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THE OLD-TIME RADIO HOUR
Popular & rare vintage radio programs with brief commentary. Posted weekly.
Episodes
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Suspense "Lazarus Walks" and "Six Feet Under"
Halloween Suspense "Lazarus Walks" October 31, 1946 CBS Suspense "Six Feet Under" April 13, 1950 CBS
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Suspense "Kettler Method" and "Night Man"
Suspense "The Kettler Method" September 16, 1949 CBS Suspense "Night Man" July 26, 1959 CBS by Louise Fletcher
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Quiet Please "Shadows" "Good Ghost"
Quiet Please "There Are Shadows Here" May 10, 1948 Mutual Quiet Please "Good Ghost" October 24, 1948 ABC
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Quiet Please "Presto ChangeO" and "Jeannie Dreams Of Me"
Halloween Quiet Please "Presto Change O" August 16, 1948 Mutual and ABC Quiet Please "And Jeannie Dreams of Me" October 17, 1948 Mutual
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Quiet Please "Nothing Behind the Door" "Lilies"
Halloween Quiet Please "Nothing Behind the Door" June 8, 1947 Mutual and ABC Quiet Please "Let the Lilies Consider" June 28, 1948 Mutual
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Railroad Hour "Nacio Herb Brown" and "Robert Schumann"
The Railroad Hour Salute to Nacio Herb Brown" September 19, 1949 ABC The Railroad Hour "The Schumann Story" February 8, 1954 NBC
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The Aldrich Family "Latin Homework" and "Props for the School Play"
Back to school The Aldrich Family "Latin Homework" March 15, 1953 NBC The Aldrich Family "Props for the School Play" April 15, 1943 NBC
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Lux Theater "Ruggles of Red Gap"
Lux Radio Theater "Ruggles of Red Gap" July 10, 1937 CBS starring Charles Laughton
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Orson Welles The Third Man "Pleasure Before Business" "The Third Woman"
Orson Welles as The Third Man with Anton Karas on zither The Lives Of Harry Lime "Pleasure Before Business" March 28, 1952 Syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York…
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Orson Welles The Third Man "Ticket to Tangier" "Too Many Crooks"
Orson Welles as The Third Man The Lives of Harry Lime "A Ticket to Tangier" August 24, 1951 Lang Worth syndication The Lives Of Harry Lime "Too Many Crooks"…
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Orson Welles The Third Man "5000 Pengoes" and "Blue Bride"
Orson Welles as The Third Man The Lives of Harry Lime "5000 Pengoes and a Kiss" January 25, 1952 Lang-Worth syndication The Lives Of Harry Lime "Blue Bride"…
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Johnny Dollar "Dowager" "Backfired" "Alkali Mike"
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Doting Dowager Matter" January 25, 1959 CBS Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Backfire that Backfired Matter" September 6, 1959…
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Johnny Dollar "Hollywood" "Hapless Hunter" "Deadly Doubt"
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Hollywood Mystery Matter" January 4, 1959 CBS Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Hapless Hunter Matter" December 8, 1957 CBS Yours…
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Johnny Dollar "Ideal Vacation" "Cautious Celebate" "Ingenuous Jeweler"
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Ideal Vacation Matter" September 22, 1957 CBS Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Cautious Celebate Matter" April 19,1959 CBS Yours…
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Railroad Hour "Madame Sherry" and "Revenge with Music"
The Railroad Hour "Madame Sherry" April 17, 1950 NBC The Railroad Hour "Revenge with Music" October 23, 1950 NBC
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Railroad Hour "Prince of Pilsen" and "High Button Shoes"
The Railroad Hour "The Prince of Pilsen" April 24, 1950 NBC The Railroad Hour "High Button Shoes" May 7, 1951 NBC
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Railroad Hour Jerome Kern "Warm for May" "Sally"
Jerome Kern Musicals The Railroad Hour "Very Warm For May" June 4, 1951 NBC The Railroad Hour "Sally" May 1, 1950 NBC
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4th July Musicals "Dearest Enemy" and "Man Without A Country" Railroad Hour
4th of July Musicals The Railroad Hour "Dearest Enemy" November 10, 1952 NBC Rodgers and Hart The Railroad Hour "The Man Without A Country" June 29, 1953 NBC
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Railroad Hour "Girl Crazy" and "Review of 1926"
Musicals The Railroad Hour "Girl Crazy" December 6, 1948 ABC The Railroad Hour "Review of 1926" August 14, 1950 NBC
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Father's Day Father Knows Best 1950 and Living 1949 Father's Day
Father Knows Best "Father's Day Fishing Trip" June 15, 1950 NBC Living 1949 "Father's Day" June 12, 1949 NBC
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Destination Freedom "Booker Washington" and "George Washington Carver"
Juneteenth Destination Freedom "Up From Slavery" March 13, 1949 WMAQ Destination Freedom "The Boy Who Was Traded for a Horse" November 17, 1948 WMAQ Chicago.
