Classic Radio for November 17, 2024 - Hepcat kills Canary, Jail Bait, and The Queue

A Criminal SundayFirst a look at the events of the dayThen Rocky Fortune starring Frank Sinatra, originally broadcast November 17, 1953, 71 years ago,  A Hepcat Kills The Canary.  Rocky gets hired to play at a nightclub.  But someone ends up getting killed. .  Followed by The FBI in Peace and War, originally broadcast November 17, 1957, 67 years ago, Jail Bait.  Roland Carter, an ex-movie idol, is being swindled by Lily Sanders and her young protege Amy Brewster. We follow that with Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast November 17, 1957, 67 years ago, The Queue. An educated Chinaman named Chin Wong comes to Dodge to work as a cook. When two bullies steal his pigtail, he threatens to kill them. Then Lights Out, originally broadcast November 17, 1937, 87 years ago, Little Old Lady. A couple of college girls go to visit their aunt.   Aunt Harriet, living alone in a dark wood, has some very strange feline companions!Finally, Superman, originally broadcast November 17, 1941, 83 years ago, The Pan-American Highway.   As Clark Kent prepares to head for Washington, D.C., the rest of "The Daily Planet" staff leaves for South America...and finds sabotage aboard the plane in which they're flying!Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day