well off, his mother was unsuccessful as a performer with aspirations to fame and stardom that never materialized, and his father was a failed sportswriter who left the family. With the family in sudden poverty, Godfrey tried to help them survive by going on the road accepting odd jobs, and hoboing. He served in the United States Navy from 1920 to 1924 as a radio operator on naval destroyers. Additional training in radio came during Godfrey's service in the Coast Guard from 1927 to 1930. It was during a Coast Guard stint in Baltimore that he appeared on a local talent show and became popular enough to land his own brief weekly program.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Abbott and Costello Show "Gust Star Charles Laughton" (2-10-44)

Gust Star Charles Laughton (Aired February 10, 1944)


Abbott & Costello were one of the greatest comedy teams in the history of show business. They mastered the straightman/clown relationship, creating a magical chemistry that would take them from the burlesque stage to radio, to broadway, to film...and finally, to television.

THIS EPISODE
The Abbott and Costello Show. February 10, 1944. NBC net, KFI, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Camels, Prince Albert Pipe Tobacco. The opening routine is about St. Valentine's Day and abbreviations. Guest Charles Laughton joins the cast in, "The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe." Ted R. Gamble (of the Treasury Department), speaks from Washington, D. C. about the Fourth War Loan. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Freddie Rich and His Orchestra, Connie Haines, Ken Niles, Elvia Allman, Charles Laughton, Mel Blanc, Ted R. Gamble. 29:38.

Charles Laughton His extravagant, bravura style of acting, which made his portrayals of Nero, Henry VIII and Captain Bligh so memorable, was perfectly suited for Charles Laughton's two famous horror roles--that of the evil, whip-cracking Dr. Moreau in Island of Lost Souls (Erle C. Kenton, 1932) and the pathetic Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (William Dieterle, 1939).

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Halls Of Ivy "Snowman" (2-10-50)

Snowman (Aired February 10, 1950)


Ronald Colman and his wife Benita Hume starred in the Halls of Ivy, a very well-written, superbly acted radio program that was full of warmth and wit. The show aired from 1950 to 1952 on NBC and is not often mentioned when old-time radio programs are the topic of conversation, but it is one of my favorites. The combination of Mr. & Mrs. Colman's acting and Don Quinn's writing made for an enjoyable half-hour's worth of entertainment. The show was created by Don Quinn who for many, many years put words in the mouths of Fibber McGee and Molly. Quinn wrote jokes that made you think. On the McGee program there was a fast and furious onslaught of crazy puns, mangled cliches, and double-meanings. Sometimes all at once -- when delivered by the superb timing of the talented Jim Jordan as Fibber.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Red Skelton Show "Telephones" (2-26-46)

Telephones (Aired February 26, 2946)


The Red Skelton Show, which premiered on 30 September 1951, was not only one of the longest running variety series on television, but also one of the first variety shows to make the successful transition from radio to television. Despite his popularity as an entertainer in nightclubs, vaudeville, radio and 26 feature films, Skelton was unsure of the new medium. Consequently, he continued his weekly radio broadcasts while simultaneously working on the first two season of his television show. The series originally aired in a half-hour format on NBC. Despite an outstanding first year in which his show was ranked fourth in the Nielsens and won two Emmy awards, the series' ratings toppled in its second season. When NBC canceled the show, it was immediately picked up by CBS, and The Red Skelton Show became a Tuesday night staple from 1954 to 1970.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - All Gas & Gaiters "The Bishop Rides Again" (1-05-71)

The Bishop Rides Again (Aired January 5, 1971)


All Gas and Gaiters is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. It was written by Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps, a husband-and-wife team. They used the pseudonym John Wraith when writing the pilot. David Climie and Austin Steele co-wrote the 1968 special. All Gas and Gaiters re-ran on radio from 1971 to 1972. All Gas and Gaiters is set in the close of St Oggs Cathedral, and concerns the rivalries amongst the clergymen in it. The Bishop is easygoing; his friend the Archdeacon is elderly, tippling, and still with an eye for an attractive woman; and the Rev. Noote is naïve and accident prone. Their wish to live a quiet bachelor life is ruined by the overbearing Dean, who tries to bring rule by the book to the Cathedral. The series initially aroused some controversy because of its portrayal of senior churchmen as bungling incompetents, although some churchmen quite enjoyed it, partly because it made them look human. In the opening credits, the Church of Saint Mary in Chesterfield with its twisted spire was shown as the fictional "St. Ogg's".
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Fat Man "Murder Runs An Ad" (1946)

