Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Two + hours of Crime First a look at this day in History. Then The Shadow starring Bret Morrison and Marjorie Anderson, originally broadcast March 19, 1944, 80 years ago, The Drums of Doom.  A dancer is threatened by voodoo after she brings a bracelet back from Haiti.  Followed by  Calling All Cars, originally broadcast March 19, 1935, 89 years ago, The Mae West Jewel Robbery.  The story of the re...

Two + hours of Crime First a look at this day in History. Then Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth, originally broadcast March 18, 1948, 76 years ago, Murder in Black and White.  One murder follows another, with no "black and white" evidence behind the killings. Who says pictures never lie? Followed by Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast March 18, 1953,...

Two + hours of Comedy First a look at this day in History. Then The Jack Benny Show, originally broadcast March 17, 1940, 84 years ago, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Jack gets dramatic coaching from guest Orson Welles, starting with a performance of, "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame." Mary is out sick. Followed by Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast March 17, 1949, 75 years ago, Another Sam Shove...

Two + hours of Comedy First a look at this day in History. Then George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast March 16, 1943, 81 years ago, Concerto for Index Finger.  Gracie is going to perform her, "Concerto For Index Finger" at Carnegie Hall tonight. George is trying to get her to change her mind, but Gracie plays it on the show anyway. Followed by You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx,...

Two + hours of Crime Drama First a look at this day in History. Then Escape, originally broadcast March 15, 1953, 71 years ago, The Man With the Steel Teeth starring Harry Bartell and written by John Dehner. An American journalist is arrested in Moscow by the Secret Police. He is imprisoned and tortured to get him to confess to false charges...by a man with steel teeth! Following a brief look at n...

Two + hours of Crime Drama First a look at this day in History. Then Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast March 14, 1950, 74 years ago, The Mathematical Murder Case. Eddie Stone wants out of his dance partnership with Betty Lou Taylor. When Eddie is killed, Betty Lou seems to be in step for the murder. Following a brief look at news headlines of the day, The Adventures of Philip...

Two + hours of Crime and Western Drama First a look at this day in History. Then Mr. District Attorney starring Jay Jostyn, originally broadcast March 13, 1946, 78 years ago, The Case of the Deadly Train. Mr. District Attorney, along with Harrington and Miss Miller, bring a prisoner back East to testify against a gangster. A hired gunman and his moll plan the murder of the D.A. despite a train wre...

Two + hours of Comedy First a look at this day in History. Then Jack Benny, originally broadcast March 12, 1950, 74 years ago, Sagebrush Soap Contest. Rochester does his income tax. Jack wins the "Sagebrush Soap" contest, six glorious weeks at Pismo Beach. Radio Daily has selected Jack as, "The greatest radio personality in the past 25 years." Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Wa...

Two + hours of Crime First a look at this day in History. Then Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast March 11, 1953, 71 years ago, North Borneo. Steve is sent to locate a ship running supplies to rebels in Southeast Asia. Followed by Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth, originally broadcast March 11, 1948, 76 years ago, Fog. Casey and Ann are invited to a...

Two + hours of comedy First a look at this day in History. Then Jack Benny, originally broadcast March 10, 1940, 84 years ago, Mr. Benny Goes to Washington. Jack announces that it's Don Wilson's seventeenth anniversary in radio. The cast does, "Mr. Benny Goes To Washington." Followed by Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast March 10, 1949, 75 years ago, A Sam Shovel Mystery. Costello's been wo...

Two + hours of Crime First a look at this day in History. Then Rocky Fortune starring Frank Sinatra, originally broadcast March 9, 1954, 70 years ago, Incident In a Bar. The vice-president of an insurance company confesses to an inebriated Rocky that he has strangled his blonde girlfriend. Followed by Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, originally broadcast March 9, 195...

Two + hours of Crime First a look at this day in History. Then Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast March 8, 1949, 75 years ago, The Crooked Eye. An expose of the fake detective racket. A crooked private eye tries to blackmail a client, then beats him almost to death. The "detective" then murders his girlfriend and threatens to do the same to Lorelei! Followed by Dragnet starring...

Two + hours of Comedy First a look at this day in History. Then Duffy’s Tavern starring Ed Gardner as Archie, originally broadcast March 7, 1944, 80 years ago. Archie is working on his income tax return, when in walks Colonel Stoopnagle. He has just invented "The Reducinagle," which reduces one's income tax by eighty-percent! Followed by The Bob Hope Show, originally broadcast March 7, 1939, 85 ye...

