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Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - OTR Dramas

Suspense - Self Defense

Barbara Newell is a woman who marries for money, but when she meets Alex Maynard at a party, she decides almost instantly that it is love that she wants most.

As the episode opens, Barbara runs into Fred Dexter, an old boyfriend that she hasn't seen in six years. That was when Barbara dumped him in order to marry someone with money. Now Fred wants to rekindle their relationship, but Barbara still has no feelings for him.

When Alex expresses his love for Barbara, she knows that she must take matters into her own hands. Her husband must die, and she knows just who to frame for his murder: Fred Dexter.

Featuring: Marsha Hunt, Gerald Mohr, Wally Maher, Joseph Kearns

Original Air Date: October 16, 1947 on CBS

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August 2, 2021 - OTR Comedies

Life of Riley - "Riley the Gambler"

When Riley catches Junior gambling on a slot machine in the back of Mike's Cigar Store, he decides that Junior must be taught that gamblers never truly win.

To teach his son a lesson, he decides to gamble the money he is saving to buy Junior a bike; when the money is lost Junior will learn the heartbreak all gamblers eventually come to know.

Problems begin, however, when Riley wins on the slot machine and parlays the winnings on a horserace - where he wins again! His original nickel has turned into over $700 and it is Riley who gets the gambling fever.

Featuring: William Bendix, Paula Winslowe, John Brown, Scotty Beckett, Ann Todd, Jerry Hausner

Original Air Date: April 27, 1946 on NBC

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Sunday, August 1, 2021 - Archive Show

Repeat of Show originally broadcast on October 28, 2013

Here is the line-up for this week:

1. Dragnet....04/24/52...."The Big Elevator"

2. Our Miss Brooks....10/30/50...."The Halloween Party"

3. Gunsmoke....10/01/55...."The Barton Boy"

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Saturday, July 11, 2021 - OTR Grab-Bag

Here is the line-up for this week's grab-bag:

1. The Whisperer....09-09-51...."Woman On Ice"

2. Rudy Vallee Show....09-24-46....Guest: Eve Arden

3. You Bet Your Life....05-12-58....Groucho Marx, Candace Bergen

4. Sears Radio Theater....04-23-79...."Abilene"

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Thursday, July 29, 2021 - OTR Westerns

Gunsmoke - The Sins of the Father

Big Dan Daggitt is a mountain man. When he comes into Dodge and checks into the Dodge House he is accompanied by his wife.

Everything is fine until Mr. Dobie, owner of the Dodge House, discovers that Mrs. Daggitt is an Indian -- and not just any Indian. She is the daughter of Yellow Horse -- an Indian renegade who was responsible for the deaths of many settlers.

Dobie unites the townspeople against the Daggitts while Matt makes every effort to maintain law and order. Sadly, he is not successful.

Featuring: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell, Lillian Buyeff, Clayton Post, Joe Duval

Original Air Date: January 22, 1955 on CBS

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - OTR Mysteries

Adventures of Philip Marlowe - "A Seaside Sabbatical"

When Phil receives a telegram from one Dale Higgins asking him to meet in a restaurant in Long Beach, Marlowe is puzzled; he knows no Dale Higgins. But since money is low and he needs a case, he heads down to Ocean Blvd.

When he gets to the restaurant, a man answering to Higgins meets him and advises him the emergency is over, pays the detective for his time, and Marlowe heads for home.

That's when a frantic woman approaches him, calls him by name, and repeats that she is in trouble and desperately needs his help.

Her name? Dale Higgins.

Featuring: Gerald Mohr, Jean Bates, John Dehner, Irene Tedrow, Lee Millar, Barney Phillips, Harry Bartell, Howard McNear.

Original Air Date: September 15, 1950 on CBS

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - OTR Dramas

Hollywood Star Playhouse - "Exhibit A"

When a woman exits a bus in a deserted part of town late one night she is attacked and brutally murdered. The crime gets wide notoriety and comes to be known as the "blonde torso murder."

Steve Harkin is a troubled man. His wife has left him and he feels isolated and insignificant. If only he could do something to make people notice him he is sure his wife, Helen, would return to him.

Steve goes to the police and Lt. Dunham to confess to the murder. At first Dunham thinks Steve a kook, just like a line-up of other would-be confessors he has interviewed.

But then Steve presents presents exhibit A and his false confession backfires. He is arrested and tried for murder.

Featuring: Mel Ferrer, William Conrad, Harry Bartell, Herb Rawlinson

Original Air Date: November 11, 1950 on CBS

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Monday, July 26, 2021 - OTR Comedies

Fibber McGee & Molly - Childhood Sled

When Molly cleans the attic of a lot of junk that has gathered over the years, she sets it out on the back porch for the junkman to pick up. When McGee learns that his childhood sled is included in that stack of "junk" he quickly retrieves it.

That sled, which was a gift when he was in the third grade, becomes the subject of Fibber's childhood memories.

It also becomes a launching pad for observations from each of the visitors that happen to drop in the McGee's home at 79 Wistful Vista Lane that day.

Fun childhood memories.

Featuring: Jim & Marion Jordan, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon, Harlow Wilcox, The Kingsmen, Billy Mills Orchestra

Original Air Date: February 10, 1948 on NBC

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Sunday, July 25, 2021 - Best OTR Archives

Boomer Boulevard Show from October 14, 2013

Here is the line-up:

1. Mr. & Mrs. North....03/04/52...."The Heavenly Body"

2. Jack Benny Show....07/18/54...."Mean Old Man Radio Show"

3. Gunsmoke....05/21/55...."Liar from Blackhawk"

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Thursday, July 22, 2021 - OTR Westerns

Fort Laramie - "Lost Child"

Major Barlow has been sent from Washington to survey all posts in the frontier territories. From the outset it is obvious that his ideas on dealing with the Indians on the reservations with harsh discipline, as prisoners of war, varies widely from that of both Major Daggett and Captain Quince.

When a local man reports that his son has been kidnapped by the Cheyenne, Major Barlow wants an immediate and merciless response. Captain Quince, on the other hand, wants a cool-headed response in order to first obtain all the facts.

How will he balance his reaction with the orders he is given?

Featuring: Raymond Burr, Vic Perrin, Lawrence Dobkin, Clayton Post, Ralph Moody, Jack Moyles, Dick Biehl

Original Air Date: April 1, 1956 on CBS

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