Golden Age of Radio for July-October 2009
Wednesday 7-1
Red Skelton "Meeting People" 1/10/1942
Thursday 7-2
Murder By Experts "Two Coffins To Fill" 7/4/1949
Calling All Detectives "Two Clients on the Same Case" 11/24/1948
Friday 7-3
Nick Carter, Master Detective "The Echo of Death" 7/5/1943
Police Headquarters "$80,000 Robbery"
Saturday 7-4
Cavalcade of America "An American is Born" 1/19/1942
Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel "Independence Day Broadcast" 6/29/1945
Sunday 7-5
The Abbott & Costello Show "Bud & Lou Plan a Vacation" 7/7/1948
Lum & Abner "Doc Peabody Gives Advice" 1/2/1945
Monday 7-6
X Minus One "Bad Medicine" 7/10/1956
Unsolved Mysteries "Mystery of the Black Drakes"
Tuesday 7-7
Command Performance, guests Fred Allen, Benny Goodman, 12/20/1943
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter #2257 "The Mystery is Solved"
Wednesday 7-8
Escape "Blood Bath" 6/30/1950
Studio X / The Player "The Professor Goes for a Walk"
Thursday 7-9
Our Miss Brooks "Budgeting Problems Pt.2" 7/3/1955
Bill Stern Sports Newsreel, guest big-band leader Paul Whiteman, 8/22/1947
Friday 7-10
Adv. of the Thin Man "Adventures of the Passionate Palooka" 7/6/1948
Speed Gibson "Trapped in Robot Plane" 3/6/1937
Saturday 7-11
Fibber McGee & Molly "Getting Ready for a Camping Trip" 6/22/1943
Henry Morgan "Advertisers: The Bringers of Words" 3/21/1946
Sunday 7-12
The Green Hornet "Murder Across the Board" 7/5/1941
Hop Harrigan "Wailing Witches - Part 9" 11/26/1947
Monday 7-13
Blondie "Alexander the Actor" 2/16/1950
Baby Snooks "Chemistry" 1/18/1940
Tuesday 7-14
Screen Guild Players "The Glass Key" 7/22/1946
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter (serial) Jimmy's 1st Day of School
Wednesday 7-15
Escape "Drums of the Fore & Aft" by Rudyard Kipling, 7/14/1949
Blair of the Mounties "The Case Of Lieutenant Ralston" 4/25/1938
Thursday 7-16
Jack Benny Program "Gets A Parking Ticket" 5/24/1954
Bill Stern Sports Newsreel, guest Babe Didrikson, 9/19/1947
Friday 7-17
Dimension X "Courtesy" 7/26/1951
The Strange Dr. Weird "The Man Who Talked to Death" 12/12/1944
Saturday 7-18
Adv. of the Scarlet Cloak (Audition) "Origin of El Diablo" 2/15/1950
Blackstone the Magic Detective "The Maharaja's Gold" 10/24/1948
Sunday 7-19
Duffy's Tavern "Cultural Singing Contest" 11/9/1951
The Couple Next Door, 1/1/1958 "Hangover" (no relation to the current movie)
Monday 7-20
The Hall of Fantasy "Treasure of Kublai Khan" 7/20/1953
Unsolved Mysteries "Mystery of the Marie Celeste"
Tuesday 7-21
Family Theatre "Pinocchio" 3/31/1951
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter (serial) Mary Meets the Teacher
Wednesday 7-22
The Shadow "Bones of the Dragon" 1/11/1948
Blackstone the Magic Detective "The Deathless Shot" 4/10/1949
Thursday 7-23
Red Skelton (Rehearsal) Contests, 1/3/1942
Friday 7-24
Hopalong Cassidy "Black Grass Fever" 11/11/1950
Speed Gibson "Barney is Safe" 3/13/1937
Saturday 7-25
Nightbeat "Mentallo, The Mental Marvel" 5/1/1950
Police Headquarters "Laundry Truck Kidnapping"
Sunday 7-26
The Weird Circle "The Oblong Box" 2/18/1945
Unsolved Mysteries "The Perfect Crime"
Monday 7-27
Our Miss Brooks "Connie Threatens to Quit" 7/31/1949
Burns & Allen "Movie Mogul" 8/5/1940
Tuesday 7-28
Screen Guild Players "The Little Foxes" 8/6/1945
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: After Dinner Conversation (#2260)
Wednesday 7-29
Suspense "The Black Shawl" 7/27/1944
Chandu the Magician "Robert's Ring" 9/14/1948
Thursday 7-30
My Favorite Husband "Quiz Show" 10/23/1948
Lum & Abner "Broken Engagement Trial" 1/12/1943
Friday 7-31
Broadway Is My Beat "Harry Brett" 7/31/1950
Blackstone the Magic Detective "Vanishing Brooch"
Saturday 8-1
X Minus One "Skulking Permit" 2/15/1956
The Unexpected "Legacy" 6/27/1948
Sunday 8-2
