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Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - OTR Dramas Night Beat - Molly Keller Molly Keller is the washer woman at the Chicago Star. Randy Stone has known her for years and passes her each evening as he is heading out on his assignment. He also knows her husband was convicted and sentenced to 20 years for his role in a four-man payroll heist. But now he has died in prison with six years to go on his sentence. When Randy goes to console his old friend, he discovers she has moved into an expensive suite at a fancy Chicago Hotel. Featuring: Frank Lovejoy, Sarah Selby, Joan Banks, Wilms Herbert, Peter Leeds, Wally Maher, George Offerman, Jr. Original Air Date: July 17, 1950 on NBC To listen to 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, November 2, 2020 - OTR Comedies The Adventures of Maisie - "Newspaper Columnist" Maisie (Ann Southern) takes a temporary job filling in for a newspaper advice columnist known as Cupid -- offering love sick readers solutions to their romantic problems. Eddie, Maisie's boyfriend, is not aware of her temporary employment. Because he has been feeling rather ignored lately, he decides to take some action. What better way to spice up their relationship than by getting some advice from Cupid! Featuring: Ann Southern, Elvia Allman, Patrick McGeehan, Sidney Miller, Frank Nelson. Original Air Date: March 29, 1951 on the Mutual Network

Best Old Time Radio Westerns with Bob Bro Thursday, October 29, 2020 - OTR Westerns The Six Shooter - "General Gillford's Widow" When Britt becomes lost, he stops at a home to ask for directions. The woman who lives there advises Britt she is the wife of General Gillford and that the General is inside taking a nap. The crazy thing is, Britt and the rest of the citizens in town believe General Gillford lost his life in the Civil War. Featuring: Jimmy Stewart, Virginia Gregg, Parley Baer, Robert Griffin. Original Air Date: April 8, 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 Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - OTR Mysteries Dragnet - "The Big Cup" When a persistently barking dog is not quieted by its owner, a local neighbor senses something is wrong. When he goes to check on the dog, he discovers his neighbor has been murdered in her kitchen. Friday and Smith are assigned to the case, and quickly develop the ex-husband as the prime suspect. And the man does little to change the detectives' minds. Look for a big surprise at the end of this episode when you will discover how the story got its name. Featuring: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Vic Rodman, Jack Kruschen Original Air Date: March 9, 1954 on NBC Listen to more of the best old time radio on our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - OTR Dramas Suspense - "Short Order" The owner of a diner hires a new cook and business could not be better. That is until a man with a severely disfigured face comes into the cafe and begins eating all of his meals there, driving other customers away. Simultaneously, the owner's wife seems to call everyday with another report of bad luck: Kids threw stones through all of their windows; the car was hit and demolished by an uninsured motorist as it sat right in front of their house. How much can one man take? Featuring: Joseph Kearns, Gerald Mohr, Conrad Binyon, Ted Myers Original Air Date: August 6, 1945 on CBS

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, October 26, 2020 - OTR Comedies The Jack Benny Show - "At the Academy Awards" Jack takes Mary to the Academy Awards ceremony and the evening is fraught with potential problems. For instance, Jack gives an interview in the lobby of the Pantages Theater and the interview ends turns into a major fiasco. Funny bit with Sheldon Leonard as the tipster from the race track. Featuring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Frank Reynolds, Sheldon Leonard Original Air Date: March 23, 1952 on CBS

