2 hours of Westerns and Crime

First a look at the events of the day

Then The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Margot Stevenson, originally broadcast August 28, 1938, 86 years ago, The Tomb of Terror.  A mad college professor plans to set off a bomb during graduation to seek his revenge. 

We follow that with Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast August 28, 1947, 77 years ago, Beyond Good and Evil.  An escaped convict kills a minister and takes his place in a small town while planning a bank robbery. 

Then Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast August 28, 1960, 64 years ago, For The Birds. Paladin undertakes to deliver an exotic pair of pea-fowl across the entire country. Easy money!

Next  Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 28, 1960, 64 years ago, Tumbleweed.  A professional hangman named Henry Maples comes to town with his own portable gallows. Simple-minded Boog Wilson becomes his loyal friend...and shoots Doc!

Finally, Blackstone the Magic Detective, originally broadcast August 28, 1949, 75 years ago, The Criminal Who Caught Himself.  A German scientist in America is plagued by a Nazi saboteur. Blackstone explains "The Disappearing Dime" trick. 

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2+ Hours of Crime 
First a look at this day in History.

Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 27, 1961, 63 years ago, The Shifty Looker Matter.  Johnny suspects a rat in a $100,000 kidnapping plot.

Followed by the news from 63 years ago, then Suspense, originally broadcast August 27, 1961, 63 years ago, Sold to Satan starring Kermit Murdock.  Two partners are plagued by a blackmailing model. There's only one way to get rid of her...murder!

Then The Whistler, originally broadcast August 27, 1945, 78 years ago, I’ll Trade You Murder.  A meek book salesman is mistaken for a crook marked for death by his accomplices. To save his own life, the salesman agrees to kill the original victim.

Followed by Jeff Regan Investigator starring Frank Graham and Frank Nelson, originally broadcast August 27, 1950, 74 years ago, Gentlemen Prefer Horses. Boots Crenshaw is a former jockey that needs help...$100 worth of help. Boots sells tips on the horses that are guaranteed to win. 

Finally Superman, originally broadcast August 27, 1941, 83 years ago, Dr. Roebling and The Voice Machine.  Duke Reynaud plans to murder Henry Benson by opening a drawbridge as he's being driven to prison!

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2 hours of Comedy and Crime

First a look at the events of the day

Then The Milton Berle Show, originally broadcast August 26, 1947, 77 years ago, A Salute to the Railroads.  Milton goes down to the railroad station to meet his Uncle Julius. 

We follow that with George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast August 26, 1940, 84 years ago, Elsie Trellafas Is Suing George.  George and Garcie do an opening routine about Irene Dunne. Elsie is suing George for $10,000 (or more) because he promised to put her on the radio. 

Then Nick Carter Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast August 26, 1945, 79 years ago, The Case of the Vanishing Postman. Nick and Patsy stumble onto a long lost mailbag belonging to a missing mailman.  Nick delivers the mail and establishes clues on what happened. 

Next  The Whisperer starring Carleton Young, originally broadcast August 26, 1951, 73 years ago, Taken for a Ride.  The Ace Trucking Company refuses to buy insurance from "The Syndicate." One of their trucks is ordered wrecked, the driver is ordered killed. 

Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast August 26, 1948, 76 years ago.  Claudia gets offered a part!

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2+ Hours of Crime 
First a look at this day in History.

Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, 67 years ago, The Smoky Sleeper Matter.  A mattress warehouse owned by a shady operator has burned down. Arson?

Followed by the news from 67 years ago, then Suspense, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, 67 years ago, Leiningen Versus The Ants starring William Conrad.   A determined man battles an elemental force of nature. 

Then Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 25, 1949, 75 years ago, The Case of the Murdering Messenger.  A fast-talking man poses as himself to impersonate someone else!

Followed by Did Justice Triumph, originally broadcast August 25, 1947, 77 years ago, The Unseen Murder Mystery. A woman's corpse in a hotel room leads the cops to suspect a blind man was responsible.

Finally Superman, originally broadcast August 25, 1941, 83 years ago, Dr. Roebling and The Voice Machine.  Clark rescues Perry White from a burning building, without revealing his secret identity. 

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2 hours of Crime 

First a look at the events of the day

Then The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast August 24, 1951, 73 years ago, A Ticket to Tangiers. Down on his luck in Paris, Harry finds an opportunity in Morocco from a classified ad in a newspaper. 

We follow that with The FBI in Peace And War, originally broadcast August 24, 1955, 69 years ago, Double Play.   A con-game by a gang is led by a crook who looks exactly like a major league baseball star. 

Then Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast August 24, 1954, 70 years ago, Winston Carr. The wealthy Winston Carr (a Sydney Greenstreet clone) hires Chambers to deliver an envelope. This task is valued at $200, and is worth every cent, as the recipient of the letter has been murdered!

Next the CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast August 24, 1956, 68 years ago, The Billion Dollar Failure of Figger Fallup. A tale about the day the devil hired a pollster to find out how many folks would be entrusted to his care in the next twenty years. 

Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast August 24, 1948, 76 years ago.  Claudia at the ballgame. 

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2+ Hours of Crime and Westerns
First a look at this day in History.

Then Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 22, 1949, 75 years ago, The Case of the Desert Explosion.  Peters and another agent are in Mexico in a plot to trap an international arms smuggler.

Followed by Confession, originally broadcast August 23, 1953, 71 years ago, The James V Madsen Case.  A troubled young man goes on a crime spree.  

Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 23, 1952, 72 years ago, Shakespeare.  A crazed Shakespearean actor (Hans Conried) commits murder during a Kansas heat wave.

Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast August 23, 1959, 65 years ago, Bonanza.  Samuel Curry hires Paladin to rid his silver mine of ghosts!

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast August 23, 1948, 76 years ago.  An evening at the summer theatre. 

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2 hours of Variety 

First a look at the events of the day

Then The Chase and Sanborn Hour, originally broadcast August 22, 1937, 87 years ago.  The first tune by Nelson Eddy is, "Drums In My Heart." Charlie McCarthy is operating a lemonade stand. Don Ameche and guest Glenda Farrell appear in a skit titled, "Lucky Day." W. C. Fields has returned from Hawaii. He tells tales about his Uncle Larceny, the pirate.

We follow that with The Penny Singleton Show, originally broadcast August 22, 1950, 74 years ago, Burglar.  DeeGee is reading, "The Pool Of Blood." There's been a robbery in the neighborhood; the victim was the mayor's wife.

Then Nick Carter Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast August 22, 1948, 76 years ago, The Case of the Red Arrow.   A haunted house, and an Indian ghost with a disturbed grave. Prof. Nick Carter...ghost buster to the rescue!

Finally, Superman, originally broadcast August 22, 1941, 83 years ago, Dr. Roebling and The Voice Machine.  Clark Kent pretends he's a radio station and transmits a call for help!

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2+ Hours of Crime
First a look at this day in History.

Then Night Watch starring Donn Reed, originally broadcast August 21, 1954, 70 years ago.  The first call is about an escaped woman, referred to as a "mental case," who may become violent. 

Followed by Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast August 21, 1947, 77 years ago, The Horla.  The famous Guy de Maupassant tale of the Frenchman tortured by an invisible creature. 

Then A Life in your Hands, originally broadcast August 21, 1952, 72 years ago, Dr. Allenby.  Dr. Allenby, a distinguished anthropologist, discovers the Kalare tomb in the Yucatan. He's found murdered under mysterious circumstances. Jonathan Kegg solves the case with the help of his tape recorder!

Followed by The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Margot Stevenson, originally broadcast August 21, 1938, 86 years ago, Murder on Approval.  A secret ruby mine uses slave labor, kidnapped from tourists in the caverns above. 

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 21, 1944, 80 years ago, BJ Webster Pleads Guilty.  The trial of B.J. Webster is spoiled when he pleads guilty!

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2 hours of Drama 

First a look at the events of the day

Then Suspense, originally broadcast August 20, 1961, 63 years ago, Murder is a Matter of Opinion starring Phil Meader and Bill Lipton. Two brothers at college plan to fake a murder, but the blanks in the gun turn out to be very real bullets. Can an innocent man be convicted of murder...and executed?

We follow that with Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast August 20, 1946, 78 years ago, Jealous Partners and Arson. . A man burns down his own building, just after allowing the fire insurance to lapse! There's a woman behind the match!

Then I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast August 20, 1952, 72 years ago, The Red Record. Cvetic travels to Chicago looking for a "black book," possibly hidden inside a radio!

Followed by Dangerously Yours starring Victor Jory, originally broadcast August 20, 1944, 80 years ago, Monsieur Beaucaire.  The son of the king of France pretends to be a humble barber and finds romance as a commoner.

Finally, Superman, originally broadcast August 20, 1941, 83 years ago, Dr. Roebling and The Voice Machine.  Clark Kent and Perry White are kidnapped by gangsters and held prisoner. 

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2+ Hours of Variety
First a look at this day in History.

Then God and Uranium Were On Our Side starring Orson Welles and Olivia De Havilland, originally broadcast August 19, 1945, 79 years ago. An expanded broadcast of "Fourteen August". A lyrical, beautiful hymn of praise to victory. 

Followed by Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast August 19, 1956, 68 years ago, Goodbye Willa. Captain Quince finally takes the plunge...and proposes to Miss Will.

Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 19, 1956, 68 years ago, Annie Oakley.  Kinsman and Dolliver have been fighting over Mrs. Kinsman...or have they? 

Followed by Mr District Attorney starring Jay Jostyn, originally broadcast August 19, 1942, 82 years ago, The Case of the Hijacked Worker. The D.A. fights a scheme of "labor pirating." A shady Mr. Preston offers a war plant manager 100 skilled workers...for a price!

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast August 19, 1948, 76 years ago, First Night Back Home. 

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