THE OLD-TIME RADIO HOUR

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THE OLD-TIME RADIO HOUR

Popular & rare vintage radio programs with brief commentary. Posted weekly.

  1. 198

    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

  2. 197

    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  

  3. 196

    Lights Out "Money Money Money" "Speed"

    Lights Out "Money Money Money" March 30, 1943 CBS  Lights Out "Speed" January 5, 1943 CBS

  4. 195

    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

  5. 194

    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

  6. 193

    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 

  7. 192

    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. Ronald Colman 

  8. 191

    Back to School Halls of Ivy "Reappointment" "Student Editorial"

    Back to School The Halls of Ivy "Reappointment" January 6, 1950 NBC The Halls of Ivy "Student Editorial" January 13, 1950 NBC 

  9. 190

    Labor Day Lux "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes"

    Labor Day Lux Radio Theater "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes" September 2, 1946 CBS starring Margaret O'Brien 

  10. 189

    Suspense "Black Path of Fear" and "Dame Fortune"

    Suspense  "The Black Path Of Fear" August 31, 1944 CBS Suspense "Dame Fortune" October 24, 1946 CBS starring Susan Hayward

  11. 188

    Suspense "Murder in G Flat" Jack Benny "Steel River Prison Break" Jeff Chandler

    Suspense "Murder in G Flat" April 5, 1951 CBS starring Jack Benny  Suspense "Steel River Prison Break" September 3, 1951 on CBS  starring Jeff Chandler

  12. 187

    The King's Men "Hoagy Carmichael" and "Johnny Mercer"

    The King's Men "Hoagy Carmichael" June 14, 1949 NBC The King's Men "Johnny Mercer" August 16, 1949 NBC

  13. 186

    Stan Freberg "Man in the Moon" "Do It Yourself Piano"

    The Stan Freberg Show Episode 5 "Moon Man Orrville" August 11, 1957 CBS The Stan Freberg Show Episode 10 "Do It Yourself Piano" September 15, 1957 CBS

  14. 185

    Stan Freberg #8 Good Humor Men #1 Tuned Sheep

    Stan Freberg with Daws Butler and June Foray The Stan Freberg Show Episode 8 "Good Humor Men" September 1, 1957 CBS  The Stan Freberg Show Episode 1 "Tuned Sheep" July 14, 1957 CBS 

  15. 184

    Summer Vacation Columbia Workshop "Now It's Summer" "Sometime Every Summer"

    Summer Vacation with Columbia Workshop  Columbia Workshop "Now It's Summer" September 29, 1939 CBS  Columbia Workshop "Sometime Every Summer" June 16, 1946 CBS

  16. 183

    Summer Vacation My Favorite Husband 49 Fibber McGee and Molly 43

    Summer Vacation My Favorite Husband "Vacation Time" April 29, 1949 CBS starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning Fibber McGee and Molly "Camping Trip" June 22, 1943 NBC

  17. 182

    4th of July "Yankee Doodle Dandy" Screen Guild "Man Without a Country" Railroad Hour

    Screen Guild Theater "Yankee Doodle Dandy" October 19, 1942 CBS Starring James Cagney The Railroad Hour "The Man Without a Country" June 29, 1953 NBC

  18. 181

    Lux "The Emperor Waltz" Bing Crosby

    Lux Radio Theater "The Emperor Waltz" September 26, 1949 CBS starring Bing Crosby

  19. 180

    Lux Radio Theater "A Doll's House" starring Joan Crawford

     Lux Radio Theater "A Doll's House" June 6, 1938 CBS starring Joan Crawford 

  20. 179

    Father's Day "The Magnificent Montague" and "Life With the Lyons"

    Father's Day The Magnificent Montague in "Father of the Year" June 16, 1951 NBC Life with the Lyons "It's A Wise Father" November 22, 1951 BBC

  21. 178

    Richard Diamond "Big Ed" "Mr Walker"

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective "The Enigma Of Big Ed" April 04, 1952 ABC Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Mr. Walker's Problem" March 28, 1952 ABC

  22. 177

    Richard Diamond "The Wolfe Case" "Carnival Murder"

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective "The Wolfe Case" August 9, 1950 NBC Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Carnival Murder" August 16, 1950 NBC

  23. 176

    Richard Diamond "Louis Spense Case" "Joyce Wallace"

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Louis Spense" March 05, 1950 NBC  Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Joyce Wallace" March 12, 1950 NBC

  24. 175

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective Stolen Purse and Charles Walsh

    Richard Diamond the Singing Detective  Richard Diamond, Private Detective "The Stolen Purse" May 22, 1949 NBC   Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Charles Walsh and Bob Wells" July 9, 1949 NBC

  25. 174

    Mother's Day Alan Young 47 Family Theater "Vacation for Mom"

    The Alan Young Show "Mother's Day Contest" May 9, 1947 NBC Family Theater "Vacation for Mom" November 12, 1952 Mutual

  26. 173

    Dragnet "Helen Corday" and "The Big Pug"

    Dragnet "The Big Pug" May 18, 1949 NBC Dragnet "The Big Pug" May 18, 1949 NBC

  27. 172

    Dragnet "The Big Grab" "The Big Threat"

    Dragnet "The Big Grab" June 29, 1950 NBC Dragnet "The Big Threat" April 12, 1951 NBC

