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The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-015The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 28, 1939. Program #23. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. "The Flower of Silence.". Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 30, 1939. Program #24. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Nayland Smith has vanished. The Si-Fan?. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon.The Fabulous Doctor Tweedy. January 08, 1947. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. The professor is the Dean Of Men at Potts College and plays the bassoon! The date is subject to correction. The Tweedy Chamber Music Society rehearses. A big basketball game is going to be held...with a big player for Potts! Minerva Pious plays a character with a Greek accent. Harry Von Zell plays a character with a low I.Q. Frank Morgan, Minerva Pious, Harry Von Zell, Gale Gordon, Robert Riley Crutcher (creator).The Silver Theatre. May 07, 1939. CBS net. "The Train Ride". Sponsored by: International Silver. A date with the electric chair, and a romance that goes beyond death!. Bud Hiestand (announcer), Carlton KaDell, Charles Martin (producer, director), Conrad Nagel (host, director), Felix Mills (composer), Joan Crawford, John Conte (announcer), Lindsay MacHarrie. The Smiths Of Hollywood. January 10, 1947. Program #1. Mutual net origination, Finley syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Uncle Cecil arrives from Britain...with a crash! The first show of the series. The script is similar to the one used for an audition recording of September 20, 1946 (see cat. #84161). Promotional literature for the program boasts that, "Every program is recorded before a large, live audience at NBC studios in Hollywood.". Andrew Hickox (producer), Arthur Treacher, Billy Roy, Brenda Marshall, Dick Nosserman (writer), Harry Von Zell, Jan Ford, Joe Forte, Ruth Perrott, Sara Berner, Tyler McVey, Vic Knight (producer, director). Whitehall 1212. December 23, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. An intelligent criminal plans to rob Heathrow airport of a shipment of gold. Beware the poisoned tea! The final public service announcement and the system cue have been deleted. Percy Hoskins (researcher), Wyllis Cooper (writer, director).   The Witch's Tale. May 30, 1935. WOR, Newark, New Jersey, , Air Features Syndicate syndication. "The Deserter". Old Nancy is 125 years old today. A Civil War story "of 80 years ago" (which would put the date of broadcast at 1944 if true), loosely based on Ambrose Bierce's, "An Occurence At Owl Creek Bridge." Well-done and well-written, if somewhat melodramatic. The script was previously used on "The Witch's Tale" on January 23, 1933. This might be an Artransa (Australian) syndication. Alonzo Deen Cole (writer, producer, performer). 

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-014The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 23, 1939. Program #21. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. The mad Inspector Weymouth and "The Lord Of The Fire.". Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 26, 1939. Program #22. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Watch out for the Si-Fan!. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. The Charlie McCarthy Show. May 2, 1943. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Charlie's growing a moustache. Dale sings, "Canteen Bounce." Bill Thompson reports from "Flageria" (in his "Wallace Wimple" voice and Negro, German and Swedish dialects). Guest Barbara Stanwyck volunteers to be Charlie's manager and get a raise for him from Bergen. Edgar Bergen, Ray Noble and His Orchestra, Dale Evans, Bill Thompson, Barbara Stanwyck, Del Sharbutt (Special Services announcer). Grand Marquee. August 21, 1947. NBC net, Chicago origination. "Haunt Me A House". Sustaining. An eager real estate agent tries to sell a house during the housing shortage...a haunted house! The program may be dated August 27, 1947. Jim Ameche, Muriel Bremner, Hope Summers, Cliff Soubier, Johnny Coons, Ralph Hunter (writer), Mary McSkiving (writer), Norman Felton (producer), George Stone (announcer), Joseph Gallicchio (conductor), Emil Soderstrom (composer). The Sportsmen's Club.(Grantland Rice Sports) March 11, 1944. NBC net. "The Phantom Drive". Sustaining. A great story about a dead sportswriter and a dead tennis champ who return to Earth for one more tournament. The program is going to be pre-empted next week. Grantland Rice (host), William T. Tilden II (author), Harold Young, William Mitchell, Gerald Holland (adaptor), Will Hare, Norman McKay, Gregory Morton, Anthony Lapenna, Len Sterling, George Crook (organist), Theodore Cella (harpist), Anton M. Leader (director). Big Town. March 8, 1949. NBC net. "The Case Of The Crooked Eye". Sponsored by: Lifebuoy Soap, Rinso. An expose of the fake detective racket. A crooked private eye tries to blackmail a client, then beats him almost to death. The "detective" then murders his girlfriend and threatens to do the same to Lorelei! Edward Pawley, Fran Carlon, Jerry McGill (writer, producer), Dwight Weist (narrator).Cabin B-13. July 5, 1948. CBS net. "A Razor In Fleet Street". Sponsored by: sustaining. The first show of the series. A spin-off from the "Suspense" series, originally heard as one of the stories of that series on Nov. 9, 1942. Arnold Moss as "Dr. Fabian" introduces an excellent murder mystery. A razor wielding "Slasher" is the double of a visiting diplomat, but who's who? Arnold Moss (host), John Dickson Carr (creator, writer), Joseph Curtin, Naomi Campbell, William Podmore, Merle Kendrick (composer, conductor), Charles S. Monroe (editor), John Dietz (director).