Murder Runs An Ad (1946) *Exact Date Is Unknown


The Fat Man" premiered on ABC on Monday, January 21, 1946, at 8:30pm, as part of a block of four new programs which also included "I Deal in Crime," "Forever Tops," and "Jimmy Gleason's Diner." "The Fat Man" originated in the studios of WJZ in New York and began as a modestly priced sustainer [no sponsor but the station] vaguely based upon character ideas in Dashiell Hammett's writings and fleshed out by producer, E.J. ("Mannie") Rosenberg. The announcer was Charles Irving. The directors for the program were Clark Andrews, creator of "Big Town," and Charles Powers. The main writer for the series was Richard Ellington, but it was also scripted by Robert Sloane, Lawrence Klee and others. The veteran character actor Ed Begley was featured as Sgt. O'Hara. Regulars on the program included Petty Garde, Paul Stewart, Linda Watkins, Mary Patton as Lila North, and Vicki Vola, also the female lead in "Mr. District Attorney." Amzie Strickland played the ingenue, Cathy Evans, and Nell Harrison played Runyon's mother during the early episodes. The cast also included Dan Ocko, Roily Bester (wife of Alfred Pester, the science fiction writer), and Robert Dryden. An eleven-piece orchestra was on hand to provide live music, and was directed by Bernard Green, who also wrote that memorably stirring theme. The sound effects were by Ed Blaney, who actually did drop a coin in a change slot each week for the sound of the drug store scale."
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Night Beat "Mr And Mrs Carothers" (10-26-51)

Mr And Mrs Carothers (Aired October 26, 1951)





Frank Lovejoy stars as Randy Stone, a toughened, street-wise Chicago Star reporter working the Nightbeat in the early 1950's. Sometimes the capers are cops and robbers. Or just normal people in trouble. Sometimes they deserve it. Sometimes fate twists their arm. Sometimes they're just too scared or confused to know the difference. Lovejoy is a seasoned pro of radio and film with an honest, gripping delivery. Solid supporting casts, good writing and direction.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Encore Theater "Magnificent Obsession" (6-04-46)

Magnificent Obsession (Aired June 4, 1946)


ENCORE THEATER was a 1946 Summer replacement series, sponsored by Schenley Labs, Inc. All shows had a medical theme, some concerned medical research, some covered personal stories of people in the medical field but all based on true stories. Schenley Labs, Inc. was the sponsor for the series. The shows aired Tuesday evenings from 9:30 to 10:00 PM over CBS affiliated stations. Members of the cast were typically well-known radio or screen actors, such as Lurene Tuttle, Eric Snowden, Gerald Mohr, Ronald Colman, Robert Young or Lionel Barrymore. Producer for series was Bill Lawrence, who also directed the series. The announcer was Frank Graham. Music was by Leith Stevens. Scripts were written and adapted by Jean Holloway, Lloyd C. Douglas, Sidney Kingsley and Milton Geiger. Twelve of the thirteen scripts were adapted by Jean Holloway. The 1946 Summer series ended with the August 27th show, replaced by "Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players" (possibly known as "The Hollywood Players Company". There was a second ENCORE THEATER Summer series in 1949, however there is little information on it. It aired on Sundays. Eight shows are known to be in circulation. Known air dates are April 17, April 24, May 8 and June 5.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Price Of Fear "Is Anybody There" (7-4-74)

Is Anybody There (Aired July 4, 1974)






For the 1970’s late-night horror show, The Price of Fear, the BBC dramatized the most chilling stories they could find, drawing on talented new writers as well as the established master of terror who narrated tale, re-written as though Price actually experienced each chilling adventure himself. The show was enormously successful in the UK and abroad, and a number of series were made during 1973, 1975 and 1982.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Adventures Of The Scarlet Queen "The Fat Trader & The Sword" (10-02-47)

The Fat Trader & The Sword (Aired October 2, 1947)


First heard on Mutual featuring Elliott Lewis, who as Leonard Maltin writes in "The Great American Broadcast, "…wore every hat imaginable-actor, producer, and director-also penned a good number of scripts for series he supervised, including Suspense." And Maltin says of this show, "On the terrific late-1940's high-adventure series The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen he held down both jobs simultaneously as director and star." As Maltin continues, “Lewis had the ability to make you believe whatever he said. Cast as the skipper on the high-adventure series The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen, he was completely convincing as seagoing ship's master Philip Carney-never corny or overblown." So let a master captain of drama chart a course to exotic ports of call and thrilling adventures. All you have to do is step aboard The Scarlet Queen.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Unexpected "The Mink Coat" (7-25-48)

The Mink Coat (Aired July 25, 1948)


