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Escape presents “Border Town,” episode 89, originally broadcast on CBS on December 13, 1949. This compact crime-adventure stars Jack Webb, with William Conrad and Jeanette Nolan, and was written by John and Gwen Bagni.

An actor riding a bus toward Hollywood discovers that counterfeit money has been planted in his coat. Trying to rid himself of the dangerous burden leads him from outside Dallas to a Mexican border town, where a simple errand becomes a tense criminal adventure. William N. Robson produced and directed.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows 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
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:13 Closing

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Gunsmoke, “Miguel’s Daughter,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 3, 1958, is episode 330 in the full-series radio log. William Conrad stars as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Georgia Ellis as Kitty and Parley Baer as Chester Proudfoot. The script was written by Marian Clark and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

When a young Mexican woman is harassed while bringing eggs into Dodge City, Kitty offers help and Matt Dillon steps in to see her safely home. At the Ramirez farmstead outside town, Matt finds a worried father determined to protect his daughter—and a dangerous situation that tests the boundary between justice and vengeance.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents this 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
00:53 Original Broadcast
20:27 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “The Winslow Boy,” episode 864, originally broadcast January 18, 1954. Adapted by F. H. Barnett from Terence Rattigan’s play, this CBS production stars Ray Milland, Dorothy McGuire, and Brian Aherne.

In Edwardian England, young Ronnie Winslow is expelled from the Royal Naval College after an accusation of theft. Determined to clear his name, his family turns to the formidable barrister Sir Robert Morton, beginning a demanding fight for fairness and vindication.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows 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
56:45 Closing

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The Whistler presents “The Killers,” episode 50, originally broadcast May 1, 1943. This early CBS Pacific Network sustaining drama was written and directed by J. Donald Wilson, with Marvin Miller featured in the cast.

After a sensational murder trial in a Southwestern state, a young man escapes from an asylum and reaches an isolated farm where three women—and $1,000 in cash—are caught in the path of mounting danger. Wilbur Hatch composed and conducted the series’ ominous music.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows 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
30:18 Closing

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Dragnet, “The Big Present” (episode 223), originally broadcast November 24, 1953. Jack Webb stars as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday in this NBC crime drama, sponsored by Chesterfield Cigarettes.

Assigned to Burglary Detail in Los Angeles, Friday investigates a string of neighborhood-market break-ins linked to the elusive “Milk-Bottle Bandit.” With few clues to work from, he follows the sparse evidence left behind by the distinctive burglar.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows 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
00:45 Original Broadcast
26:15 Closing

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Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Death of a Doll,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 18, 1948. Series episode 392, written by Fred Maytho, features Mason Adams as rookie reporter Willie Harper and Ted Osborne as painter Beau Cousins.

On his first assignment for the Morning Blade, Harper is sent to the Manhattan morgue to investigate an unidentified young woman recovered from the East River. A small doll is the only clue, sending him from newspaper files and Washington Square to the city’s shadowy waterfront in a mystery touched by folklore and menace. The surviving recording also identifies itself as an Armed Forces Radio Service rebroadcast.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows 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
00:50 Original Broadcast
25:53 Closing

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X Minus One presents “Nightmare,” episode 10, originally broadcast on NBC Radio on July 21, 1955. Adapted for radio by George Lefferts from Stephen Vincent Benét’s poem “The Revolt of the Machines,” this unsponsored science-fiction drama stars John Gibson, Joyce Gordon, Luis Van Rooten, Joseph Julian, and Santos Ortega.

At Long Island’s Brook Meadow Atomic Pile, statistical clerk Sampson Gurney spots an alarming pattern in a series of seemingly unrelated accidents and equipment failures. As he turns to the installation’s immense electronic computer for answers, everyday office and industrial machinery takes on a chilling new significance.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows 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
24:57 Closing

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Dimension X presents “The Martian Death March,” episode 34, originally broadcast on NBC Radio Network on January 14, 1951. This original radio story was written by Ernest Kinoy and directed by Edward King, with Norman Rose as announcer and narrator.

On an Earth-conquered Mars, a human colonist remembers a desperate flight by spider-like Martian refugees from imposed reservations toward their mountain homeland. Led by a human advocate, the journey becomes a tense, compassionate science-fiction allegory of conquest, displacement, and solidarity.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows 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
00:58 Original Broadcast
26:43 Closing

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Suspense presents “Affair at Aden,” originally broadcast November 15, 1958. This late-period CBS drama stars Frank Lovejoy and was written by Les Crutchfield.

In Aden, American oil executive John searches for Beth, the young woman he loves, after she is taken to her tribal community to fulfill a marriage pledge made in childhood. His journey into the desert brings him face-to-face with unfamiliar country, rising tensions, and the formidable chief Fahad.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows 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
00:52 Original Broadcast
22:18 Closing

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Escape presents “Red Wine,” episode 57, originally broadcast on CBS on February 26, 1949. Jeff Chandler stars as American investigator Paul Vernier in this adaptation of Lawrence G. Blochman’s short story, directed by Norman MacDonnell.

Vernier travels from San Francisco to an isolated rubber plantation in Borneo, where he is searching for a fugitive accused of murder. Surrounded by dense jungle and three guarded European residents, he must sort truth from deception before the investigation becomes dangerously personal.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows 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
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:14 Closing

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