Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Crime and Romance on a SaturdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective starring Howard Duff, originally broadcast  July 11, 1948, 78 years ago, The Wheel of Life Caper.  Sam meets a mystery woman with no memory and a corpse that's been killed by a buzz saw! Sandra Gould replaces Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Sam's secretary.Followed by Murder By Experts, origina...

Comedy and Westerns on a FridayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Granby’s Green Acres starring Gale Gordon and Bea Benederet, originally broadcast  July 10, 1950, 76 years ago, Granby Plants a Crop. What to plant? Corn? Wheat?Followed by Have Gun Wlll Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 10, 1960, 66 years ago, Five Days to Yuma.  Paladin is hired to deliver a British...

Crime on a ThursdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast  July 9, 1949, 77 years ago, Relief Supplies.    The first show of the series. Steve Mitchell's first assignment takes him to Sicily in search of stolen relief supplies. Steve finds himself in the mountains, battling with the bandit Lorenzo.Followed by Jeff Regan Investi...

Crime and Westerns on a WednesdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Whisperer starring Carleton Young, originally broadcast  July 8, 1951, 75 years ago, First Show of the Series.  The Whisperer is a brilliant young attorney with a secret identity. He tackles the plans of Scurelli to sell marijuana to the unsuspecting youth of the city.Followed by The Roy Rogers Show, originally broad...

Crime on a TuesdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Rogues Gallery starring Dick Powell, originally broadcast  July 7, 1946, 80 years ago, The Cabin on the Lake. At a resort, Janice Cole is found dead in her room. Her body promptly disappears while Rogue sleeps through his weekly hit-on-the-head. Rogue is then accused of the crime! Followed by Did Justice Triumph, originally broadcast Ju...

Crime on a MondayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast  July 6, 1950, 76 years ago, The Big Frame. Has Eddie Stokes been the victim of a hit-and-run driver?Followed by The FBI in Peace and War, originally broadcast July 6, 1955, 71 years ago, Thirty to One. A check forger has a problem with the horses...Then, Crime Classics, originally broadc...

Drama on a SundayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast  July 5, 1951, 75 years ago, The Meaning of Freedoms.   The Andersons are back in the days of the American Revolution. The last show of the season. Followed by The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast July 5, 1950, 76 years ago, Girl from Pit...

Comedy on a SaturdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Chase and Sanborn Hour starring Don Ameche, originally broadcast  July 4, 1937, 89 years ago with guest ZaSu Pitts.   Robert Armbruster helps Charlie McCarthy with his music. Hoagy Carmichael musically describes how he wrote Star Dust. Hoagy and Dorothy Lamour sing, "This Is How A Dream Should End," a tune written just for this p...

Westerns on a FridayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast  July 3, 1954, 72 years ago, Word of Honor.  After treating a wounded man, Doc gives his word of honor not to reveal the identities or hiding place of his criminal patients.Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 3, 1960, 66 years ago, Dad...

Comedy and Crime on a ThursdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman, originally broadcast  July 2, 1952, 74 years ago, Fourth of July Speech.  Gildersleeve wants to deliver the 4th of July speech very much, but Judge Hooker is determined to be the one who makes it.Followed by You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx, originally broadcast July...

Drama on a WednesdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, The Whistler, originally broadcast  July 1, 1946, 80 years ago, Solid Citizen. A man is in desperate need of $9500 murders wealthy Mrs. Kenyon after stealing her valuable earring.Followed by The Roy Rogers Show, originally broadcast July 1, 1954, 72 years ago, Y’all Come. Roy receives a telephoned bomb threat and has to protect Dale....

Crime on a TuesdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Escape, originally broadcast  June 30, 1950, 76 years ago, Blood Bath starring Vincent Price.  A thriller about a man trapped on a small sandbar in the middle of a jungle river with piranha fish, vampire bats, electric eels, a boa constrictor, and his four friends all trying to kill him.Followed by The Whistler, originally broadcast Ju...