Two + hours of Westerns and Crime First a look at this day in History. Then Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast March 6, 1960, 64 years ago, Somebody Out There Hates Me. Tejada, a Mexican badman, is out to kill Paladin after spending eight years in jail. Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast March 6, 1960, 64 years ago, Blood Money. Joe Harp...

Two + hours of Crime First a look at this day in History. Then The Whistler, originally broadcast March 5, 1950, 74 years ago, The Chinese Elephant Puzzle. A wooden puzzle, filled with diamonds, proves a most elusive prize. Followed by Calling All Cars, originally broadcast March 5, 1935, 89 years ago, Undercover Woman. A female undercover agent for the narcotics squad has been found dead. Then Di...

Two + hours of Comedy First a look at this day in History. Then The Ford Theater, originally broadcast March 4, 1949, 75 years ago, The Horn Blows at Midnight starring Jack Benny. The beautiful and funny story of a junior grade angel with a brief but important task on the Earth. Followed by The New Edgar Bergen Hour with Charlie McCarthy, originally broadcast March 4, 1956, 68 years ago. Charlie h...

Two + hours of Comedy First a look at this day in History. Then The Screen Director’s Playhouse, originally broadcast March 3, 1950, 74 years ago, The Paleface starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell. A western comedy lightly adapted from the 1948 film. Followed by a brief look at the headlines of the day, then My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning, originally broadcast March 3,...

Two + hours of Comedy First a look at this day in History. Then Jack Benny, originally broadcast March 2, 1952, 72 years ago, Jack’s Song. The program originates from Palm Springs, California. A famous quartet of guests sing Jack's song, "When You Say I Beg Your Pardon, Then I'll Come Back To You." Followed by a brief look at the headlines of the day, then Phil Harris and Alice Faye, originally br...

Two + hours of Crime First a look at this day in History. Then Suspense, originally broadcast March 1, 1955, 69 years ago, The Screaming Woman by Ray Bradbury and starring Sherry Jackson. A couple of kids hear a screaming woman, who is buried alive! Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast March 1, 1953, 71 years ago, The Big Want. The search for a "George Richmond" leads to a...

Two + hours of a Leap Day mixed bag First a look at this day in History. Then Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, originally broadcast February 29, 1952, 72 years ago with guest star Tony Curtis. Jerry plays a mechanic at a gas station. The boys and guest Tony Curtis do an Arabian Knights themed sketch “Rudolph The Red Nosed Genie”. Followed by The Lives of Harry Lime staring Orson Welles, originally bro...

Two + hours of Westerns and Crime First a look at this day in History. Then Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast February 28, 1960, 64 years ago, Bad Bert. The search for "Bad Bert," a road agent widely wanted by lawmen, is in reality, an English nobleman! Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast February 28, 1953, 71 years ago, Trojan War. The...

Two + hours of Mystery First a look at this day in History. Then The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast February 27, 1944, 80 years ago, The Good Die Young. Young Sondra detests her new step-mother and is determined to get rid of her as soon as possible. Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast February 27, 1947, 77 years ago, Three Faces at Midnight starring William Bendix. "Muscles" app...

Two + hours of Crime First a look at this day in History. Then Calling All Cars, originally broadcast February 26, 1935, 89 years ago, California’s Two-man Crime Wave. Two men have robbed a bank while wearing masks. There's more crime to come. Followed by Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth, originally broadcast February 26, 1948, 76 years ago, The Fix. Mike Warren has been murdered...

Two + hours of Comedy First a look at this day in History. Then The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast February 25, 1948, 76 years ago, A Day at the Races. Jimmy is suffering from insomnia and so guest Victor Moore takes him to the race track. Followed by The Aldrich Family, originally broadcast February 25, 1943, 81 years ago, Homers Love Note Goes To Henrys Teacher. Henry's in love with hi...

Two + hours of Comedy First a look at this day in History. Then George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast February 24, 1949, 75 years ago, Gracie wants George to be a doctor. Gracie volunteers George for a medical experiment. George thinks he's going to the hospital to perform! Followed by Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast February 24, 1949, 74 years ago, another Sam Shovel Case....