WBW Theater

In the old Indian territory, there were many men who lived their lives as fugitives from the law. Some of them became quite famous and their names were spoken in a whisper - even by strong men. One of these was a desperado called Willie the Wisp, a man who struck at night, always wearing a mask. Somehow the law could never seem to catch up with Willie. Whenever he robbed it was a rich rancher or a stage coach loaded with gold, or a mail train carrying valuable securities...

Starring: Karl Weber, William Griffis, John Baragrey, Bob Hasting, William Keene

This is a story of the golden west as it was more than a hundred years ago, a land of mystery and intrigue, a romantic paradise where the dames and señoritas held their ancient customs while rubbing elbows with rugged american frontiersmen and pioneers, where lace trimmed handkerchiefs from Barcelona were carried next to the heart and the crude buckskin jackets. The territory was a melting pot, quiet on the surface like the pacific but torn with undercurrents and rip tides. It was a restless and growing land  where the strong made their own laws and the weak obeyed or perished . 

This is the saga of Brad Carver, a fabulous man in a fabulous land . Some called him an angel, some called him a devil and many claimed that he never lived at all but the story of Brad Carver is as colorful and exciting as were his roaring guns and flashing rapier as he cut a flaming swath through this glorious land...

Starring: Wendell Niles

Broadcast Date: February 15, 1950

The reading of Evelyn Grove’s last will and testament is over and Bill and his son-in-law Kerry Donovan have returned home from nearby Huckleberry Hill deeply disturbed at the though that one of the girls wealthy beneficiaries is her murderer…

Starring: Arthur Hughes, James Meighan

Jimmy and Jan are in love and have been dating for nineteen months and three weeks, but Jimmy thinks that they're not moving forward quickly enough, and that maybe Jan might be getting bored with him - especially since she's been tutoring the college's star quarterback in Spanish. He's scared of losing her, so he's decided the best idea would be to get married right away!

Starring: Edwin Max, Frank Nelson, Gil Stratton, Gloria Holiday, Janet Waldo, Jerry Hausner, Jimmy Lydon

Broadcast Date: May 9, 1949

There's probably only a handful of radio listeners throughout the United States who are not familiar with the name of Barbour. The Barbour's of Sea Cliff, San Francisco that is. Henry, the head of the house of Barbour; Fanny, the mother and grandmother to all of the Barbours; Paul, the strong right arm to anyone in trouble; Hazel, the eldest daughter now married to Daniel Murray, and the mother of Hank and Pinky, the twins; and Margaret the dark eyed twelve year old daughter.

Broadcast Date: July 4, 1949

Maude Marlowe should know within the next few days if she has a new part back on Broadway. It’s the first play she has read in years that she is absolutely crazy to do. Meanwhile Mary is concerned over Larry’s chivalry in inviting Claudia Vincent to stay with them. Mary doesn’t trust Claudia at all after seeing her try to kill Rupert Barlow.

Broadcast Date:  May 29, 1950

Professor Allan is standing on the porch this morning, thinking, or at least feeling, that this is Sunday. But today, instead of churchgoers he sees a group of children, six or seven of them, walk briskly past, around the corner and off past the sunny trees. Some of them carried flowers, all of them carried small somewhat inflexible flags. The sight awoke some vague suggestion of a memory in the very old professor's mind. He was trying to remember what it was, when he heard the screen door open...

Starring: Gertrude Warner, Arnold Moss, Roger DeKoven, Joan Alexander

Broadcast Date: May 30, 1941

The seconds are ticking away... The first contestant on today's Double or Nothing is a fighter pilot, back from fifty missions in the South Pacific who has just one minute to ad-lib about a subject of the hosts choosing. The first question is worth $5, and each subsequent answer earns extra dollars until the sixty seconds are up, and then the Double or Nothing question is asked. If the correct answer is given, the contestant takes away double. If it's wrong, they leave with just the $5 from their original question.

Broadcast Date: September 8, 1944

Quick As A Flash is the lightening fast dramatized plays starring Ken Roberts in which contestants have to try to solve the mystery. The guest in our mystery puzzle today is all time favorite Lamont Cranston alias The Shadow with Brett Morrison starring. The contestants will have their powers of observation and deduction tested as they are asked to come up with the criminal and the reason Cranston knew that person was the criminal. The winner will receive $101!

Starring: Bret Morrison, Ken Roberts

Broadcast Date: February 14, 1948

This week a young contestant has to go to a house pretending that his momma won't let him keep his puppy, but that his daddy has agreed that it's okay. However, his daddy won't be home until the morning, and so would the people mind looking after the puppy until the morning? The only catch is... the 'puppy' is a 135 pound St Bernard!

Starring: Art Linkletter