The Great Gildersleeve "Taking Up Singing" 2/23/1949
The Bickersons "John's Wrecked Car" 2/23/1947
Monday 8-3
Tales of the Texas Ranger "Trigger Men" 7/29/1950
Blair of the Mounties "The Naked Truth" 5/2/1938
Tuesday 8-4
Cavalcade of America "Storm" 5/13/1946
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mrs. Darby Stops By
Wednesday 8-5
The Whistler "You Can't Trust A Stranger" 7/27/1952
Chandu the Magician "Arenia the Spider" 9/15/1948
Thursday 8-6
Phil Harris & Alice Faye "The Circus" 4/10/1949
Lum & Abner "Cedric's Trial Comes to a Close" 1/13/1943
Friday 8-7
The Green Hornet "Paroles For Sale" 8/6/1941
Speed Gibson "Heading Back to the Base" 3/20/1937
Saturday 8-8
Philco Radio Time "Road To Hollywood" 1/29/1947
Sunday 8-9
Pat Novak For Hire "Marcia Halpern" 2/27/1949
Police Headquarters "Telephone Suicide"
Monday 8-10
Suspense "Sorry, Wrong Number" 8/21/1943
Unsolved Mysteries "The Yarmouth Sands Mystery"
Tuesday 8-11
Cavalcade of America "Continue Unloading" 10/4/1943
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Miss Moss' Motives
Wednesday 8-12
Escape "The Footprint" 8/18/1950
Chandu the Magician "Curse on Betty" 9/16/1948
Thursday 8-13
Gary Crosby Show, guest Frank Sinatra, 8/15/1954
Bill Stern Sports Newsreel, guest Hildegard, 10/17/1947
Friday 8-14
The Falcon "Case of the Silent Butler" 8/21/1952
Police Headquarters "Antonio Moretti"
Saturday 8-15
Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show "Julius is in Good with Mr. Scott" 3/12/1950
Fibber McGee & Molly "Fibber Builds a Footstool" 3/10/1942
Sunday 8-16
Lights Out "Sub-Basement" 2/7/1943
Strange Dr. Weird "Journey Into The Unknown" 11/21/1944
Monday 8-17
Jeff Regan, Investigator "The Diamond Quartet" 8/14/1948
Blackstone the Magician "Mark of Crime" 10/9/1949
Tuesday 8-18
Academy Award Theatre "Jezebel" 3/10/1946, Bette Davis went with the wind
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Henry Foster's Good News
Wednesday 8-19
The Shadow "Murder on Approval" 8/21/1938, terrorist tests germ warfare on a US Army base
Chandu the Magician "Ben Ali's House" 9/17/1948
Thursday 8-20
Baby Snooks "Donating Daddy's New Suit" 10/17/1947
Vic & Sade "Victor R. Gook Fontanelle" 10/11/1943
Friday 8-21
I Was a Communist For the FBI "Exit on the Left" 8/13/1952
Speed Gibson "A Stop in Manila" 3/27/1937
Saturday 8-22
The Mysterious Traveler "Devil & The Deep Blue Sea" 1/6/1949
The Unexpected "Museum" 7/4/1948
Sunday 8-23
Burns & Allen, guest Adolphe Menjou, 2/8/1944
Abe Burrows Show "Writing Successful Screenplays" 8/16/1947
Monday 8-24
X Minus One "Martian Death March" 9/8/1955 (inspired by American history Trail Of Tears)
Unsolved Mysteries "The Washington Square Mystery"
Tuesday 8-25
Screen Guild Theater "Michael and Mary" 3/20/1952
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Planning Trip to Chicago
Wednesday 8-26
Inner Sanctum "Death's Little Brother" 8/29/1949
Chandu the Magician "Opening the Letter" 9/20/1948
Thursday 8-27
Meet The Meeks "Should Uncle Louie Get Married" 8/30/1947
Lum & Abner "Cedrick Wins Double Grand Prize" 1/14/1943
Friday 8-28
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Trans-Pacific Import-Export Co." 8/24/1950
Police Headquarters "Bank Swindle"
Saturday 8-29
Life Of Riley "Riley's Dream House" 12/6/1947
Abe Burrows Show, 7/25/1943
Sunday 8-30
Richard Diamond "Mrs William Baker, Klepto" 9/3/1949
Calling All Detectives "Numbers Add Up To Murder" 12/27/1948
Monday 8-31
A Day in the Life of Dennis Day "Betting on Baby" 6/23/1948
Baby Snooks "Male Secretary" 1/11/1940
Tuesday 9-1
Family Theatre "The Long Way Round" 2/7/1951
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Off to Chicago
Wednesday 9-2
The Whistler "Practically Foolproof" 9/3/1944
Chandu the Magician "Sonya Shoots Nadji" 9/21/2008
Thursday 9-3