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-013The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 19, 1939. Program #19. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. The ghastly fungoid cellar. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 21, 1939. Program #20. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. The battle on the river. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. Curtain Time April 17, 1948. NBC net, Chicago origination. "Miss Snoring Sleepwalker". Sponsored by: Mars Candy. A light comedy about a woman who wins a Holywood movie contract and her statistically inclined beau. This is a network, sponsored verson of cat. #17049. George Cisar, Sidney Ellstrom, Harry Holcomb (director), Patrick Allen (host), Sumner Love, Michael Romano, Bert Farber (music arranger, conductor), Harry Elders, Nannette Sargent, Mike Wallace (commercial spokesman, billed as Myron Wallace), Edna MacGregor (writer)The New Swan Show. October 19, 1948. NBC net. Sponsored by: Swan Soap. Doris sings "Sentimental Journey". Hy Averback announces the Los Angeles Giants football game. Bob experiences some Southern Hospitality,& Bill Veeck visits.  Marvin Fischer (writer), Al Schwartz (writer), Mort Lachman (writer), Cy Rose (writer), Al Capstaff (producer), Doris Day, Les Brown and His Orchestra, Bill Farrell, Irene Ryan, Four Hits and A Miss, Jack Kirkwood, Hy Averback, Larry Marks (writer), Larry Gelbart (writer), The Cisco Kid. August 18, 1953. Program #113. Mutual-Don Lee net, KHJ, Los Angeles origination, Ziv syndication. "The Madwoman Of Desolation House". Sponsored by: Commercials added locally. Jack Mather, Harry Lang.Cloak and Dagger. July 30, 1950. NBC net. "The Swastika On The Windmill". Sustaining. 4:00 P. M. An O. S. S. operative enters Nazi occupied Holland to stay with his uncle and radio troop information to the Allied forces. Lester Fletcher, Harvey Hayes, Jared Burke, Gordon Stern, Francois Grimar, Basil Langton, Patricia Courtleigh, Beulah Garrick, Victor Chapin, Percy Hoskins (research), Wyllis Cooper (writer, director), Murray Ross (organist while John Gart is on vacation)Beyond Tomorrow. April 5, 1950. CBS net. "Requiem". Sustaining. The first show of the series, which evolved from the series "Beyond This World." The story old man who wanted to die on the moon. Robert Heinlein (author), Everett Sloane, William N. Robson (producer), Mitchell Grayson (director), Henry Sylvern (music), John Campbell Jr. (host). 

The OTRNow Radio Program_2024-012The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 14, 1939. Program #17. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Fu Manchu makes the dead to live. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 16, 1939. Program #18. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. In the house of Fu Manchu. Hanley Stafford, Gale GordonThe Marriage. October 04, 1953. NBC net. Sustaining. The married couple are now named Liz and Ben Marriott and have a family. Ben tries to ask questions of Pete's fifth-grade teacher. This is not as easy as it sounds. The system cue has been deleted. Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Ernest Kinoy (writer), Juano Hernandez, Edward King (director), Irene Hubbard, Wendell Holmes, David Pfeffer, Bob Dettin (? announcer).  Blair Of The Mounties. February 28, 1938. Program #5. Walter Biddick syndication. "The Phantom Sniper". The program is announced as a serial, but each episode is complete in itself or in two parts. Stories of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. "The Phantom Sniper" has struck...it could be the "Boy-Foot Bear" (with cheeks of tan)?. Blair Of The Mounties. March 07, 1938. Program #6. Walter Biddick syndication. "The Murder At Packett's Landing". A pair of fur thieves are captured when one of them spares a woman and child from freezing to death.   Academy Award Theatre. June 22, 1946. CBS net. "The Front Page". Sponsored by: Squibb. Comedy about the newspaper business and one reporter's efforts to get married and free himself from his editor's clutches. Pat O'Brien, Adolphe Menjou. 1/2 hour, Audio Condition: very good to excellent audio, complete.THE NEW ADVENTURES OF NERO WOLFE January 19, 1951 "Calculated Risk" With Sydney Greenstreet Sustaining. Rex Stout (creator), Sydney Greenstreet, Don Stanley (announcer), Gerald Mohr,Edwin Fadiman (producer), J. Donald Wilson (producer, director), GeGe Pearson. CREEPS BY NIGHT March 7, 1944, "The Strange Burial Of Alexander Jordan"

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-11 The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 09, 1939. Program #15. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. A small victory over Dr. Fu Manchu. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 15 minutes, Audio Condition: very good to excellent audio, complete.The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 12, 1939. Program #16. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Lord Southerly dies, Fu Manchu leaves no clues. Dr. Petrie goes calling. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 15 minutes, Audio Condition: very good to excellent audio, complete.The Fitch Bandwagon. April 25, 1948. NBC net. Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo. Phil sings, "If You're Ever Down In Texas, Look Me Up." Remley has become a sculptor to impress his new girlfriend. Phil is going to modelfor him. Alice sings, "Hooray For Love.". Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Jeanine Roos, Elliott Lewis, Walter Scharf and His Orchestra, Ray Singer (writer), Dick Chevillat (writer), Walter Tetley, Bill Forman (announcer), Ollie O'Toole, Anne Whitfield, Betty Lou Gerson, Paul Phillips (director). Presenting Charles Boyer. July 04, 1950. NBC net. "The Adventure Of The Sliderule Blonde". Sustaining. Once again, Mishel is financially embarrassed at dinnertime. His friend, Mr. Conway comes to his gastronomical rescue...at the cost of a story. This story involves an American blonde who has a system for beating the roulette wheel. The system works!. Ernest Vadja (creator of the character); Fritz Feld ; Paul Marion ; Clement Scott Gilbert (creator of the character); Robert E. Lee (writer); Hanley Stafford; Don Stanley (announcer); Mary Jane Croft ; Herb Butterfield ; Charles Boyer; Jack Edwards ; Viola Vonn; Art Wilson (director);.THE PRESS CLUB "Madam Alver's Death"  only other available episode is "the elephant" Take It Or Leave It. April 04, 1948. NBC net. Sponsored by: Eversharp Pens, Eversharp Razor Baldes. The first contestant has to name the states in which women's colleges are located. One of the commercials is for the "Kimberly Pockette" (a ball-point pen). Red Skelton appears as an unbilled guest to plug his show and help one of the contestants (who replies to the question: "What flower do you associate with Holland?" Hollyhocks!). Garry Moore, Ken Niles (announcer), Red Skelton, Cookie Fairchild and His Orchestra. SQUAD ROOM - Jonas Parl Is Murdered By His WifeSquad Room. February 03, 1954. Program #4. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Commercials added locally. A routine husband and wife fight turns out to be murder. Jonas Parle has been knifed to death by his wife. The system cue has been deleted. The date is subject to correction. Lawson Zerbe, Virginia Payne, Wynn Wright (performer, producer, director), Peter Irving (writer), Bill Mahr (announcer).Murder By Experts. June 13, 1949. Mutual net. "Summer Heat". Sustaining. A newly graduated lawyer awakes with a dead body in bed and has a very difficult time getting rid of that body!. David Kogan (adaptor, director, producer), Phil Tonken (announcer), Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin, Cameron Andrews, Andrew Evans (author), Emerson Buckley (conductor), John Dickson Carr (host), Lawson Zerbe, Richard Dupage (composer), Frank Behrens, William Zuckert, Robert A. Arthur (adaptor, director, producer). X Minus One. August 11, 1955. NBC net. "Almost Human". Sustaining. "The Duke" teaches a robot how to kill and rob. "Junior" seems eager to learn! The system cue has been deleted. Kenneth MacGregor (studio director), Lynn Cook, Merril E. Joels, Nat Polen, Robert Block (author), Santos Ortega, William Welch (producer), Fred Collins (announcer), George Lefferts (adaptor), Guy Repp, Jack Grimes, Jone Allison, Joseph Julian. 

PC_2024-010_The OTRNow Radio ProgramThe Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 05, 1939. Program #13. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. The houseboat on the Thames. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 15 minutes, Audio Condition: very good to excellent audio, complete.10993. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 07, 1939. Program #14. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Plans for a new aerial torpedo have been stolen!. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 15 minutes, Audio Condition: very good to excellent audio, complete.Our Miss Brooks. September 19, 1948. CBS net. "The Conklins' Anniversary At Crystal Lake". Sustaining. It's the Conklin's anniversary, and time for a weekend at the cabin at Crystal Lake. Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton have been invited to come along! A similar script was subsequently used on the program on August 21, 1949 or September 4, 1949 (see cat. #46051). Eve Arden, Jane Morgan, Noreen Gammill (as Mrs. Conklin), Richard Crenna, Gloria McMillan, Gale Gordon, Jeff Chandler, Larry Berns (producer), Wilbur Hatch (music), Bob Lemond (announcer), Al Lewis (writer, director), Dink Trout.    Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. March 04, 1952. ABC net, WJZ, New York aircheck. "The Asteroid Of Danger". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin Bran. Manning and Dr. Dale disappear while prospecting in the asteroid belt. Al Markim, Drex Hines (director), Edward Bryce, Frank Thomas Jr., Jackson Beck (announcer), Jan Merlin, Margaret Garland, Gilbert Braun (writer), Jon Gart (organist). 1221. Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. March 06, 1952. ABC net, WJZ, New York aircheck. "The Asteroid Of Danger". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin Bran. A scientist has kidnapped Dr. Dale and Manning and is hiding out on a small asteroid. Al Markim, Drex Hines (director), Edward Bryce, Frank Thomas Jr., Jackson Beck (announcer), Jan Merlin, Margaret Garland, Gilbert Braun (writer), Jon Gart (organist). The Jergens Journal. May 18, 1941. Blue Network. Sponsored by: Jergen's Lotion and Facial Powder. Winchell with hard war news and Broadway gossip. His unique style is featured, with "flash," the telegraph key, etc. Ben Grauer (announcer), Walter Winchell.The FBI In Peace and War. November 03, 1954. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Dollar Bond". The wife of a government worker is being romanced and then blackmailed by a foreign agent. Martin Blaine, Don Briggs, Jackson Beck, Elspeth Eric, Les Damon, William Johnstone, Frederick L. Collins (creator), Betty Mandeville (producer, director). Sleep No More. December 05, 1956. NBC net. "Over The Hill" "The Man In The Black Hat". Sustaining. Part of the final public service announcement has been deleted. Nelson Olmsted, Ben Grauer (announcer), Michael Fessier (author of both stories), Kenneth MacGregor (director).