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Thursday, October 22, 2020 - OTR Westerns Luke Slaughter of Tombstone - "Tracks Out of Tombstone" While on a cattle drive from Mexico to Tombstone, Luke and Wichita discover a fugitive on the run; the pursuing sheriff from Tombstone shows up soon after. When Luke arrives in Tombstone and sells his cattle, the money from the sale is stolen -- now Luke and Wichita become the pursuers. But circumstances make them wonder if they are pursuing the right person. Featuring: Sam Buffington, Junius Matthews, Sam Edwards, Vic Perrin, Lawrence Dobkin, Jack Moyles, Frank Gerstle Original Air Date: March 2, 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, October 21, 2020 - OTR Mysteries The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - "Phantom Fingers" Wolfe and Archie are driving upstate when they happen upon a dying man. It soon becomes obvious the man was severely attacked; before he dies he names his attacker - Joe. As they travel on, a flash flood traps them in a house located on top of a precipice; the only way to the house, a bridge, collapses after they cross it. Inside the house they are confronted by three individuals. When Wolfe announces one of them is the murderer, a game of cat-and-mouse ensues. This Agatha Christie-type script is great fun and will keep you guessing until the very end. Featuring: Sydney Greenstreet, Gerald Mohr, Gege Pearson, Howard McNear, Eddie Fields, Tim Graham. Original Air Date: January 26, 1951 on NBC To hear more great old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - OTR Dramas Escape! - The Man With the Steel Teeth Arthur Henderson Luttrell is a newspaper correspondent stationed in Moscow. One night, while attending the Bolshoi Ballet, Arthur is arrested by Soviet secret police and transported to Lubyanka Prison where they try to coerce him into confessing he is a spy. Unable to crack him, Arthur refuses to confess. Later, when Arthur awakens from unconsciousness, he discovers his cell door has been left open. Anticipating a set-up, Arthur expects to be stopped before he can completely get away -- but he never is. Leading Arthur to wonder why? Featuring: Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen, Charlotte Lawrence, Stephen Roberts, Paul Dubov Original Air Date: March 15, 1953 on CBS Want to hear more of the best old time radio programs? Visit out website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, October 19, 2020 - OTR Comedies The Great Gildersleeve - "Beautiful Lady" Throckmorton Gildersleeve likes to think of himself as an urbane ladies man -- but even the great ones can be struck down. Gildy is smitten. He observes a beautiful woman leaving a cafe just as he enters, and he knows at once he must meet her. After asking around, he discovers she is the guest of the president of the country club - and Gildy's sworn enemy. When Gildy learns she is going to be at the country club dance Saturday Night, he knows the only way he can possibly get an invitation is by apologizing to the man he detests. Featuring: Hal Peary, Walter Tetley, Earle Ross, Floyd Munson Original Air Date: November 13, 1946 on NBC.

Frontier Gentleman: "Wonder Boy" Kendall is in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, where he visits the Eli Jackson Tailor Shop and is waited on by Dick Jackson, the proprietor's 17 year-old son. After discussing briefly his travels with the young man, Kendall learns Dick inherited his uncle's six shooters and he asks Kendall for some pointers on using them. When Kendall and Dick go outside, Kendall asks the youngster to fire a few rounds. That is when he discovers that the young man has developed a remarkable skill -- he is the fastest draw Kendall has ever seen. Featuring: John Dehner, Virginia Gregg, Eddie Firestone, Stacy Harris, Jack Kruschen, Ben Wright. Original Air date: 8/17/58 on CBS Listen to more of the best old time radio programs on our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - OTR Mysteries The Adventures of Sam Spade - "The Rushlight Diamond Caper" Sam is hired to guard the gifts at a posh society wedding. The person who hired him is Mrs. Rushlight, aunt of the groom. Mrs. Rushlight's late husband had gifted his wife with a very expensive and rare diamond. However, in an agreement she signed, the diamond was to go to the wife of his male heir. When a murder takes place, Sam has to unravel all the threads to discover how the Rushlight Diamond fits it. Featuring: Howard Duff Original Air Date: July 4, 1948 on CBS

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - OTR Dramas The Whistler - "Murder on Rourke Island" Keith Brandon had been in love with Cathy Dunn for over a year, but their plans to marry were thwarted by Keith's father, who threatened to strike him from his will if he went through with the marriage. Once Keith's father died, Keith believed he could finally marry Cathy. The will, however, contained conditions: To collect, Keith must live in the family home with his Uncle. Perhaps the only way out of this dilemma is for Keith to kill his uncle. Fun story with lots of twists and turns that you probably will not see coming! Featuring: David Ellis, Charles Seel Original Air Date: 12-30-46 on CBS West Coast

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, October 12, 2020 - OTR Comedies Fibber McGee & Molly - "Passenger Pigeon Trap" While sitting at home with Molly, McGee is reading a book he "borrowed" from Mr. Wimple about birds. When Mr. Wimple stops by, McGee is quick to point out all the inaccuracies in the text. For instance, he read that the passenger pigeon has been extinct since 1914. Fibber claims to have seen a passenger pigeon that very morning. Mr. Wimple explains that if that were true, any zoo would gladly pay thousands of dollars for the bird. With the reward in mind, Fibber, with Molly's blessing, is off to build a passenger pigeon trap. Featuring: Jim and Marion Jordan, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon, Arthur Q. Bryan, Harlow Wilcox Original Air Date: April 27, 1948 on NBC