Command Performance, guests: Bing, Frank and Judy, 9/6/1945
Bill Stern Sports Newsreel, guest host: John Garfield, 8/8/1947
Friday 9-4
I Was I Communist for the FBI "Squeeze Play" 9/3/1952
Speed Gibson "Arrival in China" 4/3/1937
Saturday 9-5
Have Gun, Will Travel "Five Days to Yuma" 7/10/1960
Tom Mix "Mystery of the Vanishing Village" 8/10/1945
Sunday 9-6
Jack Benny Program "Jack & The Bean Stalk" 7/25/1954
The Henry Morgan Show "Foolishness" 10/30/1946
Monday 9-7
Adventures of Sam Spade "The Lazarus Caper" 9/12/1948
Police Headquarters (syndicated) James Davis Killed
Tuesday 9-8
NBC University Theater "The Purloined Letter" 9/17/1948
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Amelia Has a Premonition
Wednesday 9-9
Escape "Evening Primrose" 9/12/1948
Chandu the Magician "Betty and Bob Run" 9/22/1948
Thursday 9-10
Duffy's Tavern, guest: Jinx Falkenberg, 6/8/1945
The Red Skelton Show "Local Department Stores" 1/15/1946
Friday 9-11
Lights Out "Lord Marley's Guest" 9/7/1943
Unsolved Mysteries "The Witch Doctor"
Saturday 9-12
Fibber McGee & Molly "Fishing Trip" 6/30/1953
Lear Radio Show "Orson Welles Commentary" 9/23/1945
Sunday 9-13
Nick Carter, Master Detective "Case of Vanishing Weapon" 9/18/1949
Blackstone the Magic Detective "Riddle of the Other 8-Ball" 4/17/1949
Monday 9-14
CBS Radio Workshop "A Pride of Carrots" 9/14/1956
Lum 'n' Abner "Newton's Law of Gravity" 1/18/1943
Tuesday 9-15
Free World Theater "Fiesta" 4/18/1943
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mrs. Darby Drops In
Wednesday 9-16
Suspense "Voyage Through Darkness" 9/7/1944
Chandu the Magician "Arenia is Shot" 9/23/1948
Thursday 9-17
Judy Canova "Getting Mineral Water" 9/7/1943
Abe Burrows "Brooklyn" 7/4/1949
Friday 9-18
Green Hornet "Underwater Adventure" 9/14/1946
Speed Gibson "At the Doctor's House" 4/10/1937
Saturday 9-19
The Mysterious Traveler "Fire In The Sky" 8/28/1951 (no relation to the James Garner movie)
Mandrake the Magician "Highpitch & the Little Red Book"
Sunday 9-20
Columbia Presents Corwin "The Undecided Molecule" 7/17/1945 (Groucho Marx, Vincent Price)
Lum 'n' Abner "Searching Party" 7/2/1942
Monday 9-21
Gang Busters "Case of the Kidnapped Paymaster" 10/4/1947
Police Headquarters (syndiacted) John Flemming Confesses
Tuesday 9-22
Arch Oboler's Plays "Holiday 194X" 6/10/1945
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Who's Been Shot? (#2268)
Wednesday 9-23
Murder at Midnight "Murder Out of Mind" 10/4/1946
Chandu the Magician "Message for Nadji" 9/24/1948
Thursday 9-24
Charlie McCarthy Show, guest: Hedy Lamarr, 9/26/1943
The Couple Next Door "Madge to Help Decorate" 9/22/1958
Friday 9-25
X Minus One "Soldier Boy" 10/17/1956
Blackstone the Magic Detective "The Aztec Fire God" 3/13/1949
Saturday 9-26
Escape "The Fourth Man" 8/18/1947, escaped convicts underestimate their Indian guide
Mandrake the Magician "Princess Narda" 3/24/1941
Sunday 9-27
Screen Director's Playhouse "The Big Clock" 7/8/1949
Studio X / The Player "Jack the Giant Killer"
Monday 9-28
The Great Gildersleeve "Talent in the Family" 9/30/1945
Lum & Abner "Meeting at Ulysses" 1/28/1943
Tuesday 9-29
Screen Guild Theater "My Client Curly" 2/4/1946
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Tom is in the Hospital (#2269)
Wednesday 9-30
Inner Sanctum "Murder By Prophecy" 9/27/1948
Chandu the Magician "Mirror of Life" 9/25/1948
Thursday 10-1
The Bickersons "Amos' Deep Sea Treasure" 9/22/1946
Abe Burrows "Purple Phantom" 5/22/1948
Friday 10-2
Hopalong Cassidy "Case Of The Last Word" 9/30/1950
Speed Gibson "Ambush" 4/17/1937
Saturday 10-3
The Mysterious Traveler "Fire In The Sky" 8/28/1951
Mandrake the Magician "Highpitch & the Little Red Book"
Sunday 10-4
I Was A Communist for the FBI "Rhapsody in Red" 8/19/1953
Unsolved Mysteries "St. George Club Mystery"
Monday 10-5
