Golden Age of Radio for May-July 2010
Saturday 5-1
My Favorite Husband, 4/29/49 "Where To Vacation?" Policeman: Frank Nelson
The Easy Aces: Jane takes over the family budget (syndicated, 1940s)
Sunday 5-2
The Weird Circle "Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde" 4/29/45
Unsolved Mysteries: Jack The Ripper
Monday 5-3
Columbia Presents Corwin, 4/4/44 "Odyssey Of Runyon Jones"
Baby Snooks: At The Zoo 4/3/41
Tuesday 5-4
Rogue's Gallery "The Impossible Murder Case" 5/16/46
Calling All Detectives (syndicated) starring Paul Barnes
Wednesday 5-5
Molle Mystery Theater "Close Shave" 5/14/48
Chandu The Magician (cont. from last Wednesday)
Thursday 5-6
CBS Radio Workshop 5/11/56 "The Enormous Radio" narrated by William Conrad
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter (cont. from last Thursday)
Friday 5-7
Pat Novak For Hire (Jack Webb) "Fleet Lady" 3/6/49
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, 9/25/1956 "Meg's Place Matter - Part 1"
Saturday 5-8
Red Skelton, never-broadcast rehearsal for 12/7/41 show "Money" with Ozzie & Harriet
Sunday 5-9
The Green Hornet 5/5/38 "The Political Racket"
Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police
Monday 5-10
The Jack Benny Program (final radio broadcast) 5/22/55, Mr. Twomley: Mel Blanc
The Answer Man
Tuesday 5-11
Pabst Blue Ribbon Presents Summer Mercury Theatre Of The Air 6/7/46 (Orson Welles) "Around The World in 80 Days"
Norman Corwin's "14 August" narrated by Orson Welles
Wednesday 5-12
Murder at Midnight, 5/5/1947 "Island of the Dead"
Chandu the Magician, 11/9/1948 "To Go To Scimitar Mountain"
Thursday 5-13
Columbia Workshop, 12/1/1942 "Cromer"
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Who Tampered With Car? (#2288)
Friday 5-14
Boston Blackie, 5/28/1947 "The Ghost of Florence Newton"
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, 9/26/1956 "Meg's Place Matter - Part 2"
Saturday 5-15
My Friend Irma, 5/10/1948 "Bon Voyage"
Bill Stern Sports Newsreel, 10/15/1948, guest: Rex Harrison
Sunday 5-16
Lights Out, 5/25/1943 "Little Old Lady"
Unsolved Mysteries (syndicated) Mystery of Sgt-Major Thomas
Monday 5-17
Burns & Allen, 5/8/1940 "Boarding A Train For Omaha"
The Answer Man, 3/9/1959 "Why Do Birds Sing?"
Tuesday 5-18
Fort Laramie, 5/27/1956 "Sergeant's Baby"
Forecast, 8/19/1940 exerpt "To Tim at Twenty" by Norman Corwin
Wednesday 5-19
Inner Sanctum, 5/21/1946 "Detour To Terror" Mason Adams, Mercedes McCambridge
Chandu the Magician: 11/10/1948 "Call From Paris"
Thursday 5-20
Columbia Workshop, 8/3/1941 "Descent of the Gods"
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Amelia Spoils Mary's Plan (#2289)
Friday 5-21
Nightbeat, 5/29/1950 "Harlan Matthews, Stamp Dealer"
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 9/27/1956 "Meg's Place Matter - Part 3"
Saturday 5-22
Fibber McGee & Molly, 3/19/1940, Dog License
Bill Stern Sports Newsreel, 12/21/1945, guest Ezra Stone
Sunday 5-23
Tales of the Texas Rangers "By Just a Number" 4/19/1950
Blair of the Mounties "Fur Theives" 3/7/1938
Monday 5-24
The Fred Allen Show, guest Bing Crosby, 5/23/1948
Baby Snooks Show: Driving Home From A Wedding, 5/14/1942
Tuesday 5-25
Dimension X "Knock" 5/6/1950
Calling All Detectives "Restaurant With No Customers" 6/14/1948
Wednesday 5-26
Suspense "Death on My Hands" 5/10/1951
Chandu the Magician: Threat From Dimitri, 11/11/1948
Thursday 5-27
Columbia Workshop, 5/30/1944
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Amelia Goes Too Far (#2290)
Friday 5-28
The Falcon "Curious Cop, Case of the" 5/20/1951
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Meg's Place Matter - Part 4" 9/28/1956
Saturday 5-29
