Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Broadway Is My Beat "Joe Quito Case" (03-03-50)

Joe Quito Case (Aired March 3, 1950)


Broadway Is My Beat, a radio crime drama, ran on CBS from February 27, 1949 to August 1, 1954. With music by Robert Stringer, the show originated from New York during its first three months on the air, with Anthony Ross portraying Times Square Detective Danny Clover. John Dietz directed for producer Lester Gottlieb. Beginning with the July 7, 1949 episode, the series was broadcast from Hollywood with producer Elliott Lewis directing a new cast in scripts by Morton Fine and David Friedkin. The opening theme of "I'll Take Manhattan" introduced Detective Danny Clover (now played by Larry Thor), a hardened New York City cop who worked homicide "from Times Square to Columbus Circle -- the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world."

THIS EPISODE:

March 3, 1950. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. A tough guy just out of prison named Joe Quito is knifed in the subway, just after talking to Danny. This program is possibly dated June 5, 1949 or January 27, 1950. Larry Thor, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Alexander Courage (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Charles Calvert. 1/2 hour.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Clock "Retribution" (1-12-47)

Retribution (Aired January 12, 1947)


The Clock, Imported from Austrailia, 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”. This is a great series where the main theme seems to be Retribution. Stories as told by Father Time.

THIS EPISODE:

September 25, 1947. Grace Gibson syndication. "Retribution". Sponsored by: Participting sponsors. Vera convinces her lover to kill her husband, but the hapless murderer soon sees the ghost of his victim. The ABC net series of "The Clock" ran a diferent prouction of the same script on September 25, 1947. Harp McGuire, Lawrence Klee (writer), Nigel Lovell, Margaret Christiansen, John Tate, Don Crosby, Gordon Glenwright, John Saul (director), Grace Gibson (proucer). 20:36.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Diary Of Fate "Janice Bennett" (6-22-48)

Janice Bennett (Aired June 22, 1948)


Diary of Fate is a mystery and horror program where “Fate” narrates and always wins by the end of the story. These are great suspense filled stories about average people who are subject to the mysteries of their ‘Fate’.

THIS EPISODE:

June 22, 1948. Program #28. Finley syndication. "Janice Bennet". Commercials added locally. Book 701, page 327. Not auditioned. A woman always takes the easy way out. The date is subject to correction. Herb Lytton, Ginny Johnson, Gloria Gordon, Doug Young, James Murphy, Ray Ehrlenborn, Hal Sawyer, Larry Finley (producer). 26:21.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Bonanza "Half A Rogue" (01-27-63)

Half A Rogue (Aired January 27, 1963)


Bonanza chronicled the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, headed by wise widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright (played by Lorne Greene). He had three biological sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the intelligent and moody Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts); the second was the fun and lovable Eric, better known to viewers by his middle name: "Hoss" (Dan Blocker); and the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph or "Little Joe" (Michael Landon). The family's cook was the Chinese immigrant Hop Sing (Victor Sen Yung). The family lived on a thousand-square-mile ranch called "The Ponderosa", on the shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada; the name refers to the Ponderosa Pine, common in the West.

THIS EPISODE:

Half A Rogue adapted for radio aired January 27, 1963 co-starring Slim Pickens as mountain man Big Jim Leyton. Bonanza follows the adventures of the Cartwrights who live in Nevada during the 1860s. Headed by Ben Cartwright, the family owned a large ranch, named The Ponderosa, which bordered the shore of Lake Tahoe. Ben, a widower, had three sons, Joseph called Little Joe, Adam, and Eric called Hoss.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Abbott & Costello Show "Spanish Acting School" (05-03-45)

Spanish Acting School (Aired May 3, 1945)


