Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Classic Radio 06-02-26 - Good and Faithful Servant, She Wouldn't Say Yes, and The Jazz Singer

A Mixed Bag on a Tuesday  First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Suspense, originally broadcast  June 2, 1952, 74 years ago, A Good and Faithful Servant starring Jack Benny.  Jack’s second appearance on Suspense.  An accountant in a department store, who is nearing retirement, carries out an ingenious plan to steal $50,000 - yet all does not go as smoothly as he had hoped. Followed by  Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast June 2, 1950, 76 years ago, She Wouldn't Say Yes starring Rosalind Russell reprising her role in the 1945 motion picture.  A lady psychiatrist falls for a man she meets on a train, with funny if somewhat predictable results.   Then, Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast June 2, 1947, 79 years ago, The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson reprising his 1927 screen role.  An adaptation of the first talking feature from 1927 about the son of a Cantor who must choose between a career on the stage and his father's wishes.  Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast June 2, 1948, 78 years ago, Peace and Quiet.   David at home. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star. Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream [http://classicradio.stream] Check out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com [https://profbees.com] and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order!  If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com [http://radio.macinmind.com] for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Classic Radio 06-01-26 - Cattle Drive, School Days, and Weight Loss

Westerns and Drama on a Monday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast  June 1, 1958, 68 years ago, Cattle Drive.  There's going to be an Arizona cattle drive for the Army. Luke bets his horse, "Blue Streak," that they'll arrive with all the cows. Followed by Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast June 1, 1958, 68 years ago, School Days.   The new schoolmarm is the most popular with town residents, even though there are no children in town!  Then, The Story of Dr. Kildare starring Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore, originally broadcast June 1, 1950, 76 years ago.   Kildare and Gillespie try to get Mrs. Carew to lose twenty pounds.  Followed by Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast June 1, 1954, 72 years ago, Angela Wentworth's Uncle.  Angel Wentworth asks Peter to "call on my uncle." The man is dead, of course, and one very expensive earring is missing.  Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast June 1, 1948, 78 years ago, To Tell or Not to Tell.  The bet. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.   Thanks to Bill B for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream [http://classicradio.stream] Check out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com [https://profbees.com] and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order!

Classic Radio 05-31-26 - Beyond Glory, Big Bindle, and Island In The Lake

Drama on a Sunday  First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast May 31, 1951, 75 years ago, Beyond Glory starring Alan Ladd.  An adaptation of the 1948 drama, which also starred Ladd.  A former soldier thinks he may have caused the death of his commanding officer in Tunisia. After visiting the officer's widow, they fall in love, and she encourages him to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. Followed by  Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast May 31, 1951, 75 years ago, the Big Bindle.  Sergeant Friday pretends that he's from Phoenix. He goes undercover to crack a narcotics ring operating out of one of the nicest hotels in Los Angeles.  Then, Let George Do It, starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast May 31, 1948, 78 years ago, The Island in the Lake.  George visits the Shelby Friendship Club for a clue to the missing Mrs. Angela Phillistin, a lady with a past from exclusive Tuxedo Lake. Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast May 31, 1948, 78 years ago, Lunch with Victoria Manners.  Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star. Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream [http://classicradio.stream] Check out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com [https://profbees.com] and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order!  If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com [http://radio.macinmind.com] for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Classic Radio 05-30-26 - Gildy on Memorial Day, Harold is Marchal, and Charlie and Chopsticks

Comedy on a Saturday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast  May 30, 1943, 83 years ago, Memorial Day Parade.   After the Memorial Day parade, Gildersleeve decides to write his will. Followed by the Harold Peary Show, originally broadcast May 30, 1951, 75 years ago, Harold is Marshall for a Day.  Harold is appointed Marshal for a day. Then, The Chase and Sanborn Hour, originally broadcast May 30, 1937, 89 years ago.  Josephine Hutchinson and Don Ameche do a scene from "The Dark Angel," a heart wrenching story about a blind man who tries to sacrifice his love. W.C. Fields and Charlie McCarthy feud. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast May 30, 1941, 85 years ago, Memorial Day.  Lum and Abner chat after Lum delivered his two-hour Memorial Day address. Grandpappy Spears and Grandpappy Masters recall the Civil War.  Thanks to Bill B for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream [http://classicradio.stream] Check out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com [https://profbees.com] and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order!  Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf [https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf] https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html [https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html]

Classic Radio 05-29-26 - Bullets for Boot Hill, Feud, and Dusty

Westerns and Patriotism on a Friday  First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley, originally broadcast May 29, 1953, 73 years ago, Bullets for Boot Hill.  The old judge in Dos Rios single-handedly stands up to a crowd of drunken cowboys and Blackjack Turner.  Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast May 29, 1954, 72 years ago, Feud. An Ozark mountain feud comes to the plains of Dodge City. Then, Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast May 29, 1960, 66 years ago, Dusty.   Paladin hires out to young Dusty for $1.61, to keep his uncle from beating him and shooting his dog.  Followed by Box Office, originally broadcast May 29, 1942, 84 years ago, Memorial Day.   A program celebrating Memorial Day and marking the start of war bond sales in movie theaters, starting tomorrow.   Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast May 29, 1935, 91 years ago, How to Operate a Picture Show.  Plans for the new motion picture theatre continue, including an offer to rent Dick Huddleston's old cotton warehouse at a very reasonable rent! Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream [http://classicradio.stream] Check out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com [https://profbees.com] and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order!  If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day