Lux Radio Theatre presents “A Star Is Born,” episode 141, originally broadcast on CBS on September 13, 1937. Sponsored by Lux Toilet Soap and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, this adaptation of the 1937 Hollywood drama stars Janet Gaynor reprising her screen role as Esther Blodgett, alongside Robert Montgomery as Norman Maine.

With her grandmother’s encouragement and savings, North Dakota farm girl Esther heads to Hollywood determined to break into pictures. From casting offices and rooming houses to parties and screen tests, her dream brings her into the orbit of a celebrated but troubled movie star. May Robson and Lionel Stander also reprise their film roles.

Old Time Radio Stories 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
01:01 Original Broadcast
01:00:43 Closing

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Suspense presents “The Case History of a Gambler,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 17, 1951. This is episode 452 of the celebrated radio drama series, written by Ross Murray and starring John Hodiak.

Set in the 1920s, the story follows wounded racketeer Matt Miller as he reflects on the wager that launched his gambling career. A prizefight bet opens the door to prosperity, but the expanding business brings dangerous pressures from the underworld and beyond.

Old Time Radio Stories 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
31:14 Closing

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Suspense presents “The Dead Alive,” episode 503, originally broadcast on CBS on March 9, 1953. Herbert Marshall stars in this Elliott Lewis-produced and directed production.

Set shortly after the Civil War, this somber period mystery concerns death, justice, and the unsettling chance that someone believed gone may not be gone after all. Adapted from Wilkie Collins’s fact-based novella, also known as John Jago’s Ghost, the story draws on the real Boorn Brothers murder case.

Old Time Radio Stories 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
31:09 Closing

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Suspense presents “Two Horse Parlay,” originally broadcast on CBS on April 10, 1960. This is episode 848 of the long-running radio thriller series, written by Walter Black and featuring Ellen McRae and Lyle Sudrow.

Under pressure from $4,000 in gambling debts, a desperate man seeks help from his blind, elderly aunt—who believes he is a successful concert pianist. As he struggles to preserve her trust and his carefully maintained image, debt and deception close in.

Old Time Radio Stories 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
00:38 Original Broadcast
24:33 Closing

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X Minus One presents “Mr. Costello, Hero,” episode 58, originally broadcast on NBC on July 3, 1956. Adapted from Theodore Sturgeon’s 1953 short story, the drama was directed by Daniel Sutter and features James Dukas, Bob Hastings, and James Stevens.

Aboard the star freighter Starclimber, a veteran purser becomes increasingly troubled by the enigmatic passenger Mr. Costello. As Costello’s unsettling effect on those around him grows, the crew faces urgent concerns about his arrival at an isolated colony world. The story is a sharp science-fiction satire of fear, suspicion, and social manipulation.

Old Time Radio Stories 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
00:47 Original Broadcast
28:35 Closing

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Theater Five, “Devil Dust,” episode 112, originally broadcast on ABC on January 5, 1965. This compact anthology drama was directed by Ted Bell and features George Petrie, Peter Fernandez, Abby Lewis, John D. Seymour, and Humphrey Davis.

In the Southwestern desert, a traveler comes upon a remote shack and an elderly Navajo man with a remarkable possession: a polished, seemingly unused 1937 Cord coupe. The rare automobile—and its owner’s reluctance to drive it—draws the stranger into a mystery shaped by curiosity and the stark desert setting.

Old Time Radio Stories 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
00:51 Original Broadcast
21:19 Closing

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The Sealed Book, “To Have and to Hold,” originally broadcast August 12, 1945, is episode 22 of the Mutual/WOR horror-mystery anthology. Hosted by Phillip Clarke as the Keeper of the Book, the series adapted and reworked stories associated with The Mysterious Traveler.

A young woman makes an unexpected call on her long-unseen aunt and uncle at their aging, ominous mansion. As her aunt recounts the beginnings of the couple’s life together, the uncle’s strange absence and the house’s shadowed atmosphere deepen into a gothic family mystery. Written by Robert Arthur Jr. and David Kogan, and directed and produced by Jock MacGregor.

Old Time Radio Stories 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
00:51 Original Broadcast
30:46 Closing

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The Devil and Mr. O, episode 24, “Cemetary,” originally broadcast February 25, 1972. This syndicated presentation retitles Arch Oboler’s earlier Lights Out drama, “Scoop,” first heard on CBS in 1942.

A ruthless new newspaper owner dismisses a veteran columnist after decades at the paper, setting off a macabre tale of resentment and the consequences of treating people as disposable. Written and produced by Arch Oboler, the story unfolds amid the hard-edged atmosphere of the newspaper business.

Old Time Radio Stories 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
00:48 Original Broadcast
30:05 Closing

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Gunsmoke, “Laughing Gas,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on March 9, 1958. Often listed as episode 309, this Dodge City drama stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, and Howard McNear.

A traveling nitrous-oxide—or “laughing gas”—demonstration brings excitement and embarrassment to Dodge City, but a humiliated local bully and his brothers soon turn the spectacle into a dangerous situation. Written by James Fonda and Norman Macdonnell and directed by Macdonnell, the story also features John Dehner, Ralph Moody, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell, and Vic Perrin.

Old Time Radio Stories 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
24:24 Closing

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The Devil and Mr. O, episode 18, “The Hungry One,” originally broadcast January 14, 1972. This syndicated presentation retitles Arch Oboler’s earlier Lights Out tale, “Meteor Man.”

During a nighttime meteor shower, astronomer Professor Russell Adams and his wife, Diane, bring a fallen meteorite into their rural home for examination. Their scientific curiosity soon leads to an unsettling encounter with something far beyond ordinary earthly experience. Bret Morrison is among the featured performers.

Old Time Radio Stories 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
00:54 Original Broadcast
29:39 Closing

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