Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Comedy on a Friday First a look at the events of the day Then An hour of the Burns and Allen Show , originally broadcast May 2, 1946, 79 years ago.  A special, one hour expanded program, replacing "Birdseye Open House". Frances Langford substitutes for Dinah Shore, who has laryngitis. Dinah does appear at the end of the show, but doesn't sing. Gracie tries to persuade Charles Boyer to be the leadi...

A Thursday of Comedy. First a look at this day in History. Then Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 1, 1955, 70 years ago, Love Letters. Jack decides to buy a baseball team, and almost ends up with "Benny's Buxom Bloomer Girls." Followed by Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast May 1, 1952, 73 years ago, My Name Is Sam. Kathy decides she doesn’t like being a girl any more....

Crime on a Wednesday First a look at the events of the day Then I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews , originally broadcast April 30, 1953, 72 years ago, I Can’t Sleep. The Party assigns a room-mate to Cvetic with a tape-recorder when it finds out he's been talking in his sleep.  Followed by Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar , originally broadcast April 30, 1946, 79 years ago, Th...

A Tuesday of Crime and Fantasy First a look at this day in History. Then Suspense , originally broadcast April 29, 1962, 63 years ago, Blackbeard’s Ace starring Elaine Rost and John Thomas.  A house seems to be haunted by the ghosts of pirates. When a couple decides to spend a week in the house, the ghosts decide to make contact!  Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Mandel Kramer , orig...

Comedy on a Monday First a look at the events of the day Then The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast April 28, 1948, 77 years ago.  Jimmy and guest Lucille Ball tour the country to see how women fit into American industry.  Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman , originally broadcast April 28, 1954, 71 years ago, Gildy Swears Off Girls.  Gildy swears off dating women t...

A Sunday of Crime and Fantasy First a look at this day in History. Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 27, 1943, 82 years ago, The Diary of Sophronia Winters starring Agnes Moorehead.   A horror story about a new bride, a madman, and a hotel with 125 deserted rooms!  Followed by the news from 82 years ago, then Lights Out, originally broadcast April 27, 1943, 82 years ago, Execution. A drama...

Comedy on a Saturday First a look at the events of the day Then The Aldrich Family starring Bobby Ellis , originally broadcast April 26, 1953, 72 years ago, The Delivery Bicycle. Henry tries to deliver a bicycle.  Followed by the news from 72 years ago, followed by My Son Jeep starring Donald Cook as Doc and Martin Huston as Jeep , originally broadcast April 26, 1953, 72 years ago, Checking Accoun...

A Funny Friday First a look at this day in History. Then The Charlie McCarthy Show , originally broadcast April 25, 1943, 82 years ago, Showboat?  Bergen tries to explain shortwave radio to Charlie. Bill Thompson is leaving for Flageria to make a movie. He performs a Flagerian western. Guest Irene Dunne joins Charlie on a Mississippi showboat in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Followed by the news from 82 year...

Comedy on a Thursday First a look at the events of the day Then George Burns and Gracie Allen , originally broadcast April 24, 1947, 78 years ago, Moving In with Bill Goodwin.   George and Gracie move out of Bill's house because some of Bill's girlfriends take an interest in George.  Followed by Jack Benny , originally broadcast April 24, 1955, 70 years ago, Jack rents his Maxwell to 20th Century...

A Dramatic Wednesday First a look at this day in History. Then I Was a Communist for the FBI Starring Dana Andrews , originally broadcast April 23, 1953, 72 years ago, I Walk Alone.  The Party tries to trap Cvetic through his mother.  Followed by Inner Sanctum Mysteries , originally broadcast April 23, 1946, 79 years ago, Make Ready My Grave starring Joan Banks and Richard Widmark. John Loomis bri...

Westerns on a Tuesday First a look at the events of the day Then Fort Laramie starring Raymond Bur r, originally broadcast April 22, 1956, 68 years ago, The New Recruit.  The story of a man who was in the army...but never really a soldier, who re-enlists, but for a strange reason.  Followed by the news from 68 years ago, then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad , originally broadcast April 22, 1956,...

A Funny Monday First a look at this day in History. Then Screen Guild Theater , originally broadcast April 21, 1947, 78 years ago, Too Many Husbands starring Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, and Lucille Bal l.  Two husbands for Lucille, and more ad-libs than you can imagine.   Followed by The Bob Hope Show , originally broadcast April 21, 1955, 70 years ago, with guest Jim Backus. The final show of the se...

Drama from 67 years ago First a look at the events of the day Then Suspense , originally broadcast April 20, 1958, 67 years ago, Alibi Me starring Stan Freberg. A two-bit hoodlum murders his competitor and finds himself in need of an air-tight alibi...in a hurry! Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey , originally broadcast April 20, 1958, 67 years ago, The Wayward Trout Matter....

