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Thursday, April 1, 2021 - OTR Westerns

Gunsmoke: "Last Fling"

John Peavy has an eye for Kitty. The thing is, he is a miserable old drunkard and Kitty is not one to tolerate fools.

Problems begin for Kitty, however, when she is accused of taking a shot at the old drunk -- it seems he had been regularly harassing her.

When someone then takes a shot at Kitty, Matt is quick to get involved in order to sort the whole mess out.

Good character study.

Featuring: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, John Dehner, Ralph Moody, Helen Kleeb

Original Air Date: February 20, 1954 on CBS

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - OTR Mysteries

Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Trigger Men"

Joe and Tiny Gordon are brothers and ruthless murderers. They are running from the police and on their way to Mexico when they stop for gas in Ada, Oklahoma. There they steal the gas, rob the station and beat the gas station owner to death with a tire iron.

The Texas Rangers, believing the pair will be driving through Texas, join in the chase. Assigned as lead investigator is Ranger Jace Pearson.

Good detective work leads the law men to the mountains of Big Bend National Park on the Texas-Mexico border --- and to an inevitable confrontation.

Featuring: Joel McCrea, Tony Barrett, Tom McKee, Tom Holland, Jack Kruschen, Byron Kane, Jay Novello

Original Air Date: May 27, 1947 on NBC

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Suspense - "The Whole Town's Sleeping"

This is an episode that will put chills down your spine. In a small midwestern town, a serial killer is stalking women who pass through a ravine.

The majority of the play unfolds in real-time as we follow our heroine as she walks home one evening in the dark. Imagination running wild, her fear intensifies with each step she takes.

The story is by Ray Bradbury and the radio adaptation is by Antony Ellis. This story may frighten us deeply because it comes close to real life situations we hope never to be in.

Agnes Moorehead stars as the heroine and, as always, is outstanding as a woman gripped in fear.

Featuring: Agnes Moorhead, Lurene Tuttle, William Conrad, Paula Winslowe, Barney Phillips, Charlie Lung

Original Air Date: August 31, 1958 on CBS

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Monday, March 29, 2021 - OTR Comedies

Fibber McGee & Molly - Buried Treasure Map

When Fibber returns from the library with three murder mysteries, he discovers a map folded between the pages of one of the books. Upon examining it more closely, he discovers it is a treasure map!

Getting ready to dig for treasure, Molly reminds him that the spot where McGee is planning to dig is located on Mrs. Carstairs property.

Featuring: Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox, Bea Bendaret, Arthur Q Bryan, Gale Gordan, Bill Thompson, Billy Mills Orchestra and the Kingsmen

Original Air Date: January 15, 1945 on NBC

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Saturday, March 27, 2021

Old Time Radio Grab Bag - Surprise Show

Here is a new feature! A surprise grab-bag of four old time radio

programs we would not normally feature on our podcast. All have

been cleaned up to the best possible sound and they are here for your enjoyment -- without comment from the host!

Here is this week's line up:

1. Superman - Ep #1....2-12-40....Baby from Krypton

2. Superman - Ep #2.... 2-14-40....Clark Kent, Mild Mannered Reporter

3. Superman - Ep #3....2-16-40.... Keno's Landslide

4. The Cisco Kid....circa 1959.... Vendetta of Vengence

5. Space Patrol....3-5-55....The Monster From the Past

6. Hopalong Cassidy....1-1-50....Dead Man's Hand

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Thursday, March 25, 2021 - OTR Westerns

Gunsmoke - Alarm at Pleasant Valley

While on their way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester run across a homestead recently attacked by Indians just before a cavalry regiment arrives. Matt learns that a small band of renegade Kiowas have left the reservation and are on a rampage.

As they continue their journey back to Dodge, they run across a new family of homesteaders from Ohio who have just put down stakes in an area they have named Pleasant Valley.

When the renegades show up in Pleasant Valley, Matt and Chester must help the family make a stand -- and learn a valuable life lesson.

Featuring: William Conrad, Parley Baer, John Dehner, Vic Perrin, Helen Kleeb, Eleanore Tanin, Sam Edwards,

Original Air Date: September 10, 1955 on CBS.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - OTR Mysteries

Adventures of Philip Marlowe - "The Vital Statistic"

"This time a car hop knocked me down a flight of stairs and an honest woman was strangled by a green silk sash while a simpering dandy was shot to death. All because of a run-of-the-mill accident 500 miles away. "

When Marlowe pulls over to buy a paper, a woman jumps into his car and instructs him to take off because she is being chased. She was: "Streamlined with close-cropped hair the color of a smoky sunset and had on low heeled slippers brocaded in bronze and a dress that conformed as close and smooth as lacquer on a Chinese vase."

When Marlowe reveals he is a private detective the damsel in distress asks him for his help.

Featuring: Gerald Mohr, Charlotte Lawrence, Lawrence Dobkin, Elliott Reid, Doris Singleton, Georgia Ellis, Bill Lally, Hugh Thomas

Original Air Date: March 14, 1950 on CBS.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - OTR Dramas

Escape! - "Rim of Terror"

Elizabeth Whitehill is a prim young woman who is driving from her home state of Vermont all the way across country to Seattle in order be with her fiancee. As she is passing through Nevada, she very unwisely picks up a hitchhiker, a man she learns is named Alex Peck.

Even though she knows it is unwise, she becomes involved with Peck and is soon helping him escape from a group of spies that are chasing him.

Suspenseful adaptation of a 1949 novel of the same name by Hildegarde Tolman Teilhet.

Featuring: Nancy Kelly, Hans Conreid

Original Air Date: May 12, 1950 on CBS

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Monday, March 22, 2021 - Old Time Radio Comedies

Duffy's Tavern - Duffy Wants to Sell the Tavern (Guest: Boris Karloff)

When Duffy advises Archie that he is putting the tavern up for sale, Archie panics.

After some lengthy discussions, Archie decides to enlist the aid of his old friend Boris Karloff. The plan is to have Karloff chase off any prospective buyers by convincing them that the tavern is haunted.

Fun episode with the always spooky guest star.

Featuring: Ed Gardner, Boris Karloff

Original Air Date: October 5, 1951 on NBC

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Saturday, March 20, 2021 - Best OTR Grab Bag #1

Here is a new feature! A surprise grab-bag of four old time radio

programs we would not normally feature on our podcast. All have

been cleaned up to the best possible sound and they are here for your enjoyment -- without comment from the host!

Here is the line up:

1. X Minus One 5-22-55 Knock

2. Steve Allen Show 11-2-49 Tennessee Ernie Ford

3. Opie Cates Show 12-15-47 Traffic Accident

4. Information Please 12-26-39 Sir Cedric Hardwick

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