Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Last Lesson” (October 13, 1975) ***WD
00:47:30.779 = Inner Sanctum, “Dead Mn’s Deal” (August 28, 1945)
01:18:25.089 = The Key, “Wife Beater” (ADU) ***WD (1956)
01:44:29.769 = Lights Out, “The Signalman” (August 24, 1946)
02:14:50.959 = The LineUp, “The Silver Swan Case” (February 22, 1951)
02:44:57.819 = Philip Marlowe, “Lonesome Reunion” (February 12, 1949)
03:13:54.019 = The Black Mass, “Disillusionment” (July 01, 1964)
03:27:56.339 = Beyond Midnight, “Paxton’s House” (November 08, 1968)
03:53:15.979 = Mindwebs, “The Exhibition” (August 18, 1978)
04:17:43.749 = Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries, “Curious Gangland Killing – Part 1” (1939-1948) ***WD
04:18:20.869 = Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries, “Curious Gangland Killing – Part 2” (1939-1948) ***WD
04:18:51.469 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Red Wine” (March 08, 1946)
04:48:29.689 = Mr. District Attorney, “Hospital Homicide” (February 07, 1945) ***WD
05:14:18.189 = Show Close

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Mars has been colonized by Earth, but the native Martians—gentle, intelligent beings—are treated as second-class citizens by humans… until the uprising.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “They Shall Stone Them With Stones” (September 09, 1975) ***WD
00:47:38.689 = Future Tense, “Martian Death March” (May 07, 1974) ***WD
01:15:52.799 = Gang Busters, “Russo Gang, AKA Safecrackers” (May 03, 1947) ***WD
01:39:41.729 = The Green Hornet, “War on the Waterfront” (July 18, 1939)
02:09:53.749 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Hand of Glory” (January 11, 1952) ***WD
02:36:04.219 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “What Was It” (January 02, 1980)
03:04:06.199 = The Haunting Hour, “Homicide House” (May 27, 1945)
03:29:07.129 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Sense of Justice” (March 29, 1959)
03:50:06.189 = The Hermit’s Cave, “It Happened On Sunday” (1940) ***WD
04:13:33.009 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Phony Husband” (1945-1947) ***WD (LQ)
04:36:51.239 = Sherlock Holmes, “Gunpowder Plot” (November 05, 1945)
05:06:18.855 = Show Close

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A husband becomes increasingly frustrated with his wife's unpleasant behavior and, in a fit of anger, calls her a "cat." Mysteriously, she begins to transform into a feline, leading to a series of eerie and unsettling events. Hear the tale in “Alley Cat” from The Devil and Mr. O!

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Who Made Me?” (October 07, 1975) ***WD
00:48:19.529 = Sounds of Darkness, “Gambit” (February 09, 1968) ***WD
01:13:30.979 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Alley Cat” (September 17, 1971) ***WD
01:43:44.019 = Dimension X, “The Professor Was a Thief” (November 05, 1950) ***WD
02:14:31.159 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Picture of a Killer” (May 08, 1945) ***WD
02:27:08.189 = The Creaking Door, “Inn Spectre” (July 27, 1964) ***WD
02:53:32.969 = The Eleventh Hour, “Echo of a Savage” (1941-1946) ***WD
03:16:20.229 = Escape, “Papa Benjamin” (January 24, 1948)
03:45:57.629 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Desert Object, aka The Alien, aka Nago” (December 25, 1957) ***WD
04:03:56.249 = Dark Fantasy, “Spawn of the Subhuman” (February 27, 1942) ***WD
04:27:59.959 = Five After The Hour, “Child of Ignorance” (August 08, 1945)
04:52:27.679 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Murder on Diamond Row” (1947-1950)
04:57:21.747 = Show Close

