Usa Classic Radio Theater

Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast August 25, 1949, 72 years ago, Police Academy. A gang of "blitz bandits" are committing three and four burglaries a night, eighteen liquor stores and restaurants. A young cop begins his police career at the same time.

The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, The Lone Analyst. A Half-hour of satire including the real story of the Golden Spike. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 25, 1948.

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, The Smokey Sleeper Matter. A mattress warehouse owned by a shady operator has burned down. Arson? Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast August 25, 1959, Business trip to Europe.

Somebody Knows, originally broadcast August 24, 1950, 71 years ago, The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Short. The last show of a summer replacement for the "Suspense" series. The story of the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, The Black Dahlia. CBS offers a $5000 reward to solve the case of a naked woman found dead with her body cut in two.

Lights Out, originally broadcast August 24, 1943, Sub Basement. A great scary story about the basement of a department store infested with dinosaurs. Joseph Kearns and Bea Benaderet do a marvelous job! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 24, 1948

Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast August 24, 1948, The Poetic Murder Case. Two drama critics are murdered, with a poem knifed to each of their chests. A third critic is then killed, and the main suspect is, "Longfellow!". Also Part 1 of a 6 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Kranesburg Matter, originally broadcast August 24, 1956. A meeting with a pearl thief, and another one planned.

2000 Plus, originally broadcast August 23, 1950, 71 years ago, The Flying Saucers. In the year 2012, a second "Zeus" rocket is about to be launched from White Sands. The saucers have been visiting for the last three months and are considered a potential threat.

Screen Guild Players, originally broadcast August 23, 1943, Skylark starring Ginger Rogers. A radio adaptation of the 1941 movie.

This is your FBI, originally broadcast August 23, 1946, The Careless Kidnappers. An amateur trumpeter and his accomplice "Broadway" kidnap a famous trumpeter and his him for $25,000 ransom. Also an excerpt from the Amos n Andy Music Hall, originally broadcast August 23, 1959, Amos n Andy’s 30th Anniversary.

This is your FBI starring Stacy Harris, originally broadcast August 22, 1952, 69 years ago, The Jolly Widow. A wealthy man marries a gold digger. Rather than being divorced, she wants to be a widow to get all his money.

Box 13 starring Alan Ladd, originally broadcast August 22, 1948, The first letter. First show of the series. Dan Holiday's first client is Carla Williams, who has him framed for murder! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 22, 1935, The Rolling store gets rolling.

Presenting Charles Boyer, originally broadcast August 22, 1950, The Lady in Question. Mishel suddenly acquires a wife, and a jail cell for murder. Also Can you Imagine That, broadcast in 1940, Frighten out of Speech.

Too Many Cooks starring Hal March, originally broadcast August 21, 1950, 71 years ago. The New System. A summer replacement show for the Lux Radio Theater, March and Mary Jane Croft star as Douglas and Carrie Cook and their 10 children.

Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast August 21, 1947, The Horla, by French author Guy de Maupassant. The famous tale of the Frenchman tortured by an invisible creature. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 21, 1935, The Traveling Store’s First Trip.

The Damon Runyon Theater starring John Brown, originally broadcast August 21, 1949, Broadway Producer. Also Blackstone the Magic Detective, originally broadcast August 21, 1949, Death Defying Death.

Encore Theater, originally broadcast August 20, 1946, 75 years ago, Nurse Edith Cavell starring Ida Lupino. A story of the courage of an English nurse and her friends, who lived under German occupation in Belgium, during the first World War.

I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast August 20, 1952, The Red Record. Cvetic travels to Chicago looking for a "black book," possibly hidden inside a radio! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 20, 1948.

Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast August 20, 1946, Jealous Partners and Arson. A man burns down his own building, just after allowing the fire insurance to lapse! There's a woman behind the match! Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast August 20, 1959, Trans-Atlantic Telephone Call.

George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast August 19, 1940, 81 years ago, George is late to the show. When he does arrive, he brings Elsie Tralafas, his new partner!

Suspense, originally broadcast August 19, 1948, Crisis, starring Martha Scott. A story about a mother's vision of the future. Also Lum N Abner, originally broadcast August 19, 1948.