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Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, April 19, 2021 - OTR Comedies Fibber McGee & Molly: Cleaning the Hall Closet The very favorite (and perhaps most remembered) of the all the running gags on the Fibber McGee & Molly program is opening the hall closet door. That beloved closet, and the hilarious results of opening it, first appeared in this episode. The plot: Fibber needs his dictionary from the hall closet. When Molly goes to retrieve it for him she opens the closet door and suddenly finds herself buried in a mountain of tumbling rubble -- all the junk Fibber has salvaged and squirrelled away over the years. The closet routine was repeated over and over again throughout the run of the show -- much to the anticipation and delight of audiences and listeners everywhere. Featuring: Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox, Harold Peavy, Isabel Randolph, Gracie Allen, Bill Thompson, Billy Mills Orchestra, The Kingsmen Original Air Date: March 5, 1940 on NBC To hear more of the best old time r

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Thursday, April 15, 2021 - OTR Westerns The Six Shooter - Gabriel Starbuck One of the town fathers, while having his hair cut, discusses a town meeting of the previous night. The general consensus is that Gabe Starbuck, the city's sheriff, has grown too old for the job. The trouble is, no one wants to break the news to the man who cleaned up the town 40 years earlier. Breezy, the barber, thinks Britt is the perfect man to break the news to Gabe. About that time the bank is robbed. Featuring: Jimmy Stewart, Herb Vigran, John Stephenson, Lamont Johnson, Dal McKinnon, Bill Johnstone Original Air Date: November 23, 1953 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, April 13, 2021 - OTR Mysteries The Saint - "A Real Gone Guy" Shirley Gray, a famous singer, calls Simon Templar to ask for help finding out who killed Terry Richards, the head of the band where Shirley is the featured singer. Under suspicion is Sammy, Terry's previous partner; Dick Carter, the band's drummer; and Shirley Gray herself -- who used to be a headliner until Terry coerced her into joining the band. Fun story that all takes place in a theater. Featuring: Vincent Price, Vivi Janiss, Lawrence Dobkin, Lou Merrill, Jack Edwards, William Johnstone Original Air Date: July 2, 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, April 13, 2021 - OTR Dramas Defense Attorney - "The Thomas Richards Case" Velma Richards has sought out Martha Bryant because her husband, Richard, has was sentenced to prison for one to five years. And now, despite glowing recommendations from former employers and clergymen, he is having a problem with his probation officer. His crime? Bouncing a $72.00 check. Defense Attorney Bryant's righteous indignation goes into high gear as she pursues first the judge, then the probation officer, and finaly the governor -- all in an effort to get justice for the young Thomas. Good acting and production qualities. Featuring: Mercedes McCambridge, Howard Culver, Eddie Firestone, Jeanne Bates, Parley Baer, Lawrence Dobkin Original Air Date: March 13, 1952 on ABC 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, April 12, 2021 - OTR Comedies The Halls of Ivy - The Student Actress William Todhunter Hall, president of Ivy College, knows that his wife Victoria, a former British musical comedy star, still at times feels the tug of stage calling her. Clarence Wellman, chairman of the board of Ivy, complains to Professor Hall about Vicki's negative influence on the students, Toddy learns it is Wellman's sister who is stirring the pot. When Clarence and his sister are invited to dinner at the Hall's home, things get very interesting -- and memorable. This is an outstanding script that will have you laughing, crying -- and thinking. Featuring: Ronald Colman, Benita Hume, Lucille Norman, Willard Waterman, Bea Benaderet, Herb Butterfield, Lois Corbett Original Air Date: May 5, 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 Saturday, April 10, 2021 Old Time Radio Grab Bag #4 Here is our line-up out of the grab-bag this week: 1. CBS Radio Workshop....2-10-57...."Words" 2. 20 Questions....11-23-46....Guest: Emily Post 3. Confession....7-5-53...."Doris Kane Case" 4. Favorite Story....9-10-46...."Merridian 7-1212" Very special thanks to Jerry Haendiges for making available these selections. You can visit Jerry's old time radio site, "The Vintage Radio Place" at: http://www.otrsite.com ********** 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, April 8, 2021 - OTR Westerns Gunsmoke - "The Stallion" Oath Harker has his eye on Dan Stokes' prize stud stallion. The problem is, Harker is well known for the poor way he handles his horses. When Dan refuses to sell him the horse, Oath legally takes the steed in settlement of a debt. Dan reluctantly agrees to the arrangement, but vows revenge if he ever learns Harker is mistreating the animal. When the runaway stallion later