Fred Allen (Version 2): Dr. Allen of the Bedlam Sanitorium (1933)

The Fred Allen Show: Old-Time Radio Comedy · Oct 25, 2026 · 20m

Dr. Allen runs the Bedlam Sanitorium, where a string of odd patients and visitors turn each visit into chaos. A patient who claims to be cured gets a bill for fifty dollars, a bloodhound with a head cold tries to track stolen chickens, and a baby is brought in by a neighbor who borrows babies to win favors. A chef and a stout patient quarrel over stolen food, and a gang of visiting European doctors goes along on an emergency call. This is the Fred Allen radio comedy series, first broadcast on November 24, 1933, on CBS and NBC. Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar and Minerva Pious are the…