  28. 171

    Easter Burns and Allen 48 Ozzie and Harriet 49

    Easter Show  Burns and Allen "Gracie Buys George a New Suit" March 25, 1948 NBC The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet "Easter Sunrise Service" April 17, 1949 NBC

  29. 170

    The Falcon "Rich Racketeer" and "Puzzling Pinup"

    The Adventures of The Falcon "The Case of the Rich Racketeer" November 5, 1950 NBC  The Adventures of The Falcon "The Case of the Puzzling Pinup" November 19, 1950 NBC 

  30. 169

    Philip Marlowe "Birds on the Wing" "Face to Forget"

    The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe "Birds on the Wing" November 26, 1949 CBS The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe "The Face to Forget" June 14, 1950 CBS

  31. 168

    Philip Marlowe "The Green Flame" "The Last Laugh" 1949 CBS

    The Adventures of Philip Marlowe "The Green Flame" March 26, 1949 CBS The Adventures of Philip Marlowe "The Last Laugh" April 02, 1949 CBS

  32. 167

    Philip Marlowe "Red Wind" "Old Acquaintance"

    Raymond Chandler's detective  The Adventures of Philip Marlowe "Red Wind" September 26, 1948 CBS The Adventures of Philip Marlowe "Old Acquaintance" December 26, 1948 CBS

  33. 166

    The Fat Man Detective "The Pearl" "Hide and Seek"

    The Fat Man "The Pearl" January 21, 1946 ABC  The Fat Man "Murder Plays Hide and Seek" January 2, 1948 ABC

  34. 165

    Suspense "Don't Call Me Mother" "Time On My Hands"

    Suspense "Don't Call Me Mother" January 4, 1959 CBS starring Agnes Moorhead Suspense "Time On My Hands" September 25, 1960 CBS

  35. 164

    The Fat Man Dashiell Hammett "Black Angel" "Nightmare Murder"

    The Fat Man Detective created by Dashiell Hammett The Fat Man "Black Angel" July 8, 1946 ABC  The Fat Man "Nightmare Murder" January 17, 1951 ABC 

  36. 163

    Lux "Goodbye Mr Chips" starring Laurence Olivier

    Lux Radio Theater "Goodbye Mr Chips" November 20, 1939 CBS starring Laurence Olivier 

  37. 162

    Valentines Day Fibber McGee 38 and Ozzie and Harriet 49

    Valentines Day  Fibber McGee and Molly "Valentine's Candy" February 10, 1942 NBC The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet "Valentine" February 13, 1949 NBC

  38. 161

    Lux "Seven Keys to Baldpate" Jack Benny, Mary Livingston and Cecil B DeMille

    Lux Radio Theater "Seven Keys to Baldpate" September 26, 1938 CBS Jack Benny, Mary Livingston and Cecil B DeMille

  39. 160

    Lux Radio Theater "Captain Blood" Errol Flynn Olivia De Havilland

    Lux Radio Theater "Captain Blood" February 22, 1937 CBS Errol Flynn Olivia De Havilland

  40. 159

    Railroad Hour "The Mikado" and "Revenge With Music"

    The Railroad Hour "The Mikado" December 5, 1949 NBC The Railroad Hour "Revenge With Music" October 23, 1950 NBC

  41. 158

    "Algiers" Lux Theater Hedy Lamarr and Charles Boyer

    Lux Radio Theater "Algiers" July 7, 1941 CBS starring Hedy Lamarr and Charles Boyer 

  42. 157

    Frank Morgan w Richard Neutra Railroad Hour "Brigadoon"

    The Frank Morgan Show "Guest Richard Neutra" January 7, 1948 Armed Forces Radio Service    The Railroad Hour "Brigadoon" January 30, 1950 NBC

  43. 156

    Suspense "Return Trip" and "Infanticide"

    Suspense "Return Trip" June 27, 1946 CBS  Suspense "Infanticide" October 11, 1959 CBS 

  44. 155

    Xmas and Hanukkah "Star of Wonder" "The Top that Ran Away"

    Christmas Family Theater "Star of Wonder" December 26, 1951 Mutual  Hanukkah The Eternal Light "The Top that Ran Away" December 10, 1950 NBC 

  45. 154

    Lux "Miracle on 34th Street" original cast

    Lux Radio Theater "Miracle on 34th Street" December 22, 1947 CBS Natalie Wood

  46. 153

    Christmas Good News of 1938 Variety show

    Christmas Show Good News of 1938 December 22, 1938 NBC 

  47. 152

    Campbell Playhouse "A Christmas Carol" Orson Welles

    Campbell Playhouse "A Christmas Carol" Dec 24, 1939 CBS Orson Welles

  48. 151

    Thanksgiving Lum and Abner 48 Bing Crosby 47

    Thanksgiving  Lum and Abner "Thanksgiving Dinner" November 21, 1948 CBS Bing Crosby Philco Radio Show November 26, 1947 ABC Guest star Frankie Laine 

  49. 150

    Thanksgiving Our Miss Brooks 1950 Life with Luigi 1951

    Thanksgiving Our Miss Brooks "Thanksgiving Turkey" November 19, 1950 CBS Life with Luigi "Thanksgiving Dinner" November 20, 1951 CBS 

  50. 149

    Lux musical Swing High, Swing Low

    Lux Radio Theater "Swing High, Swing Low" February 26, 1940 CBS starring Rudy Vallee and Virginia Bruce

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