Big Town was starred Edward G. Robinson and began in 1937. He left the show in 1942. Edward Pawley took over in 1943 and he left in 1952. Walter Greaza finished out the show’s run in 1952. Big Town was also featured in Comic Books and Movies.
Based on the 1937 Novel of the same name, Death on the Nile finds Detective Hercule Poirot on Holiday in Cairo when approached by successful socialite Linnet Doyle. She requests his help in deterring her friend Jacqueline de Bellefort from hounding and stalking her.
The CBS Radio Workshop was a dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957.Subtitled “radio’s distinguished series to man’s imagination,” it was a revival of the earlier Columbia Experimental Laboratory (1931), Columbia Experimental Dramatic Laboratory (1932) and Columbia Workshop broadcasts by CBS from 1936 to 1943, and used some of the same writers and directors employed on the earlier series'. The CBS Radio Workshop was one of the last attempts to hold on to some of the listeners they had lost to television in the post-World War Two era. The premiere broadcast was a two-part adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, which you will hear on this podcast, was introduced and narrated by Huxley. It took a unique approach to sound effects, as described in a Time(February 6, 1956) review that week
Diary of Fate was a Classic Old Time Radio Horror Program Narrated by Fate, played by Herb Lytton. We Hope you enjoy the 4 episodes we’ve Chosen for you and also want to thank you for sticking with us this week. We’ve had a number of connectivity issues due to bad Winter Weather.
Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin star as Mr. and Mrs. North
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“Ladies and Gentleman, we will take you now behind the scenes of a police headquarters in a great American City, where, under the cold,glaring lights, will pass before us the innocent, the vagrant, the thief, the murderer. This is THE LINE UP!”
Father Knows Best and Lights Out tied this week so we will feature 2 episodes of each Classic Old Time Radio Programs. We will first play for you 2 Halloween Themed episodes of Father Knows Best followed by Murder Castle and a special presentation of Cat Wife. Enjoy and Have a great weekend!!!!
This week’s winner is Jack Benny!! We hope you enjoy the 4 broadcasts and Have a wonderful Weekend!!
Hello and welcome again to the Friday 4 pack brought to you by Brando Classic old time radio. Today is Friday, September 29th 2017. This week’s winner is The Secrets of Scotland Yard. The show is hosted by successful writer, director, and Actor Clive Brook. The show also features many famous actors as well. When the show first aired in 1949, there was a huge fascination with true crime stories. With numerous magazines that filled the newsstands. The Secrets of Scotland Yard is a true crime story radio program. Today we’re going to feature 5 episodes for you since some of these are a bit on the short side. The last one you’re going to hear, Is The Bone From of Voicebox. This is the show that spun the next series of true crime stories, The Black Museum, Which was narrated by Orson Welles. We hope you enjoy the shows and Thank you again for your support of Brando Classic Old Time Radio.
Gang Busters was an American dramatic radio program heralded as “the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories.” It premiered as G-Men, sponsored by Chevrolet, on July 20, 1935. After the title was changed to Gang Busters on January 15, 1936, the show had a 21-year run through November 20, 1957.
This Week’s Winner is H.G. Wells Classic The War of the Worlds performed by Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater on the air. This show was originally aired on Halloween night, 1938 and boy did it frighten a lot of folks. Below you can watch the PBS American Experience episode outlining all the horror that took place after it’s airing along with some insight as to what Orson Welles was really thinking. A Very Good Watch.
A character known only as the Whistler has been the host and narrator of the stories, which focused on crime and destiny. He commented directly taunting the personalities, innocent or guilty. The stories followed a formula in which a detail from the criminal stupidity typically got them caught in the ace. A gloomy ending was a feature of each episode.