Red Skelton (rehearsal show) "House Guests" 12/21/1941
Sunday 5-30
The Whistler "Witness at the Fountain" 9/9/1946
Unsolved Mysteries "Haunted Railroad" 4/19/1905
Monday 5-31
Hopalong Cassidy "The Unwilling Outlaw" 4/28/1951
Captain Midnight: Captain Midnight Approaches, 11/21/1939
Tuesday 6-1
The FBI in Peace & War "The Traveling Man" 6/10/1953
Calling All Detectives "Taxi Cab Protection Racket" 4/15/1947
Wednesday 6-2
Inner Sanctum "I Want To Report A Murder" 6/18/1946
Chandu the Magician: Stranger Spotted, 11/12/1948
Thursday 6-3
Mayor of the Town: Town Tomboy Serves Overseas, 9/20/1942
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mary Decides to Investigate #2291
Friday 6-4
The Saint "Peter the Great" 6/24/1951
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Meg's Place Matter - Part 5" 9/29/1956
Saturday 6-5
The Great Gildersleeve: Engaged To Eve (Kisses Leila) 5/14/1944
Lum and Abner: Citizens Leaving Pine Ridge, 1/21/1943
Sunday 6-6
The Adv. of Sam Spade "Overjord Caper" 6/5/1949
Police Headquarters "McKenzie Death"
Monday 6-7
Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show: Planning A Trip To Europe, 6/4/1950
Baby Snooks "New Fishing Rod" 5/7/1942
Tuesday 6-8
Broadway Is My Beat "Earl Lawson" 6/9/1951
Blackstone the Magic Detective "The Phantom Detective" 7/10/1949
Wednesday 6-9
The Shadow "Death in A Minor Key" 6/2/1946
Chandu the Magician: Fortune Told, 11/15/1948
Thursday 6-10
Damon Runyon's Theatre "Joe Terrace" 10/9/1949
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mary Gives an Ultimatum #2292
Friday 6-11
Casey Crime Photographer "The Reunion" 6/2/1946
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Fathom Five Matter - Part 1"
Saturday 6-12
Life of Riley: Father's Day" 6/16/1950
Bill Stern Sports Newsreel, guest Allan Jones, 6/22/1945
Sunday 6-13
X-Minus One "A Gun For Dinosaur" 3/7/1956
Unsolved Mysteries "Disappearance of Judge Draper"
Monday 6-14
The Jack Benny Show: From Cleveland Palace, 6/20/1948
Life With Luigi: At the Race Track, 6/5/1949
Tuesday 6-15
Pat Novak, For Hire "Agnes Bolton" 6/4/1949
Calling All Detectives "Locked Door Murder Case" 6/15/1948
Wednesday 6-16
Lights Out "Immortal Gentleman" 6/14/1939
Chandu the Magician: Chandler Trapped, 11/16/1948
Thursday 6-17
Screen Guild Theatre "Vivacious Lady" 12/3/1945
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mrs. Darby Learns the Truth #2293
Friday 6-18
Richard Diamond, Private Detective "Two Tickets To Bolivia" 5/31/1953
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Fathom Five Matter - Part 2"
Saturday 6-19
Burns & Allen Show: Final Broadcast For CBS, 6/27/1940
Baby Snooks "Lockstep Higgins Fortune" 2/1/1940
Sunday 6-20
Hopalong Cassidy "The Sundown Kid" 6/5/1951
Blair of the Mounties "The Cherry Hill Mystery" 4/11/1938
Monday 6-21
Father Knows Best: Father's Day Trip, 6/15/1950
Lum & Abner: Belated Report on Black Pelican, 7/14/1942
Tuesday 6-22
Adv. of Philip Marlowe "The Key Man" 6/25/1949
Blackstone the Magic Detective "Missing Palmist" 3/20/1949
Wednesday 6-23
Dimension X "Nightmare" 6/10/1951
Chandu the Magician: Enters Cave, 11/17/1948
Thursday 6-24
Rogers of the Gazette: Story About An Artist, 7/8/1953
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mrs. Darby Becomes Ill #2294
Friday 6-25
This is Your FBI "The 3 Day Fugitive" 6/20/1952
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Fathom Five Matter - Part 3"
Saturday 6-26
Red Skelton (rehearsal) "Military" 2/15/1942
Sunday 6-27
Big Town "Lost and Found" 12/1/1948
Police Headquarters "Infiltrating the Mob"
Monday 6-28
My Friend Irma "Assuming The Worst…" 2/2/1948
Lum & Abner "Ghost in Abner's House" 7/15/1942
Tuesday 6-29