Abbott and Costello William (Bud) Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo) were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular teams in the history of comedy. Thanks to the endurance of their most popular and influential routine, "Who's on First?"---whose rapid-fire word play and comprehension confusion set the preponderant framework for most of their best-known routines---the team are also the only comedians known to have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bud Abbott was born in Asbury Park, NJ, October 2, 1897 and died April 24, 1974 in Woodland Hills, California. Lou Costello was born in Paterson, NJ, March 6, 1906 and died March 3, 1959 in East Los Angeles, California. After working as Allen's summer replacement, Abbott and Costello joined Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy on The Chase and Sanborn Hour in 1941, while two of their films (Buck Privates and Hold That Ghost) were adapted for Lux Radio Theater. They launched their own weekly show October 8, 1942, sponsored by Camel cigarettes. The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes (usually, by singers such as Connie Haines, Marilyn Maxwell, the Delta Rhythm Boys, Skinnay Ennis, and the Les Baxter Singers).

THIS EPISODE:
May 3, 1945. NBC network. Sponsored by: Camels, Prince Albert. Costello wants to become a dramatic actor from Brazil...another Carmen Veranda! Bob Matthews (an ex-aerial gunner) sings for the first time on the show (and sounds like an off-key Mel Torme). Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Will Osborne and His Orchestra, Bob Matthews, Connie Haines, Ken Niles (announcer), Mel Blanc. 29:28.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Voyage of the Scarlet Queen "The Derelic & The Wandering" (7-01-48)

The Derelic & The Wandering (Aired July 1, 1948)


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.

THIS EPISODE:

January 7, 1948. Mutual network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Derelict and The Wandering Boy". A sinking ship, a drunken captain, and $100,000 in gold, heading for the bottom. Clarke Gordon, Edwin Max, Elliott Lewis, Gil Doud (writer), Jeff Chandler, John Dehner, Maya Gregory, Richard Aurandt (music), Robert Tallman (adaptor), Charles Arlington (announcer). 30:10.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Story Of Dr. Kildare "Eddie Jenkins & The Arsonist" (10-20-50)

Eddie Jenkins & The Arsonist (Aired October 20, 1950)


Dr. James Kildare was a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic book based on the TV show. The character was invented by the author Frederick Schiller Faust (aka Max Brand). The character began in the film series as a medical intern; after becoming a doctor he was mentored by an older physician, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. After the first ten films, the series eliminated the character of Kildare and focused instead on Gillespie. In the summer of 1949, MGM reunited Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore to record the radio series, The Story of Dr. Kildare, scripted by Les Crutchfield, Jean Holloway and others. After broadcasts on WMGM New York from February 1, 1950 to August 3, 1951, the series was syndicated to other stations during the 1950s. The supporting cast included Ted Osborne as hospital administrator Dr. Carough, Jane Webb as nurse Mary Lamont and Virginia Gregg as Nurse Parker, labeled "Nosy Parker" by Gillespie, with appearances by William Conrad, Stacy Harris, Jay Novello, Isabel Jewell and Jack Webb.

THIS EPISODE:

October 20, 1950. Program #39. WMGM, New York-Mutual network origination, MGM syndication. Commercials added locally. Eddie Jenkins is a young, hookey-playing boy who is in Blair General with severe burns. He's suspected of starting a fire on a pier that killed the atchman. Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, William P. Rousseau (director), Walter Schumann (composer, conductor), Dick Joy (announcer), Les Crutchfield (writer), Virginia Gregg, Whitfield Connor, Jerry Farber, Raymond Burr, Edwin Max. 27:06.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Adventures Of Maisie "In Hollywood" (07-13-50)

In Hollywood (Aired July 13, 1950)


Maisie, the first in 1939, was from the book "Dark Dame" by the writer Wilson Collison,who did decades of scripting for the silver screen along with Broadway plays and magazine fiction. From the first, MGM wanted Ann Sothern to play Maisie. She began in Hollywood as an extra in 1927. "Maisie and I were just together - I just understood her," Sothern, born Harriette Arlene Lake, said after several of the films made her a star. Throughout the 1930s and '40s, Ann Sothern and Lucille Ball, like many performers in Hollywood, had not one but two careers - one in motion pictures and one on radio. MGM Studios had created the series of ten motion pictures based on a brash blonde with a heart "of spun gold." Maisie, the first in 1939, was from the book "Dark Dame" by the writer Wilson Collison, who did decades of scripting for the silver screen along with Broadway plays and magazine fiction. In July, 1945, Ann took Maisie to radio in a half-hour weekly radio for CBS. Famed radio actor Elliott Lewis co-starred as boyfriend Bill, with other parts going to such seasoned radio players as John Brown and Lurene Tuttle. The series ran two seasons, and was revived in 1949 as a syndicated program, now called The Adventures of Maisie.

