Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Originlally Broadcast Thursday, September 22, 2022

Hour 1 - Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 22, 1949, 77 years ago, The Case of the Postal Pirates Part 2.   The investigation of the parcel post theft ring continues. An apparent suicide is really a murder.

Hour 2 - The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast September 22, 1957,  69 years ago, College Football Report.  A sports interview, A Hollywood agent with canine clients, Bang Gunley: U. S. Marshall Fields (sponsored by "Puffed Grass" cereal).  Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 22, 1948, 78 years ago, One Lives, One Dies.  Tense drama in a doctor's office. 

Hour 3 - Gangbusters, originally broadcast September 22, 1945, 81 years ago, Red Evening Dress.  The story of Juanita Hanson, who lead William Harlen Crain to ex-convicts named Crane (no relation) and Shakey O'Leary. The gang commits a series of crimes for Juanita, who wanted a red dress very much.  Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 22, 1954, 72 years ago, Low Lying Frog.   What will Fibber do with all those frogs?

Originally broadcast Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Hour 1 - Life with Luigi starring J Carrol Naish, originally broadcast September 21, 1948, 78 years ago, Moving to Chicago.  Possibly the first show of the series. Luigi arrives in Chicago, sets up his antique business, avoids Rosa, and nearly sells his prize statue of George Washington. 

Hour 2 -  Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast September 21, 1948, The Back-Stage Murder Case. After a theatre has been robbed, the star receives a threatening letter and her understudy is murdered.  Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 21, 1948, An Automobile Accident. Bad news...very bad news.

Hour 3 -  The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast September 21, 1951, 75 years ago, Rogues Holiday.  Harry's crossing the Atlantic on the Princess Ann, planning to swindle to Lady Barbara Follet. However, what about her lovely companion?  Also Part 5 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Imperfect Alibi Matter, originally broadcast September 21, 1956, 70 years ago.  A gambler stakes his life on his hand...and loses! 

Originally broadcast Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Hour 1 - Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 20, 1949, 77 years ago,  The Case of the Postal Pirates. A parcel post theft ring.  A little black box catches a revolver in mid-air. A one-fingered typist punctuates sentences with bullets.

Hour 2 - The Whistler, originally broadcast September 20, 1942, 84 years ago,  Fog. A young fisherman with a brief spell of amnesia has killed an enemy, but remembers nothing about it.  Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 20, 1948, 78 years ago, An Autumn Evening at Home. 

Hour 3 - Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast September 20, 1954, 72 years ago,The FU.   It appears that Al Clovis has shot Onie Becker in the back, killing him. Clovis leads Marshal Dillon and Chester out of town so the bank can be robbed.  Also Part 4 of a 5-part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Imperfect Alibi Matter, originally broadcast September 20, 1956, 70 years ago.   Up pops an eyewitness and drives the final nail into the wrong coffin!

Originally broadcast Monday, September 19, 2022

Hour 1 -  Suspense, originally broadcast September 19, 1946, 80 years ago, Till The Day I Die starring Dane Clark.  A killer and his moll are holed up after pulling a job and killing a man. The dead man looks exactly like the killer, and with good reason!

Hour 2 - Box Thirteen starring Alan Ladd, originally broadcast September 19, 1948, 78 years ago, Extra! Extra! A young newsboy hires Dan to get his father out of jail. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 19, 1954, 72 years ago, Your Three Minutes are Up. 

Hour 3 -The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, originally broadcast September 19, 1945, 81 years ago, David Has a Fight with the Jones Boy.  Ozzie has a fight with Harriet!  Also Part 3 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Imperfect Alibi Matter, originally broadcast September 19, 1956.  Harvey's been shot in the forehead with a .38 Smith and Wesson. Alvin Gentry confesses to the murder, but all the facts are wrong and the confession is rejected. A possible mistake! 

Originally broadcast Sunday, September 18, 2022

Hour 1 - Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast September 18, 1947, 79 years ago, The Black Cat.  The classic tale about the man who kills his wife and hides her body behind a brick wall. A feline nemesis! 

Hour 2 - The Adventures of Archie Andrews starring Bob Hastings as Archie, originally broadcast September 18, 1948, 78 years ago. Archie’s in Love. Archie's mother thinks he's sick, but actually "The Pride Of Riverdale" is just love with his history teacher, Miss Biddle.   Also The Challenge of the Yukon, originally broadcast September 18, 1948, 78 years ago, Big Bill. Big Bill won't stand cruelty to animals, but he's very shy with Annie. A bullet in the leg gives Cupid a hand.

Hour 3 -  Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast September 18, 1952, 74 years ago,  Weekend Activity.  There's a convention of insurance underwriters in Chicago at the same time that all three kids are going to be away for the weekend. This is not as easy as it sounds! Also Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police, originally broadcast September 18, 1937, 89 years ago, Barney heads for the hut. 

Originally broadcast Saturday, September 17, 2022

Hour 1 - I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast September 17, 1952, 74 years ago, The Rat Race. Cvetic drives a hearse that is smuggling a wanted Communist out of town and away from the FBI. He helps the fugitive get onto a Polish freighter...with the help of "Candy."

