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Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - OTR Dramas Suspense - "Dime A Dance" Ginger Allen (Lucille Ball)works at the Joyland Palace in Manhattan where she dances with patrons for ten cents a dance. As the show opens, we learn her friend Julie was supposed to pick her up for work but never showed up. When Ginger arrives at work late Julie isn't there and no one knows where she is or why she's absent. Ginger soon learns Julie was found murdered. She also learns for the first time about a serial killer in the City who is stalking taxi dancers -- and all of his victims have had red hair. Featuring: Lucille Ball, Hans Conried, Patrick McGeehan, Jeannette Nolan, Ian Wolfe, Joseph Kearns. Original Air Date: January 13, 1944 on CBS To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro January 11, 2021 - Old Time Radio Comedies The Burns and Allen Show - Guest: Eddie Cantor During the housing crisis in Los Angeles after WWII, George and Gracie find Eddie Cantor sleeping on a park bench. He explains that his house is overcrowded because his married daughters have returned home with their families due to the shortage of housing. Gracie determines to get one of his unmarried daughters to marry their band leader, the shy Meredith Willson, who owns his own home. Pretty funny script. Featuring: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bill Goodwin, Meredith Willson, Mel Blanc, Eddie Cantor Original Air Date: October 3, 1946 on NBC To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Thursday, January 7, 2021 - OTR Westerns Fort Laramie - "Woman at Horse Creek" While out on patrol after an Indian uprising, Captain Lee Quince and his men come across a woman digging a grave. After learning her husband died from gangrene the day before, they realize she is suddenly alone in a desolated location with no nearby help or assistance. A charitable act by the men ends up having dire consequences in a story with a cruel twist. A very raw and adult script written by Kathleen Hite, who wrote 29 of the 40 Fort Laramie episodes. Featuring: Raymond Burr, Virginia Christine, John Dehner, Barney Phillips, Jack Moyles, Harry Bartell, Vic Perrin Original Air Date: February 12, 1956 on CBS

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - OTR Mysteries Dragnet - "The Big Lift" Joe Friday and Frank Smith are assigned to the forgery detail, shoplifting division. For six weeks they have been trying to catch a major department store shoplifting ring. Their M.O. is simple: Two of the members keep a clerk distracted while a third walks off with expensive suits and coats. When a man walks into a store trying to sell an assortment of suits, however, the scheme begins to unravel. Featuring: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Jack Kruschen, Ralph Moody, Alice Backes, Herb Ellis Original Air Date: April 27, 1954 on NBC To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - OTR Dramas Night Beat - "Night Is A Weapon" While Randy is visiting a local library at closing time, the librarian, who is an old friend, causes a patron to go into a crazed panic attack when she dims the lights to signal closing time. Later, Randy finds the man buying a gun and babbling about how he is going to kill a man -- a man who is trying to drive him crazy with darkness. Featuring: Frank Lovejoy, Jan Morgan (no other cast credits given) Original Air Date: February 13, 1950 on NBC To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, January 4, 2021 - OTR Comedies The Halls of Ivy - "The Gangster's Son" Are the sins of the father to be laid upon the son? Can a bright and promising student be recognized if his father is a known gangster? That is the dilemma Dr. Hall must ponder in this very insightful script from a show with a true social conscience - especially considering it was written in 1950. Featuring: Ronald Colman, Benita Hume, William Conrad, Herb Butterfield, Willard Waterman, Gil Stratton Jr, Gloria Gordon Original Broadcast Date: January 20, 1950 on NBC

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Thursday, December 31, 2020 - OTR Westerns Gunsmoke - "The Cabin" As Matt is returning home from Hays City after appearing as a government witness at a trial, he runs into a major blizzard. Seeking shelter in a remote cabin he happens upon, he discovers a woman being brutalized and held hostage by two fugitives. This classic Gunsmoke script by John Meston truly defines why this elite radio program was considered the first true adult western. Featuring: William Conrad, John Dehner, Harry Bartell, Vivi Janiss Original Broadcast Date: December 27, 1952 on CBS