THIS EPISODE:

Program #44. MGM syndication. "Maisie Goes To Hollywood". Commercials added locally. Maisie goes to Hollywood to see thed stars and ends up waiting on tables. Ann Sothern, Arthur Phillips (writer), Robert Cole, Elvia Allman, Frank Nelson, Harry Zimmerman (composer, conductor), Jack McCoy (announcer), Jeffrey Silver, Joan Banks, John McGovern, Peter Leeds, Sheldon Leonard, Tommy Bernard. 27:28.

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Boxcars711 Overnight Western - The Cisco Kid "The Man Trapped In The Cave" (07-29-52)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western - The Cisco Kid "The Man Trapped In The Cave" (07-29-52)


The Cisco Kid - Broadcast constantly sometimes once a week sometimes 3 times a week By Mutual, between 1942 and 1956. Western Drama mainly for the young ones or maybe just the young at heart. I say the young at heart, because The Cisco Kid and his likeable but simple partner Pancho were a couple of lovable rogues and because there was usually a lovely senorita around in every episode who fell madly in love with Sisco, there may well have been an element of lady listeners included in the audience rating figures.

THIS EPISODE:

Program #3. Mutual-Don Lee network origination, Ziv syndication. "Lee Grant's Ranch". Commercials added locally. A throughly rotten money-lender named Jack Graff threatens to foreclose on a ranch when the owner Les Bryant discovers gold. The program number is subject to correction. The program title may be "The Man Trapped In The Cave." Jack Mather, Harry Lang. 1/2 hour.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Gangbusters "The Case Of The Unknown Killer" (06-09-44)

The Case Of The Unknown Killer (Aired June 9, 1944)


Gang Busters was an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered as G-Men, sponsored by Chevrolet, on July 20, 1935. After the title was changed to Gang Busters January 15, 1936, the show had a 21-year run through November 20, 1957. Beginning with a barrage of loud sound effects — guns firing and tires squealing — this intrusive introduction led to the popular catch phrase "came on like Gang Busters."The series dramatized FBI cases, which producer-director Phillips H. Lord arranged in close association with Bureau director J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover insisted that only closed cases would be used. The initial series was on NBC Radio from July 20 - October 12, 1935. It then aired on CBS from January 15, 1936 to June 15, 1940, sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive and Cue magazine. From October 11, 1940 to December 25, 1948, it was heard on the Blue Network, with various sponsors that included Sloan's Liniment, Waterman pens and Tide. Returning to CBS on January 8, 1949, it ran until June 25, 1955, sponsored by Grape-Nuts and Wrigley's chewing gum. The final series was on the Mutual Broadcasting System from October 5, 1955 to November 27, 1957. It was once narrated by Norman Schwarzkopf, Sr., former head of the New Jersey State Police. The radio series was adapted for DC Comics, Big Little Books and a 1942 movie serial. The 1952 Gang Busters TV series was reedited into two feature films, Gang Busters (1954) and Guns Don't Argue (1957).

THIS EPISODE:

June 9, 1944. Program #369. Blue Network. "The Case Of The Unknown Killers". Sponsored by: Sloan's Liniment, Nonspi deodorant. The story of "The Broadway and Coney Island Murders." A cop is killed in Coney Island during a holdup. This leads to an exciting shoot-out in a hotel. "Gangbusters Nationwide Clues" follow the story. Fred William Poole: murderer, upper and lower front teeth missing, walks with head down, has two machine guns. Ralph Williams: escaped convict, scar left side forehead, "L.O.V.E." tattoed on four fingers, "1935 O'Donnell" tattoed on forearm. Narrated by "Colonel Schwarzkopf" (by proxy). Arnold Stang, playing a bellhop, does a Sloan's Liniment commercial integrated into the plot. Charles Stark (announcer), Arnold Stang, Phillips H. Lord (producer). 29:32.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Arch Oboler Plays "The Family Nagachi" (09-27-45)

The Family Nagachi (Aired September 27, 1945)


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.