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Thursday, October 8, 2020 - OTR Westerns Gunsmoke - "Prairie Happy" When Matt and Chester return from a week-long trip, all of Dodge is talking about a Pawnee uprising -- and that a Pawnee attack on Dodge City will take place the next day. As the civic leaders urge Matt to organize the defense of their town, Matt is more interested in where the rumor started. That is when he meets a very old man dressed in Buffalo Skins. The man, named Tewksbury, claims to be an expert on Indian tribes, having worked in the past with Kit Carson and John Fremont. What is it about this tragic, yet apparently innocent, character that Matt can't trust? And, is the pending attack truly imminent? Featuring: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, James Nusser, Lillian Buyeff Original Broadcast Date: September 12, 1953 on CBS

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - OTR Mysteries Dragnet - "The Big TV" Joe and Frank are assigned to homicide/missing persons where they are called in to search for a missing young woman whose husband is overseas in the military. Their investigation leads them to a dance club where the young woman worked dancing with men for a fee. (Remember ten cents a dance?) It is there the detectives find out she was threatened with murder by a jealous dance partner with a criminal record. Featuring: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Herb Vigran, Carolyn Jones Original Air Date: March 2, 1954 on NBC

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - OTR Dramas Bakers' Theater of Stars - "The Mail Order Bride" Lee Carey is a rancher in the old west. His ranch is prospering but he needs someone to share it with. As our story opens, Joyce Kingston is arriving in Tanner's Creek on the noon train. She is Will's new mail order bride. Problems are brewing with his rancher neighbor, named Green, who is continuously encroaching on Lee's property by allowing his herd to feed on Will's grass. Lee knows he must stop him. The problem is, Green has hired Todd Quill, a paid gun. ​ Featuring: Robert Taylor, Jean Bates, Parley Baer, John Dehner, Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Will Wright, Mary McGovern Original Air Date: February 28, 1953 on CBS

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, October 5, 2020 - OTR Comedies Fibber McGee & Molly - "Molly's Toothache" When Molly develops a toothache McGee hunts for aspirin, but there are non in the house. Because of the late hour, Cramer's Drug Store is closed, and Molly is unable to reach Mr. Cramer on the phone. Molly assures Fibber she can make it until morning, McGee is determined to get his wife the pain relief she needs. That's when he comes up with a plan: He can break into Cramer's Drug Store. Featuring: Jim Jordan, Marion Jordan, Bill Thompson, Arthur Q. Bryan, Gale Gordon, Harlow Wilcox Original Air Date: May 25, 1948 on NBC

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Thursday, October 1, 2020 Gunsmoke - "The Cast" Doc is called out on an emergency to the Tucker Ranch. It seems Mrs. Tucker was hanging pictures, put nails in her mouth, and accidentally swallowed one. Doc does his best to save her but sadly arrived too late. Shell Tucker blames Doc for his wife's death and swears his revenge. When a horse with a broken leg enters the picture, however, circumstances change quickly. Paul Frees steps in to replace Howard McNear as Doc in this episode only. This script was repeated later in the series with Howard McNear back in the role as Doc Adams. Featuring: Bill Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Paul Frees, Sam Edwards, Tom Tully. Original Air Date: December 12, 1953 on CBS​

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - OTR Mysteries Dragnet - "The Big Red" Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs are assigned to the Narcotics Detail. When Friday gets a call from a former suspect he once arrested, a meeting is arranged. The informant tells Friday a narcotics dealer from back east named Cadillac Red has a large amount of heroin and he wants to edge his way into the Los Angeles Market. His problem, however, is he has few local contacts and needs to find prospective sellers. It is decided Friday will pose as a buyer from Fresno and try to trap Cadillac Red while making a transaction. This is aan exciting two-part story with both parts inclusive in this presentation. Featuring: Jack Webb, Barney Phillips, Stacy Harris, Harry Bartell Original Air Date: January 3, 1952 on NBC Hear more great old time radio programs on our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com