shows up in Dodge City, beaten half to death with a bullwhip, Matt and Chester are determined to find out where the horse came from and who would treat an animal so cruelly. Featuring: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Ralph Moody, James Nusser Original Air Date: May 18, 1958 on CBS To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, April 6, 2021 - OTR Mysteries Dragnet - "The Big Informant" Detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith have been assigned to the Burglary Unit. For over two months a gang of burglars have been operating as safe crackers in Los Angeles. The public is clamoring for an arrest -- so far the thieves have successfully robbed over a dozen locations and still the LAPD has no leads as to their identities. When Joe and Frank get a call from Ernie, one of their informants, it makes them hope for the big break they desperately need. Featuring: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Vic Perrin, Stacy Harris Original Air Date: March 2, 1953 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, April 6, 2021 - OTR Dramas Night Beat - "Mentallo, The Mental Marvel" Randy Stone is on the night beat for the Chicago Star when he decides to visit the carnival at Riverview Park. There he wanders into the sideshow and discovers an act billed as "Mentallo The Man Who Knows Everything." Mentallo, he learns, boasts a perfect photographic memory. When someone in the crowd asks Mentallo what happened to him on the 15th of last month -- the man who knows everything goes into a panic and the show is called off. When Randy tracks down the man who asked the question, he is met with threats. Now, really intrigued, the intrepid reporter is determined to find the answer. Featuring: Frank Lovejoy, Ben Wright Original Air Date: May 1, 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, April 5, 2021 - OTR Comedies The Jack Benny Program - Jack Loses His Memory When Jack gets accidentally hit on the head, he loses his memory and has an epiphany which leads him to and becoming the town's most generous man and someone who enjoys spending money. As evidence, he offers Mel Blanc a raise and spends $50,000 to purchase a yacht! It is noteworthy that Jack is still able to come across as someone everyone likes despite being miserly, vain, and argumentative. This episode is hilarious and you will still find it timely even after some seventy-one years. Featuring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Rochester, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc Original Air Date: October 9, 1949 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 Old Time Radio Grab Bag #3 - April 2, 2021 On the grab-bag shows we play shows that would not normally be played on our daily podcast. These shows are played without comment or review. All of them are shows I have recently listened to and enjoyed. And all have great sound quality! Here is the line-up for the Old Time Radio Grab-Bag #3: 1. X Minus One....4-24-55...."No Contact" 2. Amos 'n' Andy....11-25-47...."Rejuvenation Beauty Salon of Paris" 3. Information Please....12-10-50....with Fred Allen & Doc Rockwell 4. Radio City Playhouse....8-8-49...."Level Crossing" 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 Thursday, April 1, 2021 - OTR Westerns Gunsmoke: "Last Fling" John Peavy has an eye for Kitty. The thing is, he is a miserable old drunkard and Kitty is not one to tolerate fools. Problems begin for Kitty, however, when she is accused of taking a shot at the old drunk -- it seems he had been regularly harassing her. When someone then takes a shot at Kitty, Matt is quick to get involved in order to sort the whole mess out. Good character study. Featuring: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, John Dehner, Ralph Moody, Helen Kleeb Original Air Date: February 20, 1954 on CBS To listen to more great old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - OTR Mysteries Tales of the Texas Rangers - "Trigger Men" Joe and Tiny Gordon are brothers and ruthless murderers. They are running from the police and on their way to Mexico when they stop for gas in Ada, Oklahoma. There they steal the gas, rob the station and beat the gas station owner to death with a tire iron. The Texas Rangers, believing the pair will be driving through Texas, join in the chase. Assigned as lead investigator is Ranger Jace Pearson. Good detective work leads the law men to the mountains of Big Bend National Park on the Texas-Mexico border --- and to an inevitable confrontation. Featuring: Joel McCrea, Tony Barrett, Tom McKee, Tom Holland, Jack Kruschen, Byron Kane, Jay Novello Original Air Date: May 27, 1947 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, March 30, 2021 Suspense - "The Whole Town's Sleeping" This is an episode that will put chills down your spine. In a small midwestern town, a serial killer is stalking women who pass through a ravine. The majority of the play unfolds in real-time as we follow our heroine as she walks home one evening in the