Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Originally broadcast Sunday, September 18, 2022 Hour 1 - Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre , originally broadcast September 18, 1947, 79 years ago, The Black Cat.  The classic tale about the man who kills his wife and hides her body behind a brick wall. A feline nemesis!  Hour 2 - The Adventures of Archie Andrews starring Bob Hastings as Archie , originally broadcast September 18, 1948, 78 y...

Originally broadcast Saturday, September 17, 2022 Hour 1 - I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews , originally broadcast September 17, 1952, 74 years ago, The Rat Race. Cvetic drives a hearse that is smuggling a wanted Communist out of town and away from the FBI. He helps the fugitive get onto a Polish freighter...with the help of "Candy." Hour 2 - The Chase and Sandborn Hour starring...

Originally broadcast Friday, September 16, 2022 Hour 1 - Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr , originally broadcast September 16, 1956, 70 years ago, The Payroll.  The paymaster is four months late coming to Fort Laramie...but watch out when he finally shows up! Norman Macdonnell, the producer and director of the show, tells a brief history of the real Fort Laramie on the 67th anniversary of the fo...

Originally broadcast Thursday, September 15, 2022 Hour 1 - Gangbusters , originally broadcast September 15, 1945, 81 years ago, The Case of Harry ‘Red’ Bever.   "Red" is an army deserter with a quick trigger finger. Red is caught by a trick involving two women drivers. Gangbusters Nationwide Clues: an $8500 reward is offered for the return of a two-year-old baby.  Hour 2 - Stan Freberg , originall...

Originally broadcast Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Hour 1 - The CBS Radio Workshop , originally broadcast September 14, 1956, 70 years ago, A Pride of Carrots, or Venus Well Served. A clever allegory about the first astronauts to land on Venus and the talking vegetables that live there.  June Foray, Bill Thompson, Daws Butler, and Alan Reed make this a treat for the ear.  Hour 2 - Big Town, starri...

Originally broadcast Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Hour 1 - Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer , originally broadcast September 13, 1949, 76years ago, The Case of the Flatbush Fagin.  A story about juvenile delinquents who worshipped a really bad kid. Stolen loot is paid for with a wet handkerchief and hard cash. Hour 2 - Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast Sept...

Originally broadcast on Monday, September 12, 2022 Hour 1 - Meet Miss Sherlock starring Sondra Gair as Jane Sherlock, originally broadcast September 12, 1946, 80 years ago, Wilma and the Widow. Jane Sherlock, amateur detective, and her friend, attorney Peter Blossom, try to solve another murder...with a beret! Hour 2 - The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary , originally broadcast September 1...

Originally broadcast on Sunday, September 11, 2022 Hour 1 - Four Star Playhouse, originally broadcast September 11, 1949, 77 years ago, Paradise USA starring Rosalind Russell.  A comedy-romance involving an actress and an artist. Jeff Chandler appears, billed as Ira Grossel, his birth name.  Hour 2 - Nightwatch with reporter Donn Reed , originally broadcast September 11, 1954, 72 years ago, A Traf...

As originally broadcast on Saturday, September 10, 2022   Hour 1 - The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr , originally broadcast September 10, 1949, 77 years ago, The Rustin Hickory. A teacher from Ferndale, Nebraska, is in big trouble. A photo helps to end the confusion.   Hour 2 - Mr President starring Edward Arnold , originally broadcast September 10. 1950, 76 years ago,  I Beg Y...

Originally broadcast Friday, September 9, 2022 Hour 1 - Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr , originally broadcast September 9, 1956, 66 years ago, Buffalo Hunters.  Captain Quince is trailing those who are slaughtering buffalo on Indian land.  Hour 2 -   The Sealed Book , originally broadcast September 9, 1945, You Only Die Once.  A scheming husband and wife team try to get a millionaire's money b...

Originally broadcast Thursday, September 8, 2022 Hour 1 -   Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 8, 1949, 73 years ago, The Case of the Courageous Come-on.   A girl is "good at being bad" until she sees a blind spot. Is the sword mightier than the pen? After the drama, Vice President Barkley speaks about hiring disabled veterans.  Hour 2 -   X-Minus...

Origionally broadcast Wednesday, September 7, 2022 Hour 1 - Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, originally broadcast September 7, 1954, 68 years ago, Ghosts Don’t Die in Bed. A strange house on a stormy night, and a corpse in the library. The corpse is from an eighty year old murder! Last show of the season. Hour 2 -  Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, origi...

