Classic Radio 02-08-25 - The Big Press, Jetsam, and The Penny Pinching Landlord

A Dramatic SaturdayFirst a look at this day in History.Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast February 8, 1953, 72 years ago, The Big Press. A pair of check forgers are at work in Los Angeles. Sgt. Friday goes undercover to track them down. Followed by Escape, originally broadcast February 8, 1953, 72 years ago, Jetsam starring Ben Wright.  Junius Peabody is an alcoholic, broke, and on a beach on an island at the end of nowhere. Finding a fortune in ambergris, his troubles are only beginning!  Then The Chase, originally broadcast February 8, 1953, 72 years ago,  The Penny Pinching Landlord.  A miserly couple running a boarding house find one of their tenants dead in an alley...with $5000 in his pockets. Followed by The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast February 8, 1952, 73 years ago, Earl On Troubled Waters.  Harry poses as a nobleman to smuggle $30,000 out of the country, but little Lord Randolph himself takes a hand. Finally Claudia,  originally broadcast February 8, 1949, 76 years ago, Arguing Ashtrays.   What the well-dress man smokes at night. Thanks to Sean for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamFind the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.htmlAnd more about the Survive-all Fallout Sheltershttps://conelrad.blogspot.com/2010/09/mad-men-meet-mad-survive-all-shelter.html