The Shadow "The Voice of the Trumpet" 7/3/1938
Shadow Documentary, Part 1
Wednesday 6-30
Suspense "You Were Wonderful" 11/9/1944
Chandu the Magician: Learns Estaban's Identity, 11/18/1948
Thursday 7-1
Bright Star "Employment Contract" 11/13/1952
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Over to See Mrs. Darby #2295
Friday 7-2
I Was A Communist For the FBI "Fifteen Minutes To Murder" 7/1/1953
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Fathom Five Matter - Part 4"
Saturday 7-3
Blondie "Alexander the Actor" 2/16/1950
Baby Snooks "Chemistry" 1/18/1940
Sunday 7-4
Cavalcade of America "An Amercian is Born" 1/19/1942
Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel: Independence Day Broadcast, 6/29/1945
Monday 7-5
Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show "Getting A Suit" guest Fred Allen, 1/23/1949
Lum & Abner: Elizabeth and Pearl Return, 7/16/1942
Tuesday 7-6
The Shadow "Mark of the Bat" 7/24/1938
Shadow Documentary, Part 2
Wednesday 7-7
Murder By Experts "The Big Money" 7/25/1949
Chandu the Magician: Influences Dimitri, 11/19/1948
Thursday 7-8
Mayor of the Town "Favorite Radio Actor On The Air" 6/30/1943
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Talk About a Trip # 2296
Friday 7-9
Adv. of Frank Race "The Reckless Daughter" 7/10/1949
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Fathom Five Matter - Part 5 of 5"
Saturday 7-10
Our Miss Brooks: Budgeting Problems, 7/3/1955
Bill Stern Sports Newsreel, guest Paul Whiteman, 8/22/1947
Sunday 7-11
X Minus One "Bad Medicine" 7/10/1956
Unsolved Mysteries "Mystery of the Black Drakes"
Monday 7-12
The Aldrich Family: Mary's Marriage Mix-Up, 10/7/1948
Lum & Abner "Who Will Keep the Baby?" 7/20/1942
Tuesday 7-13
The Shadow "Island of the Devil" 1/8/1939
Shadow Documentary, Part 3
Wednesday 7-14
The Whistler "House on Hainsley Blvd" 7/1/1951
Chandu the Magician: Metsos Killed, 11/22/1948
Thursday 7-15
San Francisco Final "Fighting Brothers"
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Will Mary, Edna & Della Go? #2297
Friday 7-16
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, 7/30/1956 "The Sea Legs Matter - Part 1"
Saturday 7-17
Fibber McGee & Molly, 6/12/1945 "McGee The Magician"
The Jack Benny Program, 6/13/1948: From Detroit "Don's Weight"
Sunday 7-18
Philo Vance, 11/22/1949 "Nightmare Murder Case"
Police Headquarters "Man Stealing Food"
Monday 7-19
Abbott & Costello, 3/1/1945, guest: Frank Sinatra
Lum & Abner, 7/21/1942: Baby Will Draw Name for Himself
Tuesday 7-20
The Shadow, 12/8/1946 "The Devil Takes a Wife
Shadow Documentary, Part 4
Wednesday 7-21
Judy Canova Show, 6/30/1945 "Back To The Farm For Summer"
Are You a Genius? Guest: Bugs Bunny
Thursday 7-22
Rogers of the Gazette, 7/15/1953 "Teenager Trouble"
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter: Mary and Bill Have a Fight #2298
Friday 7-23
Nick Carter, Master Detective, 7/22/1945 "The Make-Believe Murder"
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, 7/31/1956 "The Sea Legs Matter - Part 2"
Saturday 7-24
Sunday 7-26
Monday 7-26
Lum & Abner (1942)
Tuesday 7-27
The Shadow
Shadow Documentary, Part 4
Wednesday 7-28
Chandu the Magician
Thursday 7-29
Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter
Friday 7-30
Gang Busters, 7/31/1948 "Carnival Caper"
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, 8/1/1956 "The Sea Legs Matter - Part 3"
Saturday 7-31
Hopalong Cassidy "Hook, Line and Murder" 5/19/1951
Blair of the Mounties "The Hammerton Mystery" 3/28/1938
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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
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