Radio Retropolis

A man who is in desperate need of money discovers his elderly aunt has a heart condition so fragile that any sudden shock could kill her. JR speaks on the unusual life and career of star James Mason and his wife and co-star of this episode Pamela Bellino. Plus, Mason's discovery that saved Buster Keaton's Hollywood legacy.

A small time poker player is in the game of his life in which the loser must commit suicide. Commentary on the Twilight Zone feel of the episode. Plus actor Larry Haines and episode writer Emile C. Tepperman.

A woman is reported murdered, but the only clue seems to be a statue made of wax. Commentary on the continued love/hate relationship of Lamont Cranston and Commissioner Weston. Plus, a true conflicted conclusion for The Shadow.

Jane Wyman stars tonight as a wife who is accused of poisoning her sickly husband at a remote mountain lodge learns her husband is on to her and that he tipped off his detective friend, Rocky Rhodes, who is on his way to the lodge to analyze the pills to prove her guilt. JR speaks on reverse Agatha Christie angle which results in the ultimate practical joke. Plus an exsdclusive interview with Falcon Crest/Dark Shadows actor David Selby on his memories on set with with Wyman.

Friday interrogates a drug addict to reveal his narcotics source and then goes deep undercover at great risk posing as a heroin dealer to nab the main guy in action. Commentary on the special edit needed to restore this episode. Plus character actor Sam Edwards who plays Jules.

A smart lawyer who successfully defended a murderer in court demands a very high fee-one that may be too costly. Commentary on the fascinating career of tonight's star Joseph Julian who starred in radio but also did special effects. In addition, he was a foreign correspondence reporter who went to Hiroshima following the atomic bomb drop.

A blind man, with a highly developed sense of touch, is forced to be a safe cracker for a gang of bank robbers, or else they'll shoot his seeing-eye dog. Commentary on clarifying the Weston/Perry White influence, the love/hate relationship of Cranston and Weston as well as the various actors who portrayed Weston and how Johnstone made the character of Cranston more three dimensional than Welles.

A man's friends stop by while he's cementing a hole in the cellar floor thinking he killed and buried his cheating wife there. JR speaks on the brilliance of Charles Laughton's use of voice. Plus, why this is not just an ordinary mystery thriller.

FINAL PODCAST IN THE SERIES!

The boys make a deal with the girls, if Liz and Iris can slim down to the same dress size they wore ten years ago, George and Rudolph will buy each of them a whole new Easter outfit. This is the final existing episode of My Favorite Husband and our final podcast of this series. Commentary on the transition from radio to television for Lucille Ball and the significance of I Love Lucy.

Sergeant Friday sets out to break a racket that consists of requests for contributions to phony charities. Commentary on the new Dragnet comic strip. Plus, the word "crippled" and trying to find the least offensive path to righteousness.