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Lux "Desire" star Marlene Dietrich
Lux Radio Theater "Desire" March 15, 1937 CBS starring Marlene Dietrich
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"Sidewalks of London" Lux Radio Theater Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester
Lux Radio Theater "The Sidewalks of London" February 12, 1940 CBS starring Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester
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Lux Memorial Day "Wake Island" 1942
Memorial Day Lux Radio Theater "Wake Island" October 26, 1942 CBS starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, and Broderick Crawford
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"Front Page Woman" Lux Radio Theater 1937
Lux Radio Theater "Front Page Woman" January 16, 1939 CBS starring Paulette Goddard and Fred McMurray
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Mother's Day Life of Riley "Mother In Law" 45 "Mother's Day" 50
Life of Riley "Mother in Law" May 13, 1945 ABC Life of Riley "Mother's Day Gift" May 12, 1950 NBC
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Six Shooter "Thicker Than Water" "Jenny"
The Six Shooter starring James Stewart The Six Shooter "Thicker Than Water" March 14, 1954 NBC The Six Shooter "Jenny" September 20, 1953 NBC
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The Six Shooter "Aunt Emma" "Anna Norquist"
The Six Shooter starring James Stewart The Six Shooter "Aunt Emma" April 1, 1954 NBC The Six Shooter "Anna Norquist" May 6, 1954 NBC
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The Lone Ranger "Two Front Wheels" 43 "Easterner" 38
The Lone Ranger "Two Front Wheels" March 24, 1943 Blue Network (which would become ABC) The Lone Ranger "Easterner" November 21, 1938 Mutual
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Gene Autry's Melody Ranch "Pat Kidnapped" "Church in Willow Valley"
Gene Autry's Melody Ranch "Pat is Kidnapped" first broadcast on AFRS Gene Autry's Melody Ranch "Church in Willow Valley" September 20, 1953 CBS
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Easter 1950 Our Miss Brooks and Red Skelton
Easter 1950 Our Miss Brooks "Easter Eggs" April 9, 1950 CBS Red Skelton "Easter" April 9, 1950 CBS
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Screen Directors Playhouse Rosalind Russell and Lucille Ball
Screen Director's Playhouse "Hired Wife" February 6, 1949 NBC Starring Rosalind Russell Screen Director's Playhouse "Miss Grant Takes Richmond" May 19, 1950…
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Screen Director's Playhouse "It Happens Every Spring" and "Suddenly It's Spring"
Screen Directors Playhouse "It Happens Every Spring" April 14, 1950 NBC Starring Ray Milland Screen Directors Playhouse "Suddenly It's Spring" March 27, 1949…
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St Patrick's Day Lux "Luck of the Irish"
St. Patrick's Day Lux Radio Theater "The Luck of the Irish" December 27, 1948 CBS
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Railroad Hour "Springtime In Paris" and "Spring is Here"
The Railroad Hour "Springtime In Paris" July 16, 1951 NBC starring Gordon MacRae The Railroad Hour "Spring Is Here" May 12, 1952 NBC by Rodgers and Hart
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Destination Freedom "Father of the Blues" "Transfusion Dr Charles R Drew"
Destination Freedom "The Father Of The Blues" September 12, 1948 WMAQ Chicago Biography of W C Handy Destination Freedom "Transfusion" March 27, 1949 WMAQ…
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Destination Freedom "Duke Ellington" "Melody Jackson"
Destination Freedom "Echoes of Harlem" November 7, 1948 WMAQ the story of Duke Ellington Destination Freedom "The Saga of Melody Jackson" May 29, 1949 WMAQ
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Valentines Day My Favorite Husband 1949 Dr Christian 1940
My Favorite Husband "Valentine" February 11, 1949 CBS starring Lucille Ball Dr Christian "My True Valentine" February 14, 1940 CBS 5 minute Valentine's Day…
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Lux "A Blueprint for Murder"
Lux Radio Theater "A Blueprint For Murder" March 29, 1954 CBS
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Lux "The Ex Mrs Bradford" William Powell Claudette Colbert
Lux Radio Theater "The Ex-Mrs. Bradford" June 19, 1939 CBS Starring William Powell and Claudette Colbert
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Lux "Deadline at Dawn" Joan Blondell 1946