THIS EPISODE:

September 27, 1945. Mutual network. "The Family Nagashi". Sustaining. A well written story about a Japanese family in California just after the end of World War II. The program closing has been deleted. Alan Hewitt, Arch Oboler (writer), Barbara Eiler, Bill Shaw, Dick Wynn (announcer ? Win), Elliott Lewis, Harry Tanoway, Jack Meakin (music), Joseph Granby, Lou Merrill, Lynn Whitney, Mary Jane Croft, Norman Field, Tommy Cook, William Johnstone. 27:37.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Fat Man "Murder Through A Crystal" (1952)

Murder Through A Crystal (1952)


"There he goes across the street into the drugstore, steps on the scale, height: 6 feet, weight: 290 pounds, fortune: Danger. Who isit? THE FAT MAN." Brad Runyon was the Fat Man, played by Jack Scott Smart. The series was created by Dashall Hammott and was first heard on the ABC network Jan. 21, 1946. J. Scott Smart fit the part of the Fat Man perfectly, weighing in at 270 pounds himself. When he spoke, there was no doubt that this was the voice of a big guy. Smart gave a witty, tongue-in-cheek performance and helped make THE FAT MAN one of the most popular detective programs on the air. Smart also appeared in The March Of Time (early 1930s), the Theater Guild On The Air, Blondie, The Fred Allen Show, and The Jack Benny Program. There was also an version made in Australia, syndicated on the Artansa lable, about 1954. There are at least 36 shows available from vendors. The Australian Fat Man was played possibly by Lloyd Berrell. Although not featuring J. Scott Smart, who really fit the part, the series is quite good.

THIS EPISODE:

1952. ABC network. "Murder Through A Crystal" Sponsored by: Pepto Bismol, Unguentine. - J. Scott Smart, Dick Beals (commercial spokesman), Clark Andrews (director), Bernard Green (conductor), Bryna Raeburn, Charles Irving (announcer), Lawrence Klee (writer), Jean Ellen. 29:30.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Stella Dallas "The Egyptian Mummy" (Part 1 and 2) (1955)

The Egyptian Mummy (Part 1 and 2 - COMPLETE) 1955


Exactly 60 years ago today, Stella Dallas "the true-to-life story of mother love and sacrifice" made its radio debut. Based on the novel by Olive Higgins Prouty (and the 1937 film starring Barbara Stanwyck), this soap opera chronicled the trials and tribulations of a poor woman whose daughter married "in to wealth and society. " According to John Dunning's Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio, the show "was perhaps the most excrutitating melodrama on radio." But, housewives must have eaten it up! This 15-minute/5-day-a-week program ran on NBC for 17 years. What do you say, soap fans? What present-day soap opera do you think has the most painful story lines and the most tortured characters?

THIS EPISODE:

NBC network. Two consecutive episodes. Stella helps recover a stolen Egyptian and foil twin Arab brothers. . 1/2 hour.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The GlobeTheater "The Ghost Goes West" (08-21-44)

The Ghost Goes West (Aired August 21, 1944)


The Globe Theater radio presentation of a 1935 Comedy/ Drama Motion Picture entitled "The Ghost Goes West". An American businessman's family convinces him to buy a Scottish castle and disassemble it to ship it to America brick by brick, where it will be put it back together. The castle though is not the only part of the deal, with it goes the several-hundred year old ghost who haunts it. The original cast was headed by Robert Donat as Murdoch, Jean Parket as Peggy Martin, and Eugene Pallette as Mr. Martin.