dark. Imagination running wild, her fear intensifies with each step she takes. The story is by Ray Bradbury and the radio adaptation is by Antony Ellis. This story may frighten us deeply because it comes close to real life situations we hope never to be in. Agnes Moorehead stars as the heroine and, as always, is outstanding as a woman gripped in fear. Featuring: Agnes Moorhead, Lurene Tuttle, William Conrad, Paula Winslowe, Barney Phillips, Charlie Lung Original Air Date: August 31, 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 Monday, March 29, 2021 - OTR Comedies Fibber McGee & Molly - Buried Treasure Map When Fibber returns from the library with three murder mysteries, he discovers a map folded between the pages of one of the books. Upon examining it more closely, he discovers it is a treasure map! Getting ready to dig for treasure, Molly reminds him that the spot where McGee is planning to dig is located on Mrs. Carstairs property. Featuring: Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox, Bea Bendaret, Arthur Q Bryan, Gale Gordan, Bill Thompson, Billy Mills Orchestra and the Kingsmen Original Air Date: January 15, 1945 on NBC

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Saturday, March 27, 2021 Old Time Radio Grab Bag - Surprise Show Here is a new feature! A surprise grab-bag of four old time radio programs we would not normally feature on our podcast. All have been cleaned up to the best possible sound and they are here for your enjoyment -- without comment from the host! Here is this week's line up: 1. Superman - Ep #1....2-12-40....Baby from Krypton 2. Superman - Ep #2.... 2-14-40....Clark Kent, Mild Mannered Reporter 3. Superman - Ep #3....2-16-40.... Keno's Landslide 4. The Cisco Kid....circa 1959.... Vendetta of Vengence 5. Space Patrol....3-5-55....The Monster From the Past 6. Hopalong Cassidy....1-1-50....Dead Man's Hand 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, March 25, 2021 - OTR Westerns Gunsmoke - Alarm at Pleasant Valley While on their way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester run across a homestead recently attacked by Indians just before a cavalry regiment arrives. Matt learns that a small band of renegade Kiowas have left the reservation and are on a rampage. As they continue their journey back to Dodge, they run across a new family of homesteaders from Ohio who have just put down stakes in an area they have named Pleasant Valley. When the renegades show up in Pleasant Valley, Matt and Chester must help the family make a stand -- and learn a valuable life lesson. Featuring: William Conrad, Parley Baer, John Dehner, Vic Perrin, Helen Kleeb, Eleanore Tanin, Sam Edwards, Original Air Date: September 10, 1955 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, March 24, 2021 - OTR Mysteries Adventures of Philip Marlowe - "The Vital Statistic" "This time a car hop knocked me down a flight of stairs and an honest woman was strangled by a green silk sash while a simpering dandy was shot to death. All because of a run-of-the-mill accident 500 miles away. " When Marlowe pulls over to buy a paper, a woman jumps into his car and instructs him to take off because she is being chased. She was: "Streamlined with close-cropped hair the color of a smoky sunset and had on low heeled slippers brocaded in bronze and a dress that conformed as close and smooth as lacquer on a Chinese vase." When Marlowe reveals he is a private detective the damsel in distress asks him for his help. Featuring: Gerald Mohr, Charlotte Lawrence, Lawrence Dobkin, Elliott Reid, Doris Singleton, Georgia Ellis, Bill Lally, Hugh Thomas Original Air Date: March 14, 1950 on CBS. To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: h

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - OTR Dramas Escape! - "Rim of Terror" Elizabeth Whitehill is a prim young woman who is driving from her home state of Vermont all the way across country to Seattle in order be with her fiancee. As she is passing through Nevada, she very unwisely picks up a hitchhiker, a man she learns is named Alex Peck. Even though she knows it is unwise, she becomes involved with Peck and is soon helping him escape from a group of spies that are chasing him. Suspenseful adaptation of a 1949 novel of the same name by Hildegarde Tolman Teilhet. Featuring: Nancy Kelly, Hans Conreid Original Air Date: May 12, 1950 on CBS 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 Monday, March 22, 2021 - Old Time Radio Comedies Duffy's Tavern - Duffy Wants to Sell the Tavern (Guest: Boris Karloff) When Duffy advises Archie that he is putting the tavern up for sale, Archie panics. After some lengthy discussions, Archie decides to enlist the aid of his old friend Boris Karloff. The plan is to have Karloff chase off any prospective buyers by convincing them that the tavern is haunted. Fun episode with the always spooky guest star. Featuring: Ed Gardner, Boris Karloff Original Air Date: October 5, 1951 on NBC To hear more great old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com