Originally broadcast Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Hour 1 -Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast September 6, 1951, 71 years ago, The Big 17.   A teen-age riot in a movie theater leads to the discovery of a marijuana and goof-ball ring. The seventeen-year-old "pusher" is about to start distributing much stronger narcotics.  Hour 2 - The Life of Riley starring William Bendix, originally bro...

Originally broadcast Monday, September 5, 2022 Hour 1 - Tailspin Tommy , originally broadcast September 5, 1941, 81 years ago, The first show of the series.  The gang flies over a downed airplane.  Upon investigating, it appears to be tied into the theft of a tungsten mine! Hour 2 - The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman , originally broadcast September 5, 1951, Leroy Buys a Car.  The fi...

Originally Broadcast Sunday, September 4, 2022 Hour 1 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries , originally broadcast September 4, 1945, 77 years ago, The Murder Profits starring Wendy Barrie.  During a dark and stormy night, Claudia Dale picks up a hitchhiker on a road beside a cemetery. He seems to know all about her, where she's coming from, and the fact that her husband has just been murdered. Hour 2 - Fathe...

Originally broadcast Saturday, September 3, 2022 Hour 1 - Mr President starring Edward Arnold , originally broadcast September 3, 1950, 72 years ago, A Different Kind of Loneliness. As Mr. President tries to put the country’s economic house back in order, he also tries to get the White House repaired.   Hour 2 - The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr , originally broadcast September...

Originally broadcast Friday, September 2, 2022 Hour 1 - The Whisperer starring Carleton Young , originally broadcast September 2, 1951, 71 years ago, Stanley Hayes.   "The Syndicate" orders Stanley Hayes to be killed. Hour 2 - Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr , originally broadcast September 2, 1956, The Return of Hattie Pelfrey.    Hattie Pelfrey, a most unusual old lady, is feeling poorly, so...

Originally broadcast Thursday, September 1, 2022 Hour 1 -   Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer , originally broadcast September 1, 1949, 73 years ago, The Case of the Cold Blooded Professor Part 2.  Professor Horn has escaped from a maximum security prison, and David Harding is sparing no effort in recapturing him! Hour 2 - The Stan Freberg Show , originally broadcast September...

Originally broadcast Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Hour 1 - The CBS Radio Workshop , originally broadcast August 31, 1956, 66 years ago, Colloquy #3 - An Analysis of Satire.   Stan Freberg explains the art of satire to a skeptical censor and illustrates the explanation with his own recordings.  Hour 2 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries , originally broadcast August 31, 1952, Strange Passenger. An excellent st...

Originally broadcast Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Hour 1 - Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer , originally broadcast August 30, 1949, 73 years ago, The Cold Blooded Professor Part 1. Professor Horn is a very smart man, but is also a criminal who has robbed banks.  When approached by a counterspy, he kills him and then kills his housekeeper after changing his appearance.  Hour 2 - Gu...

Originally aired Monday, August 29, 2022 Hour 1 - Escape , originally broadcast August 29, 1948, 74 years ago, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz.  The fascinating F. Scott Fitzgerald story about the home life of the richest family in the world. Sam Edwards and Peggy Webber star.  Hour 2 - Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth , originally broadcast August 29, 1946, The Red Raincoat.  A m...

Originally broadcast Sunday, August 28, 2022 Hour 1 - Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre , originally broadcast August 28, 1947, 75 years ago, Beyond Good and Evil. An escaped convict kills a minister and takes his place in a small town while planning a bank robbery.  Hour 2 - The Chase and Sanborn Hour , originally broadcast August 28, 1938. Edward Arnold's last appearance as host. Edgar Ber...

Drama on a Thursday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Jeff Regan Investigator starring Frank Graham and Frank Nelson , originally broadcast  August 27, 1950, 76 years ago, Gentlemen Prefer Horses. Boots Crenshaw is a former jockey who needs help...$100 worth of help. Boots sells tips on the horses that are guaranteed to win. In real life, Frank Graham committed suicide on September 3,...

Westerns and Comedy on a Wednesday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr , originally broadcast August 26, 1956,  70 years ago, The Chaplain. There are fifty-nine men are down with scurvy, and are no fresh fruits or vegetables anywhere on the prairie.  Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad , originally broadcast August 26, 1956, 70 years ago, No Sal...

Drama on a Tuesday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The CBS Radio Workshop , originally broadcast  August 25, 1957, 69 years ago, Sweet Cherries in Charleston starring Roy Glenn.  The disease of "Freedom," and how it spread among the slaves of South Carolina.  Followed by Wanted , originally broadcast August 25, 1950, 76 years ago, James Joseph Sweeney, Career Criminal.  On October 14...