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"The Oblong Box" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - January 8, 1975

A man makes a voyage to the US from Europe and meets an old friend carrying a peculiar oblong box that apparently contains an obscure painting. The strange shape of the box influences the fellow passengers to think that the box contains something far from innocent.

"The Return of the Moresbys" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - January 7, 1974

A husband kills his wife for donating all their money. Now, he is certain that she has been reincarnated in the form of a cat to wreak revenge on him.

"The Old Ones Are Hard to Kill" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - January 6, 1974

An old lady rents a room to a sick boarder. She runs into problems with his strange deathbed confession.

"The Premature Burial" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - January 6, 1975

A doctor helps his friend dig up the corpse of his loved one who married a wicked man. They find her to be alive, and now her evil husband wants her back!

"On the Trail of a Killer" - Rocky Fortune - January 5, 1954

Rocky Fortune is an American radio drama that aired weekly on NBC Radio beginning in October 1953. The series ended its run in March 1954 after 25 episodes. The program was created by George Lefferts. Frank Sinatra voiced the title role of Rocky Fortune for the entire series.

"The Many Names of Death" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - January 5, 1975

A trust officer in a bank hires a sexy secretary. She charms him to take a few rash steps and walk the wilder side of things. The ride may turn out more bumpy for him than he expected.

"The Reluctant Killer" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - January 2, 1975

A professional football player becomes disillusioned with the brutality of the game and leaves. But his wife and her mother accuse him of domestic violence and send him to prison. He comes back to avenge the injustice.

"The Deadly Pearls" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - January 1, 1975

A private detective tries to track two radioactive pearls that were used to murder two women. He travels to Hawaii disguised as a novelist and mixes with the inhabitants while thwarting the assassins sent to kill him.

Today is the 73rd birthday of the singer Donna Summer. The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left.

The General is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists. It was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War. The story was adapted from the 1889 memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger. The film stars Buster Keaton who co-directed it with Clyde Bruckman.

Title:  The General

Directed by:  Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton

Screenplay by:  Al Boasberg, Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton, Charles Henry Smith, and Paul Gerard Smith

Based on:  The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger

Produced by:  Joseph Schenck and Buster Keaton

Starring:  Buster Keaton, Marion Mack

Cinematography:  Bert Haines and Devereaux Jennings

Edited by:  Buster Keaton and Sherman Kell

Production Companies:  Buster Keaton Productions and Joseph M. Schenck Productions

Distributed by:  United Artists

Release date:  December 31, 1926 (Tokyo); February 5, 1927 (New York City)

Running time:  75 minutes (8 reels)