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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 - OTR Mysteries

Lux Radio Theatre - "Murder, My Sweet"

Philip Marlowe is hired by Moose Malloy, a minor hood who has just spent the last eight years of his life in prison.

Moose wants Marlowe to help him find Velma, his former girlfriend who he has not seen or heard from in more than six years.

The case proves much more difficult than Marlowe anticipates as his investigation leads him into a complex web of deceit and criminal activity. What is most perplexing is that Phil can't figure out anyone's motive for making Velma disappear.

Based on the novel "Farewell, My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler.

Featuring: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Mike Mazurky, June Duprex, Cy Kendall, Gerald Mohr, Robert Regent, Norman Field, Eddie Marr, Doris Singleton

Original Air Date: November 6, 1945

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Tuesday, Decmber 22, 2020 - Old Time Radio Dramas

Escape! - "Judgment Day at Crippled Deer"

A really dramatic story that takes place in a cabin high in the Yukon Territory just before a crippling winter blizzard is about to hit. The storm will trap the inhabitants inside for the winter.

Four people are in the cabin. Before springtime, before they can leave the cabin behind, they begin to believe one of their companions is guilty of murder. By mutual consent, a trial takes place and it is decided judgment will be swift.

Great Les Crutchfield story that offers more twists and turns than a toboggan ride down a steep mountain trail.

Featuring: Harry Bartell, Georgia Ellis, Lawrence Dobkin, Lou Krugman, James Nusser, Clayton Post

Original Air Date: June 24, 1954 on CBS

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The new baby is definitely making itself known in the Gildersleeve

household. Everyone is so preoccupied with taking care of the baby that they have no time for their normal routines - like eating breakfast.

One evening when the rest of the family all have commitments, Gildy is left caring for the baby all by himself - a job he feels a man is not designed for.

Featuring: Hal Peary, Lillian Randolph, Walter Tetley, Mary Lee Robb, Earle Ross, Richard LeGrand, Una Merkel

Original Air Date: September 14, 1948 on NBC

Original Air Date: September 15, 1948

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Thursday, December 17, 2020 - OTR Westerns

Gunsmoke - "How to Kill a Friend"

When two gamblers arrive in Dodge City they send word to Marshall Dillon they would like to talk to him.

It seems they run a crooked card game and it's their routine in each new town to find the person in charge and then cut him in on their profits.

When Dillon advises them to get out of town, they determine the Marshall must die. But they hire a paid killer to do the job, imagine their surprise when learn their assassin is an old friend of Matt's.

Featuring: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell

Original Air Date: October 3, 1953 on CBS

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - OTR Mysteries

Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Open Range"

The scene is a West Texas cattle ranch in August. Rancher Maurice Buckland, along with his adult son Dave, are driving in their jeep checking their fences and dropping off salt cakes for their cattle.

When they run across a group of men forcing some of their cattle into a truck, they confront the rustlers with a shotgun. The thieves shoot first, however, and then run for it.

The elder Buckland is announced dead on arrival at the local hospital later that afternoon.

Sheriff Clyde Johnson calls in the Texas Rangers to help track down the killers. The case is assigned to Jace Pearson.

Featuring: Joel McCrea, Tom Tully, Tony Barrett, Bert Holland, Joe Duval, Byron Kane

Original Air Date: August 26, 1950 on NBC

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - OTR Dramas

X Minus One - "The Marionettes"

Two men are talking in a bar after work when one of them reveals to the other that he has found a remarkable high-tech solution to keep his wife happy while he stays out doing whatever he wants to do.

He has purchased a humanoid, a "marionette" made in his image and it takes his place with his wife whenever he would rather be out having fun. His wife is happy and none the wiser.

When the friend wants more information to purchase his own marionette, things don't quite work out as he expected them to.

Fun episode based on an original story by Science Fiction guru Ray Bradbury.

Featuring: Les Damon, Ginger Jones, Richard Hamilton, Karl Swenson, Arthur Kohl, Bob Hastings.

Original Air Date: December 15, 2020 on NBC

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Monday, December 14, 2020 - OTR Comedies

The Great Gildersleeve - A Baby Is Left in a Car

When Gildy takes the family shopping for back to school clothes,

he discovers someone has left a baby girl in his car upon returning

to the garage.

Now you might think that simply calling the police would handle the

matter, but Gildy finds out otherwise.

When finally Judge Hooker arranges for the baby to be placed in a home, Gildy starts to have second thoughts.

Featuring: Hal Peary, Walter Tetley, Mary Lee Robb, Lillian Randolph, Earle Ross, Arthur Q. Bryan.

Original Air Date: September 8, 1948

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Thursday, December 10, 2020 - OTR Westerns

Luke Slaughter of Tombstone - "Yancy's Pride"

"Like a violent storm, or an earthquake, you can feel a lynching coming on long before it arrives. And there was lynch in the air that afternoon in Tombstone."

Thus begins this tale of a cattle rancher catching a rustler in the act and preparing to hang him after a kangaroo court. Luke, however, recognizes the rustler as one of his old army buddies from the civil war and pays restitution to the rancher.

When the rancher turns up dead, all fingers point back to the youthful Yancy. Luke begins to realize he really doesn't know the young man all that well.

Featuring: Sam Buffington, Lou Merrill, Howard McNear, Barney Phillips, Sam Edwards, Junius Matthews, Norm Alden

Original Air Date: March 9, 1958

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - OTR Mysteries

Dragnet - "The Big Bop"

Detectives Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith are assigned to the Robbery Detail. For nearly a month there have been a series of robberies committed by a lone thief who is victimizing small stores and check cashing agencies.

Friday and Smith learn that he may be a musician who has a serious drinking problem. When their greatest fear materializes and the thief kills a man, they know they have to get him -- and fast.

Featuring: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Vic Rodman, Lillian Buyeff, Harry Bartell

Original Air Date: September 1, 1953 on NBC

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - OTR Dramas

The Whistler - "Murder at Twin Pines"

As Victoria watched from the porch of her house on the hill she saw boats moving slowly back and forth over the water. Some of them were Sheriff's boats and she instantly knew they were dragging the lake -- looking for a body.

Before the next two days were over, Vicki would learn her future husband was being held in connection with the murder and her very supportive older sister was his accuser.

This is a wonderful cat-and-mouse story about greed, family deceit, revenge and murder.

Featuring: No cast members are identified on this recording.

Original Air Date: April 10, 1949 on CBS