THIS EPISODE:

An American businessman's family convinces him to buy a Scottish castle and disassemble it to ship it to America brick by brick, where it will be put it back together. The castle though is not the only part of the deal, with it goes the several-hundred year old ghost who haunts it.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - John Steele Adventurer "The Unsuspected" (05-06-50)

The Unsuspected (Aired May 6, 1950)


John Steele, Adventurer - A drama thriller series that was heard over the Mutual radio network from 04/26/49 to 07/16/56 and starred Don Douglas in the title role. John Steele treks sweaty-browed through jungles and deserts, fighting lions and saving women. Thrilling indeed. Also heard throughout the program were John Larkin, Jack Edwards, and Bryna Raeburn.

THIS EPISODE:
May 6, 1950. Mutual network. "The Unsuspected". Sustaining. Two men hacking their way through the Amazon jungle in search of a missing aviator find death instead. 1/2 hour.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Adventures Of Frank Merriwell "The Senior Dinner" (11-20-48)

The Senior Dinner (Aired November 20, 1948)


The Adventures Of Frank Merriwell - first ran on NBC radio from March 26 to June 22, 1934 as a 15-minute serial airing three times a week at 5:30pm. Sponsored by Dr. West's Toothpaste, this program starred Donald Briggs in the title role. Harlow Wilcox was the announcer. After a 12-year gap, the series returned October 5, 1946 as a 30-minute NBC Saturday morning show, continuing until June 4, 1949. Lawson Zerbe starred as Merriwell, Jean Gillespie and Elaine Rostas as Inza Burrage, Harold Studer as Bart Hodge and Patricia Hosley as Elsie Belwood. The announcer was Harlow Wilcox, and the Paul Taubman Orchestra supplied the background music. There are at least three generations of Merriwells: Frank, his half-brother Dick, and Frank's son, Frank Jr. There is a marked difference between Frank and Dick. Frank usually handled challenges on his own. Dick has mysterious friends and skills that help him, especially an old Indian friend without whom the stories would not have been quite as interesting.

THIS EPISODE:

November 20, 1948. NBC net. "The Senior Dinner". Sustaining. Frank outwits the entire sophomore class who are out to steal a trophy cup from the seniors. Lawson Zerbe, Hal Studer, Elaine Rost, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Burt L. Standish (creator). 1/2 hour.

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Boxcars711 Overnight Western - Tales Of The Texas Rangers "Death In The Cards" (2-14-51)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western - Tales Of The Texas Rangers "Death In The Cards" (Aired February 14, 1951)


Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual Texas Ranger cases. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach, Sr., and was sponsored for part of its run by Wheaties. Captain Manuel T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, a Ranger for 30 years and who was said to have killed 31 men during his career, served as consultant for the series. The series was adapted for television from 1955 to 1957. During the opening and closing credits of the TV show, the actors would march toward the camera and sing the theme song, "We are the Texas Rangers", to the tune of "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You", which is also the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad". The radio series used contemporary cases and modern detective methods to solve crimes. It was a procedural drama, in many ways Dragnet with a Western flavor. The TV series did both modern cases and cases set in the "Old West." With new cases using a car with horse float to get the rangers to their destinations it always made sure that the use of horses was only a step away. With older themes they would always ride into town on the horses to mete out their justice, they wore differing ranger attire for new and old scenes, also their weaponry was totally different. The TV show was aimed at kids (and aired on Saturday mornings) and was more of a traditional Western (with chases and shoot-outs).

THIS EPISODE:

February 14, 1951. NBC network. "Death In The Cards". Sustaining. Based on events of January 26, 1947. A double murder is blamed on a gambler with red hair, but hoofprints in the frost give Jace Pearson an important clue. Byron Kane, Ernest Newton, Hal Gibney (announcer), Jeanette Nolan, Joel McCrea, Michael Ann Barrett, Parley Baer, Stacy Keach (producer, director), Tony Barrett, William Johnstone (doubles), Bob Wright (writer), M. T. Lone Wolf Gonzaullas (technical advisor). 29:34.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The CBS Radio Workshop "Bring On The Angels" (06-08-56)

Bring On The Angels (Aired June 8, 1956)


