Usa Classic Radio Theater

Arch Oboler’s Lights Out, originally broadcast May 4, 1943, 78 years ago, The Heavenly Jeep. A story that's "literally out of this world."

Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast May 4, 1954, The Big Stop. A traffic cop has been shot in cold blood at an intersection...for no apparent reason. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast May 4, 1953, Lum decides to become a bread baker.

Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, Worth it’s Salt. Ed Craig is running for the office of delegate to Congress, representing Arizona. He also buys a salted gold mine which is secretly owned by his opponent. Also Part 5 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Callicles Matter, originally broadcast May 4, 1956. The answer lies with a 3000 year old Greek.

Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast May 3, 1949, 72 years ago, Fatal Alibi. Rip Rawson has knifed a truck driver on the docks. Sam Miller is forced to give him a false alibi.

My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast May 3, 1948. Irma's not feeling very well. The doctor diagnoses a case of love sickness. Al has the perfect medicine, an engagement ring formerly owned by Jane's grandmother. He actually puts the ring on her finger! Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast May 3, 1960, Letter to the Editor.

The Story of Dr Kildare starring Lew Ayers and Lionel Barrymore, originally broadcast May 3, 1950, Terry Murphy. Drs. Kildare and Gillespie try to help youngfrom a sporting goods store. Terry is then accused of stealing a scalpel! Also Part 4 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Callicles Matter, originally broadcast May 3, 1956. Callicles was a Greek, maybe the greatest Greek of them all!

Broadway Is My Beat starring Larry Thor, originally broadcast May 2, 1953, 68 years ago, The Margaret Royce Murder Case. Margaret Royce is missing...as reported by her very strange sister and her even stranger companion.

This is Your FBI, originally broadcast May 2, 1952, The Courier. The basic secrets of nuclear fission have been stolen. The show features a rare guest star (George Murphy) in a drama based on the film, "Walk East On Beacon" The story tells how Russia gained knowledge of the making of an atomic bomb. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast May 2, 1960, Washing a Drip-Dry Suit.

Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast May 2, 1945, No Coffin For The Dead. Who killed Peter Frame? The assailant is identified as the insane son of Peter Frame's housekeeper. However, the son has been shot while escaping from an asylum and is unable to walk. Also Part 3 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Callicles Matter, originally broadcast May 2, 1956. Trouble comes early and stays late.

Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast May 1, 1949, 72 years ago, The Trouble With Women starring Ray Milland. An adaptation of a 1947 comedy about a professor of psychology with an interesting theory on how to handle women...beat them up! A girl reporter decides to challenge this novel approach.

Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 1, 1955, Love Letters. Jack decides to buy a baseball team, and almost ends up with "Benny's Buxom Bloomer Girls." Also Lum and Abner, originally broadcast May 1, 1953, Grandpappy reads the Almanac

Have Gun, Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast May 1, 1960, Dressed to Kill . Paladin delivers a railroad payroll to the town of Terminal...and rescues a kidnapped damsel in distress. Also Part 2 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Callicles Matter, originally broadcast May 1, 1956. More facts about how the Earth swallowed a man.

Pat Novak for Hire starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast April 30, 1949, 72 years ago, Wendy Morris. Pat tries to watch a beautiful drunk named Wendy Morris, who suspects her husband is really another person.

I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast April 30, 1953, I Can’t Sleep. The Party assigns a room-mate to Cvetic with a tape-recorder when it finds out he's been talking in his sleep. Also Manhunt starring Larry Haines, originally broadcast in 1944, The Clue of the Surgery Slaying. The lights went out in the middle of an operation. When activated the emergency lighting the surgeon discovered that there wouldn’t be any need for an operation as the patient, a key witness in a criminal case, had been stabbed to death.

Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast April 30, 1946, The Francis Fielding Matter. A psychiatrist is framed for murder. Blackie tries to prove him innocent. Also Part 1 of a Five Part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Callicles Matter, originally broadcast April 30, 1956. The Greeks had a word for it. A search for a millionaire's son begins.

Amos n Andy, originally broadcast April 29, 1951, 70 years ago, Cousin Sidney Stays Behind. Brother-in-law Leroy comes to visit. The Kingfish's cousin Sidney comes to visit too...along with his parrot! Holy mackell!

Mr & Mrs Blanding starring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake, originally broadcast April 29, 1951, The Girls of Today. Little Susan plays to run away and get married. "The girls of today should prepare to become the mothers of tomorrow." Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 29, 1960, Mrs Tenny’s Age.

The Weird Circle, originally broadcast April 29, 1945, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The Classic Robert Louis Stevenson story adapted for radio. Also The Family Doctor from 1932, Pete May, Ambulance Driver. While Doc Adams' car is being repaired, Pete's car is not of much help.

The Whistler, originally broadcast April 28, 1947, 74 years ago, The Black Book. A ballerina swears revenge on the dancer who ruined her career, but he strikes first with a plan to end her threat forever.

Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast April 28, 1949, Tony’s Home Permanent. The "Sam Shovel" story is about a boy named Tony whose mother kept him locked in the closet. It's called "Tony's Home Permanent." Also Bob and Ray, originally broadcast April 28, 1960, On 52nd Street, Wally Ballew asks, "What's the nicest thing than can happen to you this week?" "The Bob and Ray Story Records For Children Between The Ages of Four and Seven" are advertised. All thirty four of them cost $3. Members of the studio audience explain their expense accounts.