Usa Classic Radio Theater

Suspense, originally broadcast July 16, 1961, 60 years ago, The Man Who Knew How to Hate starring Joan Lorring and Leon Janney. A surprise ending to a commuter's eternal triangle. How to get rid of her wealthy but creepy husband?

Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast July 16, 1946, The Murdered Truck Driver. A truck carrying no cargo load is mysteriously hijacked. One of the drivers has been killed and the other has vanished! Also Hilltop House, originally broadcast July 16, 1953, Julie Has Appointment.

Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey and Virginia Gregg, originally broadcast July 16, 1951, What Became of Terry Cable? When Mr. Cable's watch is located in a pawn shown, there's no sign of Mr. Cable. George's investigation leads to several warehouse fires. Also Part 1 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Star of Capetown Matter, originally broadcast July 16, 1956.

Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast July 15, 1956, 65 years ago, The Old Enemy. A trooper from out of Captain Quince's past named Patchen, joins the troop and creates problems.

Kiss and Make up Starring Milton Berle, originally broadcast July 15, 1946. Mr. Schaeffer complains that his wife moves the furniture around too much. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 15, 1943, Treasury Department Honors.

The Whisperer starring Carleton Young, originally broadcast July 15, 1951, Attempted Murder. "The Syndicate" plans to kill a crusading reporter during a raid at the Club 17, an illegal gambling casino. Also The Grantland Rice Story, originally broadcast July 15, 1955, Babe Ruth.

Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast July 14, 1949, 72 years ago, The Red Light Bandit. Sixth show of the series. A malicious robber is impersonating a police officer, usually striking when there's a red traffic light. The "Red Light Bandit" is turned in by his own father.

The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast July 14, 1957, The Tuned Sheep. "Incident At Los Varoces" (The El Sodom vs. The Rancho Gomorrah). Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast July 14, 1960, Game Warden Problems.

X Minus One, originally broadcast July 14, 1955, Dr Grimshaw’s Sanitorium. Take missing bodies in a mental hospital and add a mad scientist or two! Stir well for horror. Also Bob and Ray, originally broadcast July 14, 1959, the Grand Hotel

The Columbia Workshop, originally broadcast July 13, 1941, 80 years ago, Ann Was an Ordinary Girl, written by Norman Corwin and starring Agnes Moorehead, John McIntire, and Lawrence Robinson. A "bio-drama" of Abraham Lincoln's first love.

Hour 2 - The Story of Dr Kildare starring Lew Ayers and Lionel Barrymore, as originally broadcast July 13, 1950, Colonel Beauregard. A Kentucky gentleman is becoming paralyzed, and there seems to be no known cause! Colonel Beauregard has, "familar periodic paralysis." Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast July 13, 1960. Newspaper Photo Mistake.

Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 13, 1958, Justice of the Peace. A woman justice of the peace is unable to prevent the lynching of an Indian accused of murder. Also Part 5 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Shady Lane Matter, originally broadcast July 13, 1956. The conclusion of the story. One domino tips, the whole stack tumbles, and the last man falls with a crash!

Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast July 12, 1943, 78 years ago, The Human Comedy starring Mickey Rooney and Frank Morgan. The story of a teenaged Homer Macauley (Rooney) in high school, working part-time as a telegram delivery boy, in the fictional town of Ithaca, California, during World War II.

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast July 12, 1950. Iron Coffin. Marlowe visits a 16th-century Spanish castle (in northern California) to battle the ghost of "Peter The Cruel," who lives in an eight-foot iron coffin! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 12, 1935, Abner believes Lum gypped him out of the Movie Theater.

Dragnet, originally broadcast July 12, 1951, The Big Setup. The cops break up a burglary ring that uses a hatcheck girl for a spotter. Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Shady Lane Matter, originally broadcast July 12, 1956. A slow net tightens and the fish turn frantic. One of them at least is armed and as dangerous and as deadly as a shark!

Dr Christian starring Jean Hersholdt, originally broadcast July 11, 1945, 76 years ago, Always a Woman. A woman comes home from the war as a Lieutenant, something her boyfriend has trouble handling.

This Is Your FBI, originally broadcast July 11, 1952, Killer for Hire. There's $78,000 in missing bank loot and double-crosses all over the place. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast July 11, 1958, Sleeping in the Tent.

The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast July 11, 1952, Honeymoon. Harry and a Countess try to smuggle Sicily's most-wanted bandit out of the country. Also Part 3 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Shady Lane Matter, originally broadcast July 11, 1956. A sudden twist and a cool threat, a strange revolution and the lies come thick and fast!

The Adventures of Archie Andrews starring Bob Hastings, originally broadcast July 10, 1948, 73 years ago, Archie Gets Dressed for a Date. Archie needs a pair of garters and socks and suspenders and just about everything else for his date tonight.

Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 10, 1960, Five Days to Yuma. Paladin is hired to deliver a British prisoner named Jeremy Thompson to the Carson City jail. Jeremy's drunken mother proves an unexpected problem. Also No Second Chance, a 1955 radio dramatization about Conelrad, the predecessor to the Emergency Alert System.