Weird 15 minute stories that have a “twist” ending. The listener gets a sudden shock, as this time of program should intend to deliver. Actors included Barry Sullivan, Lurene Tuttle and Virginia Gregg, who played Helen Asher in the Richard Diamond detectve series. Director is Frank Danzig.
THE EPISODE:
1948. Program #115. Hamilton Whitney syndication. "The Mink Coat". Music fill for local commercial insert. A not-so-dumb book-keeper buys herself a mink coat with company funds. The date is approximate. Frank Burt (writer), Frank Danzig (director), Lurene Tuttle, Robert Libbott (writer). 15:14.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Hallmark Playhouse "August Heat" (9-29-49)

August Heat (Aired September 29, 1949)


THE HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE was heard over CBS stations Thursday evenings. This drama anthology of 30-minute shows was sponsored by, of course, Hallmark Greeting Cards. It was preceded by the RADIO READER'S DIGEST, which ran from September 13, 1942 thorugh June 3, 1948. Hallmark sponsored the RADIO READER'S DIGEST from January 13, 1946 to it's end. On Feb. 8, 1953, the series name and format was changed. It was now called THE HALLMARK HALL OF FAME and presented biographal sketches of famous persons, past and present. The new format was used until the end of the 1955 season. The exception to the new format was the broadcast each Christmas season of "A Christmas Carol". Like other dramatic series of this time, this one made use of major screen actors in the productions. James Hilton, author of "Random Harvest", "Lost Horizon" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" plus others, served as host and Narrator. Dee Engelbach produced and directed the shows. Jean Holloway was the writer. Sound Effects were by Harry Essman and Gene Twombly. Musical conductor was Lyn Murray. The show's theme was "Dream of Olwne" by Charles Williams.
THIS EPISODE:
Hallmark Playhouse. September 29, 1949. CBS net, KMBC, Kansas City Missouri aircheck. "August Heat". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. An eerie story about an artist caught in a New York heatwave, and a tombstone with his name cut into it. The script was also used on "Suspense" on May 3, 1945 (see cat. #2024), on "Suspense" on March 20, 1948 (see cat. #38) and on "Sleep No More" on November 28, 1956 (see cat. #84139). James Hilton (host), Frank Goss (announcer), Fred MacMurray, Ed Begley, W. F. Harvey (writer). 29:32.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Hollywood Star Playhouse "A Question Of Time" (9-18-50)

A Question Of Time (Aired September 18, 1950)




The Hollywood star playhouse , well written and performed, presented many original plays and popular Hollywood stars. Some of those who accepted roles in this great series included Jimmy Stewart, William Conrad, Deborah Kerr, Vincent Price, Harry Bartell and Betty Lou Gerson. Highlights included an episode entitled The Six Shooter and which later became it’s own series staring James Stewart. In 1952, Marilyn Monroe made her radio debut on The Hollywood Star Playhouse.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Inheritance "Flight To Nowhere" (5-16-54)

Flight To Nowhere (Aired May 16, 1954)


"INHERITANCE" - A Dramatized look into American History. NBC Networ in cooperation with the AMERICAN LEGION Sundays 4:30 - 5:00 pm PRUDUCER/DIRECTOR: Albert McCleary ANNOUNCER: John Wald MUSIC: Robert Armbruster.

THIS EPISODE
nheritance. May 16, 1954. Program #6. NBC net. "Flight To Nowhere". Sustaining. Not auditioned. 4:30 P. M. The program is produced in co-operation with The American Legion. After the drama, the National Vice Commander of The American Legion, North Carolina, Thomas Byrd is the speaker. Albert McCleary (producer, director), John Wald (announcer), Robert Armbruster (composer, conductor), Thomas Byrd, Milt Kahn (writer), Whitfield Connor, John Dehner, Sam Edwards, Joe Cranston, Frank Gerstle, Anne Whitfield, Jack Carroll, Alice Rolf, Howard Culver. 29:51.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Bulldog Drummond "Murder In The Death House" (9-10-45)

Murder In The Death House (Aired September 10, 1945)


Bulldog Drummond has come to wreak havoc on unsuspecting killers, counterfeiters, and underworld characters. The opening of the show starts with a the sounds of footsteps, foghorn, then two shots ring out, followed by three blows of a police officer's whistle. Bulldog, who's really name is Hugh (played by George Coulouris), was a methodical crime-solving sleuth who let nothing get in his way of his goal, which was to put a stop to crime! Bulldog believed in uncomplicated and decisive means of getting his way with the lords of the underworld. This usually led to their swift capture, and the easing of the city's burden brought about by these ruthless thugs.
THIS EPISODE:
Bulldog Drummond. September 10, 1945. Mutual net. "Murder In The Death House". Sustaining. A convicted killer is knifed to death in his cell, while awaiting execution. The only two suspects have airtight alibis. . 29:07.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Damon Runyon Theater - Old Ens Kentucky Home (4-17-49)

Old Ens Kentucky Home (Aired April 17, 1949)