A Dramatic Saturday  First a look at this day in History. Then Big Town starring Edward Pawley , originally broadcast April 19, 1949, 76 years ago, The Case of the Iron Fist.  Anton Broder, the editor of a small foreign language weekly in Big Town, is beaten and his paper wrecked by the evil forces from his home country.  Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb , originally broadcast April 19, 1951...

Comedy on a Friday First a look at the events of the day Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson , originally broadcast April 18, 1947, 78 years ago, Prize Fighter.  Irma gives Al the girls' rent money to bet on a seedy prize fighter he's managing. Followed by Fred Allen , originally broadcast April 18, 1948, 77 years ago, The Author Meets His Match.  Fred and Postmaster Jim Farley do a parody o...

Our Super Sized Easter Special.  First Jack Benny from April 10, 1955, 70 years ago, the Easter Parade.  Jack and Mary are walking and singing in the Easter Parade.  Then My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball , originally broadcast March 24, 1951, 74 years ago.  Will the girls be able to lose weight and get a new Easter outfit? Followed by Amos ‘n’ Andy , originally broadcast April 9, 1950, 75...

A Funny Thursday First a look at this day in History. Then Joan Davis Time , originally broadcast April 17, 1948, 77 years ago with guest Rudy Vallee.  Guest Rudy Vallee proposes marriage to Joan, so he can adopt a little girl. During a dream sequence, after they've been married, Joan can't read one of her lines.  Followed by the news from 77 years ago, then Mr. Ace and Jane , originally broadcast...

Comedy on a Wednesday First a look at the events of the day Then My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball , originally broadcast April 16, 1950, 75 years ago, Anniversary Presents.  It's the Coopers' anniversary, so Liz and George return to the scene of the crime to recreate George's proposal. Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman , originally broadcast April 16, 1957, 68 y...

A Variety Tuesday First a look at this day in History. Then The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead , originally broadcast April 15, 1951, 74 years ago. Jack Carson gives Tallulah a singing lesson. Olivia de Havilland and Evelyn Vardin do a scene from "Romeo and Juliet." Martha Raye does a baseball skit. Eddie Cantor appears as "Maxie The Taxi," a Brooklyn cab driver he made famous with a series o...

Comedy on a Monday First a look at the events of the day Then The Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast April 14, 1950, 75 years ago, It Happens Every Spring starring Ray Milland .   A baseball comedy about a college professor who becomes a star pitcher for St. Louis, thanks to his magic hair tonic.  Followed by The Fred Allen Show, originally broadcast April 14, 1946, 79 years ago, Bro...

A dramatic Sunday First a look at this day in History. Then Suspense , originally broadcast April 13, 1944, 81 years ago, The Marvelous Barrastro starring Orson Welles.  A great story with Orson doing his usual magnificent job playing two roles in two different Italian dialects! Followed by The Radio Guild, originally broadcast April 13, 1940, 85 years ago, Ineffable Essence Of Nothing.  A Fantasy...

Comedy on a Saturday First a look at the events of the day Then The Screen Directors Playhouse , originally broadcast April 12, 1951, 74 years ago, Hired Wife starring Rosalind Russell and Jeff Chandler.  A comedy about a secretary who marries her boss for legal reasons, then takes over the company! Followed by Jack Benny , originally broadcast April 12, 1953, 72 years ago, Missing Heir. Jack turn...

A dramatic Friday First a look at this day in History. Then The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast April 11, 1950, 75 years ago, Operation Tomorrow,    A professor sends his assistant 100 years into the future in a newly built time machine. Arriving in the year 2050, the assistant finds that the world has been at war for ninety-five years!  Followed by the news from 75 years ago, then Beyon...

Crime and Mystery on a Thursday First a look at the events of the day Then Gang Busters ,  originally broadcast April 10, 1948, 77 years ago, The Case of the High School Hotshots.  Two teen-agers graduate from robbing gas stations with a hot-rod getaway car to murder. A piece of purple sewing thread in the vital clue to their capture.  Followed by Defense Attorney starring Mercedes McCambridge , o...

A Funny Wednesday First a look at this day in History. Then Bob Hope , originally broadcast April 9, 1946, 79 years ago with guests Brenda and Cobina.   Jerry Colonna Sings?  Bob and Frances Langford joke about School Days in then-Ritzy Pasadena.  Brenda and Cobina star in a play with Bob.   Followed by the news from 79 years ago, then A Date with Judy starring Louise Erickson , originally broadca...