Old Time Radio Drama

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On the Old Time Radio Network Drama program, you experience great thespian plays, great performances, and compelling stories each week from the archives of great productions of Hollywood's best producers and actors. There is a great variety of radio drama programs offered during the 30s, 40s, and 50s, all of which you the listener will enjoy as try to give a wide variety of that great programming of the past. Join us each week as listen to the greatest performance of all time only on the Ol (Author: Humphrey /Camardella)
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  • The Skippy Hollywood Theater "mr. God Johnson" (04-01-49)
    Published: Sep 12, 08
    Mr God Johnson from Skippy Hollywood Theater aired April 1, 1949 starring Peter Lorre. The story of a gentleman who is somewhat difficult to hang is outstanding classic drama from the period. Skippy Hollywood Theater was a syndicated program that went on to be one of the most successful programs on radio of this type. The pre-recorded shows were highly liked by the radio audiences even though they were not live. Also the show was responsible for helping Skippy Peanut Butter to be one of the most
     
  • Academy Award Theater -"{vivacious Lady" (08-14-46)
    Published: Sep 8, 08
    Academy Award Theater - Stars and movies with Oscars were the idea - in most cases, the movie stars recreated their academy award roles for the show, or in other cases, fine actors played the parts and gave it a different character. Both ways make for great radio drama and first class Hollywood motion picture star entertainment. The Lux Radio Theater had been doing this kind of radio show in the grandest manner for many years, but sponsor Squibb had the hubris and deep pockets to take on the com
     
  • Big Town "lost And Found" (12-07-48)
    Published: Sep 6, 08
    Big Town is a radio show that aired from 1937 to 1952. Edward G. Robinson had the lead role of Steve Wilson from 1937 to 1942. Claire Trevor was Wilson's society editor sidekick Lorelei Kilbourne, with Ona Munson taking over that role in 1940. Edward J. Pawley portrayed Wilson from 1942 until 1952 when Walter Greaza was heard as Wilson in the final episodes in the radio series. When Big Town moved to television, the program was telecast live, but in 1952 the production switched to film after the
     
  • Nbc University Theater "howard's End" (03-26-50)
    Published: Sep 1, 08
    The NBC University Theater - The “Worlds Great Novels” came to radio in 1944 as NBC began offering adaptations of some of the great works of literature. NBC moved the show to Hollywood in 1948 and renamed the show to NBC University Theater on the Air. Actual college credits could be earned in combination with the Broadcasts. If you don’t have the time to read some of the classics here is your Chance to listen to them. NBC THEATER was truly one well loved program. Beyond just its educationa
     
  • The Story Of Dr. Kildare "abandoned Baby" (05-03-50)
    Published: Aug 29, 08
    The Story Of Doctor Kildare - 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. Leonar
     
  • Family Doctor - Ep23 And Ep24 (1932)
    Published: Aug 28, 08
    The Family Doctor  was a story about Dr. Grant Adams,  a small town doctor  who doubled as the community’s moral rectifier. He was more than just respected, he was loved by all. Each week he confronted issues from robbery to suicide, and always with common sense and gentle moral judgment. Though his old-fashioned remedies for sicknesses are outdated compared to modern medical practicing, The Family Doctor's attitude towards life's daily issues transcend time. Of the 39 intended episodes, on
     
  • Arch Oboler's Plays "the Family Nagachi" (09-27-45)
    Published: Aug 26, 08
    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, El
     
  • Theater Five "the Stranger" (08-14-64)
    Published: Aug 23, 08
    Theater Five was ABC's attempt to revive radio drama during the early 1960s. The series name was derived from its time slot, 5:00 PM. Running Monday through Friday, it was an anthology of short stories, each about 20 minutes long. News programs and commercials filled out the full 30 minutes. There was a good bit of science fiction and some of the plots seem to have been taken from the daily newspaper. Fred Foy, of The Lone Ranger fame, was an ABC staff announcer in the early 60s, who, among othe
     
  • On Stage "public Furlough" (01-29-53)
    Published: Aug 20, 08
    On Stage was a combination of classic and original stories which aired between 1953 and 1954 on CBS. ANNOUNCER: George Walsh: PRODUCED and DIRECTED by: Elliot Lewis: MUSIC Fred Steiner, Lud Gluskin "Cathy & Elliott Theme": Ray Noble: SOUND EFFECTS: Vern Surry, Ross Murray THIS EPISODE: January 29, 1953. CBS network. "Public Furlough". Sustaining. A bittersweet and brief romance between an army corporal and a movie star. Antony Ellis (performer, writer), Byron Kane, Cath
     
  • The Halls Of Ivy "new English Teacher" (10-04-50)
    Published: Aug 19, 08
    The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British hus
     
  • Manhattan Playhouse "the Perfect Secretary" (06-24-49)
    Published: Aug 16, 08
    Manhattan Playhouse - The show lasted for four episodes and was broadcast on the Mutual Network on Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. in the New York City area. Two episodes of the show were also syndicated to the Los Angeles market in January 1949. The dates of the original broadcasts were 48/12/04, 48/12/11, 48/12/18, and 49/01/08. A television anthology series under the same name would later air from April to November 1951 on the NYC television station WABD (DuMont Television Network). In addition, anoth
     
  • The Lux Radio Theater "the Egg & I" (05-05-47)
    Published: Aug 13, 08
    Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network (1934-1935); CBS (1935-1954); NBC (1954-1955) adapted first Broadway stage works, and then (especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations. It quickly became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, running more than twenty years. The program always began with an announcer proclaiming, "Ladies and gentlemen, Lux presents Hollywood!" Cecil B. DeMille was the host of the series eac
     
  • The Mercury Summer Theater "jane Eyre" (06-28-46)
    Published: Aug 11, 08
    The Mercury Summer Theater was a theatre company founded in New York City by Orson Welles and John Houseman. They had initial success in the theatre, then went to radio, and one of the most notable radio broadcasts of all time, The War of the Worlds. Welles had already worked extensively in radio drama, playing The Shadowfor a year, and directing a seven-part adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. In 1938, he was offered a chance to direct his own weekly, hour-long radio series, initially
     
  • The Story Of Dr. Kildare "barnie Mcclure" (08-10-50)
    Published: Aug 8, 08
    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 t
     
  • The Nbc University Theater "the Patrician" (02-24-50)
    Published: Aug 6, 08
    The NBC University Theater - dramatic anthology Offered novels, with programs for college credit. Broadcast History : July 30th, 1948 - February 14th, 1951 NBC. Mostly 60 minutes. Mostly aired on Sundays, with occasional weeknight airings. Announcer : Don Stanley Music : Albert Harris, Henry Russell Director : Andrew C. Love Writers : Claris A. Ross, Ernest Kinoy, George Lefferts, Jack C. Wilson Sound Effects : Bob Holmes, Rod Sutton The NBC THEATER was truly one well loved program. Beyond just