Fibber McGee & Molly "Best Kept Lawn" 10/17/1939
The Jack Benny Program "Sorry, Wrong Number" 10/17/1948
Tuesday 10-6
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Finding a Printer (#2270)
Family Theater "The Gold Bug" 10/5/1949
Wednesday 10-7
Molle Mystery Theater "A Death is Caused" 10/12/1945
Chandu the Magician "Roxor is Killed" 9/28/1948
Thursday 10-8
Frontier Town "Marie" 10/17/1952
Blair of the Mounties "Clover Creek Mystery Solved" 5/16/1938
Friday 10-9
Boston Blackie "Disappearing Plane" 6/11/1946
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Lorcoe Matter - Part 1" 11/7/1955
Saturday 10-10
The Whistler "Partners In Crime" 10/14/1951
Unsolved Mysteries "The Horror of Bene Debele" 4/19/1905
Sunday 10-11
Life of Riley "The House Husband" 1/19/1947
Edgar Bergeb & Charlie McCarthy: 10th Anniversary Show, 1/19/1951
Monday 10-12
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons "The Silver Dagger Murder Case" 10/13/1949
Police Headquarters "Mrs. Smallwood Killed"
Tuesday 10-13
Our Miss Brooks "New Principal" 7/19/1948
Baby Snooks "New School" 10/9/1941
Wednesday 10-14
The Shadow "Valley of the Living Terror" 10/13/1946
Chandu the Magician "Exploring the Garden" 9/29/1948
Thursday 10-15
Cavalcade of America "Bob Hope Reports" 10/11/1943
Ma Perkins "Questioned by Police" 10/7/1949
Friday 10-16
This is Your FBI "The Hostage" 10/5/1951
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Lorcoe Matter - Part 2" 11/8/1955
Saturday 10-17
Gas Rationing Special: With Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Burns & Allen, 12/6/1942
Jack Benny Program: Pick Up Bags At Train Station, 3/4/1945
Sunday 10-18
Inner Sanctum "The Murder Prophet" 9/4/1945
Unsolved Mysteries "Bathurst Disappearance" 4/19/1905
Monday 10-19
Frontier Town "The Poisoned Waterhole" 10/24/1952
Blair of the Mounties "Kittilake Lagoon Part One" 5/23/1938
Tuesday 10-20
Meet The Meeks "Bessie, The New Used Car" 11/1/1947
Lum and Abner "A New Chemistry Set" 2/1/1943
Wednesday 10-21
Suspense "The Nightman" 10/26/1944
Chandu the Magician "Family is Reunited" 9/30/1948
Thursday 10-22
Screen Director's Playhouse "Mr. Lucky" (Cary Grant) 1/20/1950
Ma Perkins: Cleared by the Police (serial) 10/10/1949
Friday 10-23
Rocky Fortune "Insurance Fraud" 10/20/1953
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Lorcoe Matter - Part 3" 11/9/1955
Saturday 10-24
My Favorite Husband "Halloween Surprise" 10/28/1949
Jack Benny Program "Trick or Treat" 10/31/1948 clip
Sunday 10-25
Murder at Midnight "Wherever I Go" 10/7/1946
Police Headquarters "Tommygun Murders"
Monday 10-26
Frontier Gentlemen "Emily Bracket" 10/31/1952
Blair of the Mounties "Kittilake Lagoon Part Two" 5/30/1938
Tuesday 10-27
Milton Berle Show "Salute to Navy Day" 10/27/1947
Baby Snooks "Night Football Game" 10/10/1940
Wednesday 10-28
Escape "The Time Machine by H.G. Wells" 10/22/1950
Chandu the Magician "Explosion" 10/1/1948
Thursday 10-29
Screen Guild Theatre "Babes In Arms" 11/9/1941
Ma Perkins: Mayor Complains (serial) 10/11/1949
Friday 10-30
Hall of Fantasy "Dance of the Devil Dolls" 2/9/1953
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Lorcoe Matter - Part 4" 11/10/1955
Saturday 10-31
Inner Sanctum "The Murder Prophet" 9/4/1945
Unsolved Mysteries "Bathurst Disappearance"
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Fun fact:
Orson Welles refused to rehearse The Shadow's live broadcasts, saying he wanted to be surprised by the plot along with the audience The Shadow knows
Harry Shearer's LeShow
Turn your lights out now. The Shadow knows.
I'm the first person they look for and the last they want to meet.
I carry a badge. Hi-Ho Silver. Yes King, this case is closed
Inner Sanctum definition of Romeo & Juliet: "newlydeads"
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