Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Classic Radio 04-25-26 - Showboat, Gracie's Play, and Leroy's Pony

Comedy on a Saturday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The Charlie McCarthy Show, originally broadcast April 25, 1943, 83 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 Maxwell House Coffee Time starring George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast April 25, 1946, 80 years ago, Gracie’s Club. The Beverly Hills Uplift Society is going to put on a play, "The Folly Of Molly O'Malley." Guest Sidney Strotz, a vice president of NBC, must be convinced to allow the use of the studio. Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman, originally broadcast April 25, 1951, 75 years ago, Leroy’s Pony.   Leroy has a new pony!  Followed by The Fitch Bandwagon starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye, originally broadcast April 25, 1948, 78 years ago, The Kids Come to See Daddy at Work. Remley has become a sculptor to impress his new girlfriend. Phil is going to model for him. . Finally, Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast April 25, 1955, 71 years ago, The Noise Abatement Committee.   The mayor appoints Fibber to serve on the noise abatement committee.    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 04-24-26 - Power of the Mind, Irish Luck, and Murder Warrent

Westerns and Crime on a Friday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Margot Stevenson, originally broadcast April 24, 1938, 88 years ago, The Power of the Mind.  A famous psychiatrist, kidnapped aboard a foreign freighter, uses telepathy to call the Shadow to the rescue.  Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner,  originally broadcast April 24, 1960, 66 years ago,  Irish Luck.  Paladin makes friends with an Irishman named O'Bannon on St. Patrick's Day. Shortly thereafter, O'Bannon finds himself on trial for a robbery and murder. Paladin testifies at the trial, and O'Bannon is acquitted.     Then, Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast April 24, 1954, 72 years ago, Murder Warrant.   Likeable Lee Prentiss has been shot in an ambush. Jake Harbin is not so likeable, but he's a deputy sheriff with a warrant for Prentiss' arrest.  Followed by Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley, originally broadcast on April 24, 1953, 73 years ago, Sundown Valley.  Violet Kennedy and her young son are being run out of Sundown Valley by an unscrupulous rancher. A broken leg, a landslide, and a wedding soon follow!    Finally, Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast April 24, 1955, 71 years ago, McGee Judges a Beauty Contest.   Fibber is going to be the judge at a beauty contest, but the contestants are younger than he expects.  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 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 04-23-26 I Walk Alone, Wholesale Murder, Stolen Car Ring

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 April 23, 1953, 73 years ago, I Walk Alone.   The Party tries to trap Matt Cvetic through his mother. Followed by Calling All Cars, originally broadcast April 23, 1935, 91 years ago, The Wholesale Murder.  Three young men steal a car in San Francisco. They have shot and killed three men. Then Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast April 23, 1946, 80 years ago, The Stolen Car Ring.  Phil Morton's garage is the home of an insurance racket involving stolen cars. It certainly was a mistake to steal a car from Boston Blackie. Followed by The Adventures of Red Ryder starring Reed Hadley, originally broadcast April 23, 1942, 84 years ago, The Devil’s Circus.  "McKuen's Mammoth Circus" is coming to Devil's Hole and into trouble.  . Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast April 23, 1948, 78 years ago, Hiring a Farmer. Hiring a new handyman. 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 04-22-26 - Sapphire's Away, and Tallulah's Big Show

Variety on a Wednesday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Amos ‘n’ Andy, originally broadcast April 22, 1951, 75 years ago, Sapphire in Chicago. While Sapphire is away, the Kingfish is determined to be pleasant to his mother-in-law. His efforts led Mama and him to a courtroom! Followed by The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead,  originally broadcast April 22, 1951, 75 years ago.  Tallulah and Joan Davis compare ailments. Dennis King, Martin Blaine and Horace Braham do a scene from "The Devil's Disciple," by George Bernard Shaw. Judy Holiday recalls an early romance. Judy and Joan show Tallulah how to get a date. Herb Shriner does a funny monologue about his hometown. Fred Allen imagines the wedding of Tallulah and Dennis King. Tallulah reads a tribute to America by Walt Whitman.     Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast April 22, 1948, 78 years ago, In The Gloaming.  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!  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 04-21-26 - Poisoning Eddie Cantor, Trolly Car House, and Jimmy reunited

Comedy on a Tuesday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Maxwell House Coffee Time starring George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast April 21, 1949, 77 years ago, S’ Wonderful?.   Are George Burns and Ida Cantor going to poison guest Eddie Cantor? Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast April 21, 1946, 80 years ago, The Trolley Car House.   A streetcar has been moved onto a vacant lot. Mr. Bullard and Gildersleeve are organizing a petition against it. Then The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast April 21, 1948, 78 years ago, with guests Lou Clayton and Eddie Jackson.  Clayton and Jackson, Durante's old vaudeville partners, make their radio debut. Jimmy makes another of his political tours.  Followed by Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast April 21, 1950, 76 years ago, A Kiss In The Dark starring Jane Wyman, reprising her role from the 1949 motion picture.   A comedy about a concert pianist who buys an apartment building and then falls in love with one of the tenants. . Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast April 21, 1948, 78 years ago, Egg Hunting.  A car ride in the country. Smell that air! Claudia plans on getting really fresh eggs. 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