2024-009_The OTRNow Radio Program3 hours of classic old time radio.The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 31, 1939. Program #11. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Sir Nayland vs. "The Curse Of Siva!". Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 10991. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 02, 1939. Program #12. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Fu Manchu escapes, the Dacoit strikes!. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. Maxwell House Coffee Time. December 10, 1942. NBC net. Sponsored by: Maxwell House Coffee, Log Cabin Syrup. The first tune is, "The Pennsylvania Polka." The first appearance by Frank Tours as the program's orchestra leader, replacing Meredith Willson (who has possibly entered military service). Frank Morgan (the Englishman) tries to impress Frank Tours. The Maxwell House commercial is based on, "Melancholy Baby." Daddy takes Baby Snooks duck hunting!. John Conte (host), Fanny Brice, Hanley Stafford, Frank Tours (conductor), Frank Morgan, Phil Rapp (writer), Harlow Wilcox (announcer).    Stars On Parade. June 22, 1951. Program #558. Army and Air Force syndication. "Miss Turner Retires". Sponsored by: Army and Air Force recruiting. A fifty eight year old spinster English teacher is nearing the end of her career, and it won't be an easy transition. Flora Robson, Charles Wilkes (director), Helen Christian (writer), Joe Ripley (announcer), Johnny Guarnieri (composer, conductor).     WILD BILL HICKOK - In this second episode of WILD BILL HICKOK from 1951, he encounters The Missouri Wild Bill Hickok. June 03, 1951. Program #2. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Kellogg's Corn Pops. Wild Bill and Jingles are nearly killed in the old "Skeleton" mine when the entrance is blown up! The system cue is added live. Guy Madison, Andy Devine, Paul Pierce (director), David Hire (producer), Charles Lyon (announcer), Richard Aurandt (music).   OBSESSION  "Ebb Tide" Gale Page and Elliott Lewis stars in a mystery show about human beings in conflict with themselves.    MYSTERY IS MY HOBBY "Allan Fisher (Faithless Wife)" Glen Langan is Barton Drake in Mystery is My Hobby. In an unusual move for a crime show, the show is played before a live audience. This is the premiere episode.   Lights Out. January 05, 1943. CBS net. "The Fast One". Sponsored by: Ironized Yeast, Molle Shaving Cream. A story about two men with a mighty power, the ability to move very, very rapidly. Excellent radio writing. The story is also known as, "Speed." This is a network, sponsored version of cat. #11279. Arch Oboler (writer, host), Frank Martin (commercial spokesman)

2024-008_The OTRNow Radio Program3 hours of classic old time radio.The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 26, 1939. Program #9. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. A green mist, an African spear. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 15 minutes, Audio Condition: very good to excellent audio, complete.10989. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 29, 1939. Program #10. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Prisoners in "The House Of Fu!". Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 15 minutes, Audio Condition: very good to excellent audio, complete.The Bill Thompson Show. May 20, 1946. ABC net. Sustaining. Bill impersonates a Dutch Professor of Anthropology. Sharon Douglas, Lynn Whitney, Jean Gillespie, Sanford Bickart, Larry Alexander, Joe Johnson (arranger, conductor), Bob Carroll Jr. (writer), Dick Woollen (director), Bill Thompson, Rod O'Connor.   Out Of The Deep. February 16, 1946. NBC net. Sustaining. The "Blue Falcon" sails to the Hawaiian Islands on the trail of a chest of buried treasure. Ted Maxwell (writer, performer), Charlie Lung, Charles Seel, Martha Wentworth, Eddie Firestone, Herb Lytton, Norman Field, Joe Savinas (composer, performer), Homer Canfield (producer, director), Don Stanley (announcer).    The Rotary Golden Theatre. 1955. Program #12. Rotary International syndication. "The Active citizen". A very civic minded citizen is offered an opportunity to work for the biggest businessman in town, for a lot more money. However, the job does have its price.  LEO IS ON THE AIR - Movie Studios used to present shows promoting their latest movie on radio, just as they do today on cable television. Here is an 8 minute promotion of the Marx Brother's film, "A Day At The Races", from 1937.Joe Palooka 1945 #23 Shots In The Night  Mr. I.A. Moto. May 20, 1951. NBC net. "A Force Called X07". Sustaining. The first show of the series. Mr. Moto foils a communist plot to destroy part of New York with a portable atomic weapon. The music bridges have been deleted. James Monks, Peter Capell, John P. Marquand (creator), Harry W. Junkin (writer, director), John Larkin, Gavin Gordon, Scott Tennyson, Fred Collins (announcer). 27:56, Audio Condition: very good to excellent audio, incomplete.  SUSPENSE- "The Doctor Prescribed Death" is the title of this tale, well calculated to keep you in SUSPENSE. It originally aired on February 2, 1943 and it stars Bela Lugosi. 