Broadcast from 1936 through to 1947 with just an occasional break. Revived again from January 1956 to September 1957 as CBS Radio Workshop with pretty much the same format. Broadcast from 1936 through to 1947 with just an occasional break. Revived again from January 1956 to September 1957 as CBS Radio Workshop with pretty much the same format. This was drama with a difference. Columbia Workshop was not everybody’s cup of tea and in terms of audience popularity it was always noted that it was never a strong contender for the title “Radios Top Rated Drama Series” and yet it was always considered to be the drama program that led the way in radio standards. Columbia was the first to mexperiment with what radio drama was all about, introducing new techniques never before used in over the airwaves drama and because it received little encouragement from established writers, actors, etc., it was only by breaking new ground with new ideas and new techniques from writers who were not versed in the old ways that it was going to survive.

THIS EPISODE:

June 8, 1956. CBS network. "Bring On The Angels". Sustaining. A dramatization of the wild days of newspaper journalism at the turn of the century. Told autobiographically by H. L. Mencken, broadcast shortly after his death. Luis Van Rooten, Mason Adams, Jackson Beck, Ian Martin, Walter Kinsella, H. L. Mencken (narrator). 1/2 hour.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Whistler "The Shrunken Head" (06-13-42)

The Shrunken Head (Aired June 13, 1942)


The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories. Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. Other directors included Sterling Tracy and Sherman Marks with final scripts by Joel Malone and Harold Swanton. A total of 692 episodes were produced, yet despite the series' fame, over 200 episodes are lost today. In 1946, a local Chicago version of The Whistler with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer.

THIS EPISODE:

Whistler. June 13, 1942. CBS Pacific network. "The Shrunken Head". Sustaining. An heiress comes to live in the house of her crippled old uncle...and his collection of shrunken heads! Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor), Joseph Kearns (writer), J. Donald Wilson (director). 29:46.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Screen Director's Playhouse "Trade Winds" (05-29-49)

Trade Winds (Aired May 29, 1949)


From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director’s Guild and The Screen Director’s Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Director’s Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywood’s directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies. The President of the Screen Director’s Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast.

THIS EPISODE:

May 29, 1949. NBC network. "Trade Winds". Sustaining. Screen director Tay Garnett appears. A detective chases a woman around the world, falling in love with her in the process. Fredric March, Tay Garnett, Lurene Tuttle, GeGe Pearson, James Nusser, Dan Riss, Frank Barton (announcer), Wally Maher, Betty Moran, Milton Geiger (adaptor). 29:28.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Inner Sanctum Mysteries "Beneficiary Death" (04-17-50)

Beneficiary Death (Aired April 17, 1950)


Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreaaaaammmmssss!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to EC Comics' Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt. In interviews, EC publisher Bill Gaines stated that he based EC's three horror hosts not on Raymond but on Old Nancy, host of radio's earlier The Witch's Tale (1931-38). When Johnson left the series in 1945, he was replaced by Paul McGrath, who did not keep the "Raymond" name and was known only as "your host" or "Mr. Host." Beginning in 1945, Lipton Tea sponsored the series, pairing first Raymond and then McGrath with its cheery commercial spokeswoman, Mary Bennett, whose pitches for Lipton contrasted sharply with the subject matter of the stories, and who would primly chide the host for his dark humor and creepy manner.

THIS EPISODE:

April 17, 1950. CBS network. "Beneficiary...Death". Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. A businessman badly in need of money sees his opportunity when a hitch-hiker's body in a car crash is identified as his. The last show of the season. Everett Sloane, Barbara Weeks, Lew White (organist), Himan Brown (director), Norman Brokenshire (announcer), Arnold Moss, Paul McGrath (host), Edward Adamson (writer), Robert Sloane (writer). 30:08.

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This Is Your FBI "Death Of A Draft Dodger" (09-13-46)

Death Of A Draft Dodger (Aired September 13, 1946)


This Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover gave it his endorsement, calling it "the finest dramatic program on the air." Producer-director Jerry Devine was given access to FBI files by Hoover, and the resulting dramatizations of FBI cases were narrated by Frank Lovejoy (1945), Dean Carleton (1946-47) and William Woodson (1948-53). Stacy Harris had the lead role of Special Agent Jim Taylor. Others in the cast were William Conrad, Bea Benaderet and Jay C. Flippen.