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A professor and a Maine innkeeper discover an unusual Indian arrowhead while walking along the Atlantic shoreline. Following this find, they both begin experiencing recurring dreams of five ghostly Native Americans.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery theater, “Five Ghostly Indians” (October 06, 1975) ***WD
00:48:24.799 = ABC Mystery Time, “Suicide Club” (June 07, 1956) ***WD
01:10:48.639 = Strange Adventure, “Duel In Darkness” (ADU) ***WD
01:14:45.689 = Adventures of the Abbotts, “Gentlemen In The Nile Green Suit” (May 29, 1955)
01:44:26.159 = The Avenger, “Death Counts” (November 30, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
02:12:45.779 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Almond Tree” (December, 2010)
02:41:30.579 = Beyond The Green Door, “Edward Morse, Deep Sea Fishing, and Rats” (1966)
02:45:25.650 = Box 13, “Last Will and Nursery Rhyme” (February 06, 1949)
03:12:10.829 = Incredible But True, “Desert Magic” (1950-1951) ***WD
03:16:11.029 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Escape From The Mysterious Island, Part 1” (1990) ***WD
03:44:46.199 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Escape From The Mysterious Island, Part 2” (1990) ***WD
04:12:55.829 = The Clock, “Pretty Cousin Amy” (March 23, 1947)
04:37:07.589 = Confession, “Doris Kane” (July 05, 1953)
05:06:00.160 = Show Close

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The first astronauts on the Moon encounter invisible aliens! *** Hear the tale in “Theater Five’s” episode from September 10, 1964!

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Man Who Ran Away” (October 02, 1975) ***WD
00:47:45.309 = Theater Five, “First Encounter” (September 10, 1964) ***WD
01:08:25.089 = 2000 Plus, “Giant Walks” (November 08, 1950) ***WD
01:37:53.639 = The Unexpected, “Masterpiece” (1940s)
01:51:24.739 = Unit 99, “Woman Screaming” (December 06, 1957) ***WD
02:17:00.429 = Dark Venture, “Coverup” (February 24, 1947)
02:48:01.859 = The Weird Circle, “Frankenstein” (February 20, 1944)
03:14:21.189 = The Whistler, “Fool’s Gold” (February 21, 1943)
03:45:13.129 = Strange Wills, “Dance Director” (November 16, 1946)
04:15:30.369 = Witch’s Tale, “Boa Goddess” (May 21, 1931) ***WD (LQ)
04:41:18.409 = Basil Rathbone’s Word Detective, “Namby-Pamby” (November 30, 1959)
04:44:27.872 = X Minus One, “Zero Hour” (November 23, 1955)
04:58:35.222 = Show Close

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Shortly after marrying a beautiful woman, the man experiences a decline in his health amid rumors that his new wife is a vampire. Determined to uncover the truth, he follows her to a graveyard, seeking answers about her true nature. Hear the tale, as told by Boris Karloff, in OTR show “Tales of the Frightened” in the episode, “The Vampire Sleeps” from 1963!

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Primrose Path” (October 01, 1975) ***WD
00:47:29.132 = Ripley’s Believe It or Not, “King’s Reward, Part 1” (1930) ***WD
00:49:11.219 = Ripley’s Believe It or Not, “King’s Reward, Part 2” (1930) ***WD
00:49:54.892 = The Saint, “Search For a Killer” (July 02, 1950) ***WD
01:18:11.569 = Sam Spade, “The Lawless Caper” (August 29, 1948) ***WD
01:49:22.779 = The Sealed Book, “Design For Death” (June 03, 1945)
02:19:21.609 = The Shadow, “Ghosts Can Kill” (January 15, 1939) ***WD
02:48:07.029 = Sleep No More, “Conquerors Isle” (November 21, 1956) ***WD
03:17:33.689 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Mrs. M” (February 21, 1984)
04:03:29.109 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get You” (1945) ***WD
04:18:40.899 = Suspense, “Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble” (April 06, 1943)
04:49:06.169 = Tales of the Frightened, “The Vampire Sleeps” (1963)
04:54:30.239 = Tales From The Tomb, “Spirits of the Dead” (ADU)
04:56:41.400 = Show Close

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A brilliant scientist successfully creates a serum that reverses the aging process, and tests it on himself! Hear the tale in this marathon’s CBS Radio Mystery Theater with the story, “You’re Only Young Twice” from September 29, 1975!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “You’re Only Young Twice” (September 29, 1975) ***WD
00:47:35.489 = Mr. And Mrs. North, “Pam Takes A Message – Literary Murder” (January 26, 1944) ***WD
01:18:06.119 = Obsession, “Case of the Living Dead Egyptian Curse” (1950-1952) ***WD (LQ)
01:44:16.699 = Origin of Superstition, “Wishing On a New Moon” (1935) ***WD
01:59:14.899 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Lady From The Sea” (1939-1949) ***WD
02:28:35.659 = The Price of Fear, “Remains To Be Seen” (September 01, 1973) ***WD
02:57:22.479 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Scarecrow and Snowman” (January 22, 1944) ***WD (LQ)
03:26:41.999 = Quiet Please, “A Red And White Guidon” (February 09, 1948)
03:57:14.119 = Radio City Playhouse, “Long Distance” (August 23, 1948) ***WD
04:26:39.299 = Richard Diamond, “The Gibson Murder Case” (October 08, 1949)
04:55:58.151 = Show Close

