Radio's Golden Days

Richard Diamond 5/15/1949 - Ralph Chase Case

"The Ralph Chase Case" starring Dick Powell as Richard Diamond and Virginia Gregg as his girlfriend, Helen Asher. This was a well-done and quite different detective mystery with Powell working his singing and whistling talents into an otherwise "hard boiled" and often action-packed story.

The Stan Freberg Show 7/14/1957 - Musical Sheep

The Stan Freberg Show was a weekly radio comedy show that ran on the CBS Radio Network for only fifteen episodes in 1957–58. The show, starring comedian Stan Freberg and featuring the vocal talents of Daws Butler, June Foray, and Peter Leeds and the musical direction of Billy May, ran in the 7 p.m. timeslot previously occupied by The Jack Benny Program. The show was produced by Pete Barnum with sound effects by Bill James and Gene Twombly.

The Great Gildersleeve 8/31/1941 - Gildy Arrives at Summerfield

The Great Gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from 1941 to 1957. Initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, it was one of broadcast history's earliest spin off programs. The series was built around the character Throckmorton Philharmonic

Alka-Seltzer Time 10/13/1953 First Song - Moonlight

Here we bring you Alka Seltzer Time, Alka Seltzer Time which was a 15 minute Music show sponsored by Alka Seltzer and One-A-Day.
The stars of the show are Curt Massey, Martha Tilton, Country Washburn and His Orchestra, Fort Pearson, the announcer.

Alka Seltzer Time 10/12/53 First Song - Choo Choo Train

Here we bring you Alka Seltzer Time, Alka Seltzer Time which was a 15 minute Music show sponsored by Alka Seltzer and One-A-Day.
The stars of the show are Curt Massey, Martha Tilton, Country Washburn and His Orchestra, Fort Pearson, the announcer.

The Avenger - 11/02/1945 Death Meets the Ghost

Considered somewhat inferior version of "The Shadow", this show was written by Walter Gibson (Maxwell Grant) and starred James Monks as Jim Brandon, and James LoCurto (who, along with Frank Readick voiced "The Shadow" before the advent of Orson Welles and Lamont Cranston).

Green Hornet - 6/08/1939 - Trouble Hits The Trolleys

The Hornet goes after the head of a bus company that seems to be involved in causing accidents to a competing trolley company.

The Shadow - 3/25/1945 - The Destroyer
The Shadow must track down a maniac who has embarked on a trail of destruction to make himself remembered throughout history.

The Fat Man - Murder Is The Medium - 7/22/1949

The Cavalcade of America Admiral of the Ocean Sea -12/10/1942 featuring Orson Wells