Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Drama on a Sunday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Screen Directors Playhouse , originally broadcast  May 24, 1951, 75 years ago, Back Street starring  Charles Boyer and Mercedes McCambridge.  Adapted from the 1941 motion picture starring Charles Boyer.  The film is set in the early 1900s. It tells the story of a pretty and independent young woman who has many suitors, none of whom she...

Comedy on a Saturday  First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The Chase and Sanborn Hour with Don Ameche , originally broadcast May 23, 1937, 89 years ago.  Charlie McCarthy has a 102-degree fever. Dorothy Lamour sings, "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off." Mary Boland appears in a scene from "Cradle Snatchers." W. C. Fields recalls his youth in a stranger's cellar. He refers to Charlie as "A pi...

Westerns and a finale on Friday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Gunsmoke starring William Conrad , originally broadcast  May 22, 1954, 72 years ago, Monopoly.  A "businessman" from St. Louis named Ivy is planning to take over the freight business in Dodge, with a gunfighter to help him do it! Followed by Frontier Town starring  Reed Hadley , originally broadcast May 22, 1953, 73 years...

Crime on a Thursday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Inner Sanctum Mysteries , originally broadcast May 21, 1946, 80 years ago, Detour to Terror starring Mason Adams.  A man and his twin sister are lured from a country road where they meet a strange blind man and his brother.  Followed by Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollma r, originally broadcast May 21, 1946, 80 years ago, The Blain...

Comedy on a Wednesday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman , originally broadcast  May 20, 1953, 73 years ago, Leroy’s Theme.  Leroy is writing a theme about the activities during a twenty-four-hour period of his favorite uncle. Followed by Fibber Mcgee and Molly , originally broadcast May 20, 1947, 79 years ago, Fibber Is Interviewed. Fibbe...

Comedy on a Tuesday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The Lux Radio Theater , originally broadcast May 19, 1941, 85 years ago, Model Wife starring Dick Powell and Joan Blondell.  Powell and Blondell reprise their role in the 1941 motion picture.  A working couple have a rough time while saving to have a baby. Verna Felton, as the tough boss, doesn't make things any easier.  Followed by...

Westerns and Drama on a Monday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner , originally broadcast  May 18, 1958, 68 years ago, Advice to the Lovelorn.  A man returns from the east to find his girl married to the man who shot up his best friend.  Followed by Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington , originally broadcast May 18, 1958, 68 years ago...

Monitor Radio First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Monitor Radio, originally broadcast May 17, 1958, 68 years ago.  Two hours of the NBC Radio weekend news magazine that ran all weekend long.   More details at http://monitorbeacon.net/ The First Hour is from 3 to 4pm Eastern time and is hosted by Walter Kiernan and Peter Roberts.  Alex Dreier from Chicago comments on the South American re...

Variety on a Saturday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Lux Radio Theater , originally broadcast May 16, 1949, 77 years ago, April Showers starring Jack Carson and Dorothy Lamour.   A story of the "good old days" of Vaudeville, based on the 1948 movie which starred Jack Carson and Ann Sothern, inspired by the early vaudeville career of Buster Keaton Followed by Opportunity USA , origina...

Westerns and Comedy on a Friday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner , originally broadcast May 15, 1960, 66 years ago, Lena Countryman.  Lena Countryman, a schoolteacher, is going to be killed by Dutch Talbot because she caused the death of his son by trying to teach him to swim.  Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad , originally broadcas...

Crime on a Thursday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Big Town starring Edward G. Robinson , dated May 14, 1942, 84 years ago, Occupied Paris.   Steve Wilson and Lorelei are in Nazi-occupied Paris, fighting the Germans.  Followed by Calling All Cars , originally broadcast May 14, 1935, 91 years ago,  Murder in the Vineyard.  A rancher has been found murdered near Fresno.  Then, The Adve...

Comedy on a Wednesday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning , originally broadcast May 13, 1949, 77 years ago, Anniversary.  George buys a nightgown for Liz’s anniversary present.  Mr Attebury buys his wife a mink coat.  But the gifts get mixed up.   Followed by the Old Gold Comedy Theater hosted by Harold Lloyd , originally bro...