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Quentin returns from a jungle expedition with a newfound belief system that allows the deity Shiva to possess him – forcing him to commit horrible murders. Hear the tale in Murder at Midnight’s episode, “Death’s Worshipper” from March 10, 1947!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Other Self” (September 28, 1975) ***WD
00:48:08.289 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Last Night” (February 22, 1946)
01:18:47.979 = Mr District Attorney, “Lonely Hearts Clubs” (August 30, 1944)
01:46:37.099 = Murder at Midnight, “Death’s Worshipper” (March 10, 1947)
02:13:34.609 = The Black Museum, “Silencer” (1951-1952) ***WD
02:39:42.069 = Mysterious Traveler, “Vacation From Life” (September 07, 1947)
03:11:05.669 = Mystery House, “Drop Me a Line” (July 26, 1946) ***WD
03:38:11.539 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Hitch Hiker” (1967) ***WD
04:05:30.259 = Night Beat, “Twill Be The Death of Me” (July 10, 1950) ***WD
04:30:50.599 = CBC Nightfall, “Welcome to Homerville” (January 30, 1981) (LQ)
04:59:08.761 = Show Close

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Like Dr. Frankenstein, a genius scientist the dead back to life – but when he does so with his recently killed wife, he learns why man should never play God. *** Hear the story in this OTR marathon’s episode of Lights Out with the story “Death Robbery” from July 16, 1947!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Thomas Jefferson Defense” (September 27, 1975) ***WD
00:47:48.139 = Inner Sanctum, “Dead Mean’s Debt” (June 26, 1945)
01:17:43.529 = The Key, “What Happens When You Die” (1956) ***WD(LQ)
01:42:37.959 = Lights Out, “Death Robbery” (July 16, 1947) ***WD
02:12:22.139 = The LineUp, “The Cigar Box Boys Case” (February 15, 1951)
02:42:35.709 = Philip Marlowe, “Long Rope” (February 05, 1949)
03:12:40.009 = The Black Mass, “A Predicament / Tell-Tale Heart” (June 20, 1964) ***WD
03:42:38.579 = Beyond Midnight, “40th Birthday” (1968-1970) ***WD
04:14:13.149 = MindWebs, “They” (August 04, 1978)
04:44:22.933 = Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries, “Crossword Puzzle Murder” (1965) ***WD
04:45:41.458 = Starlight Theater, “Man Hires Hit Man to Kill Him” (ADU) ***WD
05:13:20.751 = Show Close

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A man travels back in time to prevent a significant historical assassination, only to face unforeseen consequences that challenge his understanding of history and destiny. *** Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of CBS Radio Mystery Theater from September 26, 1975!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Assassination in Time” (September 26, 1975) ***WD
00:47:07.739 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Three Scarlet Letters” (1947-1950)
00:52:39.849 = Future Tense, “The Seventh Victim” (May 06, 1974) ***WD
01:14:19.549 = Gang Busters, “Oklahoma Kid” (December 07, 1946)
01:44:27.829 = Green Hornet, “Devil’s Playground” (July 11, 1939) (LQ)
02:10:06.379 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Cherchezla Gem” (January 04, 1952) ***WD
02:35:41.149 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Little Girl Lost” (June 21, 1980)
03:03:10.509 = The Haunting Hour, “Hands of Mr. Smith” (May 19, 1945) ***WD
03:29:15.979 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Five Books of Owen Deaver” (March 22, 1959)
03:53:59.209 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Spirits of Vengeance” (March 16, 1947)
04:19:18.189 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Arthur Gideon’s Memoirs” (1945-1947) ***WD (LQ)
04:44:19.659 = Sherlock Holmes, “Murder in the Moonlight” (October 29, 1945)
05:12:51.531 = Show Close

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