Old Time Radio Classics

Screen Directors Playhouse presents “Spiral Staircase,” episode 44, originally broadcast on November 25, 1949. This NBC adaptation is introduced by guest screen director Robert Siodmak, who directed the 1946 film version.

Dorothy McGuire reprises her film role as Helen, a mute young woman caught in mounting danger after a murder unsettles a small New England village. As a storm gathers around the shadowy mansion where she works, tension rises in this suspenseful adaptation of The Spiral Staircase, drawn from Ethel Lina White’s novel Some Must Watch.

Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:44 Closing

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Academy Award Theater presents “The Pride of the Marines,” episode 12, originally broadcast June 15, 1946. John Garfield reprises his film role as Al Schmid, with Rosemary DeCamp.

Adapted by Frank Wilson from the 1945 Warner Bros. drama based on Roger Butterfield’s book Al Schmid, Marine, this World War II story follows a Marine shaped by combat at Guadalcanal as he faces the difficult transition back to civilian life. Produced and directed by Dee Englebach for CBS, the drama also centers on the steadfast woman waiting for him at home.

Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
30:45 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “All About Eve AFRS,” originally broadcast November 23, 1954, as episode 898. This adaptation of the acclaimed 1950 film draws on Mary Orr’s story “The Wisdom of Eve” and stars Ann Blyth as Eve Harrington and Claire Trevor as Broadway star Margo Channing.

In the high-pressure world of New York theater, Margo welcomes an apparently devoted young admirer into her professional and personal circle. As Eve’s ambitions become clearer, friendships, romances, and careers face the strain of rivalry and insecurity.

Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
56:50 Closing

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The Whistler presents “Sing a Song of Murder,” episode 173, originally broadcast on September 17, 1945. This CBS Pacific Network mystery was sponsored by Signal Oil, written by Robert Ryf, and produced by George W. Allen.

Fast-rising pop singer Bill Randall wants to escape a greedy manager and a restrictive contract, but the pressures of fame and the music business soon take a sinister turn. Marvin Miller stars as The Whistler, with Jack Edwards, Bill Johnstone, and Alan Hewitt featured in the cast.

Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:14 Closing

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Suspense presents “Stranger with My Face,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on July 23, 1961. This late-run episode, commonly listed as episode 886, stars Bernard Grant and was written by Allan Sloane and directed by Bruno Zirato Jr.

A man abruptly finds himself four years in the future, lost in an unfamiliar city—and wearing another man’s face. As he struggles to understand his impossible situation, the drama builds an eerie science-fiction mystery around identity, time, and a disturbing connection between two men.

Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
24:42 Closing

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Escape, “Carnival in Vienna,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on September 11, 1954. This is episode 226 of the suspense anthology’s final 1954 run, written and directed by David Friedkin and Morton Fine.

In postwar Vienna, carnival worker Johnny Allison spots a possible way out of his hand-to-mouth existence when an American visitor’s letter of credit puts a fortune within reach. Amid a muddy midway, a hall of mirrors, and a towering Ferris wheel, his risky plans are complicated by Lily, who knows his past, and the unwelcome return of an old acquaintance. The cast includes Jack Moyles, Lillian Buyeff, Jack Kruschen, and Hans Conried.

Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
29:44 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “The Awful Truth,” episode 228, originally broadcast on CBS on September 11, 1939. This adaptation of the 1937 film stars Cary Grant, reprising his role as Jerry Warriner, alongside Claudette Colbert as Lucy Warriner.

A sophisticated couple on the verge of divorce finds their separate romantic prospects complicated by jealousy, suspicion, and a sharp comic rivalry. Adapted from Arthur Richman’s story, with Vina Delmar credited as writer and Ted Bliss as director, this sparkling screwball comedy launched Lux Radio Theatre’s 1939–40 season.

Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
01:00:28 Closing

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Academy Award Theater presents “Suspicion,” episode 32, originally broadcast on CBS on October 30, 1946. This half-hour adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 film stars Cary Grant, reprising his role as Johnnie Aysgarth, with Ann Todd as Lina McLaidlaw.

After marrying the charming but unreliable Johnnie, Lina begins to question the secrets behind his gambling, debts, and shifting stories. Adapted from the film based on Francis Iles’ novel Before the Fact, this tense domestic mystery builds on doubt, danger, and a wife’s growing fear of what her husband may be capable of.

Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:36 Original Broadcast
29:28 Closing

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Screen Directors Playhouse presents “Take a Letter Darling,” episode 88, originally broadcast February 1, 1951. This NBC adaptation of the 1942 Paramount romantic comedy stars Rosalind Russell and Fred MacMurray, reprising their film roles as advertising executive A. M. “Mac” MacGregor and Tom Verney.

When the formidable Mac hires struggling painter Tom as her personal secretary, he is swept into the fast-paced advertising world of business demands, social engagements, and unexpected romantic tension. Hosted by original film director Mitchell Leisen, this polished workplace comedy offers sharp dialogue and star-powered charm.

Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
01:00:48 Closing

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The Whistler presents “Brief Pause for Murder,” originally broadcast September 11, 1949. This is episode 380 of the CBS Pacific Network suspense series, sponsored by Signal Oil.

Radio announcer Roger Wickson finds himself caught in an unhappy marriage and drawn into a dangerous arrangement with station engineer Vern Cummings, an ex-convict. As a late-night broadcast and a prerecorded station break become central to the plan, the routines of KTUX radio turn into tools of mounting suspense. Frank Nelson, Mary Lansing, and William Conrad star in this ironic crime drama, written by Luke Houston and Bill Forman and produced by Sterling Tracy.

Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:12 Closing

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support.

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