Times Past Podcast

From 9 July 1947 through 30 June 1948, Vincent Price could be heard in

the role of "The Saint" on CBS. Vincent Price was also heard as "The

Saint" from 10 July 1949 though 28 May 1950 on Mutual. "The Saint"

aired again on NBC from 11 June 1950 - 14 October 1951. During this run,

Vincent Price retained the role of Simon Templar until 20 May 1950

The Saint 47-10-01 (037) Murder on the High Seas (128kbps).mp3

Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and performances in horror films. His career spanned other genres, including film noir, drama, mystery, thriller, and comedy.

He appeared on stage, television, and in over one hundred films. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures, and one for television.

Price was very active in radio in the 40's and 50's, and during the early 1970s, Price hosted and starred in BBC Radio's horror and mystery series "The Price of Fear".

Vincent Price.mp4

The Hardy Family 49-xx-xx Hot Rod.mp3

Mickey Rooney briefly starred in a CBS radio series, Shorty Bell, in the

summer of 1948, and reprised his role as "Andy Hardy", with most of the

original cast, in a syndicated radio version of The Hardy Family in 1949 and 1950.

Shorty Bell 48-03-28 (01) Newspaper Truck Driver.mp3

Andy Hardy goes to college after returning from World War II. He is in love with Kay Wilson this time.

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946).mp4

Stablemates from Lux Radio Theater starring Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney in their original roles. Mickey Rooney stars as a kid who works around the race track stables and ends up getting a broken down horse instead of pay. Wallace Beery is a drunken drifter who happens upon the stable where Rooney tends his horse. This is a heart warming story with great acting. The big race at the end is actually the entire 1938 $50,000 Hollywood Gold Cup race won by Seabiscuit. Lux aired this story on March 31, 1941.

Lux Radio Theater-410331-301-Stablemates

Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor of film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville. In a career that spanned nearly nine decades and continued until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era.

At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks, Rooney played the role of Andy Hardy in a series of fifteen films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values.

He briefly starred in a CBS radio series, Shorty Bell, in the summer of 1948, and reprised his role as "Andy Hardy", with most of the original cast, in a syndicated radio version of The Hardy Family in 1949 and 1950 (repeated on Mutual during 1952).

Mickey Rooney.mp4

All About Eve from Lux Radio Theater is a radio play based on the 1950 American drama film which was actually taken from the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve", by Mary Orr.

Stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star. Anne Baxter plays Eve Harrington, a willingly helpful young fan who insinuates herself into Channing's life, ultimately threatening Channing's career and her personal relationships.

The film was praised by critics at the time of its release, All About Eve was nominated for 14 Academy Awards (a feat that was unmatched until the 1997 film, Titanic) and won six, including Best Picture.

Lux Radio Theater 511001 All About Eve (HQ 128-44).mp3

Screen Directors' Playhouse.

August 12, 1949. 

"Jezebel".

Sponsored by: Pabst Beer.

A costume drama of old New Orleans, and a Southern belle's loves and hates during a Yellow Fever plague.

Bette Davis, Gerald Mohr, Paul Frees, Ralph Moody. 

Screen Director's Playhouse 490812 029 Jezebel.mp3

Of Human Bondage is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and is widely regarded by critics as the film that made Bette Davis a star. A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.

Of Human Bondage (1934).mp4