Sears Radio Theater | Old Time Radio

Sears Radio Theater presents “Abilene,” episode 56, originally broadcast April 23, 1979. This CBS Radio Western Night drama was hosted by Lorne Greene and features John Dehner among its cast.

Set in the hard-driving railhead town of Abilene, Kansas, the story follows Wild Bill Hickok as he is hired to bring law and order to a frontier cattle town. Based on the historical setting of Hickok’s 1871 tenure as Abilene’s marshal, the episode was written by James Knots and Michael Angela and directed by Fletcher Markle.

Sears Radio Theater 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
40:07 Closing

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Sears Radio Theater presents “Conspiracy at the Golden Gate,” originally broadcast on April 2, 1979.

This archival drama centers on a conspiracy at the Golden Gate. Sears Radio Theater 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
00:27 Original Broadcast
40:12 Closing

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Sears Radio Theater presents “And Baby Makes Four,” originally broadcast February 6, 1979. This was episode 2 of the CBS Radio series’ Tuesday comedy installment, hosted by Andy Griffith.

A lovable but relentlessly combative young married couple finds fresh pressure on their relationship as their family situation changes. Written by Shirley Gordon and directed by Elliott Lewis, the comedy features Elliott Reid, Mary Jane Croft, Elvia Allman, and Doris Singleton.

Sears Radio Theater 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
43:56 Closing

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Sears Radio Theater presents “The Afro-Westerner,” episode 16, originally broadcast February 26, 1979. This CBS Radio Western Night drama was sponsored by Sears, Roebuck and Co., with Lorne Greene as host.

Set in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1875, the story follows a young man from Liberia who journeys to the frontier town to learn about the lives his formerly enslaved grandparents once led there. Brock Peters stars, with a script by Odie Hawkins and direction by Elliott Lewis.

Sears Radio Theater 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
50:39 Closing

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Sears Radio Theater presents “Going Home,” episode 28, originally broadcast March 14, 1979. This CBS Radio Mystery Night installment was hosted by Vincent Price and stars Ann Givin and Jack Kruschen.

A woman is shaken by disturbing telephone calls from a man who insists she is haunting his house. Written by Anne Heath and produced and directed by Fletcher Markle, “Going Home” builds an eerie supernatural mystery around identity, memory, and a house with unsettling secrets.

Sears Radio Theater 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
00:39 Original Broadcast
55:04 Closing

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Sears Radio Theater presents “Reunion,” episode 124, originally broadcast on July 26, 1979. This CBS Radio drama was part of the series’ Thursday “Love & Hate Night,” hosted by Cicely Tyson.

A man and woman who were once young and in love meet again after 35 years apart, confronting the memories and emotions their long-delayed reunion brings back. Virginia Gregg and Parley Baer star in a script by Pamela Russell, directed and produced by Fletcher Markle.

Sears Radio Theater 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
41:09 Closing

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Sears Radio Theater presents “The Wrath of Zeus,” originally broadcast March 16, 1979, as episode 30. This Friday-night Adventure installment was hosted by Richard Widmark.

Set in 2057, the drama follows a world thrown into crisis as destructive weather erupts around the globe. Suspicion falls on ZEUS—the Zonal Environmental Utilization System, a powerful computer designed to control the environment. The cast includes Mary Jane Croft, Vic Perrin, and Steven Keats.

Sears Radio Theater 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
51:12 Closing

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Sears Radio Theater presents “First Star Tonight,” episode 39, originally broadcast on March 29, 1979. This Thursday “Love and Hate” drama was hosted by Cicely Tyson and aired on CBS Radio under the sponsorship of Sears, Roebuck and Company.

A television star faces a tense, deeply personal challenge when she tries to talk a despairing young actress away from a window ledge. Written by Pamela Russell and produced and directed by Fletcher Markle, the cast includes Anne Burr, Anne Gibbon, Daws Butler, Jack Carroll, and Shepard Menken.

Sears Radio Theater 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
51:50 Closing

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Sears Radio Theater presents “The Ransom,” episode 123, originally broadcast July 25, 1979. This CBS Radio Mystery Night installment is hosted by Vincent Price and was written and directed by Fletcher Markle.

A hard-working plumber and a small-time hustler join forces on what seems like a perfect kidnapping plan—until collecting the ransom requires the cooperation of their captive. Stephen Markle, Vic Perrin, and Lurene Tuttle star.

Sears Radio Theater 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
00:45 Original Broadcast
41:00 Closing

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Sears Radio Theater presents “Powder River Policy,” episode 26 of the series, originally broadcast on March 12, 1979. This CBS Radio Western Night installment was hosted by Lorne Greene and starred John Larch and Sam Edwards. Written by Percy Granger and directed by Elliott Lewis, it was sponsored by Sears, Roebuck and Company.

In Wyoming in 1868, a struggling Civil War veteran finds a stray steer and sees a chance to claim a reward from a trail-drive boss. His hopes collide with danger on the frontier, where a wounded preacher’s fate becomes the subject of a grim saloon wager as sundown nears.

Sears Radio Theater 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
56:56 Closing

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