Classic Radio Theater

The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast January 18, 1942, Buying A New Bed for Marjorie. Sam Hearn appears as, "Schlepperman." Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast January 18, 1956 - Making a sick call. Molly, as a member of the "Cheer-Up Committee," tries to help out a sick woman.

Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast January 18, 1953, The Big String. Mrs. Wagner, the wife of a college professor, has been kidnapped. The professor isn't sure he should have called the cops. Also Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, originally broadcast January 18, 1956. Part 3 of a five part story, The Ricardo Amerigo Matter, The results of a poker game, with the cards stacked against you.

Hollywood Sound Stage, originally broadcast January 17, 1952, 69 years ago, The Ox Bow Incident starring Edward Arnold and Charlie Ruggles. An adaptation of the 1943 western that starred Henry Fonda and Dana Andrews. Two drifters are passing through a Western town, when news arrives that a local rancher has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The townspeople, joined by the drifters, form a posse to catch the perpetrators.

Life With Luigi starring J. Carrol Naish as Luigi and Alan Reed as Pasquale, originally broadcast January 17, 1950, The cold. Pasquale has a terrible cold that can only be cured by Luigi marrying Rosa. Luigi heads toward a matrimonial bureau...but winds up at the stockyard's cattle exchange! Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast January 17, 1956, the Electronic Brain. Fibber tries to solve a serious problem facing youth, with the help of a mechanical brain.

Escape, originally broadcast January 17, 1948, Leningen Vs The Ants starring William Conrad. A determined man battles even more determined insects in the tropical jungles. Also Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, originally broadcast January 17, 1956. Part 2 of a five part story - The Ricardo Amerigo Matter. A soggy day in a South Jersey swamp, and a discovery almost too good to be true! It's the wrong fiddle.

The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast January 16, 1944, 77 years ago, Income Tax Returns. What to do? A doghouse for "Stinky" or Leila's income tax. Not much of a choice!

Dr Christian starring Jean Hersholt, originally broadcast January 16, 1938 - The Flood. Doctor Christian is needed during a flood. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast January 16, 1956 - The Furnace. The furnace has broken at 79 Wistful Vista. Fibber has won the 349th consolation prize in a contest...which happens to be....

Dark Fantasy, originally broadcast January 16, 1942. Debt Of The Past. A strange and weird adventure, laid in modern America with the flavor of the nineteenth century. The story of a businessman who was almost too honest, who found a method of paying a long-standing debt of honor, although thirty years in his grave. Also Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, originally broadcast January 16, 1956. Part 1 of a five-part story - The Ricardo Amerigo Matter. Music and mystery and danger!

George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast January 15, 1948, 73 years ago, Income Tax Time. Gracie "helps" George fill out his income tax forms.

The New Edgar Bergen Hour, originally broadcast January 15, 1956. Bergen's version of "Oliver Twist," Professor William Fosdick Kirkwood reads his poems, Effie describes her "Cackle Club" meeting, guest is Tad Sanders of the Cattleman's Association, "Increasing Farm Production."