The Damon Runyon Theater was a 52 show series that was syndicated across the USA beginning in early 1949. Damon Runyon was a gifted sports writer in New York City as well as being a great journalist and great short story writer. His stories were humorous ones, written in the "dem" and "dose" vernacular of the city's loveable and not so loveable characters of Broadway, the prize ring and the underworld. His most famous collection of short stories, Guys and Dolls, was on Broadway and later made into a movie. Many of his stories were filmed including Sorrowful Jones, A Pocketful of Miracles, Lady for a Day, Blue Plate Special, The Lemon Drop Kid (twice) and Little Miss Marker (four times). In addition to this The Damon Runyon Theater was syndicated for television in the mid 1950s.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Arch Obolers Plays "The Cliff" (4-29-39)

The Cliff (Aired April 29, 1939)


Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939 to March 23, 1940 and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945 to October 11, 1945. Leading film actors were heard on this series, including Gloria Blondell, Eddie Cantor, James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Edmund Gwenn, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, Elsa Lanchester, Peter Lorre, Frank Lovejoy, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Paul Muni, Alla Nazimova, Edmond O'Brien, Geraldine Page, Gale Sondergaard, Franchot Tone and George Zucco.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Clock "The Return Of The Vanished Wife" (1958)

The Return Of The Vanished Wife (1958) *Exact Date Unknown





The Clock was a dramatic thirty-minute suspense and mystery series. It was written by Lawrence Klee and was first broadcast in November 1946. The story always began the same; “Sunrise and sunset, promise and fulfilment, birth and death … the whole drama of life is written in the sands of time”.
First Broadcast November 3rd 1946
Last Broadcast May 23rd 1948
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Devil And Mr 'O' "Mr Freak" (10-15-71)

Mr Freak (Aired October 15, 1971)


Oboler's shows are well represented -- this series of Lights Out was syndicated in The Devil and Mr. O offerings of 1970 - 73. A transcribed syndication of original broadcasts from 1942 - 43 with Arch Oboler as the host. With its premiere on the nationwide NBC hookup in 1935, Lights Out was billed "the ultimate in horror." Never had such sounds been heard on the air. Heads rolled, bones were crushed, people fell from great heights and splattered wetly on pavement. There were garrotings, choking, heads split by cleavers, and, to a critic at Radio Guide, "the most monstrous of all sounds, human flesh being eaten." Few shows had ever combined the talents of actors and imaginative writers so well with the graphic art of the sound technician. Wyllis Cooper, who created, wrote, and produced it, was then a 36-year-old staffer in Chicago's NBC Studios.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Life Of Riley "Soapbox Derby" (5-18-51)

Soapbox Derby (Aired May 18, 1951)


The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, was a popular radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film and continued as a long-running television series during the 1950s.The show began as a proposed Groucho Marx radio series, The Flotsam Family, but the sponsor balked at what would have been essentially a straight head-of-household role for the comedian. Then producer Irving Brecher saw Bendix as taxicab company owner Tim McGuerin in the movie The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942). The Flotsam Family was reworked with Bendix cast as blundering Chester A. Riley, riveter at a California aircraft plant, and his frequent exclamation of indignation---"What a revoltin' development this is!"---became one of the most famous catch phrases of the 1940s. The radio series also benefited from the immense popularity of a supporting character, Digby "Digger" O'Dell (John Brown), "the friendly undertaker." "Living the life of Riley" suggests an ideal life of prosperity and contentment, possibly living on someone else's money, time or work. Rather than a negative freeloading or golddigging aspect, it instead implies that someone is kept or advantaged.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Richard Diamond Private Detective "Julia Bate's Haunted House" (12-10-49)

Julia Bate's Haunted House (Aired December 10, 1949)


Richard Diamond, Private Detective was a radio show starring Dick Powell which aired from 1949 to 1953, first on NBC, then ABC and finally on CBS. The title character was a rather light-hearted detective who often ended the episodes singing to his girlfriend, Helen. The television series was produced by Powell's company, Four Star Television, and that series ran for 3 years from 1957 to 1960. On TV, David Janssen played the hard boiled private eye and his secretary renamed “Sam”, was only ever shown on camera from the waist down, most assurardidly to display her beautiful legs. It was later leared that the legs belonged to Mary Tyler Moore. Original music by Frank DeVol and pete rugolo and later by richard shores. Good scripts, a solid cast and Powell’s exceptional talent made a good time 30 minute program that was quite popular during that Golden Age of Radio. So Let’s sit back now, relax and enjoy this truly otr radio classic.,…, Dick powell as Richard Diamond.., Private Detective.
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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Suspense "Heads You Lose" (3-11-63)

Heads You Lose (Aired March 11, 1963)


Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes: Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end.
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