Best Old Time Radio Podcast

It has been six months since the burglary of the Long Island home of Norman Todd. The Delaware Insurance company paid a claim totaling $75,000.

So far, the case has yielded no results. Both the police and the insurance investigators are unable to find or identify the thieves, nor are they able to come up with any of the any missing jewelry.

Now Johnny Dollar has received a call from an ex-con named Vance who is prepared to offer a lucrative deal for new information regarding the Todd Matter.

Featuring: Bob Bailey, Lawrence Dobkin, Barbara Fuller, Frank Gerstle, Marvin Miller, Shirley Mitchell

Original Air Dates: January 9 to 13, 1956

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - OTR Dramas

Escape! - "Shipment of Mute Fate"

A man named Warner has been sent to Venezuela to obtain a live Bushmaster, the longest venomous snake in the world, and bring it back to a museum in New York City.

Warner, who is traveling on an ocean liner, becomes concerned when a freak wave causes a few of the lower cabins to be flooded. In the process, the snake is accidentally let loose.

A truly frightening and tense story with a surprise ending that may move you to tears.

Featuring: Jack Webb, Dee J. Thompson

Original Air Date: October 15, 1947 on CBS

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Monday, November 16, 2020 - OTR Comedies

The Jack Benny Show - Circus Sideshow

Jack and the gang plan a trip to the circus and are taking along the Beverly Hills Beavers. While at the circus they visit the sideshow where one of the main features is a wrestling gorilla. A prize of $500 is promised to anyone willing to get into the ring with the ape.

Meanwhile, Jack is once again visited by the IRS because of deductions taken on his most recent tax return.

Watch for Mel Blanc, who does a number of hilarious and impressive animal sound effects.

Featuring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Rochester Anderson, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc, Joseph Kearns

Original Air Date: April 22, 1951 on CBS

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Thursday, November 12, 2020 - OTR Westerns

Gunsmoke - "Jesse"

Jesse Pruett is a young, likeable guy. But as others warn him, he needs to be more discerning in choosing his friends.

Bill Stapp, a former member of Quantrill's Raiders, is a murderous sort. When Stapp promises to help Jesse find the man who killed his father, Jesse who is obsessed with the need for revenge, blindly follows along.

Sadly, however, Stapp's true motives are yet to be revealed.

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

Original Air Date: August 29, 1953 on CBS

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - OTR Mysteries

The Saint - "Murder on the High Seas"

Simon Templar is on a cruise. On the ship he meets world famous actress Barbara Brooks, who advises him she is giving up her career. After developing a brief relationship with her he witnesses her murder.

Suspicion abounds. Could the killer be the infamous hit man Templar recognizes on board? How about the husband-wife team of card sharps who are trying to fleece a marked but unsuspecting passenger? Did the famed psychiatrist with the foreign accent contribute to the nefarious crime?

Listen to this wild whodunit that is filled with colorful characters and you will find yourself guessing until the end.

Featuring: Vincent Price, Betty Lou Gerson, Jeanne Bates, Frank Gerstle, William Conrad, Barney Phillips

Original Air Date: October 1, 1947 on Mutual

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - OTR Dramas

Suspense - "One Hundred in the Dark"

A group of gentlemen in a New York writers club have just sat down for their after-dinner coffee. They are discussing the evolution of stories and it is brought up how, due to the many different human emotions, thousands of stories can be generated from just a few possible scenarios.

As their discussion continues, one of them brings up the story of the "rare coin and the visitor at club." That leads to a somewhat similar story -- the story of Rita Kildare.

Rita Kildare was a hostess known for her dinner parties. One evening at a gathering a sapphire ring was stolen. Everyone became nervous: Everyone was simultaneously suspicious and a suspect. As the story develops, the very clever way Rita got the ring back is revealed.

Featuring: Howard Duff, Joseph Kearns, Frank Albertson, John McIntire, Dick Ryan, Horace Willard, Theresa Marshall, Jeannette Nolan, Wally Maher, Mary Jane Croft, Jerry Hausner, Grace Givern.

Original Air Date: November 29, 1947 on CBS

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Monday, November 9, 2020 - OTR Comedies

Our Miss Brooks - "Conklin Causes A Fight"

Walter Denton is elated. Harriet Conklin has vowed faithfulness to him ever since he took the rap for denting Mr. Conklin's fender -- a fender actually dented by Harriett.

Now, suppose Connie takes the rap for something Mr. Boynton has done. The problem is, Mr. Boynton is blameless -- he never gets into trouble. Of course Connie might just arrange something...

Featuring: Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Richard Crenna, Jane Morgan, Jeff Chandler, Gloria McMillan

Original Air Date: September 25, 1949 on CBS

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Thursday, November 5, 2020 - OTR Westerns

Gunsmoke - "Chester's Murder"

An unarmed man Chester is escorting to jail is shot in an alleyway with Chester's own gun. Sam, the owner of the Long Branch saloon, is one of the first on the scene. It appears to be a clear case or murder and Chester has a hard time defending himself.

Enter a horse trader and a saloon girl, and the story becomes more interesting by the minute.

Featuring: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Vic Perrin, Larry Dobkin, James Nusser, Joyce McCluskey

Original Air Date: January 15, 1955 on CBS

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - OTR Mysteries

The Line Up - "Brommel and Bellow's Bullet"

A gangster's girlfriend is shot and killed the night before his murder trial is scheduled to begin -- and she was the state's only witness.

The detectives frustration becomes palpable since they finally had the witness they needed -- and they had been working on this case forever.

Now they are trying something new - because they are determined to get their man..

Top notch writing, directing and acting.

Featuring: Bill Johnstone, Wally Maher, Dave Young, Barney Phillips, Herb Butterfield, Jack Moyles, Ray Hartman, Ed Begley, Sandra Gould

Original Air Date: April 24, 1951 on CBS

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Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - OTR Dramas

Night Beat - Molly Keller

Molly Keller is the washer woman at the Chicago Star. Randy Stone has known her for years and passes her each evening as he is heading out on his assignment.

He also knows her husband was convicted and sentenced to 20 years for his role in a four-man payroll heist. But now he has died in prison with six years to go on his sentence.

When Randy goes to console his old friend, he discovers she has moved into an expensive suite at a fancy Chicago Hotel.

Featuring: Frank Lovejoy, Sarah Selby, Joan Banks, Wilms Herbert, Peter Leeds, Wally Maher, George Offerman, Jr.

Original Air Date: July 17, 1950 on NBC

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