THIS EPISODE:

September 13, 1946. ABC network. "Death For A Draft Dodger". Sponsored by: The Equitable Life Assurance Society. A phoney doctor is "treating" young men to keep them out of the army...with deadly results. Frederick Steiner (composer, conductor), Frank Faries (writer), Milton Cross (announcer), Jerry Devine (producer), Dean Carlton (narrator). 29:33.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Rogue's Gallery "The Impossible Murder" (05-16-46)

The Impossible Murder (Aired May 16, 1946)


Rogue's Gallery came to the Mutual network on September 27, 1945 with Dick Powell portraying Richard Rogue, a private detective who invariably ended up getting knocked out each week and spending his dream time in acerbic conversation with his subconscious self, Eugor. Rogue's Gallery was, in a sense, Dick Powell's rehearsal for Richard Diamond, Private Detective. Powell played private detective Richard Rogue, who trailed luscious blondes, protected witness, and did whatever else detectives do to make a living. It was a good series, though not destined to make much of a mark. Under the capable direction of Dee Englebach and accompanied by the music of Leith Stevens, Powell floated through his lines with the help of such competents as Lou Merrill, Gerald Mohr, Gloria Blondell, Tony Barrett, and Lurene Tuttle. Peter Leeds played Rogue's friend Eugor, an obscure play on names with Eugor spelling Rogue backwards. The gimmick in Rogue's Gallery was the presence of an alter ego, "Eugor," who arrived in the middle of the show to give Rogue enough information for his final deduction. Eugor was a state of mind, achieved when Rogue was knocked unconcious. Eugor would appear cackling like the host of Hermit's Cave and imparted some vital information the hero had overlooked. Rogue would then awaken with a vague idea of what to do next. Rogue's Gallery also starred different actors as Rogue, in later incarnations of the series, but Richard Powell was the most popular.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Perry Mason "Case Of The Negligent Nymp" (12-07-57)

Case Of The Negligent Nymp (Aired December 7, 1957)


Perry Mason is the longest running lawyer show in American television history. Its original run lasted nine years and its success in both syndication and made-for-television movies confirm its impressive stamina. Mason's fans include lawyers and judges who were influenced by this series to enter their profession. The Mason character was created by mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner and delivered his first brief in the novel The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933). From 1934 to 1937 Warners produced six films featuring Mason. A radio series also based on Mason ran every weekday afternoon on CBS radio from 1944 to 1955 as a detective/soap opera. When the CBS television series was developed as an evening drama, the radio series was changed from Perry Mason to The Edge of Night and the cast renamed so as not to compete against the television series.

THIS EPISODE:

The Case of the Negligent Nymph aired December 7, 1957. Perry Mason and Paul Drake are on a fishing trip when they spot a young woman named Sally Fenner being pursued by vicious guard dogs on an island estate. The only way Sally can avoid being chewed up by the dogs is to jump into the water and swim for it. Perry and Paul pull Sally out of the drink and Perry ends up defending her on a murder charge.

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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Hallmark Playhouse "Around The World In 80 Days" (01-19-50)

Around The World In 80 Days (Aired January 19, 1950)


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:

Jules Vernes classic Around the world in 80 days deals with an arrogant young Englishman, Phileas Fogg, risks his entire fortune on a bet that he can travel Around the World in 80 Days. With his trusty companion, Passepartout, the pair travel by train and ship, on camels and elephants, in hot air balloons and on rafts. They visit exotic places, rescue an Indian Princess, cross rivers and deserts, all while being chased by the bumbling Scotland Yard Inspector Fix who believes them to be infamous bank robbers. During the journey, Phileas Fogg comes to realize that, indeed, people are all linked, and that what distinguishes us is our souls, our spirits and our compassion, and that within each of us is the possibility for a fantastic voyage.

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