Drama on a MondayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, The Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast  June 29, 1936, 90 years ago, Irene starring Jeanette MacDonald and Regis Toomey. A shop girl from the upholstery department of a large department store is changed into Irene O'Dare, the famous Irish singer. Followed by Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast June 29, 1958...

Comedy on a SundayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast  June 28, 1951, 75 years ago, Wedding Preparations. The preparations for Margaret’s sister’s wedding in the Anderson household are getting out of hand, according to Jim!  But will there even be a wedding?Followed by You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx, originally broadca...

Comedy and Variety on a SaturdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, The Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny, originally broadcast  June 27, 1948, 78 years ago, From New York City.  The program originates from New York City. The last show of the season. The Sportsmen repeat their great Lucky Strike commercial to the music of The Sabre Dance.  And a special guest. Followed by The Great...

Westerns and Comedy on a FridayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast  June 26, 1954, 72 years ago, Clastrophobia. Giles and Deaver are two bad guys, one of whom is killed by Obie Ridgers. Despite his claustrophobia and preference for hanging, the judge sentences Obie to life in prison!Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehne...

Drama on a ThursdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Jeff Regan Investigator starring Frank Graham with Frank Nelson,  originally broadcast  June 25, 1950, 76 years ago, No Sad Clowns For Me. A circus story.  Mr. Crackly wants to find a man named Bliss. Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast June 25, 1961, 65 years ago, Call Me at Half Past starring Elspeth Eric and Bernie Grant.  A...

Comedy on a WednesdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast  June 24, 1940, 86 years ago, Showboat starring Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, and Charles Winninger, reprising their role from the 1936 motion picture.   The favorite story of love on the river. Followed by The Aldrich Family starring Ezra Stone and Jackie Kelk, originally broadcast June 24, 1948,...

Comedy on a TuesdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, The Adventures of Archie Andrews starring Bob Hastings,  originally broadcast  June 23, 1945, 81 years ago, A Nazi POW in Riverdale.    Archie and Jughead capture an escaped Nazi prisoner! This, of course, leads to a night in jail for stealing a car!Followed by The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, originally broadcast June 23, 1953, 73...

Crime on a MondayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Man Called X starring Herbert Marshall, originally broadcast  June 22, 1951, 75 years ago, Vienna. Ken Thurston travels to Austria to investigate the murder of the owner of the last free newspaper in Vienna.Followed by The FBI in Peace and War, originally broadcast June 22, 1955, 71 years ago, The Protection Copy.  A recording of a...

Comedy on a SundayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary,  originally broadcast  June 21, 1942, 84 years ago, Father’s Day chair.   Sam Hearn appears as "Schlepperman," the furniture dealer. "The Chairs Of Gildersleeve," a present for Father's Day. Followed by Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast June 21, 1951, 75 years ago...

Comedy on a SaturdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Chase and Sanborn Hour with Don Ameche, originally broadcast  June 20, 1937, 89 years ago. Charlie McCarthy gets a lesson from a French tutor.  May Robson ("A grand old lady of the theatre") appears in scenes from, "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals." On Father's day, W. C. Fields remembers his father, a doctor who treated a man for...

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Westerns and Crime on a FridayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Gunsmoke starring William Conrad,  originally broadcast  June 19, 1954, 72 years ago, Going Bad.   Young Dave Robbins meets up with a "hard case." He's Luke Quiller and sure enough, murder follows upon murder!Followed by Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley, originally broadcast June 19, 1953, 73 years ago, Fort Disaster.  An...

Drama on a ThursdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Encore Theater, originally broadcast  June 18, 1946, 80 years ago, Yellowjack starring Ronald Coleman.   The story of how Dr. Reed discovered the cause of Yellow Fever. Followed by Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast June 18, 1946, 80 years ago, The Hooded Gang Protection Racket.   A masked society of extortione...