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, December 30, 2020 - OTR Mysteries Adventures of Philip Marlowe - "The Hairpin Turn" When Marlowe meets a female champion sharpshooter, it only adds up that she is somehow connected to a dead body -- a body shot with a target pistol. Or, to hear Marlowe tell it: "This time a fireball, too handy with a target pistol, led me down a rocky road. And it might have gotten worse, if I hadn't slowed down at the Hairpin Turn!" Featuring: Gerald Mohr, Jay Novello, Ralph Moody, Tony Barrett, Charles Russell, G.B. Hunter, Olive Deering Original Air Date: January 28, 1950 on CBS To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, December 29, 2020 - OTR Drama Lux Radio Theatre - "Crossfire" A homicide detective is called in on a murder investigation and soon discovers evidence implicating a group of demobilized soldiers in the death of one Joseph Samuels. The story develops in flashbacks, providing several different viewpoints of events leading up to the murder. Meanwhile, army Sgt. Keeley begins his own investigation in an attempt to clear Mitchell, a soldier who becomes the main suspect. Along the way, the true motive for the killing begins to dawn on both investigators. Featuring: Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Sam Levene, George Cooper, William Phipps, Marlo Dwyer, Julie Bennett, Bill Johnstone, William Lally, Luis van Rooten Original Air Date: April 10, 1948 on CBS To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Jack is nervous as he is getting ready for his first show of the 1946-1947 season. Things come to a head when Mary advises Jack that both Dennis Day and Phil Harris have their own shows. Along the way we learn how Jack first got linked up with the Sportsmen's Quartet in a segment that is hilarious. Also a funny bit with Mabel and Gertrude, the NBC telephone operators. Featuring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Rochester, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc Original Air Date: September 29, 1946 on NBC

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Thursday, December 24, 2020 - OTR Westerns Have Gun, Will Travel - "The Hanging Cross" A rancher in Colorado Territory send for Paladin in order to find his son who was kidnapped by Pawnee Indians when he was an infant. When Paladin arrives he learns the boy has been found. The problem is the child speaks no English and many of the ranch hands don't believe he is the kidnapped son. Paladin, who speaks the Pawnee dialect, is put into service to find the truth -- and avoid a massacre. Story by Gene Rodenberry. Featuring: John Dehner, Ben Wright, Vic Perrin, Jess Kirkpatrick, Roy Woods, Dick Beals, Ann Morrison, Virginia Christine Original Air Date: December 21, 1958 on CBS To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, December 23, 2020 - OTR Mysteries Lux Radio Theatre - "Murder, My Sweet" Philip Marlowe is hired by Moose Malloy, a minor hood who has just spent the last eight years of his life in prison. Moose wants Marlowe to help him find Velma, his former girlfriend who he has not seen or heard from in more than six years. The case proves much more difficult than Marlowe anticipates as his investigation leads him into a complex web of deceit and criminal activity. What is most perplexing is that Phil can't figure out anyone's motive for making Velma disappear. Based on the novel "Farewell, My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler. Featuring: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Mike Mazurky, June Duprex, Cy Kendall, Gerald Mohr, Robert Regent, Norman Field, Eddie Marr, Doris Singleton Original Air Date: November 6, 1945 To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, Decmber 22, 2020 - Old Time Radio Dramas Escape! - "Judgment Day at Crippled Deer" A really dramatic story that takes place in a cabin high in the Yukon Territory just before a crippling winter blizzard is about to hit. The storm will trap the inhabitants inside for the winter. Four people are in the cabin. Before springtime, before they can leave the cabin behind, they begin to believe one of their companions is guilty of murder. By mutual consent, a trial takes place and it is decided judgment will be swift. Great Les Crutchfield story that offers more twists and turns than a toboggan ride down a steep mountain trail. Featuring: Harry Bartell, Georgia Ellis, Lawrence Dobkin, Lou Krugman, James Nusser, Clayton Post Original Air Date: June 24, 1954 on CBS To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