 The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-007 The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 22, 1939. Program #7. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Fu has been inside the fortress all the time! Sir Lionel murdered. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 10987. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 24, 1939. Program #8. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Sir Lionel has not been murdered. A note arrives from Dr. Fu!. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. It's Time To Smile. January 15, 1941. Red net. Sponsored by: Ipana, Sal Hepatica. Eddie's opening monologue is about winter sports and skiing. Dinah Shore sings, "Number Ten, Lullaby Lane." Eddie is in charge of his own motion picture company and guest Phil Harris is going to star in his next picture. Eddie Cantor, Dinah Shore, Cookie Fairchild and His Orchestra, Phil Harris, Harry Von Zell (announcer).  The Electric Theatre. November 14, 1948. CBS net. "Victoria Regina". Sponsored by: Independent Light and Power Companies. Helen Hayes (narrator), Joe Ripley (announcer), Joseph R. Stauffer (producer), Lawrence Hausner (author), Lester O'Keefe (director), Robert Cenedella (adaptor), Tonio Selwart, Wladimir Selinsky (conductor).   The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin. November 13, 1955. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Nabisco Shredded Wheat, Milk Bone Dog Biscuits. Rip and "Miss Curtis" are sent on an intelligence mission to Mexico as a decoy. Rinty is shot in the line of duty (just a [dog] flesh wound). The system cue has been deleted. Don Morrow (announcer), Lee Aaker, James Brown, Joe Sawyer. The Saint. October 15, 1947. CBS net. "A Gangster District Attorney". Sponsored by: Trim (a hair tonic made with "pure virgin olive oil"!). The Saint is after the killer of G-Man John Daniels, despite an offer of $5000 to leave town. He discovers that the District Attorney is the killer!. Vincent Price, Leslie Charteris (creator), Wendell Niles (announcer), William Fontaine (composer, conductor), Michael Cramoy (writer), James L. Saphier (producer). Beyond Midnight."Harry" by Rosemary Timperley December 13, 1968A young girl has an imaginary friend named Harry, who she claims is her brother. It slowly becomes evident that the imaginary friend is more than just a playmate. Based on the Rosemary Timperley story, 'Harry' (1955) and referred to in other radio programs as 'Harry, Such an Ordinary Name'.

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-0063 hours of classic old time radio.  The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 17, 1939. Program #5. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. A visit to "Parson Dan" and a scream caused by "The Seven." Greba!. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 10985. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 19, 1939. Program #6. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. A visitor to Rev. Eltham's fortress "Redmoat," for what sinister purpose? Gale Gordon appears as Dr. Petrie. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 43130. Birds Eye Open House. January 03, 1946. NBC net, KFI, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Birds Eye, Gaines Dog Food. The first tune is, "Aren't You Glad You're You." Guest Charles Laughton pays a sinister visit to Dinah's house. What happened to the cook and the butler?. Arthur Q. Bryan, Barbara Jo Allen, Charles Laughton, Dinah Shore, Frank Nelson, Harry Von Zell, Howard Harris (writer), The Ken Lane Chorus, Robert Emmett Dolan and His Orchestra, Sid Zelinka (writer), The Four Hits.That's My Pop. July 29, 1945. Program #7. CBS net. Sustaining. Junior, Gertrude and mother-in-law are going to the country for a week. Pop turns the house into a hotel...with entertainment!. Bert Cregar (director), Howard Snyder (writer), Hugh Wedlock Jr. (writer), Milt Gross (writer), Raymond Walburn, Thomas Hanlon (announcer), Verna Felton.The Comic Weekly Man. February 04, 1951. Program #198. Hearst syndication. Sponsored by: Commercials added locally. The first comic read is, "Hopalong Cassidy." "Why is a horse like a lolly-pop?" The little girl to whom the Comic Weekly Man reads the comics, has been reported to be Cecil Roy (despite the name, she was an actress with "a thousand voices"). Pending documentation, her name will remain unlisted in the credits for this program. Lon Clark. The Unexpected. July 11, 1947. Program #1/100. Hamilton-Whitney syndication. "Mercy Killing". Sponsored by: Commercials added locally. The first show of the series. The dates listed for these programs are for the first run on KGER (Long Beach, California) and KECA (Los Angeles). After just killing his wife, a man is somewhat startled to receive a phone call from her. The program was re-used as program #100 on March 26, 1948. Barry Sullivan. The FBI In Peace and War. March 08, 1951. Program #103. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Big-Time Charlie". Frederick L. Collins (creator), Martin Blaine, Don Briggs, Betty Mandeville (producer, director).   The Origin Of Superstition. 1933. Program #1. Broadcasters Program Syndicate/Bruce Eells and Associates syndication. Sponsored by: Commercials added locally. Originally syndicated by Transco. Three soldiers fighting the Boer War fail to heed a native oracle. Never have, "three on a match." The series is possibly titled, "Superstition On The Air." The date is approximate. 

