Usa Classic Radio Theater

Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast July 30, 1946, Freighter Swan. A tale of mutiny and murder aboard the freighter "Swan.". Also Part 1 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Sea Legs Matter, originally broadcast July 30, 1956. Off to Nicaragua to look into a maritime disaster.

I Was a Communist for the FBI Starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast July 29, 1953, 68 years ago, The Line is Busy. Cvetic is told to rent an apartment in the same building in which lives an important American atomic scientist. The Party plans to tap his phone for any secrets he might accidentally divulge!

Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast July 29, 1956, Nature Boy. The Quiring family has come to the fort. The strangest trio ever to arrive on the western plains. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 29, 1948.

Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast July 29, 1956, Lost Rifle. A young boy is found at the scene of a murder. It seems obvious that Ben Tipper, who hated the dead man, is the killer. Also The Lone Ranger, originally broadcast July 29, 1955, Trouble Shooting

Escape, originally broadcast July 28, 1947, 74 years old, Typhoon, written by Joseph Conrad. A famous sea adventure about the big storm, the dumb sea captain, and two hundred cut-throat Chinese below the decks. Frank Lovejoy stars.

The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast July 28, 1957, Stan interviews Miss Jupiter, who's upset that she was excluded from the Miss Universe pageant. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 28, 1948, Abner’s having no luck getting rid of his possessions.

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast July 28, 1957, The Confederate Coinage Matter. One of the only four Confederate half dollars ever made is missing...a way down south in Dixie. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 28, 1947, trying to borrow money to start the chemical company.

Arch Oboler’s Lights Out, originally broadcast July 27, 1943, 78 years ago, The Little People. The eternal triangle seems a bit lopsided when two of the angles are shrunken to doll size.

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, originally broadcast July 27, 1954, Death Buys A Bedroom. En route to a vacation in the mountains, Barrie meets a beautiful girl, a mysterious body, and a dead man aboard the train. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 27, 1948, Abner tries to swap away his possessions to get the inheritance.

Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 27, 1958, Mighty Tired. A good story about J.B. Kendall's second run-in with Jesse James. Also Part 5 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Open Town Matter, originally broadcast July 27, 1956.

Arch Oboler’s Plays, originally broadcast July 26, 1945, 76 years ago, My Chicago. An amusing look over a young Chicago boy's shoulder, as he writes a description of his city to a Chinese pen-pal. Also Calling All Detectives starring Paul Barnes, originally broadcast July 26, 1948, 73 years ago, Jerry Browning is hired to take a gun away from a girl aboard a train.

Dimension X, originally broadcast July 26, 1951, Courtesy. The doomed second expedition to Landro is dying of plague. How do the natives manage to survive? Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 26, 1948

This is your FBI starring Stacy Harris, originally broadcast July 26, 1946, The Sinister Witness. A witness to a hit-and-run accident blackmails a candidate for mayor to ensure his silence. Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Open Town Matter, originally broadcast July 26, 1956. Shorty shows up, a house burns down.

Broadway Is My Beat starring Larry Thor, originally broadcast July 25, 1954, 67 years ago, The Katy Lane Murder Case. Marty Lane has been pushed at a swimming pool and has a fractured skull. Detective Danny Clover goes to notify Mrs. Lane, but she’s dead!

Suspense, originally broadcast July 25, 1956, The Tramp starring Ben Wright. A trio of Limeys has a go at the piracy of an old hulk and her drunken captain. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 25, 1935, Lum is starting to have doubts about Squire Skimp and the silver mine.

The Lone Ranger starring Brace Beemer, originally broadcast July 25, 1941, No Fury. The first school teacher has arrived in Centerville, and so has the Christopher gang. A jealous cowgirl allows the teacher to be kidnapped and held for ransom. Also Part 3 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Open Town Matter, originally broadcast July 25, 1956. Johnny learns much about who is running the rackets...from a drunken reporter.

The Whistler, originally broadcast July 24, 1949, 72 years ago, The Hermit. Harvey Wilson is sure his old friend Ben still has all the money he's supposed to have embezzled, even though he's living like a hermit. Ben's niece Joan suddenly arrives for a visit, before Harvey can find the loot!

Night Watch with reporter Donn Reid, originally broadcast July 24, 1954. The first call is about a woman who is making her third complaint about a neighborhood boy. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 24, 1947, Total Assets.

Damon Runyon Theater starring John Brown, originally broadcast July 24, 1949, The Lily of St Pierre. A Runyonesque love story about an unsavory Broadway-type and an innocent Canadian girl. Also Part 2 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Open Town Matter, originally broadcast July 24, 1956. An air tight alibi gets ventilated.

The Whistler, originally broadcast July 23, 1950, 71 years ago, The Cliffs of Wayrum. Mario Lavetti has been found dead on the beach beneath the cliffs. Paul Galvin witnessed his murder and sees the perfect opportunity to strike it rich.