The new baby is definitely making itself known in the Gildersleeve household. Everyone is so preoccupied with taking care of the baby that they have no time for their normal routines - like eating breakfast. One evening when the rest of the family all have commitments, Gildy is left caring for the baby all by himself - a job he feels a man is not designed for. Featuring: Hal Peary, Lillian Randolph, Walter Tetley, Mary Lee Robb, Earle Ross, Richard LeGrand, Una Merkel Original Air Date: September 14, 1948 on NBC Original Air Date: September 15, 1948 To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Thursday, December 17, 2020 - OTR Westerns Gunsmoke - "How to Kill a Friend" When two gamblers arrive in Dodge City they send word to Marshall Dillon they would like to talk to him. It seems they run a crooked card game and it's their routine in each new town to find the person in charge and then cut him in on their profits. When Dillon advises them to get out of town, they determine the Marshall must die. But they hire a paid killer to do the job, imagine their surprise when learn their assassin is an old friend of Matt's. Featuring: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell Original Air Date: October 3, 1953 on CBS To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - OTR Mysteries Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Open Range" The scene is a West Texas cattle ranch in August. Rancher Maurice Buckland, along with his adult son Dave, are driving in their jeep checking their fences and dropping off salt cakes for their cattle. When they run across a group of men forcing some of their cattle into a truck, they confront the rustlers with a shotgun. The thieves shoot first, however, and then run for it. The elder Buckland is announced dead on arrival at the local hospital later that afternoon. Sheriff Clyde Johnson calls in the Texas Rangers to help track down the killers. The case is assigned to Jace Pearson. Featuring: Joel McCrea, Tom Tully, Tony Barrett, Bert Holland, Joe Duval, Byron Kane Original Air Date: August 26, 1950 on NBC To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - OTR Dramas X Minus One - "The Marionettes" Two men are talking in a bar after work when one of them reveals to the other that he has found a remarkable high-tech solution to keep his wife happy while he stays out doing whatever he wants to do. He has purchased a humanoid, a "marionette" made in his image and it takes his place with his wife whenever he would rather be out having fun. His wife is happy and none the wiser. When the friend wants more information to purchase his own marionette, things don't quite work out as he expected them to. Fun episode based on an original story by Science Fiction guru Ray Bradbury. Featuring: Les Damon, Ginger Jones, Richard Hamilton, Karl Swenson, Arthur Kohl, Bob Hastings. Original Air Date: December 15, 2020 on NBC To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, December 14, 2020 - OTR Comedies The Great Gildersleeve - A Baby Is Left in a Car When Gildy takes the family shopping for back to school clothes, he discovers someone has left a baby girl in his car upon returning to the garage. Now you might think that simply calling the police would handle the matter, but Gildy finds out otherwise. When finally Judge Hooker arranges for the baby to be placed in a home, Gildy starts to have second thoughts. Featuring: Hal Peary, Walter Tetley, Mary Lee Robb, Lillian Randolph, Earle Ross, Arthur Q. Bryan. Original Air Date: September 8, 1948 To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Thursday, December 10, 2020 - OTR Westerns Luke Slaughter of Tombstone - "Yancy's Pride" "Like a violent storm, or an earthquake, you can feel a lynching coming on long before it arrives. And there was lynch in the air that afternoon in Tombstone." Thus begins this tale of a cattle rancher catching a rustler in the act and preparing to hang him after a kangaroo court. Luke, however, recognizes the rustler as one of his old army buddies from the civil war and pays restitution to the rancher. When the rancher turns up dead, all fingers point back to the youthful Yancy. Luke begins to realize he really doesn't know the young man all that well. Featuring: Sam Buffington, Lou Merrill, Howard McNear, Barney Phillips, Sam Edwards, Junius Matthews, Norm Alden Original Air Date: March 9, 1958 To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - OTR Mysteries Dragnet - "The Big Bop" Detectives Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith are assigned to the Robbery Detail. For nearly a month there have been a series of robberies committed by a lone thief who is victimizing small stores and check cashing agencies. Friday and Smith learn that he may be a musician who has a serious drinking problem. When their greatest fear materializes and the thief kills a man, they know they have to get him -- and fast. Featuring: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Vic Rodman, Lillian Buyeff, Harry Bartell Original Air Date: September 1, 1953 on NBC To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com