The OTRNow Radio Program PC_2024-005The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 12, 1939. Program #3. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Dr. Petrie and the evil Dr. Fu, face to face. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon.10983. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 15, 1939. Program #4. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. A visit to an opium den where Dr. Fu puts and end to Dr. Petrie (??!!). Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon.  The Great Gildersleeve. August 31, 1941. NBC net. Sponsored by: Kraft Parkay. The first show of the series. Gildersleeve leaves Wistful Vista to visit Summerfield, and winds up staying. See cat. #48648 for the audition program of three months earlier, using the same script. Walter Tetley, Lurene Tuttle, Billy Mills (composer, conductor, billed as "William Randolph"), Jim Bannon (announcer), Verne Smith (commercial spokesman), Harold Peary, Earle Ross, Leonard L. Levinson (writer), Frank Nelson. The Hollywood Theatre Group. "Whirlpool". Sustaining. A newcomer to a Brazilian rubber plantation finds that it's not all it's cracked up to be. A beautiful woman and a poisonous snake add to the danger. Pre-war. Howard Culver, Martha Wilkerson, William GriffisThe Adventures Of Frank Merriwell. September 11, 1948. NBC net. "The Live Ghost". Sustaining. A one-time coach at Yale is plagued by thieves, murderers, and arsonists. Lawson Zerbe, Hal Studer, Elaine Rost, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Al Hodge, Burt L. Standish (creator).Gangbusters. June 09, 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). The Haunting Hour. 1945. Program #27. NBC syndication, WRVR-FM, New York aircheck. "The People In The House". Sponsored by: Participating sponsors. Syndicated rebroadcast date: January 10, 1974. Herbert Wood (producer, director), Rosa Rio (organist), Tilden Brown (sound effects), Steve Carlin (script supervisor), George Stewart (recording supervisor), Berry Kroeger (narrator). 

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-004The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 08, 1939. Program #1. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. The evil Dr. Fu swears to get Sir Nayland Smith, and starts with the murder of Sir Crighton Davey. Dr. James Petrie lives on Baker Street (with a notable neighbor, no doubt).  Hanley Stafford (as Sir Nayland Smith), Gale Gordon (as Dr. James Petrie), Ted Osborne (as Dr. Fu Manchu), Paula Winslowe (as Karamaneh), Edmond O'Brien (as Inspector Rymer). The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 10, 1939. Program #2. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. The Zayat Kiss and a warning to Dr. Petrie from a beautiful woman. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. The Alan Young Show. December 12, 1944. Blue Network. Sponsored by: Ipana, Sal Hepatica, Trushay. Alan's going to write his own opera. Motion Picture Daily awards Alan the prize of, "Most Promising Star Of Tomorrow." The program has also been dated December 14, 1944. Alan Young, Kenny Delmar (announcer, performer), Lulu McConnell, Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra, Dickie Monahan, Diane Courtney, Eddie Pola (director).    The Big Story. July 21, 1948. Program #69. NBC net. Sponsored by: Pall Mall. The "big story" of Keeler McCartney of the Atlanta Constitution, who attempts to clean up a lottery racket and nearly gets killed for his efforts. The story is untitled, the program has also been dated May 21, 1947. Ernest Chappell (announcer), Bernard J. Prockter (producer), Cy Harrice (announcer), Gail Ingram (writer), George Petrie, Robert Sloane (narrator), Wladimir Selinsky (music), James Van Dyk (doubles), Ted de Corsia, James Monks, George Petrie, Mercedes McCambridge (doubles), John Sylvester, Harry Ingram (director).   