Hour 2 - The Chase and Sandborn Hour starring Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, originally broadcast September 17, 1939. Charlie tells about his adventures in Honolulu. Guest Fred MacMurray and Don appear in "Brenda," by John Whedon. Helen Broderick does a monologue as a harried secretary and then feuds with Charlie.

Hour 3 - Suspense, originally broadcast September 17, 1951, Neal Cream, Doctor of Poison starring Charles Laughton.  The story of the most notorious poisoner who ever lived.   Also Part 1 of a 5-part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Imperfect Alibi Matter, originally broadcast September 17, 1956. An attempt on Harvey Stone's life and an attack on Johnny! 

Originally broadcast Friday, September 16, 2022

Hour 1 - Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast September 16, 1956, 70 years ago, The Payroll.  The paymaster is four months late coming to Fort Laramie...but watch out when he finally shows up! Norman Macdonnell, the producer and director of the show, tells a brief history of the real Fort Laramie on the 67th anniversary of the fort's closing. 

Hour 2 - The Milton Berle Show, originally broadcast September 16, 1947, 79 years ago, A Salute to Radio.  Milton takes Junior (Arnold Stang) to a child psychiatrist.  Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 16, 1948, 78 years ago, A Steak Dinner Goes to the Dogs.

Hour 3 - Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast September 16, 1956, 70 years ago, Thick ‘n’ Thin. Odie Perkins and Brace McCoy, two old codgers who have been friends for years, suddenly start feuding.  Also, The Martin and Lewis Show, originally broadcast September 16, 1952, 74 years ago, with guest Rosemary Clooney.  Dean, Jerry, and Rosemary are circus performers. 

Originally broadcast Thursday, September 15, 2022

Hour 1 - Gangbusters, originally broadcast September 15, 1945, 81 years ago, The Case of Harry ‘Red’ Bever.   "Red" is an army deserter with a quick trigger finger. Red is caught by a trick involving two women drivers. Gangbusters Nationwide Clues: an $8500 reward is offered for the return of a two-year-old baby. 

Hour 2 - Stan Freberg, originally broadcast September 15, 1957, 69 years ago, Another Hi-Fi Lecture. The Freberg Build-It-Yourself grand piano, The fortune cookie factory, Prof. Horn lectures on Hi Fi.   Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 15, 1948. 78 years ago, The Nortons’ First Anniversary. It's the first anniversary for Claudia and David. Making a racket in the middle of the driveway in the middle of Connecticut. 

Hour 3 - Wanted, originally broadcast September 15, 1950, 76 years ago, Brothers in Crime. On March 17, 1947, in Bakersfield, California, there was a bank robbery. Suspicion fell on "Stupid" Sam Scribner, but the cops couldn't prove anything. In Oregon, Sam teamed up with an Indian-looking guy, known only as "Seminole," and more crimes followed.  Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 15, 1954, 72 years ago, And Not a Drop to Drink.   The water at 79 Wistful Vista is turned off for the afternoon. Fibber gets very thirsty! 

Originally broadcast Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Hour 1 - The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast September 14, 1956, 70 years ago, A Pride of Carrots, or Venus Well Served. A clever allegory about the first astronauts to land on Venus and the talking vegetables that live there.  June Foray, Bill Thompson, Daws Butler, and Alan Reed make this a treat for the ear. 


Hour 2 - Big Town, starring Edward Pauley, originally broadcast September 14, 1948, 78 years ago, "Blind Justice".  A construction foreman named Mike Barton has been shot. Was the killer Knuckles Malone? The only "witness" to the crime is blind.  Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 14, 1948,  78 years ago, Claudia and the Country Auction. 


Hour 3 -   The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast September 14, 1951, 75 years ago, Love Affair.  In a remote Saudi Arabian town, Harry finds a murder and a double-cross in oil. Harry has the oil concession rights and two foreign agents set to buy.  Also Part 5 of a 5-part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Confidential Matter, originally broadcast September 14, 1956, 70 years ago.   Fate plays a devil's tune, collects a payment long overdue, and the music ends in a scream! 

Originally broadcast Tuesday, September 13, 2022


Hour 1 -Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 13, 1949, 76years ago, The Case of the Flatbush Fagin.  A story about juvenile delinquents who worshipped a really bad kid. Stolen loot is paid for with a wet handkerchief and hard cash.


Hour 2 - Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast September 13, 1954, 73 years ago, Dooley Surrenders.  A buffalo skinner named Emmett Dooley confesses to Marshal Dillon that he's killed a man, but Matt has a good reason for refusing to put him in jail.  Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 13, 1948, 78 years ago, Claudia’s First Check.  It's been a fine day...a fine day!  


Hour 3 - It Pays to be Ignorant starring Tom Howard, originally broadcast September 13, 1950, 76 years ago.  In what town in Pennsylvania did Lincoln make his Gettysburg address?  Also Part 4 of a 5-part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Confidential Matter, originally broadcast September 13, 1956, 70 years ago.   A search for a dead man who intends to stay dead, and is willing to kill to do it!