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The golden age of radio had incredible mystery shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars in spine-chilling radio mystery and horror. In this collection of sixteen episodes, you'll hear episodes of Suspense starring Rita Hayworth, Joseph Cotten, Hume Cronyn, Lili Palmer, and Mark Stevens; Escape starring William Conrad and Paul Frees; three episodes...
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Created by Blake Edwards (of Pink Panther fame), Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC radio in 1949 starring film actor and crooner Dick Powell. Powell had recently played Philip Marlowe in the popular RKO film Murder, My Sweet and jumped at the chance to play a suave detective on radio.
Richard Diamond was a light-hearted New York—based private eye who enjoyed ribbing the cops and singing songs to his millionairess girlfriend, Helen...
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Johnny Dollar was America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Enjoy sixteen of his greatest cases from radio's golden age!
The golden age of radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite detective find out "who done it?" From 1949 until 1962, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was one of the most popular detective shows on the air. Dollar...
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Enjoy sixteen classic radio episodes of Amos 'n' Andy, the most popular comedy show of the Golden Age of radio!
On March 19, 1928, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll introduced Amos 'n' Andy, which went on to become one of the most popular and longest-running programs in radio history. During the height of its popularity, almost the entire country listened to the fifteen-minute, Monday-through-Friday adventures of Amos 'n' Andy. Department stores...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest western shows from radio's Golden Age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them.
The Golden Age of radio had incredible western shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear western heroes catch the bad guys and save ladies in distress. This collection includes Raymond Burr as Lee Quince, Captain of the Cavalry on Fort Laramie; William Conrad as...
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Before Agnes Moorehead portrayed "Endora" on the Bewitched TV series, she was a big part of the golden age of radio. She starred in many of the biggest radio shows of all time, alongside Orson Welles, James Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Vincent Price, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Jack Benny, and many more. Moorehead starred opposite Orson Welles on The Mercury Theater On the Air and The Shadow. She was dubbed "the first lady of Suspense" for having starred...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest mystery shows from radio's Golden Age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them.
The Golden Age of radio had incredible mystery shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars in spine-chilling radio mystery and horror. In this collection of sixteen episodes, you'll hear Lights Out! with Arch Oboler; three episodes...
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One of Hollywood's true screen legends, Humphrey Bogart, is spotlighted in this collection of radio broadcasts that he starred in.
Humphrey Bogart began his screen career mostly playing gangsters due to his resemblance to John Dillinger. Bogart's breakthrough from supporting roles to A-list stardom came with his performances in High Sierra and The Maltese Falcon. His first true romantic lead role, Casablanca, co-starred Ingrid Bergman. He and Lauren...
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William Conrad stars as US Marshal Matt Dillon in radio's greatest adult Western series, Gunsmoke-the story of the violence that moved west with young America-and the story of a man who moved with it.
"Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with a US Marshal and the smell of... GUNSMOKE!" Radio westerns were aimed at kids until 1952 when Gunsmoke hit the radio airwaves....
10) Escape, Vol. 4
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Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you ... Escape! Escape, designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure!
Escape was radio's leading anthology series of mystery and high-adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 until September 25, 1954. The series's well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with an introduction...
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Suspense... Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills! Suspense mixed mystery, suspicion, and dangerous adventure like no other. Featuring the biggest names in Hollywood, it stirred your nerves to offer you a precarious situation and then withhold the solution... until the last possible moment!
Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportions. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962 and...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest Holiday shows from radio's Golden Age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them.
The Golden Age of radio featured many of the greatest holiday programs of all time, and this collection features the best of the best! Enjoy holiday programs and laugh with Amos 'n' Andy, Burns and Allen, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Duffy's Tavern, Fibber McGee and Molly, Phil Harris and Alice Faye, The Jimmy Durante Show,...
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The Screen Director's Playhouse came to NBC in 1949 and became one of the top drama anthologies featuring Hollywood actors reprising their screen roles a la Lux Radio Theater. The primary focus of the program was the original movie's director, who not only served as a guest host but also participated in an interview towards the end of the broadcast. Unlike Lux, which featured Cecil B. DeMille as a regular host, The Screen Director's Playhouse had...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1946 to 1952.
This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of The Green Hornet, Cloak & Dagger, Counterspy, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.
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Ann Sothern stars as underemployed entertainer Maisie Ravier in a radio spin-off of the popular MGM movie series!
MGM produced ten successful Maisie movies from 1939 to 1947 starring gorgeous Ann Sothern as Mary Anastasia O'Connor, a brassy but kindhearted Brooklyn burlesque dancer who went by the stage name Maisie Ravier. Along with the Andy Hardy and Dr. Kildare films, the Maisie franchise generated big returns for MGM. In 1941, Sothern starred...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1944 to 1956.
This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of The Big Story, Let George Do It, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.
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William Conrad stars as US Marshal Matt Dillon in radio's greatest adult Western series, Gunsmoke-the story of the violence that moved west with young America-and the story of a man who moved with it.
"Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with a US Marshal and the smell of... GUNSMOKE!" Radio westerns were aimed at kids until 1952 when Gunsmoke hit the radio airwaves....
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The Cavalcade of America dramatized the greatest events in American history and featured the biggest names in Hollywood!
In 1935, the DuPont Company chose to enhance its image by dramatizing great events in American history to an audience of millions each week on The Cavalcade of America. "Cavalcade" is a term used to describe pioneers who shaped the way America operates today. DuPont's motto, "maker of better things for better living through chemistry,"...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest detective shows from radio's Golden Age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them.
The Golden Age of radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars voicing fiction's most famous gumshoes. This collection includes Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday on Dragnet; Richard Kollmar as "enemy to those...
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Groucho Marx is your quizmaster and host to one of the funniest and most popular quiz shows from radio and television, You Bet Your Life!
Created by John Guedel, You Bet Your Life was one of the best-loved quiz shows to air on both radio and television. It was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. It debuted on radio in 1947 and lasted until 1960. For much of this time it was also seen on television.
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