Behind The Mike. October 27, 1940. Blue Network. Sustaining. A visit from a "female stooge," Minerva Pious. She tells about the many character voices she uses on, "The Fred Allen Show" (including her "Bubbles Rappaport" voice, interviewed by a Fred Allen imitator). Minerva Pious, Jim Harkins, Adrian Savitch (?), Earle Tuckerman, Harvey Hindermeyer, John B. Kennedy, Graham McNamee (host), Mort Lewis (writer), Ernie Watson (composer, conductor), Gilbert Martin (announcer), Ward Wilson (impersonator of Fred Allen and Ted Malone). Night Beat. January 13, 1950. An audition recording. See cat. #61818 for a previous audition recording of the same script starring Edmond O'Brien. The adventures of "Lucky" Stone, reporter for the Chicago Star begin. A friend of Ted Carter, an ex-hoodlum, is found murdered. Lucky is determined to find the killer, and the trial leads to the powerful George Bailey. The script was broadcast on the series on May 8, 1950 (see cat. #50016). Frank Lovejoy, Larry Marcus (writer), Bill Cairn (producer), Frank Worth (composer, conductor).  Escape. August 25, 1949. CBS net. "Evening Primrose". Sustaining. A fascinating adventure with a strange assortment of characters who live inside New York's department stores! Great radio! The script was used on the program previously on November 5, 1947 (see cat. #65835) and on September 12, 1948 (see cat. #65849). Ben Wright; Bob Lemond (announcer); Vivi Janis; Norman Macdonnell (producer, director); Wilms Herbert (doubles); Ted Rogers (assistant director); Ruth Perrott (possibly quadruples); John Dunkel (adaptor); John Collier (author); Harry Bartell; Georgia Ellis; Lois Corbett; Alexander Courage (music conductor, credited as "Sandy Courage"

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-003A Date With Judy. August 01, 1944. Red net. Sponsored by: Tums. It's Mr. Foster's birthday; Judy wants him to have a "perfect day." This plot was previously used on the program on August 5, 1941 (see cat. #105658). Aleen Leslie (creator, writer), Louise Erickson, Helen Mack (producer, director), Dix Davis, Charles Cornell (composer, conductor), John Brown, Doug Gorlay  This Is Your FBI. January 09, 1953. ABC net. "The Divorced Child". Sustaining. Learning that her parents are being divorced, a girl takes up with a bunch of juvenile delinquents who steal cars and rob a gas station attendant. Irene Anders, Eddie Firestone, Lamont Johnson, Ronald Liss, Alice Morse, Steve Pendleton, Anne Whitfield, Frederick Steiner (composer, conductor), Stacy Harris, Bill Sparkwell (announcer), William Woodson (narrator).YOUR MOVIETOWN RADIO THEATER- 1947 ZIV Syndication. "Flowers For Millie". Sponsored by: Commercials added locally., "Flowers For Millie". Les Mitchel (producer, director, host), Jeff Chandler (billed as "Ira Grossel," whose name is mangled by Jorja Curtright), Jorja Curtright, Virginia Farmer, Herbert Rawlinson, Peggy Webber (doubles), Dick Ryan, Ken Christy, Joseph Cochran (writer), Del Castillo (composer, conductor), Van Des Autels (announcer). High Adventure. April 09, 1950. NBC net. "Inside Story". Sponsored by: Old Spice, Shulton Shampoo. An old man is murdered right in the newspaper office. A hard-boiled reporter is framed for the shooting. Robert Monroe (writer, director), Lou Davies (music conductor), Maurice Tarplin, John Larkin, Jean Tatum, Phil Sterling, Jack Orison (?). A CASE FOR DR. MORIELLE (More-rell)- This is a vintage radio drama series about a criminal psychologist, Dr Morelle, who solves murder cases which are too complex for the police. Morelle is played by English film actor Cecil Parker, and is alternately helped and hindered in his investigations by his secretary Miss Frayle, played by film actress Sheila Sim. The series was created by writer Ernest Dudley, who conceived the character during an air raid in 1942. Let's listen to "Alarm Call" from June 12, 1957. The Sealed Book. September 02, 1945. Program #25. Mutual net origination, Michelson syndication. "Death Laughs Last". Sponsored by: Commercials added locally. A locksmith needs money desperately for his wife's operation. He decides to use his profession for crime. The script was also used on "The Mysterious Traveler" on September 24, 1944 (see cat. #60217) and April 13, 1947 (see cat. #60231). The program has also been dated November 11, 1945 on WGN, Chicago. Robert A. Arthur (writer), David Kogan (writer), Phillip Clarke (host), Jock MacGregor (producer, director). 