Lux Radio Theater "Deadline at Dawn" May 20, 1946 CBS Starring Joan Blondell and Paul Lukas
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SciFi Suspense Man From Tomorrow Quiet Please One for the Book
Science Fiction Suspense "Man from Tomorrow" September 1, 1957 CBS Quiet Please "One For The Book" November 21, 1948 ABC
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Mars Is Heaven and The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Science Fiction by Ray Bradbury Escape "Mars is Heaven" June 2, 1950 CBS Dimension X "The Mars Chronicles" August 18, 1950 NBC
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New Year Suspense 32nd of Dec Gunsmoke Puckets New Year
Happy New Year Suspense "The 32nd of December" December 28, 1958 CBS Gunsmoke "Pucket's New Year" January 1, 1956 CBS
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Walt Disney and Friends 1934 CBS Workshop Story of Silent Night 1956
The Hall of Fame "Disney Christmas Stocking with Walt Disney and Friends" December 23, 1934 NBC CBS Radio Workshop "All Is Bright" December 23, 1956 CBS
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Christmas Jack Benny 1936 and My Little Margie 1952
Jack Benny The Jello Show "Old Fashioned Christmas" December 20, 1936 NBC Red My Little Margie "Timmy's Christmas" December 21, 1952 CBS starring Gale Storm
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Christmas Suspense "Out for Xmas" Dragnet "Big Little Jesus"
Suspense "Out for Christmas" December 21, 1953 CBS Dragnet "Big Little Jesus" December 21, 1954 NBC Stan Freberg Dragnet Parody with Christmas theme 1953
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Lux "Peter Pan" Disney 1953
Hollywood Radio Theater "Peter Pan" December 21, 1953 AFRS Disney Version by Lux Radio Theater
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Thanksgiving Eddie Cantor 47 The Roma Wine Show 43
The Eddie Cantor Show "Thanksgiving" November 27,1947 NBC The Roma Wine Show "Thanksgiving Show" November 18, 1943 CBS Starring Charlie Ruggles Mary Astor and…
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Thanksgiving You Are There Sailing of the Mayflower and Path of Praise
Thanksgiving You Are There "The Sailing of the Mayflower" December 21, 1947 CBS Cavalcade of America "The Path of Praise" November 20, 1951 NBC
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X Minus One "The Hostess" and "Lifeboat Mutiny"
Science Fiction from Old Radio X Minus One "The Hostess" December 12, 1956 NBC by Isaac Asimov X Minus One "Lifeboat Mutiny" September 11, 1956 NBC
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X Minus One "The C Chute" and "Honeymoon in Hell"
X Minus One "The C Chute" February 8, 1956 NBC by Isaac Asimov X Minus One "Honeymoon in Hell" December 26, 1956 NBC
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Lights Out "Cat Wife" and "Little Old Lady"
Halloween Lights Out "Cat Wife" April 6, 1938 NBC Starring Boris Karloff Lights Out "Little Old Lady" November 17, 1937 CBS
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Lights Out "The Dream" and "Big Mr. Little"
Halloween Lights Out "The Dream" March 23, 1938 NBC Lights Out "Big Mr. Little" January 26, 1943 CBS
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Lights Out "The Little People" and "Heavenly Jeep"
Halloween Lights Out "The Little People" April 14, 1937 NBC Lights Out "Heavenly Jeep" May 4, 1943 CBS
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Lights Out "Money Money Money" "Speed"
Lights Out "Money Money Money" March 30, 1943 CBS Lights Out "Speed" January 5, 1943 CBS
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Lights Out "Special to Hollywood" "He Dug It Up"
Lights Out "Special to Hollywood" February 17, 1941 NBC Lights Out "He Dug It Up" February 9, 1943 CBS
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Lights Out "The Devil's Due" "Strange Couple"
Lights Out, Everybody "The Devil's Due" April 4, 1939 NBC Lights Out "Strange Couple" first broadcast in 1935 from Chicago NBC
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Suspense "A Ring for Marya" "Another Man's Poison"
Suspense "A Ring for Marya" December 28, 1950 CBS starring Cornel Wilde Suspense "Another Man's Poison" May 17, 1951 CBS starring Charles Boyer
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The Halls of Ivy "Gerhard's Secret" "Gangster's Son"
Back to School The Halls of Ivy "Professor Gerhard's Secret" March 24, 1950 NBC The Halls of Ivy "Gangsters Son" January 20, 1950 NBC Starring Mr. and Mrs…