Usa Classic Radio Theater

Richard Diamond Private Detective starring Dick Powell, originally broadcast May 31, 1953, The William B Holland Case. Diamond and Walt Levinson travel to Bolivia to find the missing William Holland. Diamond finds a Russian agent instead...mining pitchblende! Also part 4 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Reasonable Doubt Matter, originally broadcast May 31, 1956. The pressure hits the top and the whole mess starts to crack.

Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 30, 1954, 67 years ago, Jack Buys a New Suit. Jack and the gang are going on a personal appearance tour, so Jack and Mary go to buy a new suit for Jack.

The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast May 30, 1943, Memorial Day Parade. After the Memorial Day parade, Gildersleeve decides to write his will. Perhaps he should endow a statue of himself? Also Lum N Abner, originally broadcast May 30, 1935, Cotton Warehouse for the Movie Theater? Remodeling of the cotton warehouse has begun. The back of the theatre is the front. Chairs are rented...now, where to get a projector?

Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast May 30, 1950, The Whirlaround Murder Case. Also part 3 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Reasonable Doubt Matter, originally broadcast May 30, 1956. A worried old lady shows her metal, a gambler shows his hand, and the game gets tense and exciting.

Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley and Wade Crosby, originally broadcast May 29, 1953, 68 years ago, Bullets for Boot Hill. The old judge in Dos Rios single handledly stands up to a crowd of drunken cowboys and Blackjack Turner.

Biography in Sound, originally broadcast May 29, 1956, A Portrait of Fred Allen. The life story of the famous radio humorist.

Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast May 29, 1960, Dusty and his uncle Muncie. The Lucky Penny mine has suddenly started to produce gold again...and Paladin smells a rat. Also part 2 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Reasonable Doubt Matter, originally broadcast May 29, 1956. The dead past speaks in a musty morgue, or tries to!

I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast May 28, 1952, 69 years ago, Traitors for Hire. Cvetic is working in the U.S. Employment Office, and is ordered to place Communist infiltrators in key war plant jobs.

Phil Harris Alice Faye Show, originally broadcast May 28, 1950, Getting Tickets to South Pacific. Phil tries to get an extra two tickets to, "South Pacific." No easy task! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast May 28, 1935, Lum has returned!

Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast May 28, 1946, The Escaped Prisoner. Mike Harlan has broken out of prison and winds up in the apartment of Boston Blackie. Also part 1 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Reasonable Doubt Matter, originally broadcast May 28, 1956. A case of many doubts, all of them unreasonable!

The Six Shooter starring Jimmy Stewart, originally broadcast May 27, 1954, 67 years ago, Blood Relations. The brother of Jud Coffin is courting Viola Wilcox, George's sister. George is violently opposed to the idea of "blood relations," and there's going to be trouble.

Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast May 27, 1947, Shrimps McGee. Fibber's in the kitchen, cooking up his recipe for "Shrimps McGee." Also Vic n Sade, originally broadcast May 27, 1940, Miss Scott getting too chummy. Sade's next door neighbor, is getting too neighborly. Rush never does get to finish that story about Smelly Clark's Uncle Strap, who has lost a new pair of shoes.

Fort Laramie, originally broadcast May 27, 1956, The Sergeants Baby. Stella Merchant is expecting her baby shortly. Captain Quince is left in charge of the garrison. He becomes a midwife with the help of Sergeant Gorce. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast May 27, 1935, Lum is missing.

Fred Allen, originally broadcast May 26, 1946, 75 years Ago. King for A Day. Allen's Alley Question: "Do you have any trouble sleeping, and if you do, what are you doing about it?" Fred and guest Jack Benny are heard on Fred's new quiz show, "King For A Day." My favorite episode EVER!

The Great Gildersleeve, originally broadcast May 26, 1946, Gildy meets Leila Ransome. Lying in his hammock, Gildersleeve remembers the day he first met Leila. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast May 26, 1941, Reopening The Store.

Jimmy Durante, originally broadcast May 26, 1948 with guest Victor Moore. Jimmy and guest Victor Moore take another of their musical political trips around the country. Also Chandu the Magician, originally broadcast May 26, 1933. A magic book takes Dorothy, Betty Lou and Bob into ancient Lemuria at the time the fabled city was sinking into the sea.

Arch Oboler’s Lights Out, originally broadcast May 25, 1943, 78 years ago, Little Old Lady. Aunt Harriet, living alone in a dark wood, has some very strange feline companions!

Suspense, originally broadcast May 25, 1944, Donovan’s Brain part 2 starring Orson Welles. A determined scientist plans to keep Mr. Donovan's brain alive in a jar...not such a good idea! Also Can You Imagine That originally broadcast in 1940, Stone Giant. A stone giant baffles a nation, an introduction is a superstition.

Luke Slaughter of Tombstone, originally broadcast May 25, 1958, Outlaw Kid. Luke is accused of stealing horses and rustling cattle. He and Wichita hit the trail to Mexico to prove their innocence. Also part 5 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Tears of the Night Matter, originally broadcast May 25, 1956. The conclusion of the story. The "Tears Of Night" come home.

Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast May 24, 1951, 70 years ago, The Big Mailman. The search for Harvey Fletcher, a mail thief.