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-002  Meet The Meeks. August 30, 1947. NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. Should Uncle Louis get married? This is a good subject to bring up at breakfast. The program ends short, and after interminable theme music, ends early. Forrest Lewis, Fran Allison, Beryl Vaughn, Les Weinrott (writer, director), Mary Frances Desmond, Elmira Roessler, Cliff Soubier, Hope Summers, Johnny Coons, Henry Cook (announcer). The Thirteenth Juror. April 23, 1949. NBC net. "What Happened To John Wilkes Booth?". Sustaining. Announced as the first show of the series. The story of how Booth was captured, if indeed he ever was captured. The same script (and an almost identical recording) was used again in 1953. This therefore, may have been an audition. (see cat. #10796). Hans Conried, Vincent Price, Arnold Marquis (writer, director), Henry Russell (composer, conductor), John Storm (announcer).  Fort Laramie. January 22, 1956. CBS net. "Playing Indian". Sustaining. Captain Quince baits a trap for a band of horse thieves and murderers who are trying to make the cavalry think they are Arapahos. The first show of the series. Raymond Burr, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Vic Perrin, John Meston (writer), Bill James (sound patterns), Ray Kemper (sound patterns), Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor), Harry Bartell, Dan Riss, Joyce McCluskey, Lawrence Dobkin, Clayton Post, Paul Dubov, James Nusser. The Anacin Hollywood Star Theatre. August 27, 1949. NBC net. Sponsored by: Anacin, BiSoDol Mints. A wealthy man hires a woman to impersonate his sister for the benefit of his blind mother. William Johnstone ; Tyler McVey ; Janet Scott ; Walter Brown Newman (writer); Ronald Colman (host); Jeanne Bates; Ken Peters (announcer);. The Adventures Of Christopher London. May 29, 1950. NBC net. "Pattern For Murder". Sustaining. After a concert at Carnegie Hall, a famous composer/pianist is poisoned at a nightclub, while sitting with Christopher and a phony redhead. Glenn Ford, Ben Wright, Eleanor Audley, Bernard Schoenfeld (writer), Nathan Van Cleve (composer, conductor), Ramsay Hill, Jeanette Nolan, Ted de Corsia, Georgia Ellis, Rick Vallin, Erle Stanley Gardner (creator), William N. Robson (producer, director, transcriber).Inner Sanctum Mysteries. May 22, 1945. CBS net. "Dead To Rights". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea and Soup. An inept couple murder for profit, and then run when the net closes in on them. Santos Ortega, Elspeth Eric, Sigmund Miller (writer), Mary Bennett (commercial spokeswoman), Berry Kroeger (host).

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-001Fibber McGee and Molly. May 19, 1942. NBC net, WMAQ Chicago aircheck. Sponsored by: Johnson's Wax. Fibber has great news! The McGees are going to be rich (again)!. Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, The King's Men, Bill Thompson, Isabel Randolph, Gale Gordon, Don Quinn (writer).The Lone Ranger. September 19, 1938. Program #881/106. Syndicated. "Dan Latham". Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Dan Latham is threatening to "make trouble" for Mary Frisbie. Tonto is shot in Eagle Pass while trying to protect her!. Earle Graser, John Todd, Fran Striker (writer), George W. Trendle (creator, producer). The Lux Radio Theatre. September 18, 1939. CBS net. "Wuthering Heights". Sponsored by: Lux. The classic story of love on the moors of England. The story was heard again on The Lux Radio Theatre on November 4, 1940 (see cat. #8352) and September 14, 1954 (see cat. #10530). Charlie Forsyth (sound effects), Sanford Barnett (director), George Wells (adaptor), Grace Nielson (The Modernettes Trio: commercial spokesman), Charles MacArthur (screenwriter), Ben Hecht (screenwriter), Emily Bronte (author), Sarita Wooten, Douglas Scott, Rex Downing, Clarence Derwent, Reginald Sheffield, Eric Snowdon, Lou Merrill, Lee Millar (doubles, one part is a dog), Barbara Stanwyck, Brian Aherne, Ida Lupino, Cecil B. DeMille, Vivian Edwards (The Modernettes Trio: commercial spokesman), Catherine Carleton (commercial spokesman), Jo Campbell (The Modernettes Trio: commercial spokesman), Kemball Cooper, Marga Ann Deighton, Melville Ruick (announcer), Thomas Freebairn-Smith, Louis Silvers (music director). The Line-Up. October 04, 1951. CBS net. "The Wild, Wild Woman Case". Sustaining. Jewelry stores have been held up around the country by a man and women. John Tynan seems to have been the robber, but the victim fails to identify him. Irene Oldham is the name of Tynan's accomplice. William Johnstone, Wally Maher, Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor), Jaime del Valle (producer, director), Dan Cubberly (announcer), Howard McNear, Peter Leeds, Hy Averback, E. Jack Neuman (writer), Ray Hartman, Herb Butterfield, Dan Cubberly (announcer), Jeanette Nolan, Gil StrattonThe Shadow. October 24, 1937. Mutual net. "The Temple Bells Of Neban". Sponsored by: Blue Coal. The Shadow battles a most formidable enemy, the niece of the yogi who taught Cranston the secret of invisibility! She knows the Shadow's secret identity and all of his tricks. A good story!. Orson Welles, Arthur Whiteside (announcer), Agnes Moorehead, Elsie Thompson (organist), Ray Collins, Carl Frank, Jeanette Nolan, Everett Sloane (quadruples), Stefan Schnabel, Mark Smith (doubles), Thomas Coffin Cooke (commercial spokesman).