Comedy on a Tuesday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, The Private Life of Rochester Van Jones starring Eddie Anderson , dated May 12, 1950, 76 years ago, The Audition Episode.  In these unaired recordings, Rochester goes to call on his girl Suzy. He gets a part-time job at a finance company.  Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary , originally broadcast May 12, 1946, 8...

Crime on a Monday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Lights Out , originally broadcast May 11, 1943, 83 years ago, Murder in the Script Department.   Two typists are haunted at a radio network. Don't ever complain about Mr. Oboler's scripts!  Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb , originally broadcast May 11, 1954, 72 years ago, The Big Look. Mrs. Kieran has been found badly beaten. T...

Comedy on a Sunday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary , originally broadcast May 10, 1950, 76 years ago, The Wedding Day.   Marjorie's wedding day...at last! Followed by Father Knows Best starring Robert Young , originally broadcast May 10, 1951, 75 years ago,  Junk Around The House.  Father is upset about the family buying “junk”, so Jim buys...

ariety on a Saturday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast May 9, 1938, 88 years ago, My Man Godfrey starring William Powell and Carole Lombard.  The classic screwball comedy of the Depression.  Powell and Lombard are reprising their roles from the 1936 Oscar-nominated picture.  Followed by Biography in Sound , originally broadcast May 29, 1956,...

Westerns on a Friday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, The Roy Rogers Show , originally broadcast May 8, 1945, 81 years ago, I've Got a Locket in my Pocket.  On this V-E Day episode, screen bad guy Porter Hall joins Roy’s cast to tell the story of Pecos Bill.   Followed by Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley , originally broadcast May 8, 1953, 73 years ago,  Trouble Rides the Rails.  She...

Crime on a Thursday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews , originally broadcast May 7, 1952, 74 years ago, Little Red Schoolhouse.  Plans are made to subvert a small American college. Followed by the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce , originally broadcast May 7, 1945, 81 years ago, The Purloined R...

Variety on a Wednesday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Amos ‘n’ Andy , originally broadcast May 6, 1951, 75 years ago, The Annual Lodge Picnic.  The lodge picnic is this Saturday and the Kingfish has to come up with the $380 needed for it...fast! The picnic winds up being held on an artillery range! Followed by The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead , originally broadcast May 6, 1951...

Comedy on a Tuesday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The Jello Program starring Jack Benny , originally broadcast May 5, 1940, 86 years ago, Clown Hall Tonight.  The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. Jack is celebrating his ninth anniversary in radio. He recalls his very "first" radio show. The cast does its version of "The Fred Allen Show" called "The Hour Of S...

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Crime on a Monday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Dragnet starring Jack Webb , originally broadcast May 4, 1954, 72 years ago, The Big Stop.  A traffic cop has been shot in cold blood at an intersection...for no apparent reason.  Followed by Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark ,  originally broadcast May 4, 1954, 72 years ago, Abigail Chrisenberry.   Peter meets beautiful Abi...

Comedy on a Sunday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary , originally broadcast May 3, 1950, 76 years ago, Bronco Disappears.   Where's Bronco? Perhaps with an old girlfriend? Followed by Father Knows Best starring Robert Young , originally broadcast May 3, 1951, 75 years ago, A Missing Salesman.  The Anderson family is looking for a missing sal...

Crime on a Saturday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, The Mysterious Traveler , originally broadcast May 2, 1950, 76 years ago, SOS. Three desperadoes plan to rob a rocket liner of five million dollars in uncut diamonds...by threatening to explode the uranium that's on board! Followed by the Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles ,  originally broadcast May 2, 1952, 74 years ago, Suz...

Variety on a Friday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Lux Radio Theater , originally broadcast May 1, 1950, 76 years ago, All My Sons starring Burt Lancaster.   An adaptation of a 1948 film starring Edward G. Robinson.  A drama about a factory owner whose partner is in prison for shipping defective parts during the war.  Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad , originally broadca...